MOORHEAD, MINN.— On Feb. 6-9, Concordia College had Student Respite Days, more commonly known as “Winter Wellness Weekend.” Respite, according to the Merriam Webster, means “to grant a temporary period of relief to,” and “an interval of rest or relief.” On Feb. 6, The Center for Holistic Health (CHH) did just that. From 9…
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Seasonally Sustainable: The Concordia Greenhouse
The purple glowing building attached to the eastern side of the Integrated Science Center is Concordia’s very own greenhouse. A collaborative space full of various plant and aquatic life, the greenhouse has served as a center point of the campus. A few years ago, Strands worked with Concordia student Ian Scheele who graduated in 2024…
Black History Month: How Students are Celebrating
Student organizations across campus are working together to create jam-packed Black History Month celebrations. The Black Student Union (BSU) and Club Access are collaborating on several events and their mission this year is to get more students engaged with these celebrations. Akissi Konan is the president of BSU, a student organization committed to increasing intercultural…
SGA, Dining Services, Sustainability Office, Center for Holistic Health collaborate on “Cobbers for Cobbers”
On Jan. 13, 2025, Grace Halvorson, SGA President, and Mariana Martins Carvalho, SGA Sustainability Advocate, posted a reel on Instagram discussing their new initiative, Cobbers for Cobbers. “This initiative will repackage leftover food from Anderson Commons,” Halvorson said, “And put it into frozen meal kits that will be in the Cobber Food Pantry for students.” …
Meet the 2025 Mx.Concordia participants
MOORHEAD – Mx. Concordia is an annual fundraiser and pageant hosted by Concordia’s sorority, Lambda Delta Sigma, to benefit the YWCA. The event showcases talent of students who identify as he and/or they. The competition includes four segments: Cobber spirit, costume, talent, and a Q&A session. After all performances, audience votes and judges’ scores will…
Book review: I Am Not Jessica Chen
Author: Ann Liang Rating: 4.5/5 stars Genre(s): Young Adult, Contemporary, Magical Realism Publication Date: January 28, 2025 Jenna Chen and Jessica Chen are cousins; Jenna can never seem to get anything right and Jessica is the perfect daughter, student and friend. Jenna gets rejected from every Ivy League college she applied to meanwhile Jessica is…
Orientation positions posted
MOORHEAD – This last week, The Orientation Team announced job openings, offering a range of opportunities for leadership and learning during the fall semester. Orientation Leaders (OL) – Orientation Team Orientation Leaders lead new students during orientation. OLs help new students by planning and facilitating orientation programs. One would communicate with other OLs, OAs and…
A “TREE-MENDOUS” Christmas Celebration: Concordia delivers new holiday events
MOORHEAD – A new holiday tradition was started at Concordia on Tuesday, Dec. 3- a “Tree-mendous” holiday celebration. The already traditional Christmas Dinner in Anderson Commons kicked off the evening, followed by a hot chocolate and cider bar, pictures with Santa, horse drawn wagon rides, tree lighting and performances by two local high school caroling…
Potlucks and panels: International Education Week at Concordia celebrates culture and conversation
Students fill up on food at potluck Contributed/ Megan Noggle
Boring bugs threaten campus trees
MOORHEAD – Concordia College grounds management is entering its second year of preparing campus against Emerald Ash Borers (EABs). The threat is a green metallic-colored beetle about the size of a grain of rice. EABs burrow into Ash Trees, and if left unchecked, their burrowing will kill the tree. It can take between 7-12 years…