Students submit course ideas for summer curriculum Students submitted ideas for the upcoming summer curriculum in a competition held by Student Government Association and the Office of Academic Affairs this past week. The competition called for submissions that were either pre-existing courses at Concordia or entirely new courses that the college, or any other college,…
Cobbers create documentaries influenced by historical hollywood films Documentary: the very word evokes ideas of records and facts, but documentaries are more than recounts of how something happened. Students learn this in Donald Rice’s Documentary and Historical Film capstone course as they make their own documentaries. These documentaries, which are the students’ final semester projects,…
Students gather interviews on a relative’s past using a free app called StoryCorps What’s the greatest risk you’ve ever taken? Concordia students in Scott Olsen’s Adventure, Exploration, and Risk Inquiry Seminar posed this question to relatives, friends and members of their community over Thanksgiving break. Olsen, an English professor, asked the students to interview someone…
Consider your gifts’ environmental effects It’s beginning to feel a lot like the holiday season: Thanksgiving is over, the Christmas concerts are in full swing, decorations are up, the hot cocoa is brewing, there is snow on the ground and break is right around the corner. Maybe you have even started to write your Christmas…
The checklist for winter vehicle preparation It is mid-February. A Cobber walks past all the cars parked in overflow, covered in a thick layer of snow and ice. They get to their car and pry open the frozen door. Putting the key in the ignition, they cross their fingers as the engine attempts to start…
In the midst of a busy day spent preparing for the brutal onslaught that is finals week, I decided to get away from the books and travel to that one special place that gets my mind off of everything: Target. The place was extremely busy, with Christmas sale tickets lining every aisle and display case…
Concordia hires a new harp professor and receives the instrument after reaching out to the community. Concordia’s notable music program has been taken to another level this semester. For the first time in over five years, the music department has reinstituted a harp program. It is now in full swing again with a new harp…
An analytical chemistry lab is taking BREW to another level by analyzing the chemical content of four different kinds of beer: Pillager, Porter; Azacca Attacker, American Pale; Burn the Boats, American IPA; Broken Rudder, Irish Red Ale. Cobber students produced research that will be used to help Drekker Brewery in downtown Fargo. “Everybody has been…
In the wake of the attacks in Paris, the political climate of the world is at the most tense it has been in recent history. Militaries are arming for war, families are burying loved ones and Muslims everywhere are learning the sting of persecution. Meanwhile, politicians in America are using cheap politics to contort an…
Dr. René Clausen, fresh out his year-long sabbatical, will be premiering several compositions at this year’s Concordia Christmas Concert. One premiere will be performed by the Concordia Orchestra as a prelude. An old German carol, “Fantasia on In Dulci Jubilo,” was the basis of the piece. “A lot of people will know [“In Dulci Jubilo”],…