Project 2025 seeks to destroy the basic human rights and decades of progress that disabled people occupied a federal building and threw down their mobility aids to crawl up the Capitol steps for. These policies will have a detrimental impact on the disability community by removing our hard-fought most basic civil rights, making it significantly…
Technical trouble: A look at the success and struggles of Concordia’s Moodle page
Moodle is used by a variety of professors at Concordia and many other universities and colleges worldwide. Lately, it has been facing major technical difficulties that have caused teachers and students problems accessing, submitting, and grading assignments. Tracy Briggs Jensen has been teaching on and off at Concordia since 2010. She teaches Broadcast Writing,…
Concordia snow removal by the numbers
Every Winter, Concordia Facilities is charged with clearing tons of snow and deicing miles of sidewalks. Already this year, they have used around 20 tons of granular salt and 250 gallons of liquid deicer on the sidewalks. Facilities and custodians shovel or snow blow approximately 210 entry doors across campus. They are also responsible for…
Alyssa’s 2024 Reading Wrap-Up
I’m a voracious reader; it’s my favorite way to unwind and escape from reality. I probably spend most of my time reading. Each year I challenge myself to read a certain number of books and pages, but I also set more personal goals that change year to year. In 2024, I wanted to focus on…
A “TREE-MENDOUS” Christmas Celebration: Concordia delivers new holiday events
MOORHEAD – A new holiday tradition was started at Concordia on Tuesday, Dec. 3- a “Tree-mendous” holiday celebration. The already traditional Christmas Dinner in Anderson Commons kicked off the evening, followed by a hot chocolate and cider bar, pictures with Santa, horse drawn wagon rides, tree lighting and performances by two local high school caroling…
Wicked Defies Gravity with New Film
MOORHEAD— When one thinks of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” they may initially think of Dorothy, Toto and her ragtag group of friends skipping down the yellow brick road. However, in “Wicked,” Dorothy takes a back seat for two unlikely of friends: Elphaba Thropp and Galinda Upland. Two of the witches in Oz. Originally based…
Anonymous social media app comes to Concordia
MOORHEAD – On Nov. 3, an Instagram account, @fizz.concordia, made a post that said “Fizz is launching at Concordia in 24 hours.” The account currently has 350 followers, and reposts posts that users at Concordia have made on the app. According to Fizz’s website, Fizz is a social media app that is a “private discussion…
Cash for Cobbers: How the Cobbertunity Fund is helping campus entrepreneurs
Applications have been received for the first-ever Cobbertunity Fund cohort. This fund was first announced last year as a way for Concordia to support entrepreneurs on campus by kickstarting a new idea or helping progress an existing idea. Bree Langemo, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, is one of the faculty members in charge of…
“Our Eyes, at Last, Shall See Him”: Concordia Christmas Concert Opens in Moorhead, Minn.
MOORHEAD – The Concordia Choir program began its holiday programming last weekend, with the opening of the 98th annual show, titled “Our Eyes, at Last, Shall See Him.” Students, faculty and members of the community gathered at 7:30 P.M. on Friday, Dec. 6 for the opening night of the concert, featuring Concordia’s three choirs and…
Concordia swimmer Callie Metsala makes waves for the Cobbers
As the 2024-25 Swim & Dive team enters its seasonal halfway point, the sophomore continues to impress. Metsala’s conference records include ninth in the 100-yard Individual medley, second in the 50-yard butterfly and 18th in the 50-yard freestyle. “She’s very driven, she sees something that she wants and makes a plan of attack and…