Connie Peterson is stateside now, but her thoughts are still with the people she left behind in Haiti. After four days of emergency medical care, carrying people through rubble, and being evacuated through streets so muddy they were nearly impassable, she may be home but she’s not at peace. “I’ve noticed since I came home…
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Library receives extensive media collection
Two years ago Sharon Hoverson, Carl B. Ylvisaker library director, received a call from Gerald “Jerry” Connelly, who told her about his large media collection of classic American movies, Golden Age radio programs, television series and books. “You know, I’d like to give this to Concordia,” he said. “Would you be interested?” Hoverson told him…
Health Fair provides solutions for the winter blues
Campus Entertainment Commission will be hosting the fourth annual Concordia Health Fair on Jan. 27. The health fair will focus on six main areas of wellness: physical, emotional, spiritual, environmental, intellectual, and occupational. This year, the health fair will feature 34 separate organizations, including a dozen on-campus organizations and a keynote speaker. The organizations will…
Students find cheaper ways to purchase textbooks in low economy
A new semester means new classes, and every student knows that also means new books—books that don’t come cheap. College students spend an average of $702 on course materials per academic year, according to a National Association of College Stores 2008 report, and college textbook prices have risen at twice the rate of inflation over…
MLK Day events planned
On Jan. 18, Student Government Association will help students celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the help of Campus Ministry Commission and Campus Service Commission. The events, which will take place throughout the day, will feature speakers, a video presentation, and a variety of service projects to be carried out on Saturday, Jan. 16….
Finding strength through her song
Senior Rosie Sauvageau is nearly finished recording her first CD. She has recorded nine and a half out of 10 songs, all of which are her own compositions for piano and voice, plus a few with a little guitar and synthesizer added in. Sauvageau is currently working on the title track, “Be Around,” which she…
Tri-College campus security re-evaluated after break-in
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…
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….