| Summary: | 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 Library Livedalen Lorentzsen Park Region Welcome Center theCONCORDIAN 2 NEWS SPOTS DECEMBER 5, 2008 CONCORDIAN the Friday 12/5 Saturday 12/6 Sunday 12/7 Monday 12/8 Tuesday 12/9 Wednesday 12/10 Thursday 12/11 Campus Calendar in response 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. Classifi ed deadline is 5 p.m. the Monday preceding publication. Subscriptions are available to the public for $25 per year. 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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 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 2 p.m. Swimming and Diving vs. Northern State -Swimming Pool 7 p.m. Men’s Hockey vs. St. Olaf -Moorhead Sports Center 8 p.m. Christmas Concert -Memorial Auditorium 2 p.m. Men’s Hockey vs. St. Olaf -Moorhead Sports Center 3 p.m. Christmas Concert -Memorial Auditorium 8 p.m. Christmas Concert -Memorial Auditorium 3 p.m. Christmas Concert -Memorial Auditorium 5:45 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Carleton -Memorial Auditorium 7 p.m. Cobbers for PACODES meeting -Jones 212 7:30 p.m. Directing Scenes Showcase -Lab Theatre 7:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Car-leton -Memorial Auditorium 4:30 p.m. Christmas dinner in D.S. -Dining Services 7:30 p.m. Directing Scenes Showcase -Lab Theatre 7:30 p.m. Jazz Band concerts -Hvidsten 148 10 p.m. Communion -Centrum It’s Kent’s Birthday! You should send him something. After all, it’s the thought that counts, you know. CPO 4305. Christmas Concert in Minneapolis 5:30 p.m. Master Chorale Christmas -Centrum 9 p.m. Tabernacale -Tabernacle ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON -- A Rastafarian man who refused to shave off his beard or cut his hair to comply with a Jiff y Lube em-ployee grooming policy can take his religious discrimination case to trial, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Tuesday. The Supreme Judicial Court reversed a decision by a Superior Court judge who had dismissed Bobby T. Brown’s lawsuit against a Jiff y Lube franchisee before a trial. Brown worked as a technician at a Hadley Jiff y Lube business owned by F.L. Roberts & Co. Inc. In 2002, after a new grooming policy was put in place requiring employees who worked with customers to be clean-shaven, Brown told management that his religion does not permit him to shave or cut his hair. Managers then said Brown could work only in lower bays where he did not have contact with customers. Did you know? You can pick up THE CONCORDIAN all over campus! New issues delivered every Friday morning! CONCORDIAN the BY KENT KOLSTAD Presentation, Web and Circulation Director 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 Nick Hannula Opinions Columnist 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 Online at www.TheConcordian.org ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS -- A U.N. special commission investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minis-ter Rafi k Hariri reported Tuesday that it has uncovered fresh evidence that could lead to more suspects. Hariri’s killing touched off widespread protests in Lebanon, which together with intensifi ed international pressure forced Syria to withdraw its troops after a nearly 30-year presence. “The commission reports that it has acquired new infor-mation that may allow it to link additional individuals to the network that carried out the assassination,” U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wrote the Security Council. ASSOCIATED PRESS HARARE, Zimbabwe-- As children played near cesspools, their parents shook their heads at a public service announcement drifting over the radio Tuesday: It urged people to boil water before drinking it. It sounded like a taunt in a country where water and electricity are cut off far more than they are on. Authorities turned off the taps in Zimbabwe’s capital again this week because they had run out of purifying chemicals - even as a cholera epidemic threatened the country, claiming hundreds of lives since August. L I Z A R D P E O P L E You can’t be serious. December 2, 2008 While doing my daily check of MPR.org this morning, I stumbled upon the factoid that Al Franken once again leads Norm Coleman in the Minne-sota senate race by over 4,000 votes with 91 percent of state precincts reporting. So, this truly was and con-tinues to be a senate race that was not only the most expen-sive in the nation but also one of the closest in this year’s elec-tion nationwide and -the- clos-est in our state’s history, which is what caused the mandatory recount of votes for the candi-dates. Both sides of the campaign are contesting ballots, which means that a state canvassing board will look over each con-tested ballot to decide what the voter’s intent actually was. Ballots contested could be questioned for any reason un-der the sun; for instance, a pen-cil was used rather than a pen, a line reaches shortly outside of the oval that a voter colored in, or perhaps there was a write-in present, such as LIZARD PEOPLE. No jokes, my fellow Min-nesotans. “Lizard People” was a write-in on a particular ballot -- not only for the senate seat, but also for the presidential candidate. This particular voter did an excellent job of coloring in the little oval by Al Franken’s name, but this vote is likely go-ing to be rejected or at the very least withheld from the stan-dard recount because of the silly write-in. LIZARD PEOPLE. I get it, or at least I think I do. I con-sider myself to be pretty cyni-cal sometimes, and perhaps the person who wrote in a vote for the lizards felt it would add some humor to an election judge’s day. In this case, though, a vote was lost for Al Franken -- though Norm Coleman cer-tainly has had his share of ballot oddities, too. Next time, just fi ll in the damn oval, put it in the machine and take your sticker. The state of Minnesota thanks ASSOCIATED PRESS CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-- A bankruptcy court in New York has approved funding that will allow the reopening of a kosher meatpacking plant in Iowa that was the site of one of the nation’s largest immigration raids. The court on Monday approved a $2.5 million advance from First Bank Business Capital of St. Louis to Agriprocessors Inc. of Postville, said Joseph Sarachek, bank-ruptcy trustee. The money will allow Agriprocessors resume pro-cessing of its inventory of about 750,000 chickens through Jan. 9 and could help nationwide shortage of kosher meat. could begin this week, Sarachek you. Lizard People I know. It looks like a strobe light that you’d see on top of a car. Guess what!? It’s the most environmentally-friendly stapler you’ve probably never seen! The Staple-Free Stapler cuts out tiny strips of pa-per and uses the strips to stitch up to 5 pieces of paper together. Not only is it safe for kids, but also comes in three diff erent colors. At only 2” in diameter, it won’t take up much room on your desk, either. a court-appointed bank-ee. sors to resum ut ch p ease a natio Production co achek said. me the pro-hickens onwide ould It s you’v Fr per tog saf com co d y
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