| Summary: | News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 1-3 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 4 Opinions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 5 A&E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 6 -7 Al t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 8 INDEX WEEKEND WEATHER CONTACT US E-mai l: concord@cord.edu Campus Mai lbox: FPO 214 News Phone: 218.299.3826 Off ice: Fjelstad BO3 Ad Phone: 218.299.3827 Friday 6°/5° Sunday 28°/23° Onl ine: theconcordi an.or g quickies READ then recycle “ ” Saturday 18°/13° b y n tuhem ers 6 CONCORDI A COL L E G E M OOR H E A D M I N N E S OTA CONCORDIAN the Friday, January 16, 2009 Vol. LXXXVIII/14 www.theconcordian.org It is a well-known fact that the language a society uses is based within the context of its culture. For example, Eskimos have over 100 words for snow. Minnesotans have just as many words for snow, although most of them can’t be repeated. THE CONCORDIAN February 2, 1996 THE CONCORDIAN ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” Page 7 Adding a little bit more creativity to projects and presentations just got a whole lot easier for Concordia students with Carl B. Ylvisaker Library’s addition to the checkout repertoire. Soon the library will have six Flip Minos digital video cameras available for all Con-cordia students and staff to use free of charge. “We settled on the Flips because they have a repu-tation for ease of use and can be used with most com-puters without the installation of software,” librarian Alec Sonsteby said. According to library director Sharon Hoverson, the Flip cameras also don’t require a lot of prior knowledge about video because they are completely automatic. They can also produce up to an hour of video. “Librarians who have tried them report that all one needs to do is aim the lens and microphone toward a subject and press the record button,” Hoverson said. The six cameras were purchased using equipment fund money budgeted annually through Academic Aff airs and should be ready for checkout within the week. The cameras will have a four-day checkout peri-od, which for some students is precisely the edge they need to expand their creativity. “I can’t wait,” junior Petter Eriksmoen said. “I took Video Productions last semester and being able to check out cameras from the library will give me the opportunity to enhance and develop some of those skills in a creative way.” These endless vessels of opportunity are slated to be cataloged and receive barcodes this week, so watch your C-News and the winter library newsletter for more information. Library hopes to enhance creativity through media BY GIA RASSIER Staff Writer Flat, fast, friendly, and fun. 2009 will be the fi fth year of the Fargo marathon and several members of the Concordia community are gearing up for the May 9 races that include a 5K Fun Run/Walk, the relay marathon, half marathon, and full marathon. This year, the course starts at the Fargodome and continues to NDSU, downtown Fargo, and the neighborhoods along Eighth Street in South Fargo. From there, the runners will jog through the golf courses of the Fargo Country Club and Rose Creek before crossing over into Moorhead. The course continues across the Main Avenue Bridge goes through the Concordia campus and for the fi rst time through MSUM. Concordia has been part of the route since 2007, and has been mile marker 17 in the past. This year Concordia will be even closer to the end of the course at mile marker 21, just fi ve miles short of the fi nish line in the Fargodome. Senior Breanne Bian ran the full mara-thon last spring. “I’ve always wanted to run one so I just decided to run it,” Bian said. “It’s another thing to cross off .” Bian particularly loves the part of the course that goes through Concordia, re-calling rows of fans, foghorns, and signs. She is running the half marathon this year because she is busy preparing for gradua-tion and an upcoming trip. “I’ll defi nitely run another one,” Bian said. She also encourages any student or faculty or administrator intrigued by the marathon but have never ran one before to give it a try. “As a fi rst time marathoner, I would recommend it,” Bian said. “The support is phenomenal.” Concordia librarians Erika Rux and Amy Soma are training to run the relay marathon with two friends for a total of six and a half miles each. Rux has par-ticipated in the 5K before, but this is her fi rst time running in the marathon. Rux is very excited and has already started a training schedule by Hal Higdon, author of the best-selling book “Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide.” Associate Director of Admissions Steve Schaefer organizes the aid station and volunteers for Concordia. Schaefer ran the marathon in 2006 with the Red River Valley Runners, where he met di-rector of the marathon, Mark Knutson. Schaefer got to know Knutson well and asked him if he would be interested in adding Concordia to the route. “I had two goals in mind,” Schaefer said. “I wanted it on campus and wanted to get Moorhead more involved.” Concordia was added to the route in 2007, and since then Schaefer has been the lead coordinator for preparing campus for the thousands of runners from across the nation and even a few foreign coun-tries. The marathon began in 2005 with just 2,500 runners, but Fargo saw 13,000 runners arrive last year. An even bigger turnout is expected this spring. Schaefer is quick to point out that he does not act alone. He