The Minnesota State Fair gives visitors a chance to connect with state residents over fried food, energizing entertainment, and a friendly atmosphere. Each year, visitors look forward to trying new culinary experiments and visiting favorite booths scattered throughout the fair. The Concordia College booth made its debut in the education building at the Minnesota State…
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What’s going around
H1N1 influenza A virus, commonly referred to as swine flu, emerged in April and spread so quickly it was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in June. It is the first pandemic in over 40 years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “FluView” interactive map of H1N1 flu activity, Minnesota…
ELCA welcomes clergy in same-sex relationships
The time has come for individuals in same-sex, monogamous, lifelong relationships to get recognition in congregations across the country – and possibly get elected as members of clergy. This decision and more were made at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America’s church-wide assembly in Minneapolis a few weeks ago. It’s a difficult and compelling time…
Saving the world, one tray at a time
Concordia students will notice something missing in Anderson Commons this fall. The plates, utensils, and glasses are all there, but there is no longer anything to rest them on as you move from station to station. Anderson Commons is now a trayless dining facility. The move, led by the Sustainability Task Force, Student Government Association,…
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…
Cobber selected to dig in Athenian Agora
Many Cobbers will be working as interns this summer. Junior Michele Hockett is one of those Cobbers, but there’s one catch. Her internship is over 5,000 miles away and she’s going to have to get her hands dirty. Hockett, majoring in sociology and classical studies, has been accepted for a prestigious internship in Athens, Greece….
Striving for peace
St. Olaf College hosted the 21st annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum March 6-7. The Forum was entitled “Striving for Peace: A Climate for Change” and honored the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. The Norwegian Nobel Committee jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the IPCC…
Beloved theater professor, mentor retires
Director of Theater Jim Cermak heard news in April 2006 of his wife Helen’s cancer coming back. Helen was a part of the theater department at Concordia for almost 30 years. “There is one thing that’s never kept us from doing things that we know we have to do: hard times; everybody has them,” Jim…
All is quiet at Concordia
Concordia students will no longer be able to download free music from Ruckus, an online music service geared toward college students as a legal alternative to piracy. The site has ceased its operation. Bruce Vieweg, associate vice president for academic affairs and chief information officer, sent out an e-mail to all students the morning of…
Author, illustrator visits Concordia
Author and illustrator Derek Anderson visited Concordia last week and gave three presentations on the Carl B. Ylvisaker Library mezzanine to students, faculty, and community members. Anderson is the illustrator of the children’s books such as “Gladys Goes Out to Lunch,” “Over the River: A Turkey’s Tale,” and the popular “Little Quack” series written by…