A common fact of life overlooked for generations is being brought to light by Corinne Burrell, Concordia heritage and museum studies and communications double major, through her senior thesis project, titled “The First Bloodstain.” At the Hjemkomst Center last Tuesday, March 6, a room packed with men and women of all ages came together to…
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Local artist promotes cancer talk through hats
In rare times, out of pain and adversity, beauty is created. Local artist and Stage IV cancer survivor Claudia Pratt is currently in the process of showing off the artwork created during her fight with cancer. To help foster ongoing cancer dialogue, her exhibit is currently on display through March 26 at the Hjemkomst Center…
‘African Soul, American Heart’ Brings Duk Payuel to Moorhead
Fargo native Debra Dawson began her journey to Duk Payuel in South Sudan, Africa, after an unlikely encounter with Joseph Akol Makeer, a Lost Boy of Sudan. Joseph fled genocide in 1987 at the age of 10 and came to live in Fargo in 2003. He attended NDSU, but he could not forget the horrific…