As a third grader, George Halvorson sat in his elementary school library crying because he had finished all the books on the shelves. Halvorson, a Concordia 1968 alumnus that graduated after just three years, was the CEO of the largest healthcare corporation in the United States. He returned last week to receive the 2013 Alumni…
(Note: names marked with a * have been changed to preserve a source’s anonymity) Jonathan*, a Concordia sophomore, recalls that his first experience at a college dance was not entirely what he expected, due to an incident that occurred at last year’s Theme Dance. Jonathan said he attended the dance to socialize and “meet women.”…
Carol cheered on the Cobbers at the home game against St. Olaf on Sept. 21 with Kathy Benson, Concordia’s Health Center Director, and their friends. “We were high fiving and singing the (school) song and carrying on,” Benson said. When the game ended, Carol said she was feeling dizzy and faint, so Benson, a certified…
About fifty homecoming committee members gathered Wednesday night to receive their assignments. They armed themselves with maroon and gold streamers, fondly referred to as “gleam and stream”, rolls of packing tape and a driving enthusiasm. Dressed in black polos with the Cobber ‘C’ proudly displayed, they were ready to spread across campus and kickstart the…
Coming Out Week reflected Concordia’s Straight and Gay Alliance’s plans to expand their outreach this year to members who are not gay, lesbian or bisexual last week. In the coming year, SAGA will spread their message of awareness and being a safe space for all people by trying to get more speakers on campus and…
Around 40 Concordia students marched in Take Back the Night to raise awareness and spark dialogue on rape and domestic violence on Oct. 1. The Rape and Abuse Crisis Center in Fargo, N.D. teamed up with Concordia’s Student Government Association and Campus Service Commission to march down Broadway in Fargo to protest the sexual assault…
A panel of faculty members at the “Chasing Ice” viewing urged students to take action on campus. Students and faculty members gathered in the Centrum Oct. 3 for a viewing of “Chasing Ice,” a documentary about the effects of climate change. After the viewing, a panel of faculty members from Concordia shared their input about…
Sophomores have an opportunity this spring to go on a retreat that will address such topics as vocation, career and leadership. The retreat will take place in the heavily forested Salolampi, Concordia’s Finnish Language Village in Bemidji, Minn. Associate Dean Dr. Lisa Sethre-Hofstad and Director of Student Leadership and Services Chelle Lyons Hanson are teaming…
A class of 20 students gathered at the King Intercultural center Oct. 1 to have a discussion about genocide with the author of “Nowhere: A Story of Exile.” “People don’t think these things happen now, but they do because the world is paying attention to something else,” said author Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte. Turcotte was a…
Colin Sullivan and Carly Grandner were named Concordia’s 79th Homecoming King and Queen Monday night. “I was really shocked, but in the best way possible,” Sullivan said. He says he was humbled to have been chosen for this honor by a school he loves so much. Sullivan is the co-president for the Straight and Gay…