The Centrum came alive Sept. 30 with big band music blaring and students showing off their swing dancing moves. The event started at 8 p.m. with lessons and lasted late into the evening as students danced, some in rhythm with flawless moves and others stepping on toes but still enjoying learning the art of swing…
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Schuetz Takes Reins As New VP
Steve Schuetz, hired last July as Concordia’s vice president of Enrollment, first came to campus with no intention to stay for long. After a friend who worked at a search firm called him and suggested he apply for the opening here, he drove to the Twin Cities to meet the hiring committee on a whim….
Clocks in the Classrooms
It is one minute until class ends; everyone’s notes are put away and yet the professor’s lecture continues. If you are like most students, your eyes are probably glued to the classroom clock, which you may have noticed getting digital makeovers over the past couple of years. Rebecca Amundsen, director of budgets and planning, has…
First Lady Takes Transition in Stride
They say that behind every great man is a great woman, but when it comes to the Crafts, Anne stands by the president’s side. Not only does she support her husband, President William Craft’s new job and all that entails, but she also has taken her own steps to connect with the students and community….
Blast to Global Education Past
Looking around at the Global Education Expo two weeks ago, it was easy to see the important place Global Education holds for Concordia’s students, faculty and administrators, and many take for granted the numerous international programs the college offers. What most people on campus don’t realize, however, is how far the college has come in…
New Code Blue Emergency Phone Installed
In the summer of 2011, Concordia’s Emergency Response Team opted to have a second Code Blue emergency phone installed on the north side of campus near Park Region Hall. The first Code Blue emergency phone was installed in 2006 between 12th Avenue and Memorial Auditorium. Code Blue primarily provides emergency assistance to anyone nearby. Pressing…
Knutson Center TVs Aim to Increase Student Interest
With the technological age on the rise, Concordia is implementing technology to aid on-campus communication. Examples of this can be seen in the Knutson Campus Center with news displays on television monitors. This trend has continued into Dining Services and the athletic facility. But with six news displays in the Campus Center alone and more…
Family-less Family Weekend
Their outing to the Moorhead Buffalo Wild Wings was a spur of the moment thing. Sophomore Dan Coolie and five of his freshman-year floor mates started a family tradition last year, when the group spent one Wednesday night participating in the restaurant’s popular “All You Can Eat Wings” special. “We got there one night and…
Attacking Sexual Misconduct
Effective this year, five paragraphs of campus sex rules have been axed in favor of 20 that spell out new meanings of sexual misconduct and consensual sex. It’s there to send a message about the college’s firm stance on the seriousness of the issue. The changes rolled in after a 2010 survey pointed to cases…
Fresh Faces for 2011 Team
A team that loses half of its starters from nearly every position on the field is usually due for the dreaded rebuilding year. Unless it’s the Concordia Women’s soccer team, and they throw a handful of freshman directly into the starting lineup, only to go undefeated for the first six games and garner the No….