says it has defi nitely been a Con-cordia cooperative eff ort, noting Facilities Manage-ment, Dining Services, Ad-missions, Communications and Marketing, Campus Security, and others have all played major roles. Bian declared Concor-dia as one of her favorite parts of the race, but she isn’t alone. Schaefer says that Concordia has always gotten good feedback in surveys done by marathon organizers. He says Eighth Street with the beauti-ful homes, tree lines, and crowds of spectators is usu-ally rated number one, but “Concordia is always right up there, second or third.” Marathon organizers provide an outline of what you need at an aid station but encourage creativ-ity and personalization. In the past, Concordia has lined the path through campus with Cob-ber pennants, rang the bells as runners make their way through campus, and even had Kernel out to cheer on the runners. Schaefer is working this year to bring some music or other form of entertain-ment to the mix, citing the Cobber Band or Six Appeal as possibilities. Despite the entertainment and deco-rations, Schaefer notes the most impor-tant thing to have at Concordia during the race. “From a runner’s perspective, the best thing we can do on campus is got a lot of fans. That encouragement is just huge.” Go far in 2009: The 5th annual Fargo marathon BY MARISA PAULSON Staff Writer Coff ee with Cobbers brings thought about race and ethics On Friday, Jan. 23 the Coff ee with Cobbers topic “Why Does Race Mat-ter: Global and Local Perspectives” aims to stimulate thought about ra-cial and ethnic diversity for students at Concordia. The college has students who come from 42 diff erent countries around the world and has received the prestigious Senator Paul Simon Award for its exceptional Campus In-ternationalization. However, many students admit that racial and ethnic diversity at Concordia isn’t a topic that they think about on a regular basis. For example, sophomore Kendal Black says that she is aware of the dif-ferent cultures and backgrounds that her fellow students have. But she’s more apt to look at all Cobbers in the same light, rather than notice their diff ering races and ethnicities. “I feel like I don’t even come across it often,” Black said. “It’s not pushed upon us.” However, while Concordia pro-vides equal opportunity for all stu-dents, regardless of their race or eth-nicity, the issue is still present. Senior Nathan Larson is one of many students on campus who has found truth in this during his time at Concordia. “Concordia does everything it can to make it a non-issue, but it still is,” Larson said. “It can’t be ignored.” Sophomore Sudhir Selvaraj, whose home country is India , says that he experiences these diff erences often. In order to more see the issue from his perspective, he challenges others to try to picture life at Concordia from the eyes of an international stu-dent. “Whether you want to believe it or not, race is an issue, and it needs to be talked about,” Selvaraj said. Since the recent election of Pres-ident- elect Barack Obama, discus-sions have been opened up across the country addressing the role of race in American politics and society. And with the approach of Black History Month in February, the issue will undoubtedly become discussed even more among Americans every-where. As Academic Aff airs Commission-ers for Student Government Associa-tion, Larson and Selvaraj play an im-portant role in organizing and leading Coff ee with Cobbers events. Through the upcoming session, Selvaraj says that he is hoping the discussion will give ideas about how members of the Concordia commu-nity can help students examine their perceptions about race and ethnicity. SGA hopes to answer what Con-cordia can do to prepare students to be aware of racial and ethnic diff er-ences in the world and how this ties to what they’ve learned during their time here. BY KARLA TETREAULT Staff Writer PHOTO BY HANNA STEVENS More ETHICS Page 3 PHOTO SUBMITTED BY STEVE SCHAEFER In 2008, mile marker 17 fell on Concordia’s campus. This May, the routewill lead runners through Concordia’s campus at mile marker 21. Concordia College’s chemistry department recently received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will be used to buy additional scientifi c instruments. The retirement and long-time dedicated service of Ansel Hakanson, director of Physical Plant and later, director of campus facilities planning, was celebrated this week with an appreciation reception in the Knutson Campus Center. Dr. Matthew Lindholm, Concordia assistant professor of sociology, along with Kera Halvorson ‘09 and Bethany Santema ‘10, recently presented a Centen-nial Scholars Research Lecture entitled “Making a Muslim Community in the Midwest.” Page 4 DON’T ASK. Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. Page 3 The Rocket-Proof Obamamobile CADILLAC ONE GM’s latest creation to tote around the 44th president costs $300,000, is 18 feet long and has a max speed of 60 MPH. Doors on the vehicle are equivalent in weight to that of a Boeing 757’s door. A reinforced fi ve-inch steel plate runs under the car for protection in case a bomb is placed underneath. The passenger seat in the vehicle contains defense accessories -- shotguns, tear gas and night vision cameras for the CIA-trained driver to use in the event of an emergency. 2-3 bottles of Obama-com-patible blood will also be stored in the vehicle in case an emergency transfusion is necessary.
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