A flurry of colorful shirts could be seen while approaching the Centrum. Getting closer, upbeat music and enthusiastic laughter from students, parents and children could be heard. On Saturday April 1, Dance Marathon held their BIG Event all day in the Centrum. It was their final event of the year to help raise money for…
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CEC revamps Battle of the Bands with electronic voting
To streamline the voting process, CEC has stepped up their game and the student body can now vote electronically for this year’s Battle of the Band winner. CEC’s Battle of the Bands will be introducing their first electronic voting system so that students who attend will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to…
Dance marathon bops to the top
We all know that the cost of tuition at is no small number, but that amount is what one student organization is working to raise this year in order to donate it to the Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo. Dance Marathon is an international non-profit organization that raises money for local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals,…
Dance marathon 2014: ‘For the Kids’
Members of the Fargo-Moorhead community raised $12,218 during Dance Marathon on Saturday. The money raised will go to Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo, which is a member of the Children’s Miracle Network. The Children’s Miracle Network raises money for children’s hospitals across the United States. One of the benefits of being a Children’s Miracle Network…
Students to perform original music at Dance Marathon Benefit
Singer/songwriter Dylan Jones, a Concordia senior, and writer/rapper Jack Yakowicz, a Concordia junior, began their musical bromance this past summer. “We met in June and bonded over the fact that we’re two of the only people on campus who write our own lyrics. We’re legitimate fans of each other’s music, so there’s a relationship,” Yakowicz…
Dance Marathon set for Saturday
Why do you dance? It’s the question senior Laura Gonshorowski asked her team and the community as they compiled answers into a video promoting Cobberthon—the dance marathon event happening on Saturday, March 23. Answers ranged from fun and goofy to serious as people reflected on why they were participating in the event. Gonshorowski, who is…