Editor’s Note: Some names of sources have been changed at the request of sources who wish to avoid possible repercussions. These names are denotedat their first mention with an asterisk. Last year, late on the night of April 19, 2012, a group of 20-some Concordia students lit up on Olin Hill. At 11:55 p.m.,…
Christiana Hennings, a sophomore at Concordia, was sitting next to her friend as they submitted a statement about her to an anonymous source on Facebook. “Christiana Hennings is the hottest girl on campus. #noticeme,” they wrote on March 12. The statement was copied and pasted from the submission onto the Facebook page, Concordia College Confessions….
It has long been said that the Student Government Association is an irrelevant organization, visible only at election time. For the most part, they are exactly right. There is no point in arguing something that is true more often than not. Of course, many responses could contest such a core-cutting statement, and this largely depends…
Concordia students should not count on being affected by this year’s flood due to decent weather conditions and the city’s infrastructure upgrades. The Red River has created significant troubles for Fargo-Moorhead residents in recent years, with the most serious flood cresting at 40.8 feet in 2009. “Everyone’s getting prepared, but there’s no sense of urgency,…
Dearest Cobber Beanie Students, this week has been a full week for most. With a lot of us fighting to schedule presentations, group projects, papers and final projects, it is pretty common to notice that you haven’t seen a majority of your friends—for nearly a month! We come to class (sometimes) and feel out of…
Press Release Concordia College speech competitors placed fifteenth in the overall school competition at the American Forensic Association’s National Individual Events tournament hosted April 5-8 by Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan. A total of 80 institutions qualified students for the national tournament. Thirteen Concordia students qualified for the national tournament, and two students won…
Seven out of the last eight years Kayse Kruschke, a 2009 Concordia graduate, has returned to the Concordia campus for one thing— the Game-A-Thon. Kruschke was not alone. Nearly 25 alumni that came back for last weekend’s annual Game-a-thon sponsored by the gaming club. During her freshman year, her husband, Peter, introduced her to the…
Hey Cobbers, I know last week I was a bit pessimistic, and while I still think we have a ways to go, I can’t deny that we Cobbers do it right in supporting each other when it comes down to it. We have each other’s backs, and when I came here I was taught what…
Ah spring, when a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of leaving this place. Most seniors will agree that it’s a difficult time of year to stay focused, even with snow on the ground. The feeling is compounded when I consider that I’d rather be engaged in the job hunt, but my mind registers…
Over mid-semester break, 138 Cobbers on seven buses traveled across the United States to help others in need for Habitat for Humanity projects. The seven trips taken this year included destination cities of Pensacola, Fla., Mandeville, La., Wilmington, N.C., Johns Island, S.C., Denver, Colo., El Paso, Texas, and Taos, N.M. Both Jennifer Glatt and Austin…