On Sept. 22, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos followed through on earlier promises to change Title IX policy by officially withdrawing the 2011 and 2014 Dear Colleague Letters. Despite these changes, Concordia’s Title IX team will continue to follow their usual procedures in dealing with sexual assault on campus. In her Sept. 7 speech regarding…
Attention all bookworms: grab your snacks, throw on something comfortable, and get ready for some novel discussions. Beginning spring semester, Concordia will be offering one-credit literature courses in the form of books clubs. Amy Watkin, chair of the English department, said four one-credit book club classes will be offered back-to-back this spring, with each lasting…
While both students and faculty agree that attendance is crucial to the liberal arts experience offered at Concordia, the way in which attendance policies are implemented can play an equally influential role. Senior Maddi Gemuenden still recalls the impact that the attendance policy for a freshman chemistry course made on her. “My freshman year, there…
Minnesota Public Radio fans from across the region celebrated MPR Day in Moorhead, Minnesota, at the Rourke Art Gallery and Museum this past Tuesday, Sept. 28. The Moorhead event was the last stop in a series of statewide city tours celebrating MPR’s 50th anniversary. Kristi Booth, MPR’s Regional Director, explained that MPR brought all three…
2017 marks the 10th anniversary of PACODES, a Concordia student organization which strives to assist with education and economic development in South Sudan. PACODES stands for Panyijiar Community Development Services. Panyijiar County is an impoverished region in South Sudan. Concordia alum Machien Justin Luoi, who was one of the Lost Boys of South Sudan, founded…
Art students from seven universities have worked together to compile an exhibit that will debut this Friday, Oct. 6, at the Plains Art Museum in Downtown Fargo. The exhibit and the subsequent print exchange have been coordinated by Amanda Heidt, print studio manager of Hannaher’s Inc. Studio at the Plains Art Museum, and Eric Johnson,…
Three writers will visit campus this week for Concordia’s annual Visiting Writer’s Festival. “I am always looking for ways to make the student experience [at Concordia] a student-centered one,” said Bill Snyder, an English professor at Concordia and the coordinator of the event. Each year, a poet, fiction writer, and nonfiction writer or journalist are…
On Sept. 15 and 16, 11 Concordia students attended the 29th Nobel Peace Prize Forum at Augsburg University in Minneapolis. Among them were this year’s Peace Scholars, Grace Hoffa and Katie Beedy, and last year’s Peace Scholar, Andie Palagi. The students were joined by Dr. Ken Foster, associate professor of political science and director of…
CornHole is one of the latest additions to Concordia’s growing list of student organizations. While some Cobbers may associate the organization with the well-known Midwestern outdoor activity of the same name, it is actually Concordia’s first online satirical publication. CornHole was officially approved as a student organization by Student Government Association’s Student Involvement Council on…
Ten Concordia students lined the road in neon work vests this Saturday, Sept. 23., each intent on hunting down pieces of garbage. The group covered a two-mile stretch of I-94 for Campus Events Commission’s first service event, Adopt a Highway. Led by newly appointed service commissioner, sophomore Hayley Broich, the small group of CEC members…