Concordia played host to several world-renowned musicians this past Saturday for the 24th annual Day of Percussion, which brings professional percussionists to campus to provide clinics and perform with students. Among this year’s clinicians was Chester Thompson, best known for stints drumming with 1970s and 80s progressive rock group Genesis, along with Genesis leader Phil…
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…
After a four year undergraduate career, senior Chris Kenney is topping off his list of accomplishments with a full ride to the University of Kentucky graduate opera program, with an additional $12,000 stipend each year. The competition was hosted and funded by Alltech, a privately owned company dedicated to agricultural engineering. “The CEO (of Alltech)…
Sitting at a roundtable at Horizon Middle School, a small group of sixth-grade girls shared their personal highs and lows of the day with two Concordia students who are the leaders of a new student organization on campus, Girls in Real Life. For an hour each week, members of GIRL work to help young girls…
Business students taking class from Professor Christopher Mason are getting a jump start on the technology they will be using for the rest of their careers. Mason, a finance professor, utilizes a video chat system, called Distance Learning, to teach classes from off campus. In addition to his position at Concordia, Mason is the Chief…
Biology professor and students make progress on hookworm vaccine In areas of rural poverty in the developing countries of the tropics, a parasite known as hookworm is affecting numerous individuals who have little to no access to medical resources. Poverty stricken areas sustain hookworm infections because they often have poor sanitation, dirt floors in homes…
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…
Two paintings quietly appeared on the walls in Knutson this past December. One painting, titled “The Rock Climbers,” is located beside the stairs that lead to the post office and the Parke Student Leadership Center. It bears the inscription on the back of its canvas, “For all those who hunger/ and thirst after righteousness/—self-justification is…
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…
Students share their struggle with gluten For many students on campus, a world of discomfort lurks around every gluten-containing corner. Junior Jadi Prante and senior Colin Sullivan are part of the 30 or so students at Concordia who must be vigilant about what they are eating. Prante is diagnosed with celiac disease, while Sullivan has…