MOORHEAD—Every year, Concordia College Facilities provides about $1,500 of menstrual products in bathrooms around campus each year. This year, according to Grace Halvorson, President of the Student Government Association (SGA), the spending for the year has hit about $8,500. “We’re not sure what the reason was, but the fact is that the cost went up,”…
3 Cobber Records in 24 hours
MOORHEAD. — By Feb. 9, Concordia College saw history rewritten as three athletes etched their names into the record books with standout performances in their respective sports. Kyla Nygaard, Carlee Sieben and Brady Goss each broke longstanding school records, marking a major achievement for the Cobber athletic program. Sprinter Kyla Nygaard set a school record…
Book Review: So You Want to Talk About Race
Author: Ijeoma Oluo Rating: 4/5 stars Genre(s): Nonfiction, Social Justice, Race Publication date: January 16, 2018 Ijeoma Oluo gets real and honest in “So You Want to Talk About Race,” opening discussions about the political landscape of the United States. She focuses on systemic racism and weaves in her own experiences that show just how…
Fostering Inclusion through Special Olympics
As the end of spring semester approaches, Special Olympics College Club (SOCC) at Concordia will close out its first official year as a campus organization. March is an important month for SOCC because it is Disability Awareness Month. The purpose of the club is to bring together athletes from the surrounding communities who have disabilities…
Becoming a Percussion Prodigy: Andy Kocher’s Journey
Andy Kocher is a fourth-year percussionist who performed Keiko Abe’s Prism Rhapsody for the Concordia Band’s spring tour. Kocher stumbled into the world of percussion in fifth grade where his teacher had him, and other students, trying musical instruments such as a trombone, saxophone, and percussion. However, Kocher was not given that choice after…
Singing Across the Nation: The Concordia Choir Sings Southeast
MOORHEAD—The Concordia Choir spent Spring Interim traveling, performing and making memories across the states of South Dakota, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Minnesota. Starting on Feb. 22 with their “mini-tour,” the Choir visited Sioux Falls, S.D. and Maple Grove, Minn., performing two concerts over the weekend. “It was a good introduction…
Dark Times at Livedalen: Power being Restored
In the afternoon of Feb. 9, Livedalen Hall and the connected Normandy Building lost power and heat. In a Cobweb sent out by Lisa Sethre-Hofstad, Vice President for Student Development and Campus Life and Dallas Fossum, Director of Mugaas Plan Operations Center, the issue was due to a transformer losing functionality. “Livedalen residents were notified,…
The 502s Headlining Cornstock; G.G. And the Groove Opening
MOORHEAD— On Friday, Feb. 22, student musical group “G.G. And the Groove” was chosen as the student opening act for Cornstock and The 502s was announced as the headlining act. Three student bands competed in the Campus Events Commission’s (CEC) annual “Battle of the Bands,” which decides the opener for Cornstock. This year’s competitors were…
Men’s Hockey Fights to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
MOORHEAD– Heading into the final weekend of regular season play Concordia’s men’s hockey team was fighting for a spot in the MIAC playoffs. In order to keep those chances alive the Cobbers would have to win at least one of their final two games against St.Johns, and maybe get some help from conference rivals losing. …
Men’s Basketball wins regular season finale in OT thriller as they move on to the MIAC playoffs
MOORHEAD- Concordia’s men’s basketball team capped off their regular season last Saturday February 22 at home in a matchup against Carleton. The first half went very poorly for the Cobbers as they shot a lousy 23.1% from the field and 0% from beyond the arc. With only 4:25 left in the half, the Cobbers found…