This week Student Government Association released a proposal to decrease The Concordian’s funding from $12 per student to $10.50 per student for next school year. The proposed decrease in funding amounts to about $3,500 per year. This comes after last year’s reduction of nearly $5,000. If you are reading this, you likely know many of…
Concordia students enjoy a variety of physical activities to stay healthy As the end of the semester approaches, assignments have started piling up. Along with this, the amount of stress students are feeling has skyrocketed. Several students at Concordia are committed to a fitness routine, but they make sure to set aside extra time during…
Prism, Concordia’s annual winter concert featuring wind and percussion instruments, will have a theme for the first time in its history. The Nov. 17 concert’s theme is America. Peter Haberman, who started directing The Concordia Band last year, said he had been reflecting on his first year and deciding how to improve the music program….
Students inform peers about smart financial practices Last week was Money Week, a time when Concordia students were introduced to financial education efforts led by sophomores Kjerstin Engebretson and Kirsten Henagin, who are interns for Money Revolution: a program developed by the financial services company Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. The program, as described on Thrivent…
A small gold and maroon band has been the victim of quite a bit of flack recently during the most exciting time of its life. It has been called a status symbol, a marketing tool and even been equated to contributing to white privilege on campus. It has also been the hot-button topic of discussion…
MOORHEAD- The gentlemen of Concordia are about to look a little scruffier than usual, but this time it may be for a cause. Colleges Against Cancer has turned No Shave November into an opportunity to raise money for cancer research. Junior Laura Wood, entertainment chair for CAC, said the idea for the event took about…
Concordia’s new Campus Service Commissioner has been chosen. Megan Dickerson, a sophomore, will take over from senior Moriah Nelson next semester. As Commissioner, Dickerson, a nursing major with a minor in Spanish, will be responsible for planning many of Concordia’s service-oriented events, including service projects for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and a blood drive…
How we can learn from the lessons other schools bring to the table The time elapsed at Concordia seems almost instantaneous as we earn credits and near our degrees. Outside our studies, our involvement reflects our interests. We do our best as students to become fully engaged and active in raising awareness while creating change…
With Memorial Auditorium no longer an option for performances, many students are wondering, “What’s next?” Three students have attempted to answer that question with a petition for a concert hall. Andrew Alness, Sarah Olson and Sam Fouts, all juniors at Concordia, began working on the petition on Oct. 30. The idea came following a meeting…
When to take pride in yourself and when to calm it down Pride. We all have it. It is the stuff that gets stuck between the the teeth of our life when we cannot admit something. Pride helps us make decisions, throws us down the wrong path and can sometimes even cause strife among our…