CUC Student Composes Original Music for Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
An entirely original student-composed musical score will accompany this week’s Artists of Concordia production of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Senior Ben Verswijver, a music education student, wrote his original score to…
Are Online Courses Here to Stay?
Even with the COVID-19 pandemic largely behind us, and meeting in person for school is a once again a viable option, Concordia University Chicago still offers a vast selection of online courses. CUC offered 655 online courses, or 56% of the 1,165 total…
CUC’s Multicultural Clubs Struggle to Acquire Members
The multicultural clubs at CUC are facing a membership crisis. The Latino Student Union (LSU) took until mid-October to fully staff their leadership board, while the Black Student Union (BSU) just on Oct. 18 elected a board for the 2023-2024 school year.…
Artists of Concordia Theatre Performs ‘Steel Magnolias’
A 1980s Louisiana beauty parlor is the setting for Steel Magnolias, the first play of the 2023-2024 season from the Artists of Concordia Theatre. Six Southern women with bold personalities celebrate with one another through the triumphs in life, and…
Feature: Who is Refereeing NIL?
Jalen Rashada signed his national letter of intent to play football at the University of Florida on Dec. 21, 2022. Little did the 19-year-old quarterback know at the time that the commitment would become a part of one of the biggest spats of the college…
Q&A With Spiritual Life President Isaac Conrad
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…
Feature: Maintaining Chicago in the Post-Industrial Age has Only Just Begun
At the end of one unusually warm 55-degree day in March, Bill Eisenhower, 51, loads his backpack into his car to head home from the dusty industrial districts of Chicago. The Morton Grove resident had been exploring a secret new location an anonymous…
CUC Athletes and Coaches Seek Improvements to Facilities
As an athlete on both the men’s lacrosse team and football team, sophomore Seba Miller spends a lot of time practicing on CUC’s turf football field, working out in the fitness center, and changing in the locker rooms. Built in 2000, Concordia…
Feature: Why Trend Cycles are Speeding Up
Michigan State student Carsyn Manke, 20, was scrolling on TikTok in the Fall of 2022 when she noticed a fashion influencer wearing a black and white cow print halter top. Manke thought it was cute and she had just seen other people on TikTok with a…
Feature: Theater Companies Struggle to Remain Affordable
Howard McGillin has played the title role in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera more times than any other actor, with 2,544 performances. The 69-year-old actor says it all started with “one forgettable solo line, and an equally…
