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…
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Welcome to the jungle: Lambda Delta Sigma presents Mx. Concordia
On Sat., Jan. 25 at 7:00 p.m., the 19th annual Mx. Concordia was held in the Knutson Campus Centrum by Lambda Delta Sigma. The event opened with the introductions of the 6 contestants, each with their own walk-up music. Participants danced, cartwheeled and battle cried as they made their way to the stage. Mx. Concordia is…
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.” …
Plastic cups replace traditional glasses in Anderson Commons due to safety concerns
At the beginning of the spring semester, Concordia students returned to campus to find their usual dining hall glasses missing. Where the thick glass cups that had been a staple at Anderson Commons used to tower, stacks of plastic cups sat instead. This was not the first time students found their usual utensils swapped while…
Voices of Empowerment: Honoring Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy
On the chilly day of Jan. 20, 2024, students, faculty and community members gathered across Concordia’s campus to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The day started at 9:30 a.m. with three concurrent sessions: “BIRT Re-Imagined: Concordia’s Bias Incident Reporting Process and Purpose,” “Empowering Diverse Voices in Career Development” and “Environmental Justice: What…
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…
Technical trouble: A look at the success and struggles of Concordia’s Moodle page
Moodle is used by a variety of professors at Concordia and many other universities and colleges worldwide. Lately, it has been facing major technical difficulties that have caused teachers and students problems accessing, submitting, and grading assignments. Tracy Briggs Jensen has been teaching on and off at Concordia since 2010. She teaches Broadcast Writing,…
Concordia snow removal by the numbers
Every Winter, Concordia Facilities is charged with clearing tons of snow and deicing miles of sidewalks. Already this year, they have used around 20 tons of granular salt and 250 gallons of liquid deicer on the sidewalks. Facilities and custodians shovel or snow blow approximately 210 entry doors across campus. They are also responsible for…
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