MOORHEAD—Every year, Concordia College Facilities provides about $1,500 of menstrual products in bathrooms around campus each year. This year, according to Grace Halvorson, President of the Student Government Association (SGA), the spending for the year has hit about $8,500. “We’re not sure what the reason was, but the fact is that the cost went up,”…
Category: Variety
Andy Kocher’s journey from computer science to percussion
Andy Kocher is a fourth-year percussionist who performed Keiko Abe’s Prism Rhapsody for the Concordia Band’s spring tour. Kocher stumbled into the world of percussion in fifth grade where his teacher had him, and other students, trying musical instruments such as a trombone, saxophone, and percussion. However, Kocher was not given that choice after…
The 502s Headlining Cornstock; G.G. And the Groove Opening
MOORHEAD— On Friday, Feb. 22, student musical group “G.G. And the Groove” was chosen as the student opening act for Cornstock and The 502s was announced as the headlining act. Three student bands competed in the Campus Events Commission’s (CEC) annual “Battle of the Bands,” which decides the opener for Cornstock. This year’s competitors were…
The World Premiere of “The Three Bears” was “Just Right!” at Concordia College
Crowds gathered in the Francis Frazier Comstock theatre on Feb. 13-16 to watch a spin on a classic tale in “The Three Bears” by Jonathan Stinson presented by the Concordia College Opera, Music, and Theatre Departments. For the first time, an opera was performed on the Main Stage instead of the Centrum. To make this…
Seasonally Sustainable: The Concordia Greenhouse
The purple glowing building attached to the eastern side of the Integrated Science Center is Concordia’s very own greenhouse. A collaborative space full of various plant and aquatic life, the greenhouse has served as a center point of the campus. A few years ago, Strands worked with Concordia student Ian Scheele who graduated in 2024…
Black History Month: How Students are Celebrating
Student organizations across campus are working together to create jam-packed Black History Month celebrations. The Black Student Union (BSU) and Club Access are collaborating on several events and their mission this year is to get more students engaged with these celebrations. Akissi Konan is the president of BSU, a student organization committed to increasing intercultural…
Welcome to the jungle: Lambda Delta Sigma presents Mx. Concordia
On Sat., Jan. 25 at 7:00 p.m., the 19th annual Mx. Concordia was held in the Knutson Campus Centrum by Lambda Delta Sigma. The event opened with the introductions of the 6 contestants, each with their own walk-up music. Participants danced, cartwheeled and battle cried as they made their way to the stage. Mx. Concordia is…
Meet the 2025 Mx.Concordia participants
MOORHEAD – Mx. Concordia is an annual fundraiser and pageant hosted by Concordia’s sorority, Lambda Delta Sigma, to benefit the YWCA. The event showcases talent of students who identify as he and/or they. The competition includes four segments: Cobber spirit, costume, talent, and a Q&A session. After all performances, audience votes and judges’ scores will…
“The Three Bears”- Music and Theatre Art departments colla-bear-ate on opera production
MOORHEAD – For the first time since the implementation of the opera program at Concordia, an opera will be performed on the Frances Frazier Comstock Theater main-stage, a feat for the budding collaboration between the music and Theatre Art departments. Concordia’s operas have traditionally been performed in the Centrum, a space which is not designed…
Concordia snow removal by the numbers
Every Winter, Concordia Facilities is charged with clearing tons of snow and deicing miles of sidewalks. Already this year, they have used around 20 tons of granular salt and 250 gallons of liquid deicer on the sidewalks. Facilities and custodians shovel or snow blow approximately 210 entry doors across campus. They are also responsible for…







