Moorhead, MN – Four Concordia math majors recently entered into the Midwest Undergraduate Data Analytics Competition, taking home the gold. Sophomore Tom Dukatz and Seniors Bryce Frentz, Megan Menth and Erin Twohy represented Concordia, participating in the 24-hour frenzy of data analysis and representation. The MUDAC takes place at Winona State University in Minnesota, and…
HBO’s new show “Silicon Valley” spoonfeeds viewers pretty much every stereotype about the Innovators and Risk Takers of Palo Alto. Within its first two episodes, we see huge amounts of money being thrown around, a house referred to as an “incubator”, and the coder-friendly limp sweatshirts previously poked fun at in “The Social Network.” But…
Going to Captain America: The Winter Solider was something of an adventure. Its release just happened to fall on a $5 Student Thursday at West Acres Cinema, so virtually every student in Fargo/Moorhead was there, and in line ahead of me! Once I finally got my ticket – for a showing an hour later than…
In early 2012, Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown made an unusual truce. The two Senatorial candidates acknowledged that television advertisement spending had ballooned, and they decided to curb excessive television spending as much as they could. Warren and Brown agreed that their campaigns would donate half the cost of a third-party advertisement that spoke on…
Seniors to experience last main stage performance with Concordia Theatre It is the Elizabethan era and the governor Leonata throws a masked ball. Noblemen, soldiers and friends of Lenoata mingle, while a man by the name of Don Jon plans to break apart the engaged Hero, the daughter of Leonata, and Claudio, Leonata’s friend. At…
After 36 years of coaching at Concordia, head baseball Coach Bucky Burgau has reached his 700th career win. It is a large mile marker but Burgau stays focused on the current team’s success. “I am really thankful to Concordia for allowing me to be their head baseball coach for 36 years. Longevity has provided me…
Even though the academic year is coming to a close, Concordia’s athletic department is continuing to revamp its weight room. For the past two years, athletes have brought up the question of when Concordia would be getting a new weight room. After hearing the question be tossed around for the past two years, sophomore Andrew…
If we want change, the calendar doesn’t have to be the only option t number of people have expressed disapproval over the last few weeks in response to my series of articles on the proposed calendar changes, and have presented me with a challenge: Instead of writing editorialized rants against the big changes that are…
All week, I have been pondering about what I wanted this Concordian article to look like. A “what’s next” for me, a “what my Cobber experience could have been” or a final homage to the loving, albeit fashion backward, Scarf Boy. Well, what’s next for me is that I’m moving to Denver, CO with the…
Cobbers to thank lawmakers for grants; will lobby for more state funds Concordia students will travel to the Minnesota state capitol Thursday to thank legislators for Minnesota grants. In the past year, the state of Minnesota appropriated $50 million to Minnesota state grant funds. This money went to University of Minnesota schools, Minnesota public schools…