Annual Wind Symphony and Kapelle Spring Break Tour Cut in Half
For Concordia’s music students, the spring semester always begins with a strong sense of excitement as they begin rehearsing music to take on tour over spring break. Rehearsals possess an increased sense of motivation as students learn the music they…
CUC Dance Wins CIT for the First Time
Tears, hugs for teammates, screams out of happiness, and embracing the seniors: This is how freshman Addison Stewart and sophomore Gizelle Boyzo described the CUC dance team after winning Concordia Invitational Tournament for the first time in school…
Budget ‘Shifting’ Leaves SGA With No Money Left to Spend
As the 2024-2025 Spring semester began in January, Samantha Seggerson, the director of campus engagement, met with CUC’s Finance Department to discuss the Student Government Association budget for the rest of year. She had an idea of what the…
CUC Cuts Men’s Lacrosse Program
Last Spring, men’s lacrosse looked to have a promising season with an experienced coach, Christopher Button, newly hired to rebuild the program. Except the men’s team ultimately faced the same fate the women’s lacrosse team faced a few months…
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…
LSU Goes All Out for Hispanic Heritage Month
The Latino Student Union here at CUC has been very busy recently, hosting three events in the past few weeks to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which is held between Sept. 15 and Oct.15. Yasmin Carrillo, who has been the LSU president for one year,…
On-Campus Housing Crunch Includes 52 Triton Students
Augie Hoover, a business major and campus security worker from Fort Wayne, Ind., was planning to spend his sophomore year of college at Concordia University Chicago living in Trusheim Hall, but Residential Life had other plans in mind for his room.…
Campus Starbucks Reports No Loss Amid Wider Boycott Over Israel-Palestine
CUC students frequently get their coffee from the Starbucks in the Cougar Den. But the major coffee brand has been under criticism over the past year for their stance on the Israel-Hamas War. Activists have called for a boycott of Starbucks for calling…