In less than a week, Concordia’s theater season will continue, taking the audience on a journey through family struggles and self discovery. Neil Simon’s award winning script “Brighton Beach Memoirs” has some big shoes to fill, but this seven member cast is ready to take on the task. Set in Brooklyn, New York in 1937…
Controversial student art makes a political statement There has always been great controversy surrounding guerrilla art, a street art movement that focuses on causing thought and action in its audience. Although this art form often impacts its viewers positively, it can also be rather jarring and even offensive. Jack Hinz, a graphic design and theatre…
Many have probably heard by now that J.K. Rowling has begun a new spin-off in the Harry Potter universe. The first in this 5-film series, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is a screenplay depicting the origins of the textbook, of the same name, published by Rowling in 2001. The movie is set in…
A collection of vintage, collectable, valuable and comparable items Phat Kat is not the usual boutique. Interspersed between antique collections of watches, cameras, collectable toys and posters and old books are taxidermied animals and broken dolls. The boutiques biggest attraction, however, is not its oddities but the largest vinyl selection in Fargo. Shannon Grindberg, owner…
On the evening of Sunday, Nov. 13, Concordia’s Echo Band kicked off its fall concert season in Buxton Choral Rehearsal Hall. The ensemble is one of three major bands on campus, and rehearses under the supervision of Dr. Peter Haberman. Its casual atmosphere and limited time commitment makes the band a welcoming ensemble for non-music…
In light of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Dr. Rene Clausen and Dr. Roy Hammerling collaborated to honor the passionate stories of this section of the Bible. According to Clausen, Concordia wanted to celebrate the 500th anniversary and they commissioned him to compose a major work for the anniversary. The piece is set to…
PRISM may be known as a yearly band concert, but some Cobbers may not know the planning put into it and the different aspects that make PRISM unique. With PRISM coming up this weekend, Dr. Peter Haberman, associate professor of Music Education and conductor of The Concordia Band and Echo Band, discusses the inner workings…
“College age women are twice as likely to be sexually assaulted than robbed” says the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network on statistics of campus sexual violence. For this reason, on the evening of Oct. 13, the Women’s and Gender Studies department at Concordia hosted a documentary screening and talkback featuring the film “It Was…
Concordia theatre launches season with “Proof” What do you get when you add a grieving daughter, an unforeseen love interest and a paradigm-shifting proof? This week, the cast and crew of Concordia College’s production of “Proof” are doing the math. David Auburn’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning “Proof” tells the story of Catherine, who has served…
The 125th Concordia exhibit hummed with conversation as family and friends of the college gathered to reflect on their memories of Concordia and to look forward to the future of the institution. The exhibit comprises of several sections, each one a purposeful combination of pieces to tell the story of 125 years of Concordia College….