Concordia Baseball 2015-2016
By: Alex Patt Concordia Cougars baseball enters another season looking to repeat last year’s successful playoff run, this time under a new head coach. After former coach Adam Smith departed, assistant and pitching coach Mike Stawski was promoted to…
The Suger Beet and Customer Ownership
By Jordan Mann The Sugar Beet has been in the planning stages since 2012 and has finally opened. The Sugar Beet is a food co-op, meaning it is owned by many of its customers. One does not have to be an owner to shop there and anyone can become an owner.…
Oak Park Conservatory Opens
By Jordan Mann The New Elsie Jacobsen Discovery Garden recently opened just a few days before what would have been Jacobsen’s 101st birthday. In the 1960’s the Conservatory had fallen into disrepair and the village was considering tearing it down.…
Rival CUW Plays Homecoming Spoiler
By : Alex Patt River Forest, IL. It was chilly, windy and misty for CUC’s homecoming game against Concordia Wisconsin, as the Cougars fell to the CUW Falcons 49-14. This was CUC’s (2-2) first home defeat of the year and CUW’s (1-3)…
Fright Fest at Great America!
As part of their annual Halloween tradition, Six Flags Great America opens its doors for their special Halloween event called Fright Fest. Fright Fest officially opened its doors on September 26th and goes until November 1st. The park is only open on…
“8:08 Don’t Be Late”
Imagine this: walking into a house that smells like cookies right from the oven, seeing your peers around you engaged in games, conversations, and eating; followed by entering a room blasting music, in which will be the place where one will sing, play…
Large Voice for a Silenced World
Empowerment. Autonomy. Self-determination. Opportunity. For the Concordia University’s Human Rights Organization, these are just a few words to describe the impact this organization has and continues to make. With its ambitious and empowering outlooks on…
Upcoming Chicago Marathon Plus Tips on Training for a Marathon
The next Chicago Marathon is this coming Oct. 11, 2015. People from all over the country, and even outside of the country, come to race the Chicago Marathon. There are a few guidelines for the race. Participants must be 16 years of age or older on the…
Oak Park Holds Annual Oaktoberfest
By: Jordan Mann Oak Park’s Oaktoberfest ran for two days, from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday Sept 18th and from noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday Sept. 19th. We did not attend on Friday because the weather was less than optimal. Saturday the weather was…
The Collective Presents… Other Familiars
Concordia’s theater department, The Collective, is starting off their season with a brand new original production entitled, Other Familiars, written by Scott Barsotti and directed by Jason Narvy. Barsotti is a playwright from Pittsburgh and currently…
