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….
A hesitant voice crackles through the speaker of the Fargo Jet Center. “Fargo tower this is Cessna-N10897 at runway two seven, ready for takeoff.” “Clear.” Freshman Grace Lenhart gives the little white plane full throttle. The dual screens freckled with lights and levers begin to blink as the engine whirs. She gives the controls a…
Nationally recognized as one of the country’s most famous warring couples, James Carville and Mary Matalin are coming to duke it out at 7 p.m. on Oct. 31 in the Centrum. Serving as the kick-off for political awareness week, the event offers a unique opportunity for students to become politically informed. Carville, best known as…
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…
During opening commencement in 1956, former President Joe Knutson named the freshman class with a title that would become their claim to fame. “President Knutson said it,” said class member Herb Morgenthaler, “we were the biggest, brightest, and best class to ever attend Concordia.” They did their best to live up to it. Known for…
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…
The entire 2011 Homecoming Court wore smiles as seniors Elise Tweten and Skyler Vilt were crowned Homecoming King and Queen Tuesday night. Coronation, an event that has been a part of the Concordia Homecoming tradition since 1926, was the first event of this year’s Homecoming week. “This is a great tradition in which students’ lives…
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…