| Summary: | theCONCORDIAN 2 NEWS SPOTS OCTOBER 10, 2008 CONCORDIAN the Friday 10/10 Saturday 10/11 Sunday 10/12 Monday 10/13 Tuesday 10/14 Wednesday 10/15 Thursday 10/16 Campus Calendar in response ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. PAUL, Minn. The University of Minnesota is looking at a pos-sible smoking ban for its Twin Cities campus. A student aff airs group and campus health offi cials have sent a survey to students, staff and faculty to measure their feelings on a campuswide smoking ban. Student Aff airs Vice Provost Jerry Rinehart says the survey is the fi rst step toward determining the level of support for a ban - one that might include all outdoor areas. Rinehart says such a ban could lower smoking rates on campus. The university already bans smoking in all campus buildings. The University of Minnesota campus in Duluth enacted a smoking ban last year. The university’s campus in Crookston will ban smoking in January. ASSOCIATED PRESS MOGADISHU, Somalia A man on a hijacked ship carrying tanks and heavy weapons said Tuesday that the ransom had been reduced to $8 million. It was unclear if he was of-fi cially speaking for the pirates holding the vessel. The man identifi ed himself as Jama Aden and answered the satellite telephone of the pirates’ normal spokesman, Sugule Ali. He said in Somali that Ali was not immediately available because he was resting. “There are high hopes we will release the ship within hours if they pay us $8 million,” Aden told The Associated Press. “The negotiations with the ship owners are going on well.” The pirates originally demanded $20 million. A man who answered the phone at Tomex Team, the ship’s operator based in the Black Sea port of Odessa, declined to comment or give his name, saying the matter was being handled by the Ukrainian authorities. ASSOCIATED PRESS BISMARCK, N.D. Pigeons scattered and several hundred people watched Monday when a 450-foot section of a historic Missouri River bridge was blown up to make way for a new span. The 86-year-old Liberty Memorial Bridge was the fi rst on the river designed for automobiles, and the fi rst permanent span across the river in North Dakota, state offi cials said. The lifespan of the bridge was estimated at 50 years. It has been replaced by a new $60 mil-lion bridge just south measuring 2,369 feet. The new bridge opened for traffi c July 31. Gadget corner The purpose of The Concordian is to affi rm the mission of Concordia College by cultivating thoughtful and informed students, faculty and staff through the awareness and discussion of college, local, national and world aff airs. Opinions expressed in The Concordian do not necessarily refl ect those of Concordia’s stu-dent body, faculty, staff or administration. Advertising deadline is 5 p.m. the Friday pre-ceding publication. 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News: 218.299.3826, concord@cord.edu Advertising: 218.299.3827, cordadd@cord.edu Offi ce: Fjelstad Hall BO3 Mailing: 901 8th St S FPO 214 Moorhead, MN 56562 EDITORIAL Petra Larson & Emily Meyer Co-Editors-in-Chief Kent Kolstad Web, Circulation & Presentation Editor Grant Vanderford News & Features Editor Shannon Wilsey A&E Editor Clay Sawatzke Sports Editor Laura Ingalls Opinions Editor Heidi Kittleson Copy Editor Cathy McMullen Faculty Adviser WRITING Jessica Ballou Staff Writer Katy Kohlhase Staff Writer Amanda Matchett Staff Writer Marisa Paulson Staff Writer Gia Rassier Staff Writer Asha Saari Staff Writer Karla Tetreaeult Staff Writer Andy Campbell A&E Writer Alex Morstad A&E Writer Trevor Murchison A&E Writer Katie Wolf A&E Writer Nathan Haase Sports Writer Kayla Frappier Sports Writer Neil McKeone Sports Writer Nate Rowan Sports Writer Adam Voge Sports Writer Reed Sorensen Opinions Columnist Jordan Bense Photographer Kristin Langerud Photographer Megan Rice Photographer Hanna Stevens Photographer PRESENTATION Signe Olson Photo Editor Naomi Nix Graphic Designer BUSINESS Buddhinie Kodituwakku Business Manager Noelle Risberg Advertising Manager Pamela Jolicoeur Publisher HOMECOMING 9:20 a.m. Homecoming Chapel -Centrum 6:30 