CONCORDIA- Feb 20 marked another year for the highly anticipated event, Battle of the Bands, a tournament welcoming students to rally friends in taking up electric guitars and cowbells alike. Friday’s CEC (Campus Events Commission) sponsored event encourages students to organize independent bands and perform for their peers. Just like in the past students vote…
By Madi Wimmer In just the first weeks of the 2025-2026 school year, Concordia’s parking lots are already sparking conflict. Tickets are piling up, students are voicing frustration, and school officials are pushing back with reminders of the rules and regulations. Parking tickets at Concordia are issued by student workers and one full-time staff member,…
MOORHEAD — On Monday, April 14, over a hundred athletes from nearly every branch of Cobber athletics attended the annual banquet. Held in Concordia’s Memorial Auditorium, dozens of tables spanned the length of the gym. Football players were seated stage right with track and field to the left. Between the two groups: tennis, golf, swimming…
From 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Concordia students can file into Anderson Commons to stack a new drink atop their usual breakfast menu. The smoothie flavor put out is different from the last, and with everything from raspberry to “Peach Mango Power”, they still share one commonality: “I like how they’re…
On Tuesday, April 3, Concordia College premiered the documentary “Chosen Home,” produced by Prairie Public Broadcasting, which tells the story of how various immigrants came to live in the Fargo-Moorhead area. After the 30 minute film played in Barry Auditorium, there was a panel discussion featuring two of the immigrants who appeared in the film,…
On Jan 22, 2025, the Concordia student body received a mass email from President Irvine, informing them that tuition would be increasing by $1,200 dollars in the 2025-26 school year, setting the price of tuition to an all-time high of $31,600. Back in fall of 2021, Concordia lowered tuition by $15,000. The school’s website says…
MOORHEAD– On the evening of April 2, 2025, the Student Environmental Alliance posted a statement saying that Concordia College is dissolving the Sustainability Office. “SEA is disappointed to share that the Sustainability Office is being dissolved at the end of this academic year. More to come as we organize and figure out the next steps,”…
On Thursday April 3, at 7:30 p.m., students and faculty members gathered to discuss executive orders and their impact on Concordia. This forum spoke up about Concordia’s current stances on executive orders and their tentative plans in accordance to them. Provost Susan Larson and Michael Chan, Vice President for Mission and Inclusion, led the discussion and presentation. Although transparent with their current views, Concordia officials are still…
The Red River Women’s Studies Conference was held on Friday, March 21 on the NDSU campus. The theme “Rethinking Feminist Movements” pushed students to examine global and local issues by examining them through multiple perspectives. Delaney Claggett, a junior at Concordia College, was one of many students selected to be a panel presenter. As an…
As the school starts to enter its final months, the athletics department is preparing to open its remodel of the South Gym to student use. Located in Memorial Auditorium, the South Gym which was once utilized mainly as a storage space will now be home to the golf team’s brand-new golf simulators. “Our goal has…