Beginning on March 15, 2012, head men’s basketball coach Rich Glas will become the new director of athletics. Glas takes over for Larry Papenfuss, who came to Concordia athletics in 1994 and was chosen as director of athletics in 2004. Papenfuss will now take over the duties as an overseer of the Office of Alumni…
Jan. 23 marked the beginning of a New Year in China: the year of the dragon. Chinese New Year is a time of family gatherings, community and closeness, as well as a chance to celebrate the holiday with tri-college students in early February. Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese…
When students bite into the Maize French fries or line up for Thanksgiving dinner, they’re probably not thinking of the quality, the sustainability or about the reputation of the provider. But these are just a few of the details that the Concordia College dining services see to when choosing a provider for all their food…
On Thursday, Jan. 12, Concordia College announced the inclusion of the Barry Auditorium to the Offutt School of Business set to open in the fall of 2012. The addition, named after B. John Barry, was possible due to a large gift by The Barry Foundation. This gift will impact not only business majors, but the…
This Letter to the Editors was submitted by Jamie Levine, the Dining Services Nutrition Assistant at Concordia College. For years, vitamin D’s claim to fame has been its role in bone health. But researchers have found even more health benefits. The Institute of Medicine just recently increased the recommended vitamin D intake from 400 to…
Coming to college is supposed to be a time for self-discovery and making new friends, but for Boris Yannick Ngongang, a senior Chinese major originally from Cameroon, the first six months of his freshman year at Concordia was spent in silence. As an African student at a college where students of color make up only…
About this time every semester, faculty members leave their classrooms for a few minutes to allow students to answer questions about their performance and experiences with the course. While the process of evaluating faculty is widespread and encouraged by academic divisions and departments, the instructions and background information about the process provided to students is…
Social Justice’s annual Hunger Banquet, which was held Nov. 19, brought students together to learn about and discuss the ever-present issues of hunger and homelessness. The event centered around a meal which varied depending on which group guests were seated at. Entering guests were asked to draw a slip of paper which determined where they…
A special gift for Concordia College students has been shipped all the way from California to raise holiday cheer. For years, the annual poster sale has brought in excess funds for the Student Involvement Council, which hosts the sale in order to raise money for their own organization. For the past six years the money…
The ornate woodwork and Victorian wallpaper of Moorhead’s Comstock Historic House stand frozen in time, a reminder of the family that once occupied its rooms and corridors. The residence of early Moorhead founder Solomon Comstock, his wife Sarah and children Ada, Jessie and George, the home is an important landmark of local history and, given…