People were lining up outside Concordia College’s atrium doors Halloween night, but it wasn’t for the candy. James Carville and Mary Matalin werebmediated by radio talk show host and author Scott Hennen while they discussed their opposing political views in the Centrum on Oct. 31. The event proved to be of interest not only to…
The Concordia College speech and debate team is dominating competition this year. Both teams have had impressive performances in recent tournaments, and on Oct. 15 and 16 at Minnesota State University-Mankato and Gustavus Adolphus College, the speech team took home the gold. Fred Sternhagen, debate coach and programs director for the forensics team, emphasized that…
From a distance, it might have been mistaken for a wall of mud. But step closer and hear the hum of the sump pump hose, see the dismal brown yard once covered by green grass, and the contents of the mound become clearer. Piles of clothing. Ice skates. Car parts. Microwave manuals. A Kum &…
DK Custom Gallery and Framing at Gallery 14 held their first “Crux of the Hollow” art show, which featured many renowned and upcoming Fargo-Moorhead artists and even Athena Funk from Grand Forks. This art show displayed a wide range of talented people who teamed together to make a Halloween themed exhibition. This show offered viewers…
Clint Hill, retired Secret Service agent and 1954 graduate, returned to campus Wed., Oct. 12 for the first time in 50 years. In a public talk he detailed the events leading up to the 1962 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Hill was assigned as the head of security for Jacqueline Kennedy and is credited…
The college recently purchased Ethernet cables for students living on campus to improve Internet connection quality. According to Jasi O’Connor, director of residence life, between 200 and 300 Ethernet cables are now available for students to pick up at each residence hall desk. These cables are for students living in residence halls or campus apartments….
Amidst music and classmates, the Concordia College nursing students will take “hands-on” to a whole new level on Oct. 17 and 18 as they administer flu shots for a community health project. From 3:30 to 6:30 on Monday, Oct. 17 and from 1:30 to 4:30 on Tuesday, Oct. 18, faculty, students and staff will have…
This article was written by Kayla Culver, a contributing author for The Concordian. Last summer and last spring break, Concordia students traveled to Ecuador to volunteer at Case De Fe, an orphanage based in the Amazon jungle of Shell, Ecuador. Patti Sue Arnold is the director and founder of Casa De Fe. The orphanage is…
Many Concordia College students work hard to give back to the Cobber community through on-campus organizations and leadership positions, but rarely are they recognized publicly for all of their effort. This year, the Homecoming Court is made up of five men and five women being recognized for their work. “Homecoming Court is a way to…
Searle Swedlund, associate director of alumni relations, sits in his office amongst a history of nearly 100 years of student life. Dozens of Concordia College yearbooks sit in memory of moments past; for him, they bring back old emotions and evoke new pain. The document, once made by teams of committed students, has been losing…