Recent weeks have been costly to Republican clout and its political brand. The fight against the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, has backfired. A recent poll conducted by the Washington Post and ABC news found that only 33% of Americans favor repealing the act. Not only that, but new polls focusing on early voter preferences…
A staffer in Concordia’s admissions office, who was intentionally not named by the office, methodically went through and confiscated all copies of The Concordian in Knutson Campus Center yesterday. This week’s Concordian featured on the front page a story about students’ use of alcohol before campus dances. The story was not inflammatory, but rather was…
Last weekend I went exploring downtown Fargo. I just turned 21 last month and I haven’t gone out much since, so the downtown bar scene is still pretty foreign to me. Honestly, the downtown-after-ten scene is kind of a mixed bag but, after visiting most of the hotspots I think there is definitely something for…
During the second semester of his freshman year, Scarf Boy was tasked with doing a service project along with his IOC class. Nokomis Child Care was the service organization assigned to his group. Hmm…. Donate an hour per week to play with perfectly adorable, underprivileged kids? Anyone who knew Scarf Boy knew that his invisible…
This year’s Frosh Frolics drew over 400 students who were eager to get to know the new freshmen class. The talent show celebrates the incoming freshmen class and allows them to show their diverse talents to the school for the first time. Students from every class filled Olson Forum on Thursday night, waiting to see…
Concordia’s cross country teams have been having individual and team success The Cobber men’s and women’s cross country teams are off to great starts this year. Both teams have competed in three meets: the Valley City Invite, MSU Moorhead Invite and the Griak Invitational. The men’s team finished second, fourth and 16th place respectively in…
As a third grader, George Halvorson sat in his elementary school library crying because he had finished all the books on the shelves. Halvorson, a Concordia 1968 alumnus that graduated after just three years, was the CEO of the largest healthcare corporation in the United States. He returned last week to receive the 2013 Alumni…
(Note: names marked with a * have been changed to preserve a source’s anonymity) Jonathan*, a Concordia sophomore, recalls that his first experience at a college dance was not entirely what he expected, due to an incident that occurred at last year’s Theme Dance. Jonathan said he attended the dance to socialize and “meet women.”…
Before the school year even began Jardyn Kaufer knew he wanted to make a difference in his community. With the help of his fellow hockey teammates and frequent guidance from head coach Chris Howe, freshman Jordyn Kaufer started collecting clothes for Fargo-Moorhead’s Dress For Success program. Wanting to make sure the project went smoothly, Kaufer…
College towns may prove one of the most challenging environments in which to run a business. Between the constantly changing taste preferences and ever-amorphous fads that we college students tend to cycle through, reaching consumers and maintaining their short-lived attention must be a daunting task indeed. In the face of all this adversity, however, college…