Concordia into Darkness: An Over-The-Top Account of the Power Outage
Tuesday, March 29th – It was a mild and sunny day in River Forest, Illinois and everything seemed normal on CUC’s campus. Classes were in session, people were walking around the buildings and triangle-area outside and it seemed like all was right…
Student Art Show
On Wednesday March 16th, Concordia held its annual student art show. Encompassing Classes such as 2D, 3D, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Digital Photography, Ceramics, Fiber, Painting, Printmaking, Graphic Design, Book Arts, and jewelry class. The show was…
BEHIND THE MADNESS
By Daniel Hasko Perhaps the greatest sporting event in America, there is a reason that the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Tournament is nicknamed “March Madness.” It is fairly common knowledge that the tournament is a pretty big deal as bracket…
Carnivore, A Sustainable Butcher Shop
Co-owners Brad Knaub and Erik Williams opened the Carnivore butcher shop at 1042 Pleasant St. in Oak Park a little over a year ago. Knaub and Williams were chefs who met while working for the 4 Star Restaurant Group. Tired of working long hours for…
Coming in April
After Easter Break, you will have one full month of classes left and then it’s finals week. You’re counting down and procrastinating more, it’s getting harder to study and stay focused. Don’t worry, there’s a lot going on to make sure you stay engaged,…
Riding the Wheels of Courage
By Gretchen Teske On Saturday, March 19th, 2016, Concordia University Chicago had the opportunity to host the Milwaukee Eagles and Chicago Cougars for the first wheelchair lacrosse clinic in Illinois. Concordia’s women’s lacrosse team helped run the…
Big Guy’s Re-branded for Bernie Sanders
By: Jordan Mann Brendan O’Connor, a fan of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, was trying to think of something he could do to promote the campaign in addition to canvassing. He decided to re-brand his restaurant, Big Guys Charbroiled Sausages, at…
From Chicago to Minnesota: A recap of the women’s lacrosse team’s Spring break trip
By Gretchen Teske College athletes know that breaks do not often apply to them. Over Spring Break, the women’s lacrosse team took a trip to Minnesota then ended the week in Iowa. While the rest of the college began their break on Saturday, the…
Lead in the water
By Gretchen Teske Photo credit: pennlive.com While the country is in panic over the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, Philadelphia residents are concerned for their own. An expert claims the lead levels within the water are “worse than Flint” and…
Concordia Baseball off to Solid Start
Cougars men’s spring baseball began on February 27th in St. Louis Missouri, where they participated in the three-game Webster University Tournament, followed by the eight-game RussMatt Central Florida Invitational Tournament. In 11 games played so…