Now that the National Hockey League season is officially underway, let’s take a look at the top ten teams vying for the Stanley Cup this year. Teams are listed in order of best odds to win the Cup, according to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook. Pittsburgh Penguins (6-1) — Coming off back-to-back Stanley Cups, the…
Creaky staircases, heavy wooden doors, and elaborate details in a Victorian house seem like the perfect setting for a scary movie. But at the historic Comstock House on 8th street in Moorhead, the house is brought to life with events highlighting history. According to the Minnesota Historical Society website, the Comstock House was built in…
From the first seconds of “Happy Death Day,” audiences know what they are going to see. “Happy Death Day,” a horror riff on the 1993 Bill Murray comedy “Groundhog Day,” opens with the familiar Universal Studios logo repeating itself multiple times, as Tree Gelbman’s (Jessica Rothe) birthday does in the film. This clever opening recognizes…
The Concordia forensics program, which comprises the speech and debate teams, has successfully kicked off its 2017-18 season. While the first tournaments of the season always bring a mix of excitement and nerves, this was especially true for the speech team — not only does the speech team have a new coaching staff, but ten…
Concordia College recently gained another student organization, called Concordia College Operation Smile. Concordia College Operation Smile is a branch of the larger Operation Smile Organization, one of the oldest and largest volunteer-based organizations dedicated to improving the health and lives of children worldwide through surgical care. Concordia’s Operation Smile was started by a group of…
Theatre B opened its 15th season on Oct.12 with a new location and an on-stage adaption of George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel, “1984.” Adapted for the stage by Michael Gene Sullivan, “1984” tells the story of Winston Smith, a middle-aged man who has been imprisoned by his tyrannical government of Oceania— all for the contents…
Over 50 students, faculty, and community members met the morning of Saturday, Oct. 14 to plant a swath of trees east of Concordia’s soccer fields for an event hosted by the Student Environmental Alliance. The group convened at the planting site at 8:45 a.m. and participants continued to trickle in throughout the morning despite the…
Not every Concordia graduate spends all four years on campus. Instead, a number of Cobbers first spend time at another school before transferring to Concordia. Transfer student athletes are no different, arriving to school with their maroon beanies and unique stories of how they decided Concordia College was the place for them. Junior men’s basketball…
The creators of the “March” graphic novel trilogy visited Concordia College on Tuesday, Oct. 17, for a convocation, book signing, and lunch with students. The series, co-authored by Andrew Aydin and Congressman John Lewis and illustrated by Nate Powell, chronicles Lewis’ life as an integral member of the civil rights movement. The three created “March”…
At this year’s Homecoming banquet, Concordia College celebrated the public launch of RISE, the most ambitious fundraising campaign in the college’s history. Resources raised by the RISE campaign create scholarships to provide access for every accepted student and fund a variety of campus programs and causes. The campaign officially began on May 1, 2011, and…