I rely on technology every day. I use digital calendars and reminders to keep my life in order with my smartphone so they’re always close at hand. I stay engaged in several social media networks, most notably Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. I use them as a means of entertainment and of marketing myself to future…
Viewpoints
In which we ask the intrepid opinions writers this week’s burning question: What do you think of MTV’s “The Jersey Shore?” “The pitiable humans we call guidos and guidettes are obviously my role models. FIST PUMPIN’ KIDS!” – Katelyn, Opinions Columnist “Jersey Shore is trash TV at its finest. It also gives me an…
October 19, 2011
October 19 Happy Halloween Cobbers! On this Halloween episode of Concordia On-Air Sam and Maddie tell us about the desperate need for photographers. Emily tells us how the weather is going to be over our mid semester break. In Sports, Yaw and Hanna…
Speech team captures first place at weekend tournament
The Concordia College speech team placed first overall at the Bill Robertz Invitational tournament Sunday, Oct., 16 at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. Alexander MacArthur won the individual sweepstakes competition after placing in the final rounds in five categories including Program Oral Interpretation, Informative, Poetry, Dramatic Interpretation, and Prose. Other members of the…
Students to run Flu Clinic
Amidst music and classmates, the Concordia College nursing students will take “hands-on” to a whole new level on Oct. 17 and 18 as they administer flu shots for a community health project. From 3:30 to 6:30 on Monday, Oct. 17 and from 1:30 to 4:30 on Tuesday, Oct. 18, faculty, students and staff will have…
Class of ’61 Returns for 50th Reunion
During opening commencement in 1956, former President Joe Knutson named the freshman class with a title that would become their claim to fame. “President Knutson said it,” said class member Herb Morgenthaler, “we were the biggest, brightest, and best class to ever attend Concordia.” They did their best to live up to it. Known for…
Cobbers Help Orphans in Ecuador
This article was written by Kayla Culver, a contributing author for The Concordian. Last summer and last spring break, Concordia students traveled to Ecuador to volunteer at Case De Fe, an orphanage based in the Amazon jungle of Shell, Ecuador. Patti Sue Arnold is the director and founder of Casa De Fe. The orphanage is…
‘African Soul, American Heart’ Brings Duk Payuel to Moorhead
Fargo native Debra Dawson began her journey to Duk Payuel in South Sudan, Africa, after an unlikely encounter with Joseph Akol Makeer, a Lost Boy of Sudan. Joseph fled genocide in 1987 at the age of 10 and came to live in Fargo in 2003. He attended NDSU, but he could not forget the horrific…
Doyle Cab Changes College Student Discount
Doyle Cab, the company known for providing flat fare rides for area college students, has changed its policy. If a student wants to ride with Doyle Cab, she or he will now be charged half of the metered fare, instead of the flat fee previously charged. The reason for the switch, according to Doyle Cab…
Livets dans: A Natural Inspiration
The stark, mysterious, grassland hills of southeastern North Dakota have taken over Concordia’s Cyrus M. Running Gallery. The gallery’s walls have been pushed away to make room for nature, which has come bringing seasons, storms and tales of the land. Art Professor Heidi Goldberg’s show Livets dans (The Dance of Life) brought this landscape to…