The break-in on Nov. 8 that occurred on 8th St., just across the street from the heart of campus, is a reminder that Concordia is not isolated from the surrounding community. Two Concordia students were victims of an armed robbery. The intruders who have been arrested as of press time are all Fargo residents, yet…
Category: Community
ROTCs dive outside of their comfort zone
It’s 6:10 a.m. on Nov. 18, and 38 cadets break into a chorus of “Happy Birthday” as they tread water in the pool at MSUM’s Nemzek Hall. They are part of NDSU’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, and they are warming up to take their annual Water Combat Safety Test. Lt. Col. Shawn Stroud…
Click it or ticket
Minnesota state police participated in a campaign to enforce the state’s new Primary Seat Belt Law on Oct. 9 to 22, according to a press release by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. The release said over 10,000 seat belt citations were issued during the campaign. Seventy-one of the citations were written by the Cass…
Capstone rumors dispelled
Starting this year, all Concordia students graduating in 2011 and beyond will need to begin thinking about what they need to do for their senior capstone. The capstones will be the final aspect of the four-part core curriculum that is part of all students’ academic careers. Yet many students do not know what they entail….
Christmas concert mixes new details with traditional pieces
After 83 years, Concordia Christmas Concerts may seem like a predictable and unvarying tradition and a permanent fixture of the holidays in Minnesota. This year, however, audiences may notice a couple changes: a new director for one of the choirs, a new artist for the Christmas Concert mural, and camera crews taping several performances for…
Moorhead elections deny school funding
The Moorhead Area Public Schools operating levy referendum did not pass in the school board special election Nov. 3. According to the District 152 website after the voting polls closed on election night, community members voted no 4,195 to 4,078 yes. Publications released by Independent School District 152 assert that if the levy had been…
Everyday paranormal in F/M
Eric Schmidt was in bed in his south Moorhead apartment one night when he heard a noise that sounded like water running in the kitchen. He had to see what was making this noise. Leaving his girlfriend in bed, Schmidt crept out of the room and made his way to the kitchen. He walked down…
Building a library, one step at a time
Cobbers for PACODES hosted the 2009 Fargo-Moorhead WalkSUDAN Saturday, Oct. 3, to raise awareness and funds for a library in the Panyijiar County of southern Sudan. Walking with a megaphone, group members sang out “they walked to live,” while the rest of the group responded “we walk to give.” The walk began in Roosevelt Park…
Writer’s Festival teaches the surprising truth about writing
Concordia welcomed three award- winning writers to campus for its 11th annual Writer’s Festival from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. Author Nathan Jorgenson, journalist Bill Ward, and poet Margaret Hasse took part in readings, made guest appearances in classes, taught master classes, and participated in discussions during the three-day event. The festival began on Sept….
Dear Flood Fighter
Dear Flood Fighter, I just wanted to write you and tell you how proud of you I am. No one told you that you’d spend a week filling, passing, and stacking. That’s not why you came here. But that didn’t stop you. When you heard the news of the flood, you didn’t shrug and look…