Applications for Concordia spring 2015 study abroad, study away trips due March 7 With spring semester in full swing, Cobbers are busy doing homework and meeting deadlines, but for those hoping to travel during their time at Concordia, one particular deadline is approaching quickly. March 7 will mark the final day to submit study away…
Doing it all takes a lot of energy Today, we like to do it all: Be on several committees, have multiple jobs, socialize and, oh yeah, go to school. Few individuals are more managed than others while some contribute their energy so thin that exhaustion soon consumes them. As Cobbers, this seems all too common….
Alyssa Coop and Dan Remes have been elected SGA President and Vice President for the 2014-2015 school year. On Tuesday students cast their votes for the next representatives of the student body at Concordia. Coop and Remes won with 497 votes, and Zach Lipp and Carson Ouellette trailed behind with 267 votes. Coop and Remes…
The first time I rode the Matbus, I was a mass transportation idealist, envisioning golden days of blissful bus rides across town. Then, following a 40-minute one-way trip to the Moorhead Target, I was a cynic. Apparently, efficiency here in Fargo-Moorhead belongs to those with vehicles, and car-less college students must be condemned to a…
Young The Giant stepped out on the scene in 2010 with their debut self-titled album. With just one album the band was able to make a statement and get their music out there while under Roadrunner Records. Hailing from Irving, Calif. the indie rock group’s hit singles off the album “My Body,” and “Cough Syrup,”…
I write today with the heaviest of hearts. I write to beg forgiveness on behalf of the entire Kingdom of Denmark, from her majesty Queen Margrethe II to the youngest Jute in the humblest hovel of Møgeltønder. For those of you somehow still unaware of the grave miscarriage of justice that has taken place in…
As a young woman in college, I have called upon many a chick flick to distract me from the pile of homework taunting me from inside my backpack. I quickly dubbed one Saturday night a “movie night” when I had nothing to do but my homework, but could not bear to be productive. The movie…
Within the last week, I’ve heard a lot of appalling things. It all started when the Concordian published two articles that dealt heavily with issues I consider close to my heart. My personal identity was revealed to campus in an article that dealt with gender-neutral bathrooms, and another article discussed the issues of sexism and…
The Korn Krib’s name is spelled with Ks instead of Cs. Unlike other on-campus dining and retail establishments, the Korn Krib’s name is deliberately misspelled. The initial reason for that misspelling appears to be mostly lost in Concordia College’s history. Based on information in Concordia’s Archives, the Korn Krib name appears to have originated…
Concordia hosted a Special Olympics track and field meet for the first time on Feb. 1, 2014. Fifteen athletes from Cass County and Valley City participated in seven events: Shot put, long jump, high jump, the 800, 200 and 60-meter and the 4 by 100-meter relay. A volunteer, David Reuter, contacted Concordia’s track and field…