MOORHEAD—Concordia’s Contract Services has recently signed one-year contracts with the YWCA Cass Clay and the Salvation Army. “Contract Services started about 20 plus years ago providing meals,” said Jason Giffey, Associate Director of Dining Services. Contract Services works with people and organizations to provide meals daily. “They give us the numbers, we get them hot…
The Cobber Market: Supporting local businesses and the new generation of entrepreneurs in our society
MOORHEAD – On Nov. 19, Concordia students and Fargo-Moorhead community members will have the opportunity to shop locally, right on campus. Crisavy Seeman is a business marketing major with a minor in communication studies as well as the president of the Marketing club. She holds a certificate in the Entrepreneurial Mindset. Business major Mikayla Barnick…
How Concordia reels back phishing scams
MOORHEAD – On Nov. 4, many Concordia College students received a fraudulent email, advertising items that were allegedly being given away for free. The email seemed to be sent from Concordia staff and faculty members, including a wide range of professors. “Bad actors hijack accounts and send out [emails] on behalf of them,” says Tony…
Behind the set in the Comstock Theatre
MOORHEAD – Here at Concordia, the theatre department puts on massively successful shows. From actors to lights to backstage, the shows are a whole production. Everyone involved plays an essential role in the making of these shows, but there is a lot of unseen behind-the-scenes from the crew that make these shows possible. Student Manager,…
Panel spreads awareness about resources for persons with disabilities
MOORHEAD – On Nov. 14, the Center For Holistic Health and Sonder, a student organization that focuses on disability and mental health advocacy, held a panel presentation in the Centrum. The presentation began by defining a disability as ‘a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.’ Disabilities can include…
Creating class clowns – professor invites guest to help students write and perform stand-up comedy
MOORHEAD — The lab theater was transformed into a comedy club on Friday, Nov. 8, where students and special guests were given the opportunity to perform stand-up comedy. At the event, titled “Laughing Through It,” a jam-packed audience of approximately 100 attendees were given the opportunity to enjoy jokes about a variety of topics, the…
DEIC holds first Diwali celebration
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission (DEIC) partnered with the Asian Student Organization (ASO) and the International Student Organization (ISO) to host Concordia’s first ever Diwali Festival of Lights this past Friday, Nov. 8. Known as the Hindu festival of lights, it symbolizes the victory of good over evil, and is celebrated for five to…
Urban travel writing- travel abroad for spring interim 2025
Over Spring Interim 2025, English professor Scott Olsen and Journalism professor Erin Hemme Froslie will be conducting a trip to London and Paris. In the informational meeting, Olsen and Hemme-Froslie covered all the need-to-knows. Often referred to as “A Tale of Two Cities,” the week-long trip to the two famous cities of London and Paris over the spring interim,…
Voting at Concordia’s Poll turns into more for Students
MOORHEAD — Students received emails leading up to the Nov. 5, 2024 election with instructions on what to do before the day arrived. “Also, did you know that if you live on campus you can vote in Birkeland Lounge? All you need is your Cobber ID,” said an email sent to all Concordia students on…
Pipeline to progress: Concordia student brings clean water to her hometown
Concordia senior Alecious Togbah walks across a wooden pathway wide enough for a single person to cross at a time. The bridge hangs precariously over a wetland filled with pungent, undrinkable water. “When the tide rises, it brings in this water. And the smell is disgusting,” says Togbah. When not in school in Moorhead, her…