MOORHEAD — On Friday, April 25, 2025 from noon to 2 p.m., a small demonstration was held by the Student Environmental Alliance (SEA), near the Concordia campus fire pit to voice their support for sustainability efforts on campus. [Editors Note: this story is no longer current and was not published until September 2025] The crowd…
Concordia’s communications professor Darren Valenta, along with communications students Saige Mattson and Olivia Slyter, held a lecture titled “Drive Me to Doggy Daycare: Stand-up Comedy’s Impact on Suicidality Discourse,” on April 15 in Olin, where they presented their thorough research. They discussed how sensitive topics, like suicidality or the risk of suicide specifically, can be…
MOORHEAD — On Monday, April 14, over a hundred athletes from nearly every branch of Cobber athletics attended the annual banquet. Held in Concordia’s Memorial Auditorium, dozens of tables spanned the length of the gym. Football players were seated stage right with track and field to the left. Between the two groups: tennis, golf, swimming…
Grace Halvorson and Daniel Davies ended their terms as the President and Vice President of the Student Government Association (SGA) on the first Monday of April, when the term is slated to end according to the SGA Bylaws. Halvorson and Davies, both being in their last semesters at Concordia, reflected on the successful term that…
The 2025 URSCA Symposium (previously known as COSS, Celebration of Student Scholars) was held on April 9th. The day consisted of students presenting speeches, panels, poster sessions, and art for their peers and staff to listen and ask questions about their expertise. This year, over 40 participants of all ages practiced their research and presentation…
From 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Concordia students can file into Anderson Commons to stack a new drink atop their usual breakfast menu. The smoothie flavor put out is different from the last, and with everything from raspberry to “Peach Mango Power”, they still share one commonality: “I like how they’re…
On Tuesday, April 3, Concordia College premiered the documentary “Chosen Home,” produced by Prairie Public Broadcasting, which tells the story of how various immigrants came to live in the Fargo-Moorhead area. After the 30 minute film played in Barry Auditorium, there was a panel discussion featuring two of the immigrants who appeared in the film,…
On Jan 22, 2025, the Concordia student body received a mass email from President Irvine, informing them that tuition would be increasing by $1,200 dollars in the 2025-26 school year, setting the price of tuition to an all-time high of $31,600. Back in fall of 2021, Concordia lowered tuition by $15,000. The school’s website says…
On Thursday April 3, at 7:30 p.m., students and faculty members gathered to discuss executive orders and their impact on Concordia. This forum spoke up about Concordia’s current stances on executive orders and their tentative plans in accordance to them. Provost Susan Larson and Michael Chan, Vice President for Mission and Inclusion, led the discussion and presentation. Although transparent with their current views, Concordia officials are still…
Moorhead– On the evening of April 2, 2025, the Student Environmental Alliance posted the following statement: “Concordia College is dissolving the Sustainability Office. The Student Environmental Alliance has and will continue to support sustainability across campus and within the Fargo-Moorhead area.” “SEA is disappointed to share that the Sustainability Office is being dissolved at the…