The fourth annual BREW week is full swing and students are learning how to be sustainable. But not just environmentally. BREW week is put on by Campus Service Commission and allows students to be responsibly engaged in the world in various ways. Moriah Nelson, CSC Commissioner, says they got the idea for BREW week at…
Reasserting their presence on campus, KORD Radio has come into the new year with big ideas, great successes and new merchandise, as noted by many on campus. Station master and junior Jimmy Walsh said that among other new things KORD Radio is doing this year, he is very interested in getting some music merchandise out…
There was to be no clapping after his performance. The competition rules allowed the audience to only clap after every third performer. As the second contestant, he was supposed to enter and exit the stage without any audible acknowledgment from the audience. So senior Chris Kenney did what he was supposed to. However, after the…
Prism, Concordia’s annual winter concert featuring wind and percussion instruments, will have a theme for the first time in its history. The Nov. 17 concert’s theme is America. Peter Haberman, who started directing The Concordia Band last year, said he had been reflecting on his first year and deciding how to improve the music program….
Students inform peers about smart financial practices Last week was Money Week, a time when Concordia students were introduced to financial education efforts led by sophomores Kjerstin Engebretson and Kirsten Henagin, who are interns for Money Revolution: a program developed by the financial services company Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. The program, as described on Thrivent…
With Memorial Auditorium no longer an option for performances, many students are wondering, “What’s next?” Three students have attempted to answer that question with a petition for a concert hall. Andrew Alness, Sarah Olson and Sam Fouts, all juniors at Concordia, began working on the petition on Oct. 30. The idea came following a meeting…
As part of the accreditation process, four evaluators from the Higher Learning Commission met with 40 students at an open forum to discuss the college and what should be improved. The Higher Learning Commission is one of six institutions in the United States that can grant accreditation to post-secondary schools. The evaluators were here Nov….
Concordia’s Memorial Auditorium is undergoing a structural engineering analysis over the next several months in order to determine a long-term response to uneven snow loads on the roof. The ongoing analysis will cause the facility to be closed for periods of time, force certain events to be relocated and there will also be temporary closings…
The Concordia Percussion Ensemble will perform at an international drum and percussion convention next week. The ensemble is invited to perform a 90-minute concert at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The percussion ensemble members are both nervous and excited. “This trip is way bigger than…
The director of Dining Services for the past 24 and a half years, Debra Lee Ross, is retiring this coming January. During her time at Concordia, Lee Ross’ main goal as the director of Dining Services has been to create a positive work environment for everyone involved. She explained the importance of using the golden…