Rising Price of Eggs Forces Changes to Weekend Brunch
Concordia University Chicago students returning from winter break were welcomed by a new style of made-to-order breakfast at the cafeteria, but only on the weekends. The main culprit for the change? Eggs. In January, the national average price for a…
Historic Men’s Basketball Season Comes to an Early Close
The 2022-2023 CUC men’s basketball season was off to a historic start. The energy on the team was high, and the excitement skyrocketed as the men won game after game. The team’s victory over Benedictine University in their last game before…
Concordia Invitational Tournament Returns After Two-Year Hiatus
Early on a chilly January morning, a mix of 28 students, faculty, and parents of the Concordia University-Chicago community made the trek on a fan bus eight hours west to Seward, Nebraska for the 70th annual Concordia Invitational Tournament (CIT). CIT…
New Gallery Exhibition Portrays the Emotional Burden of Caregiving
Concordia University Chicago’s Ferguson Art Gallery hosted a reception on January 29 to celebrate a new exhibition by artist Mary Porterfield called Pushing Back the Sea. Porterfield paints primarily on transparent paper to portray her experiences as an…
Did Someone Ask About Class Books?
Adrian Mendez walked out of the CUC’s Barnes & Noble Bookstore in early September shaking his head in disappointment. The sophomore paid for $250 worth of books in the bookstore. Since he paid so much, Mendez recalled, he expected to get the…
Two CUC Student Teachers to Go West
For seniors Caleb Martin and Alexa Hoover, no place was too far from River Forest for their student teaching internship. For his final step in the process of becoming a teacher, Martin will be taking off to St. John’s Lutheran School in Orange,…
CUC Students Give to the Community on Service Saturdays
CUC’s Ministry to Chicago, a branch of Spiritual Life, connects with various local community organizations for service opportunities called Service Saturdays. Past service events included making tie blankets for Project Linus, gardening, putting up…
We Asked You: Which Dorm is the Best?
CUC has a wide array of dorm buildings, from the farthest one, called David-Jonathan (D.J.), to the ones that are connected to the same building as most of your classes: Lindemann, Kohn and Krauss. On the other hand, Mary-Martha and Trusheim are located…
Injuries Plague CUC Women’s Tennis, But International Student Boosts Wins
The CUC women’s tennis program wrapped up a disappointing Fall schedule with key players injured, but a French international graduate student emerged as a standout athlete in the team’s second season since the sport returned in the fall of…
Unwrapping the essence of Christmas music in CUC’s ‘Lessons and Carols’
Rocking around the Christmas tree and sleigh bells ringing are the hallmarks of the holiday celebration. After all, Santa Claus is coming to town, and so is “Lessons and Carols,” the annual Christmas music performance at Concordia University…
