Student Government Association forum meetings are now open for all students to attend. Meagan McDougall, SGA’s director of communications, said the focus of forum meetings includes updating SGA initiatives. The meetings will be held once a month and all members involved with SGA, including the executive board, commissioners and class representatives will be present. Meg…
The Cobber volleyball team swept Bethel, the number six seed, in the MIAC Quarterfinals on October 30th. Just two days later, in the MIAC Semifinals, the Cobbers, seeded third, went up against the number two seed, St. Ben’s. Unfortunately, things didn’t pan out for the Lady Cobbers, who lost 25-22, 25-18, and 25-21. Nonetheless, head…
Hey kids. I would just like to go hand-in-hand with this week’s theme of forced niceness, and say that no, there are things in the world you can openly hate. I understand that in Minnesota, we like to be nice to everyone and then talk about them later and just be overly pleasant all the…
Thank you, Jacob, for contributing the article “Realizing an academic right” in the November 2, 2012 Concordian. Your concern for stronger support for the intellectual life of hard-working students is commendable and connecting that concern with the library is manna from heaven for library staff. Part of the library’s strategic plan is to provide a…
Concordia’s decision to put the musical, “Into the Woods”, onto its main stage this fall has been a dream come true for many members of the Cobber theater community. Based off of six well-known fairytales, “Into the Woods” connects the different tales through a traditional story of a baker and his wife that have been…
Both a new film studies minor and a new religion concentration were passed at last month’s Faculty Senate meeting. The motion to approve a new film studies minor was carried unanimously the Oct. 15 meeting. “I think it will be very exciting for faculty to have a film minor,” said Richard Gilmore, professor of philosophy….
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are well-known names to most Concordia students. However, other names on this year’s ballot–such as Collin Peterson and Lee Byberg–may be less recognizable. Peterson and Byberg are both running for U.S. Congress in district seven, which includes Moorhead. Collin Peterson is the Democratic-FarmerLabor (DFL) representative who has been in congress since…
Concordia’s wrestling team has placed in the top 15 teams in the country the last three years, wrestling coach Matt Nagel said. The team has two all-American wrestlers and several starters returning to the team this season. In addition to having athletes with years of experience, the wrestling coaches have several athletes of different weight…
Although spending Monday night scared may not have been on the to-do lists of many students, the haunted maze in the Livedalen basement was the exception. Students from Livedalen and Hoyum volunteered their nights on Oct. 29 and donned make-up, masks and costumes. The group, sponsored by hall council, put on a terrifying and realistic…
A Resident Assistant (RA) is described as many things: friend, mentor, rule-enforcer. When asked what words came to mind at the mention of an RA, students responded with words like “caring,” “flexible” and “dedicated.” On Oct. 28, the multi-faceted Residence Life staffs of Concordia, Minnesota State University–Moorhead and North Dakota State University attended the annual…