The recipients of the Cobbertunity grant have been chosen. Trent Cavaness and Kiya McLaurin were awarded the funding. McLaurin received $2,100 and Cavaness $2,555. Cavaness won for his photography business called TCavProductions and McLaurin for her event planning business called Key Event Planning. The two had been sitting in the same class during a lecture…
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Singing Across the Nation: The Concordia Choir Sings Southeast
MOORHEAD—The Concordia Choir spent Spring Interim traveling, performing and making memories across the states of South Dakota, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Minnesota. Starting on Feb. 22 with their “mini-tour,” the Choir visited Sioux Falls, S.D. and Maple Grove, Minn., performing two concerts over the weekend. “It was a good introduction…
Andy Kocher’s journey from computer science to percussion
Andy Kocher is a fourth-year percussionist who performed Keiko Abe’s Prism Rhapsody for the Concordia Band’s spring tour. Kocher stumbled into the world of percussion in fifth grade where his teacher had him, and other students, trying musical instruments such as a trombone, saxophone, and percussion. However, Kocher was not given that choice after…
Fostering Inclusion through Special Olympics
As the end of spring semester approaches, Special Olympics College Club (SOCC) at Concordia will close out its first official year as a campus organization. March is an important month for SOCC because it is Disability Awareness Month. The purpose of the club is to bring together athletes from the surrounding communities who have disabilities…
Dark Times at Livedalen: Power being Restored
In the afternoon of Feb. 9, Livedalen Hall and the connected Normandy Building lost power and heat. In a Cobweb sent out by Lisa Sethre-Hofstad, Vice President for Student Development and Campus Life and Dallas Fossum, Director of Mugaas Plan Operations Center, the issue was due to a transformer losing functionality. “Livedalen residents were notified,…
Revved up for iRacing: GrecKen Castillo leads the charge in digital motorsport racing
MOORHEAD- Tightening his grip on the steering wheel GrecKen Castillo remains at an even 50 MPH as he and 40 other NASCAR drivers follow behind the pace car. Castillo’s foot feels for the accelerator, slowly adding more and more pressure on the pedal of his driving rig. Coming up on a tight left turn the…
Fargo- Moorhead Valentine’s Day roundup
February is the month of love and Cupid is all around the Fargo area, but where can the festivities be found? There are lots of opportunities to get out of the house for the holiday of love, between cooking, fine dining, coffee and even pedicures! To start off, Square One Rental Kitchen and Events advertised…
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? CEC Hosts Trivia Night
The Campus Events Commission (CEC) tested Concordia students with a trivia event in The Maize on Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. Students spent their Thursday night gathered in teams of four to compete for Target Gift Cards and bragging rights by answering questions. Roughly 60 people participated in 15 teams of four and filled up…
Seasonally Sustainable: The Concordia Greenhouse
The purple glowing building attached to the eastern side of the Integrated Science Center is Concordia’s very own greenhouse. A collaborative space full of various plant and aquatic life, the greenhouse has served as a center point of the campus. A few years ago, Strands worked with Concordia student Ian Scheele who graduated in 2024…
Black History Month: How Students are Celebrating
Student organizations across campus are working together to create jam-packed Black History Month celebrations. The Black Student Union (BSU) and Club Access are collaborating on several events and their mission this year is to get more students engaged with these celebrations. Akissi Konan is the president of BSU, a student organization committed to increasing intercultural…