Four members from the Campus Conservatives and Campus Republicans voiced their opinions in a heated debate against four members of the Campus Democrats Oct. 28 as a kick-off for Political Awareness Week, sponsored by the Student Government Association. The two political sides discussed controversial and difficult topics such as the immigration law in Arizona, the…
November 3, 2010
On this episode of Concordia On-Air, Yaw and Kari tell you about the election results. Tessa and Kaia let you know with Cobber team made it to MIAC finals and things are getting kind of hairy in A & E with Katie and Leah. Also be sure to watch th…
October 20, 2010
This week on Concordia On-Air, you find out some more information on trick-or-canning in news with Yaw and Kari. Kaia and Tessa will tell us which Cobber Athlete has had an outstanding week. And in A & E you can find out what is going on this H…
Bristol Palin speaks at FM home for unwed mothers
A baby made the only sound that permeated the crowd as Bristol Palin unraveled her story to an antiabortion audience in Fargo Oct. 7. One thousand people filed into a ballroom at the Holiday Inn to support the Perry Center, a local home for expectant mothers, and to hear and see the daughter of Sarah…
Concordia advances social media efforts for recruitment
In addition to traditional recruitment promotions like post cards and phone calls, prospective students can also receive information about Concordia from blogs written by current students employed by the Office of Communications and Marketing. The student experiences in the blogs show prospective students what life is like at Concordia, said Amy Aasen, associate director for…
Is the Tea Party Racist?
Three weeks ago, I wrote about why I don’t support the Tea Party. Among my reasons was that it is not inclusive to minorities. After reading Tyler Duggar’s “The Tea Party revisited” in last week’s Concordian, I am motivated to clarify a few points regarding the Tea Party and its relation to minority groups. I…
FM’s Extreme Home Makeover
A 7-year-old girl, “Little Miss USA,” gets her picture taken in a white, jewel-encrusted hard hat. A volunteer shouts “Yee-haw!” as he cuts paving stones for a walkway. A hundred volunteers clad in matching blue shirts move like ants in the garage, on the sidewalk, and in front of the house as community members watch….
Concordia research team enters Pepsi Refresh contest
A collaborative research project between the psychology and biology departments is seeking financial assistance from an atypical source: a carbonated soft drink giant. The research team of Susan Larson, associate professor of psychology and director of undergraduate research, Krystle Strand, assistant professor of biology, and seniors Amber Ferris and Sadie Skarloken entered the Pepsi Refresh…
October 13, 2010
This week Brittany and Yaw give us an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Update. Kaia and Tessa tell us some of our favorite Cobber cheers and there is big breakup news this week that Katie and Leah will tell us more about in A & E.
Concordia awarded $500,000 grant
The National Science Foundation awarded Concordia College a grant worth almost $500,000. Heidi Manning, the division chair of sciences and mathematics and associate professor of physics, received confirmation of the award on Sept. 9. Manning said only about half of students who start their education at Concordia with interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics…