Over Spring Interim 2025, English professor Scott Olsen and Journalism professor Erin Hemme Froslie will be conducting a trip to London and Paris. In the informational meeting, Olsen and Hemme-Froslie covered all the need-to-knows. Often referred to as “A Tale of Two Cities,” the week-long trip to the two famous cities of London and Paris over the spring interim,…
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Voting at Concordia’s Poll turns into more for Students
MOORHEAD — Students received emails leading up to the Nov. 5, 2024 election with instructions on what to do before the day arrived. “Also, did you know that if you live on campus you can vote in Birkeland Lounge? All you need is your Cobber ID,” said an email sent to all Concordia students on…
Pipeline to progress: Concordia student brings clean water to her hometown
Concordia senior Alecious Togbah walks across a wooden pathway wide enough for a single person to cross at a time. The bridge hangs precariously over a wetland filled with pungent, undrinkable water. “When the tide rises, it brings in this water. And the smell is disgusting,” says Togbah. When not in school in Moorhead, her…
Band room closure from snow overload leads to remodel
MOORHEAD – Snow on the roof of the band room in Hvidsten led to the room’s closure and remodel. This has caused many on-campus ensembles to change rehearsal spaces while the room is worked on. During finals week of December 2023, according to Nat Dickey, chair of the music department, facilities became aware that a…
Palestinian Christian presentation recap
On Oct. 6, Dr. Sa’ed Atshan gave a presentation titled “Palestinian Christians: Past. Present, and Future” in Concordia College’s Centrum. Firstly, Concordia student Abdallah Salha gave a brief introduction about being a Palestinian man and dealing with homesickness, empathy from others and not knowing if his family still in Gaza is safe. As this presentation…
“Sneaky Cobbers” emerges on Instagram
MOORHEAD— On Oct. 7, 2024, an Instagram account called Campus Turkeys Guardians of Truth and Depravity, more widely known as SneakyCobbers, posted their first confession to their page. “I’m so gay for this one girl and she genuinely has no idea even though we’re super close friends,” the confession wrote. In less than a month,…
MarCom announces new initiative, opens doors for social media managers
MOORHEAD— On Oct. 21, 2024, Concordia Marketing in Communications department, also known as MarCom, sent a Cobweb notification to all students. “Does your department or student org run a social media account representing Concordia,” the Cobweb stated, “we want to know about it!” The plan, according to the message, was to provide resources to all…
Continuing the promise for accessible tuition – Concordia Promise initiative renewed for second year
The Concordia Promise has officially been renewed for a second year at Concordia after increased enrollment and a large number of students receiving the benefits of the program point to its success. The Concordia Promise is an initiative first implemented by Concordia at the beginning of the 2024-2025 academic year, offering free tuition to students…
