The Capitol Christmas Tree, also called “The People’s Tree,” made a stop in Fargo on Nov. 13 on its trip to the front yard of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The Capitol Christmas Tree has been a tradition since 1964 when then Speaker of the House John W. McCormack requested a tree to…
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‘Obsession’ panel stirs controversy
A panel discussion at NDSU on Oct. 30 entitled “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War against the West” brought together the topics of Islamophobia, or intolerance of Islamic people, and xenophobia, or intolerance of foreigners. After controversy created when The Forum inserted a 60 minute DVD advertisement entitled “Obsession” into its daily paper distribution, the event was…
Our founding fathers
Oct. 31, 2008 is more than just Halloween for Cobbers. It is also Reformation Day at Concordia, marking the 117th anniversary of the college’s opening in 1891. Almost 120 years ago, Pastor J.M.O. Ness, Fargo druggist Lars Christianson and Pastor John. O. Haugen laid the foundation for the private liberal arts college that students still…
Blasts from the Concordian’s past
While homecoming weekend brought many Cobber alumni back to campus, several of them stopped by The Concordian office to tell about how it used to be. The Concordian hosted a homecoming open house for alumni who worked on the paper during their time at Concordia. From 9:30 a.m. until noon, former writers, editors, production directors…
What’s up with parking?
Parking has been an issue for many years at Concordia, and the situation continues to worsen as enrollment increases and more vehicles arrive on campus. The school now has around 2,800 students enrolled and employs about 300 full- and part-time faculty while there are only an estimated 1,730 parking stalls on campus, says Erik Ramstad,…
Festival provides new insight to the world of writing
The Visiting Writer’s Festival took place Oct. 1-3. This is the 10th year of the festival, and the first event was a public reading by Alicia Conroy, Jude Nutter and Diane Wilson. Each writer represented a different genre of writing to give students a glance at the wide-range of writing styles available. “I picked the…
Eco-seminar
This spring break, many Concordia students will take their education outside of the classroom by going on exploration seminars to far-off locales. However, Dr. Gretchen Harvey and Dr. Joy Lintelman have a new proposal for your spring break plans. The history professors have planned the pilot “eco-seminar,” entitled ‘Greenjustice in Chicago: History for the Future.’…
National initiative leads Concordia to Resposibility and Ethics Initiative
Concordia was one of 18 schools chosen to lead the first phase of a national initiative called “Core Commitments: Educating Students for Personal and Social Responsibility.” It focuses on questions about ethical responsibility, the revitalization of student social responsibility and student preparation to fulfill roles as global and local citizens. In March 2007, Concordia was…
Political support groups flourish due to presidential election year
While the 2008 presidential election will be a close race according to virtually every poll, a historic outcome is guaranteed. Should the Democrats win; the United States will see the first African American president. If the Republicans win, there will be a first female vice president. The excitement surrounding the historical 2008 election is evident…
Texting in class
Emergency communication has become an important issue on college campuses across the nation, especially after the Virginia Tech shooting on April 16, 2007. Virginia Tech officials did not alert students until two hours after the first 911 call reporting a shooting at a residence hall. Additionally, they only notified students by e-mail messages, which potentially…