Office Manager Karen Bertek is looking forward to one thing about her new home in the Parke Student Leadership Center despite the impending stress surrounding the Student Affairs office’s upcoming move. “It’s nice that I don’t have her making fun of what I wear,” Bertek says, glancing toward her partner in crime Deb Mund. “When…
Fantasy baseball fanatics
The sports world has many off-shoots for how fans celebrate and connect to their passion. Some people need to paint their face and go to a game, cheering as obnoxiously as they can; others need to play video games for endless hours, trying to put themselves in the simulated reality. Although there are many different…
PSLC remodeling underway
The Parke Student Leadership Center, located upstairs in the Knutson Campus Center, is currently in the process of being remodeled. The remodel will allow for the relocation of offices for some staff on campus. The remodel, which cost around $50,000, began over mid-semester break in order to be the least disruptive to students, said Rebecca…
Alumni find rings worthy
Her Cobber ring sits in a glass dish, unworn. The golden “C” in a rectangular ruby surrounds “05,” the year Jade Rosenfeldt graduated from Concordia College. Now an attorney at Vogel Law Firm in Fargo, N.D., Rosenfeldt doesn’t wear her ring. Each year, hundreds of juniors and a handful of seniors spend $500, $600 or…
The board is set
This Letter to the Editors was submitted by Mark Besonen, a sophomore at Concordia College. Well folks, the lineup has been finalized. After months of breathless anticipation and prolonged periods of action-packed drama, the presidential faceoff scheduled for this November is now set between Barack Obama on the left and Mitt Romney on the center-right….
Tips for passing exams
This Letter to the Editors was submitted by Hannah Tower, Nutrition Assistant for Dining Services at Concordia College. Finals are one of the most stressful times of the year for college students, and it is important to remember not to throw all your healthy habits out the window. It is all too easy to fall…
Cobbers prepare for inauguration
Before Memorial Auditorium fills with seniors, families and friends to send graduates off into the world, the facility will be flooded with Cobbers new and old to welcome someone new. On April 28, President William Craft’s inauguration will be held in conjunction with Founders Day Weekend. “Inaugurations are a milestone for a college,” said Tracey…
Transgender students face difficulties
This article was written by Meagan Pittelko, a contributing writer at The Concordian. Students sit in class every day, calculating the route to the nearest restroom. Turn right after leaving the classroom, walk down the staircase to the left, find the door halfway down the hallway. But what if, upon reaching the door, students realizes…
Hip hop’s potential growth
The Black Students Union, for one of its maiden events since its inauguration a year ago, took up the mantel of organizing the annual Hip Hop Summit this year. The Hip Hop Summit was previously organized by the Hip Hop Congress, a national committee that has a chapter on campus. Last year, however, the Congress…
Three dean of arts and sciences finalists visit, meet campus
The search for a new dean of arts and sciences is nearing its completion after campus visits were conducted in March by the three final candidates. The committee responsible for the search is currently reviewing the responses of faculty, administrators and students who attended these campus visits. Michael Wanous was the first of the three…






