After traveling to Thailand and Cambodia with the women’s soccer team, Haley Haddock was inspired to start a new student organization. Haddock, along with Bekah Marcis, who graduated in May, founded Hope is Possible: The Fight to End Sex Trafficking. The Cambodia/Thailand trip was the third international trip taken by the Concordia women’s soccer team,…
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Web world takes Pinterest
This article was written by Jamie Offerdahl, a Contributing Author for The Concordian. There aren’t many places where you’re able to find the latest fashion trends, recipe ideas, makeup tutorials, fitness tips, wedding ideas, jokes, quotes and funny cat pictures all in one convenient location. Pinterest provides just that and more for nearly 12 million…
Obama addresses education concerns
President Barack Obama addressed students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Jan. 27, following up on a demand for decreased higher education costs during his State of the Union address on Jan. 24. “We…have, by far, the best network of colleges and universities in the world. Nobody else comes close,” Obama said. “But the…
Rep. Keith Ellingson (D-Minn) holds higher ed. conference call
“So from now on, I’m telling Congress we should steer federal campus-based aid to those colleges that keep tuition affordable, provide good value, serve their students well. We are putting colleges on notice. You can’t assume that you’ll just jack up tuition every single year. If you can’t stop tuition from going up, then the…
Singers excel at NATS
Concordia College had a record-breaking number of finalists at the National Association of Teachers of Singing competition on the weekend of Nov. 2 this year, with 20 out of 38 competitors going to semi-finals and 12 winners. NATS is an opportunity for singers who are serious about their art to come and perform three songs…
Cobbers Provide Flood Relief
From a distance, it might have been mistaken for a wall of mud. But step closer and hear the hum of the sump pump hose, see the dismal brown yard once covered by green grass, and the contents of the mound become clearer. Piles of clothing. Ice skates. Car parts. Microwave manuals. A Kum &…
Clausen conducts 9/11 tribute in NYC
“Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison,” translated “Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy,” is the basis for the ending of René Clausen’s “Memorial” written to commemorate the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Ten years later, on Sept. 11, 2011, Clausen directed the piece in New York City’s renowned Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The concert, titled…
College alcohol use
Drinking trends in the F-M community, nationally
Taco Bell Lawsuit Doesn’t Deter Many Cobbers
Taco Bell is a frequent stop for students on a budget, students looking for post-adult beverage nourishment, and students who have a passion for pseudo-Mexican food. However, Taco Bell has been under fire the past two weeks after the chain was hit with a lawsuit that claimed the “seasoned beef” used in their tacos and…
Census 2010 campaigns for college students
Local funding, college grants, and a congressional seat: these are all things that Minnesota college students could lose, depending on the results of the upcoming 2010 census. Unfortunately, college students are also one of the groups that the United States Census Bureau has the most difficulty counting. “Sometimes when students are busy with classes they…