p.m. Homecoming banquet -Memorial Auditorium 9:30 p.m. Harvest Ball -Olson Forum HOMECOMING 11 a.m. Homecoming parade -8th street 1 p.m Football vs. St. Thomas -JCS football field 1 p.m. Women’s soccer vs. Hamline -JCS soccer field 3 p.m. Men’s soccer vs. Hamline -JCS soccer field 6:30 p.m. Homecoming concert -Memorial Auditorium 9:30 p.m. Johnny Holm dance -Olson Forum HOMECOMING 10:30 a.m. All-campus worship -Memorial Auditorium 11 a.m. Swimming and Diving meet -Swimming pool BREAST CANCER AWARENESS WEEK 7:30 p.m. Jazz Ensemble concert -Hvidsten rm 148 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Hamline -Memorial Auditorium BEGINNING OF BLOCK II 6 p.m. Global Ed Financial Aid night -Centrum 10 p.m. Acoustic Buzz -Maize ASSOCIATED PRESS REYKJAVIK, Iceland This volcanic island near the Arctic Circle is on the brink of becoming the fi rst “national bank-ruptcy” of the global fi nancial meltdown. Home to just 320,000 people on a territory the size of Kentucky, Iceland has formidable international reach be-cause of an outsized banking sector that set out with Viking confi dence to conquer swaths of the British economy - from fashion retailers to top soccer teams. The strategy gave Icelanders one of the world’s highest per capita incomes. But now they are watching helplessly as their economy implodes - their currency losing almost half its value, and their heavily exposed banks collapsing under the weight of debts incurred by lending in the boom times. Did you know? You can pick up THE CONCORDIAN all over campus! Bogstad East Bogstad Manor Brown, Unit I Campus Center Near Post Offi ce The Maize East Complex Facilities Management Fjelstad Frances Frazier Comstock Theater Hvidsten Knutson Livedalen Lorentzen Park Region New issues delivered every Friday morning! Online at www.TheConcordian.org CONCORDIAN the The Alesis iMultiMix 8 USB is a sturdy, compact all-in-one tabletop mixer and recorder that features 100 studio-grade 28–bit digital eff ects, a built–in limiter to avoid distorted recordings and an integrated iPod dock with control wheel transport controls for fast, easy direct–to–iPod recording. Once recordings are completed, use the transfer to iTunes feature to move your recordings to any com-puter with iTunes. All channels are re-corded down to CD-Quality stereo 44.1 or 48kHz. The iMultiMix 8 USB can also playback music from the iPod, and mix your live performance instantly. This makes the iMultiMix 8 USB perfect for using the iPod as a backing track for solo or band performances, while mixing sound sources all in one compact, convenient place. Careers?! But I’m still in SCHOOL! Maybe you’re one of those people who came to Concordia knowing exactly what career you wanted to pursue. More likely, however, you’re a student who’s had more than one major change since you arrived here and now are wondering “well, I picked a major I like -- now what can I do with it?” First things fi rst: know you’re not alone. Note, though, that because you’re not alone, this also means that there are plenty of people vying for the same job you might be inter-ested in. Here’s the positive side to not being alone: The Concordia Career Center. The Career Center, located in Academy Hall, offers assistance in making a career choice to gaining valuable experience dur-ing a co-op, searching through job openings, building an excep-tional resume and fi ne-tuning your interview skills. On Nov. 5, Concordia, MSUM and NDSU are com-ing together to offer students the Tri-College Career & Internship Fair at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo. The Career Center will also be providing a FREE shuttle to and from the fair that leaves from Offutt Concourse every half hour. The Career Center will even host a session for students, “Making the Most of the Career Fair,” on Oct. 27, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in Bishop Whipple 249. It’s never, ever too early to get started on working toward the career of your dreams. Stop by The Concordia Career Center today, or visit them online at ConcordiaCareerCenter.com.
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