Kevin McCarthy and his 10-year-old daughter Emily had not seen the sun in 14 months — until they climbed a metal ladder and pushed open their vaulted door on Tuesday. As he stepped out over the pile of discarded political yard signs and into the uncut grass, McCarthy breathed the first few breaths of the…
Student’s voices have been heard and starting in the 2018-2019 calendar year, a travel day will be included in Thanksgiving break. A common complaint among the student body at Concordia is that there simply isn’t enough time to get home before Thanksgiving without rushing. Since classes run through Wednesday, many students struggle to get home…
Students plan to bring National organization to campus Concordia students may soon see a new student organization on campus–but this one will have a familiar name. Seniors Liam Nuhring and Ian Lane are working to start a Concordia chapter of the National Rifle Association this year. The organization is in the final stages of approval…
In a recent faculty senate meeting, a decision was made to create consistency when determining transferring equivalent classes. According to Dr. Amy Watkin, chair and professor of IOC, adjusting the requirements for acceptable equivalent classes for first year experience programs; IOC, IWC, Inquiry and PE 111 was brought to the forefront at the meeting. “Some…
When one thinks about going to get a solid workout in, they may think going for a couple mile run, or hitting the gym to lift some weights will do the trick. But what about those other options, like haute yoga — an hour long workout including music, dynamic lifts in 107 degree heated room….
Cobbers reach out of the Concordia bubble to give a helping hand A string of orange garland lines the door to Churches United for the Homeless, while grinning Jack-o-Lanterns cling to the windows. Inside, plastic pumpkins and cardboard turkeys line up on coffee tables and bookshelves to greet visitors. The shelter’s lobby is festive, but…
Around 60 people gathered on the Veterans Bridge on Sunday afternoon. Burrowed in coats, hats and mittens the people held their signs of protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline and Fargo police involvement to passing cars. Children even got involved; a young boy made a sign saying, “Don’t go to the dark side. Save the…
The Concordia wrestling team has a new head coach with a familiar face. Phil Moenkedick, who had been an assistant with the Cobbers for the past two seasons, accepted the position back in August after former head coach, Matt Nagel, accepted a position as an assistant coach for the NDSU wrestling team. Moenkedick wrestled for…
Google it — a phrase used anytime somebody wants to know something. Simply get on the internet, go to Google, type in a question and thousands of answers will appear. Google has become so popular and trusted that the term “Google” is synonymous with any kind of online searching. The website is constantly changing and…
Not once in the three presidential debates this fall was a question pertaining to climate change posed. If we have one more election cycle without at least one question regarding climate change, one could say that a pattern has emerged, given that this is the second election cycle where no questions about climate change have…