He totes a big, blue canvas bag filled with a construction uniform donated by a pastor, hand warmers and the rest of his belongings over to the bus stop by Churches United for the Homeless. He calls himself Milo and is heading off to North Dakota in hopes of finding work at the oil rigs….
Once a week, I talk to you guys about fun things, or fabulous things, but this week I am going to talk to you about secret things. Things that most students on campus do not know or have had the opportunity to know. I am TA for the theatre. Technical Assistant. “For what?” you ask….
No student is a stranger to stressful workloads and tight deadlines; both seem to be well-established pillars of the “college experience.” Between classes, student organizations, internships, jobs and social lives, most of us are running on borrowed time. Fortunately the web is home to a multitude of free tools for keeping your head above water….
This article was written by Lexi Robinson, a PULSE contributer for The Concordian. Origami, the art of Japanese paper folding, dates back to 1680. The first reference to origami is in a poem by Ihara Saikaku. Origami butterflies represented the Japanese brides and grooms of the Heian period and the journey ahead of them. Dr….
A quick poll of students in the Atrium revealed that many Concordia students grew up listening to Garrison Keillor’s weekly radio show, “A Prairie Home Companion.” The quirky Midwestern feel of the show inspires small-town nostalgia in many people, whether they grew up in a Lake Wobegon-esque town or a large city halfway across the…
Brandon Huether and Anna Hagen, the masterminds behind this year’s homecoming t-shirt designs and many other graphic designs on campus, are 2010 Concordia graduates still at work behind the scenes at Concordia. Huether and Hagen both graduated with degrees in graphic design and are working at Old Lutheran in Moorhead, a company dedicated to creating…
Halloween costumes are known to shock, frighten and titillate celebrators everywhere. But so do the prices. This year, some people sought to cut down the horrific costs in favor of more original and cheaper costumes for their Halloween festivities. At the Gaede Stage Theatre at Minnesota State University– Moorhead, troupe members showed off their skills…
The Concordia Orchestra left last Sunday for their tour of Minnesota, which includes performances in Marshall, Rochester, Mahtomedi, Niswa, Bemidji and Crookston. The home concert will be Sunday at 4 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. “[Tour] is a chance for the orchestra to spend time together and perform repertoire,” said Foster Beyers, director of orchestras. Music…
As the end of the semester looms near, the air starts turning colder and we have to dig out the winter coats that Mom packed before we left for school. The leaves turn brown, and we can no longer sport flip flops as we roam campus. But on a happier note: Hockey season is here….
The sun had just dipped down under the horizon, still with enough light where colors were starting to blend to gray. The evening cool was settling in, and the wind chill cut into my jacket. The last stretch of grass from the practice fields was flattened and yellow from all the foot traffic it receives….