VOTE FEB. 17 Women’s basketball SGA election candidates Dr. V Gordon Lell Page 4 Page 7 Back page AD Friday, February 13, 2009 Vol. LXXXVIII/18 www.theconcordian.org RE the th le CONCORDIAN en recyc CONCORDIA COLLEGE MOORHEAD MINNESOTA Hip Hop Summit breaks down boundaries by the num 6 ers BY JESSICA BALLOU hopefully we’ll come back enjoyed was the workshop on Staff Writer again. They’ve treated us very writing raps. Valentine’s Day well.” “We had young kids in On Feb. 7, the Hip Hop Kipp Gabriel from Mean- there,” he said. “We got to 85% of all Valentine cards Summit took place in vari- dYou Crew has been involved show them how to link meta- are bought by women. ous buildings on campus in in the hip hop scene for the phors and similes that are in collaboration with Concor- last seven years by booking their schooling that they may 73% of fl owers dia’s Hip Hop Congress and independent hip hop shows not be interested in, but they are bought by men, and only Intercultural Aff airs. The in Fargo. have an interest in hip hop. 27% are by women. day started with a panel dis- “The whole energy of the We drew a link between edu- cussion at 1 p.m. with other [summit] had a really open cation and hip hop, which I Chocolate and candy members of the Midwest hip feel, like a community thing, think is very important.” sales reach profi ts of $1,011 billion during Valentines. hop community. There were bringing people together,” he V only had one sugges- also three workshops held said. “In my ideals of throw- tion for how to make the Valentine’s Day also has its at two diff erent times during ing shows, that’s what I shoot summit even more successful share of not-so-mushy statistics. the day: dj’ing, writing raps, for.” in the future. and breakdancing. The night Wes Eisenhauer from the “This could grow to be Approximately one in four ended with performances group Soulcrate also agreed even more educational and Americans do not from Trey Lane and V, Me- the summit as a very fun involve more people and celebrate the holiday at andYou Crew, Soulcrate and event. make it a weekend,” V said. all. And 15% of American The Crest, an MC battle, and “It was a great time,” he “Concordia is a trail blazer. women (and even men) a breakdancing performance. said. “I think the fact that They had the initiative and send fl owers to them- The Hip Hop Summit the school puts on a free the hard work. Natalie put in selves on Valentine’s Day. started a couple years ago event like that is a good thing so many hours, and she didn’t through Intercultural Aff airs, for everyone involved. Peo- have to do that. When peo- It is estimated that a large according to sophomore ple were very energetic and ple do it out of the love, it’s company like 1-800-Flow- Natalie Barnes, and it has supportive.” extremely impressive.” ers.com can fi ll more than progressed since then. Last Fellow Soulcrate member Barnes believes the per- a million orders on Feb. 14, PHOTO BY JORDAN BENSE year they started to be an of- Dan Eisenhauer concurred. formance at the end of the even small companies like Or- The “Chocolate Man” proudly wears a T-shirt bearing the logo ganic Bouquet, which sources fi cial campus organization. “It was fun. Everyone was for this year’s Hip Hop Summit event. Summit may be diff erent Now they are recognized as amazing and responsive to than what people would ex- its fl owers from Ecuador, a Hip Hop Congress chapter the music,” he said. “I loved pect from a typical concert, will fi ll 10,000 orders on within the national spectrum it. No college does that in my “This is something I but that didn’t stop the sum- but in a good way. V-Day. of Hip Hop Congress, The city and it bums me out.” didn’t expect from a school mit from being a success. “It’s not a concert where group is the only active chap- Trey said his favorite as- like Concordia,” rapper V “We didn’t get much go- you go and sit in the chair quickies ter within this area which is pect of the Hip Hop Summit said. “It was more pleasant ing beforehand, but with and watch,” Barnes said. why they host the summit. was the fi rst event of the day. when I saw more people this big push the two weeks “You can literally touch the The Concordia College Rapper Trey Lane con- “Performance is always there that were energized. beforehand, it’s been eff ec- artists from the stage, and Orchestra will present tacted Concordia and men- fun, but I really liked the Even at a campus where aca- tive,” Barnes said. “It’s been they’ll talk to you afterwards. their home concert on Sun- tioned perhaps wanting to do panel discussion,” Trey said. demics are held high, people snowballing in everyone’s They’re there the whole day. day, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. a show. “You got to hear a lot of peo- can still love hip hop too. I faces. We have an event for it It’s not like ‘you mean noth- in Memorial Auditorium.The “They gave us a job and ple’s opinions. We got to ex- was excited and impressed.” on Facebook which has 200 ing to me.’ You can go right tour program is a stunning we got an opportunity,” Trey press ourselves in a way that The main focus of the confi rmed guests and 400 up to the artists and talk to transfusion of recognizable said. “It was our fi rst time do- not a lot of other artists can.” summit is education about maybes. Facebook is a good them and they’re so person- music from the Baroque, ing hip hop in Minnesota at Another one of the per- hip hop, according to Barnes. way to get the word out.” al.” Romantic, and Classical that time. This was our fi rst formers really enjoyed his Advertising around campus Another portion of the periods, including Beethoven’s time being at Concordia, and time here at Concordia. got started later than usual, Hip Hop Summit V really monumental Symphony #5. The concert is free and open to the public. Cuts made to The Concordia art de- partment is collecting old magazines to use for collage and design work in the 2-D Foundations studio Centennial classes. Anyone who would be willing to donate any can bring them to the art depart- ment offi ce in Olin 202. The 6th annual Concordia Research College Cobber Band Composers Concert will be held Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Buxton Hanson Hall in Hvidsten Hall of Music. The Grants program title is “Music of the Middle East” and will include the regional premiere of a PHOTO BY HANNA STEVENS BY GIA RASSIER Individual Research Scholars Author and illustrator Derek Anderson gave three presentations at Concordia last week. Staff Writer Program supported research work co-commissioned by activity conducted individu- the Cobber Band, “Anthem,” Here at Concordia, the ally by faculty members in their by nationally acclaimed band Author, illustrator current economic slump of academic disciplines. The Cen- composer Mark Camphouse. the United States has resulted tennial Scholars Program was in a decrease in the monetary designed to accentuate the role A guest piano recital by amounts of donations, which of faculty and students as co- Jihye Chang Sung will be subsequently lowers the over- inquirers through the support held at 7:30 p.m. tonight all endowment and forces the of research activity. in Christiansen Recital Hall, visits Concordia Hvidsten Hall of Music. Board to make diffi cult deci- “Often, [these opportuni- sions concerning programs and ties] are a way to involve stu- BY MARISA PAULSON He gave two presentations to brought home from a reading grants. This includes cutting dents in undergraduate research Dr. Peter Agre, 2003 No- Staff Writer students and faculty and one conference. funds for the Centennial Re- to prepare them for graduate bel Prize winner in chemistry, presentation that was geared “By the end of the day, I search Grants. school or simply to develop an presented the annual Richard Author and illustrator toward families with children knew what I wanted to do,” According to Linda Keup, appreciation for the knowledge G. Werth Lecture in Chemis- Derek Anderson visited Con- ages four and up. Anderson said. associate professor of busi- creation process of discipline,” try on Feb. 5. The lecture was cordia last week and gave Anderson, a graduate of Anderson then moved to ness and chair of the Profes- Keup said. titled “My Life in Science.” three presentations on the Iowa State University, told Minneapolis and got as a job sional Growth Committee, Though the decision to cut He also spoke on “Aquaporin Carl B. Ylvisaker Library students about his work and as a sculptor of fi gurines for the Centennial grants initiative the program was a diffi cult one, Water Channels: The Nobel mezzanine to students, facul- his path to becoming a chil- Disney and Warner Broth- awarded funds to faculty on a Dr. Krejci, Dean of the Col- Lecture.” ty, and community members. dren’s book illustrator. ers, all the while submitting competitive basis and consisted lege and Vice President for Anderson is the illustra- He fi rst thought he would his work to publishers in of three separate programs.