Why Concordia University's president is an urban cowboy

He just joined Concordia University (St. Paul) in July, and already President Tom Ries is grabbing the bull by the horns / riding herd / (insert tortured metaphor here) at the university's Welcome Week picnic.

Get this man to the State Fair -- quickly.

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