Concordia nursing student Kristina Fabry, ‘13, not only has a heart for helping others but also for the craft of knitting. She has creatively combined her two passions into a mission to support the Carson Glore School in Kenya through donating hand-made cowels, or scarves, being sold at Moxie Java’s Fargo and Moorhead locations with…
A benefit concert to raise money toward ending sex trafficking will be held at Monday at 7 p.m. in the Centrum. The concert, organized by the campus club Hope is Possible, will feature the college’s horn choir, clarinet choir and a clarinet quartet, along with several music professors and students. Between performances, club president Bekah…
Women of Concordia, and even a few men, gathered to watch MissRepresentation, a documentary that illustrates the distortion of women in the media, March 5 with Campus Entertainment Commission. Written and directed by Jennifer Seibel Newsom, the film describes how the media makes it difficult for women to achieve leadership in society. A woman’s worth…
The world is different now; with the introduction of democracies and the United Nations, our thoughts about wars and diplomacy have progressed. Intolerance of ethnic and racial differences has diminished considerably in this century, and, most importantly, people are beginning to understand that nations don’t cause wars; it is us as individuals who suppress peace…
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…
This Letter to the Editor was submitted by Joe Marion, BREW Week Co-founder at Concordia College. BREW Week 2011 has come and passed, and it has left many of us thinking about issues that surround us every day. Campus Service Commission did an outstanding job collaborating, organizing and hosting a wealth of thought-provoking events. Now,…
It doesn’t take long for Cobbers to become acquainted with the term BREW. Becoming Responsibly Engaged in the World is one of the most prominent callings that Concordia instills into its students, and multiple student organizations have turned the week of Nov. 14-18 into just that. Making only its second debut on the Concordia College…
Theatre B and Minnesota State University-Moorhead’s Rainbow Dragon Center presented “Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays” on Nov. 7. The play featured nine short works centered around gay marriage as a theme. Some of the works were satirical, some comedic or even dramatic. “They’re all in the playwright’s voice,” said Brad Delzer, director of…
He totes a big, blue canvas bag filled with a construction uniform donated by a pastor, hand warmers and the rest of his belongings over to the bus stop by Churches United for the Homeless. He calls himself Milo and is heading off to North Dakota in hopes of finding work at the oil rigs….
This article was submitted by Erin Prochnow, YWCA Cass-Clay Executive Director. Violence of every kind is sent out across newsprint, television and computer monitors, radio airwaves and cell phone screens daily. And as the disturbing snapshots grab your attention, you can bet some of the victims are people you know, maybe even someone you love….