Students Face Dorm Issues Amidst Housing Staff Vacancies
During the fall of 2024, junior Lily Seifferlein studied abroad in Cambridge, England. Because of her time off-campus, her housing application for the spring semester was separate from the one most of the student body had filled out the previous spring. …
CUExplores Allows Students a Different Style of Study Abroad
On May 8, 2024, senior Megan Cummings entered the airport without her family. She walked through security, eager to board a plane that would change not just her trajectory of education but possibly her life. Cummings stepped out of the airport after…
Students with Dietary Restrictions Enjoy More Options at the Café
On most weekdays at 11:00 a.m., sophomore Amirah Shakir heads to the “Simply 3 Zone” at Crossroads Dining to eat every day. But in a change from last year, Shakir, who suffers from gluten intolerance, now asks for a different meal every day,…
E-Scooters No Longer Allowed On Campus
With the banning of electric scooters on campus, Concordia students will now have one less way of getting from class to class. The ban on e-scooters comes after a student accidentally backed their electric scooter into the glass on the main floor of the…
Wind Symphony Conductor Richard Fischer Celebrates 50 Years at CUC
Richard Fischer first discovered his love for music listening to a record of Antonín Dvořák’s “New World Symphony,” a gift from his father, on the little stereo system in his childhood bedroom. Fischer listened to all four movements,…
CUC Launches New Food Service App ‘Everyday’
On most evenings, the Cougar Den is packed with students trying to get dinner following their sports practices or night classes. Some students order food from Big Cats, while others just want a drink from Starbucks, yet everyone must wait in the same…
New FAFSA Form is ‘Frustrating,’ CUC Students Say
When freshman Ashland Thomas filled out her Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, form online in December, she felt continually frustrated by the website. The newly redesigned form asks for detailed information, including Thomas and her…
Updated Policy Requires In-Person Final Exams
Some students may love the comfort and convenience of online final exams, or simply ending the course with a final project submitted online during the last week of regular classes. This may become thing of the past, however, after a recent update to…
Lost Mail and Delayed Packages Hinder Slingshot Mailroom Transition
Emma Milam, a junior, ordered some batteries and a few other items from Amazon to be delivered to her during the first week of school. Amazon notified Milam when the package was delivered, but she never received the usual email that she had a package to…
Q&A With SGA President Michelle Medina
This fall, The Spectator will be interviewing all the student leaders of the “Big Six” organizations at CUC: the Student Government Association, Spiritual Life, the Campus Activities Board, the Latino Student Union, the Black Student Union, and the…