Student Government Association forum meetings are now open for all students to attend. Meagan McDougall, SGA’s director of communications, said the focus of forum meetings includes updating SGA initiatives. The meetings will be held once a month and all members involved with SGA, including the executive board, commissioners and class representatives will be present. Meg…
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Mosser on volleyball’s performance at MIAC championships
The Cobber volleyball team swept Bethel, the number six seed, in the MIAC Quarterfinals on October 30th. Just two days later, in the MIAC Semifinals, the Cobbers, seeded third, went up against the number two seed, St. Ben’s. Unfortunately, things didn’t pan out for the Lady Cobbers, who lost 25-22, 25-18, and 25-21. Nonetheless, head…
Concordia student secretly records Peterson comments
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson isn’t backing down from his secretly recorded comments that an anti-abortion group that recently pulled its support was “extremist.” Concordia College junior Kate Engstrom had a friend videotape Peterson while posing for what he believed was a photo at the school. The Fargo Forum reports he also told the 20-year-old that…
SGA takes stance on marriage amendment
The Student Government Association decided at a forum meeting Monday to encourage vote “no” by students on the upcoming Minnesota marriage amendment. After watching other Minnesota colleges such as St. Olaf, the University of Minnesota and Augsburg College express their support for the “Vote No” movement, Concordia SGA President Meg Henrickson wanted Concordia to jump…
Campus calorie count
Ever wondered how many calories are torched in that ten (maybe 15 for the slowpokes of the world) minute walk from one side of campus to the other? Not to worry, the guesswork has been done! All that’s left to do is read on, step away from the pile of homework, take advantage of the…
Prairie Roots co-op to open
She simply loves food. And that love inspired Dr. Gretchen Harvey, history professor at Concordia College, to become involved with the Prairie Roots Food Cooperative. The Prairie Roots Food Cooperative is a vision that has been in the works for over two years to establish a member-owned co-op in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The co-op will…
Mapendo brings message of forgiveness
Congolese genocide survivor Rose Mapendo challenged the audience at the opening plenary session of Concordia’s Faith, Reason and World Affairs Symposium with a call to action. “This is my wish for everyone,” she said, “to forgive.” Rose Mapendo spoke about her experience in a death camp in Congo, but chose to focus more on her…
Fire alarms force residents out of dorm
Concordia responds to off-campus break in
An unknown male entered an off-campus residence across the street from Concordia College early Thursday morning. The intruder has not been identified, but an investigation is still underway, said Lt. Tory Jacobson, public information officer for the Moorhead Police Department. Bill MacDonald, public safety officer for Concordia, said the police are trying to come up…
October 19, 2011
October 19 Happy Halloween Cobbers! On this Halloween episode of Concordia On-Air Sam and Maddie tell us about the desperate need for photographers. Emily tells us how the weather is going to be over our mid semester break. In Sports, Yaw and Hanna…






