Fargo-Moorhead radio listeners are getting a taste of something new on the airwaves as of Feb. 1, the launch date of Fargo-Moorhead’s newest radio station Dive95 (95.9 FM). Dive95 calls itself “your local independent rock radio,” and while the music Dive95 plays is different from other stations in the area, that’s not the only reason…
On-campus worship service offers a Remedy
A student-led worship service on campus called the Remedy has had over 120 people in attendance each week since the start of the new school year. The catch is, they usually can’t tell all those people where they’re going to meet until just a few hours before the service begins. The Remedy is the latest…
Concordia On-Air February 3, 2010
In this weeks show Andrew and Toni speak with Mike Knodle of Digital Media Services about our new set. Tracy and Jen give us an update about news around campus and the world, and in Sports Andrew and Meghann share the results of the last week in sports…
MS teams up with the Fargo Marathon
This season, the Fargo Marathon will be teaming up with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to raise money and awareness for multiple sclerosis research. The disease causes the immune system to attack myelin, the fatty sheath that protects the connections between nerve cells, and can break down nervous system function over time. North Dakota has…
Study abroad numbers down, college seeks solution
Psychology professor Mona Ibrahim recently flew to southern Turkey to visit the village of Urfa, the birthplace of the prophet Abraham, to establish connections and finish plans for her summer school abroad program, “Egypt and Turkey: Cross-Cultural Perspectives.” The trip to Turkey will be the third that she and her husband, computer science professor Ahmed…
A Survivor’s Story
Connie Peterson is stateside now, but her thoughts are still with the people she left behind in Haiti. After four days of emergency medical care, carrying people through rubble, and being evacuated through streets so muddy they were nearly impassable, she may be home but she’s not at peace. “I’ve noticed since I came home…
Root beer pong event is fun, educational
A root beer pong tournament took place Jan 21 in the basement of Brown Unit 2. The “Tik Tok” station on Pandora (based on the popular song by KE$HA) provided some party music for the college students and Residence Life staff members who attended the event. Sophomore Brittany Niehoff is an RA in Brown. Back…
Library receives extensive media collection
Two years ago Sharon Hoverson, Carl B. Ylvisaker library director, received a call from Gerald “Jerry” Connelly, who told her about his large media collection of classic American movies, Golden Age radio programs, television series and books. “You know, I’d like to give this to Concordia,” he said. “Would you be interested?” Hoverson told him…
Concordia On-Air January 27, 2010
In this week’s episode Meg explains why Concordia rarely closes campus, Brittany and Tracy share local and world news, and Erik gives us the weekend forecast. In sports Andrew and Meghann keep us up to date with Cobber sports and McKayla and Kayl…
Health Fair provides solutions for the winter blues
Campus Entertainment Commission will be hosting the fourth annual Concordia Health Fair on Jan. 27. The health fair will focus on six main areas of wellness: physical, emotional, spiritual, environmental, intellectual, and occupational. This year, the health fair will feature 34 separate organizations, including a dozen on-campus organizations and a keynote speaker. The organizations will…