By Madi Wimmer Stepping into the role of a resident assistant can feel daunting. For many, the first weeks are filled with balancing expectations, learning the ropes, and figuring out how to best support their residents while also taking care of themselves. Still, RA Kyra Jarett said the training prepared them well: “They told us…
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“Yes We Nar-Can!”: The Integration of Naloxone on Campus
By Megan Noggle New “Narcan Nooks” have popped up in residence halls and in major buildings around Concordia College’s campus. This addition comes as part of a Clay County initiative to lower the number of fentanyl and other opioid overdoses observed in the Fargo-Moorhead area, a reflection of the national spike in opioid use and…
Campus housing perpetuates segregation among students
Continual push for improvement has always been a standard at Concordia. The dawn of a new age has shaped a campus that has a foundation of tradition yet sparkles with modern buildings and policies. Cobbers that graduated even ten years ago say that a lot has seemingly changed around Cobberville, while the school remains an…
New on-campus housing options offered
Residence Life is continually making changes to on-campus housing options, and the 2018-19 school year promises big ones. Fjelstad Hall will become a dorm again, and along with the townhouses, will be coed for the first time. The Sexuality and Gender Inclusion floor in Park Region Hall will be expanded to two floors, and there…
On-campus housing shifted to fit decreased enrollment
As the end of the school year creeps closer and students begin to seek housing for next year, some have been surprised to find certain changes in on-campus dorm and apartment availability. Mikal Kenfield, director of Residence Life, said 60 to 65 percent of the student body typically lives on campus. With lower enrollment, fewer…
Residence life adjusts to enrollment decrease
Halls are closed and Resident Assistants combine roles to accommodate for empty rooms With Concordia’s requirement to live on campus for the first four semesters, the majority of students in on-campus housing are freshmen and sophomores. These classes are smaller than they have been in the past, which means that Concordia’s residence halls are lacking…
Roommates move apart
Office Manager Karen Bertek is looking forward to one thing about her new home in the Parke Student Leadership Center despite the impending stress surrounding the Student Affairs office’s upcoming move. “It’s nice that I don’t have her making fun of what I wear,” Bertek says, glancing toward her partner in crime Deb Mund. “When…
PSLC remodeling underway
The Parke Student Leadership Center, located upstairs in the Knutson Campus Center, is currently in the process of being remodeled. The remodel will allow for the relocation of offices for some staff on campus. The remodel, which cost around $50,000, began over mid-semester break in order to be the least disruptive to students, said Rebecca…
Morning Mayhem
“Nothing good ever happens after 2:00 a.m.” is a phrase that Ted Mosby’s mother used to tell him often. Last year I probably would have disagreed wildly. This year however, not so much. Kids, nothing good happens after 2:00 a.m. Nothing. Take the example, if you will, of your run-of-the-mill Wednesday evening: you decide to…
Go East, young man!
So, my dearest Cobber children, I feel like on this day there is something that must be said. I live in East complex. I know, I know, there’s a certain stigma, but unless you live there, I do not think you understand the glory of the building. I recently left Brown hall, which in my…