By Saige Mattson MOORHEAD – Concordia-On-Air (COA), Concordia’s co-curricular live news and entertainment program, aired its first show of the 2025-2026 season at 6 p.m. on September 17, 2025. T The student-led COA team, which receives guidance from communication studies and theatre arts (CSTA) department faculty, works to put together both informational and entertainment-based segments…
Asking “Big Questions” Through Art – Jessica Chipman Joins Concordia as New Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater
By Saige Mattson MOORHEAD – After theater faculty shakeups last year, Concordia has brought in a new visiting assistant professor of theater, Jessica Chipman. Chipman, a playwright originally from Iowa, worked in the high school setting and directed theater in Minnesota before coming to Concordia to share her talents with students. “I started out as…
Lambda Delta Takes Rushees Around the Map
By Liz Komagum From Sept. 10 through Sept. 21, Lambda Delta Sigma (LDS), the only sorority at Concordia Collge, held its annual Rush week. Over these 2 weeks, 4 events were held for young women who wanted to join the sorority. The theme of this year’s Rush Week was “Around the Map,” where each event…
Bridesmaids at Concordia: Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
By Abigail Koenig Concordia’s upcoming theatrical performance of Alan Ball’s “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” will open Oct. 9 with shows until Oct. 12. Tickets can be purchased through the link in the Instagram bio of @cordtheatre. Set in the early 90s, the play centers around five female bridesmaids at a Knoxville, Tennessee wedding…
From Permits to Appeals: Understanding Parking at Concordia
By Madi Wimmer In just the first weeks of the 2025-2026 school year, Concordia’s parking lots are already sparking conflict. Tickets are piling up, students are voicing frustration, and school officials are pushing back with reminders of the rules and regulations. Parking tickets at Concordia are issued by student workers and one full-time staff member,…
The “Anti-AI” of Concordia’s AI Symposium
By Megan Noggle Barry Auditorium is full to bursting Wednesday morning. Light filters in through the windowed walls, illuminating the room within. Students lean against the walls and take up the standing room, for the many seats have long been filled. More trickle in late, one-by-one, lining up outside the doors themselves. They strain their…
Navigating School Safety as Shootings Loom
By Brigit Wuolle There have already been two mass school shootings resulting in injuries or deaths since the 2025-2026 school year started: one in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, and another in Evergreen, Colorado, on Sept. 10. These acts of violence have steadily become part of life. Students now prepare for active shooters just like they…
National Suicide Prevention Month
By Scarlett Trager September is National Suicide Prevention Month (NSPM) in the United States. An important month for a serious topic: suicide and mental health. Many people struggle with their mental health, which is why our campus brings recognition to NSPM. Different faculty and student organizations acknowledge this matter. Michelle Draxten, the Health Promotion Coordinator at…
New Murals on Campus Include Piece by Late Concordia Professor
By Daniel Scullard Over this past summer a mural painted by Cyrus M. Running (1913-1976), a well-renowned professor at Concordia, was restored and put up next to the Parke Leadership Center on the second floor of Knutson Campus Center. Originally painted in 1966 as a memorial for Gordan S Manternach, a close friend to Cyrus,…
Chapel for the Healing of the Nations – Finding Peace at Concordia Amidst Global Conflict
Saige Mattson MOORHEAD – Amid multitudes of political, environmental, and economic strife, tensions are running high in many parts of the world which greatly affects many students, faculty and staff at Concordia. Such contention can contribute to increased stress both in and outside of the classroom, which leaves some overwhelmed with what can seem like…