[wzslider autoplay=”true” info=”true”] Student creativity is in the spotlight this month at Concordia’s Cyrus M. Running Gallery for the annual student art exhibition. The exhibition opened with a reception in the gallery this past Thursday and will run until March 30. Each year the exhibition is judged by a juror chosen from the local arts…
Speaker performs poetry and gives presentation for Women Appreciation Month Ekere Tallie, a poet, teacher and activist who speaks against racism, violence and silence, believes in the value of seeing people and the world without stereotypes and judgments that cloud the capacity to accept difference. The Woman Studies Department invited Tallie to come to Concordia…
Pop-rock musician Ben Rector will be performing at this year’s Cornstock event with headliner Hoodie Allen. Since 2006, Rector has released five full-length albums and three EPs, touring frequently in between. Rector began releasing music while he was still an undergrad at the University of Arkansas, where he studied marketing. Like Cornstock headliner Allen, Rector…
SAGA attends Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally conference Fourteen of Concordia’s Straight and Gay Alliance students attended a conference in Missouri this past weekend to discuss progressive issues such as the definition of gender and sexual fluidity. The Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference, founded in 1993, was hosted in Kansas City, Mo….
Four women stand in expensive evening gowns, two gripping long-stemmed roses; two waiting to be chosen. There is only one rose left, and somebody is going home. The Bachelor slowly picks up the flower, thinks and names his desired female. The chosen woman proudly walks forward to accept her rose while the rejected woman hangs…
Singer/songwriter Dylan Jones, a Concordia senior, and writer/rapper Jack Yakowicz, a Concordia junior, began their musical bromance this past summer. “We met in June and bonded over the fact that we’re two of the only people on campus who write our own lyrics. We’re legitimate fans of each other’s music, so there’s a relationship,” Yakowicz…
Junior Alex Elizárraga wins title How does it feel to be this year’s Mr. Concordia?: It feels spectacular! I never would have guessed I’d receive such a title at Concordia. It’s a crazy feeling. But I also don’t know how to handle the attention…I really don’t want to come off as if it’s gotten to my…
Concordia Forensics press release Concordia and NDSU’s forensics teams collaborated to host two speech tournaments this past weekend, but due to poor weather, two schools dropped out of the tournaments on short notice. Because of the drops, there were no longer enough schools participating for any competitive points to count, including qualifications for the American…
And the winner is…a Q&A with the 2014 Mr. Concordia contestants Name: Justin Marquette Class: Sophomore Major/Minor: Religion major, Psychology minor Why did you apply for Mr. Concordia? We were sitting at our (Campus Service Commission) meeting and Mr. Concordia popped up. It was noted that we need a male representative, and I volunteered as…
On the day dedicated to a man whose words changed history, it seemed appropriate that it end on a stage with dimmed lights and a microphone. Members of the Concordia Forensics team and the Cobber Poet’s Society teamed together to conclude Concordia’s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. with spoken word, poetry and speech performances…