Right between the business professional and date night categories, Jane Barnstuble won a door prize at the third annual Public Relations Club fashion show. She shrieked and sprang out of her seat when they called her name. The audience laughed, while host – and former “Project Runway” contestant – Christopher Straub left the podium, jogged…
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Blogging on the rise
This article was written by Meg Pittelko, a contributing author at The Concordian. After a long day of orientation activities, freshman Nicole Kippen slid into her desk chair and flipped open her laptop. With a mess of new faces and a jumble of names floating around in her head, Kippen stretched her fingers across the…
Debaters qualify for national tourney
For the first time since 2008, Concordia College will be represented at the National Debate Tournament, overcoming serious odds along the way. Junior Erik Walker and sophomore Emily Bosch won the District Four qualifying tournament by a landslide on Feb. 25 and 26, winning 10 out of 12 possible ballots and sending them to the…
Student creates a close-knit bond with Moxie Java
Concordia nursing student Kristina Fabry, ‘13, not only has a heart for helping others but also for the craft of knitting. She has creatively combined her two passions into a mission to support the Carson Glore School in Kenya through donating hand-made cowels, or scarves, being sold at Moxie Java’s Fargo and Moorhead locations with…
Hope is Possible concert to benefit the fight to end sex trafficking
A benefit concert to raise money toward ending sex trafficking will be held at Monday at 7 p.m. in the Centrum. The concert, organized by the campus club Hope is Possible, will feature the college’s horn choir, clarinet choir and a clarinet quartet, along with several music professors and students. Between performances, club president Bekah…
Chapel Choir tours with Mr. Smith for last time
The Concordia Chapel choir, composed of over 80 men and women, began its annual tour on Wednesday. This tour marks the final trip with the choir for director Michael Smith, who is retiring at the end of the year. “We’re really excited to go on tour with Mr. Smith and make his last tour as…
Trip explores mountaintop removal issues
When he saw the sign, he knew he couldn’t go in. Neon blue and fluorescent white lights hung in the front window of Jabo’s State of Mine, proclaiming the Hazard, Ky., restaurant a “Friend of Coal.” Though he is many things, that’s one thing McKinley Sumner is not. Mountaintop removal mining has destroyed the land…
Festival features celebrities galore
The Fargo Film Festival is celebrating its twelve anniversary this week, and it is shaping up to be the most star-studded year yet. The festival, which runs Tuesday through Saturday, takes place at the Fargo Theater and it features a wide variety of films, speakers, parties and opportunities to mingle with filmmakers, actors, writers, directors,…
Cobber veterans trade combat gear for textbooks
Concordia College’s student military presence is visible every Thursday when Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets walk around campus in full uniform, but a smaller group of student veterans also exist within the student body. These students spent an extended amount of time in the military and then enrolled, or returned in some cases, to Concordia…
Faculty Senate approves new major, minor requirements
Faculty Senate approved a change in the course catalogue Monday that now mandates that a minimum of 50 percent of a student’s major requirements be Concordia coursework. The motion carried unanimously. Previously, according to the proposal by the curriculum committee, Concordia’s policy required students to earn at least 28 semester credits and spend at least…









