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Tourists take a camel ride in front of the Great Pyramids at Giza.
CUC Gears Up for 2026 Egypt Trip
Junior Anastashia Balderrama shows Senior Nathan Goman how to use the button maker at an Art Club event in the Makerspace on October 22.
New Makerspace Interweaves Technology with Art Curriculum
Junior Tim Meyer, freshman Connor Nicols, freshman Jack Starich, and junior Elijah Kolmeier hang out in Kay's Corner on April 22
Students Face Dorm Issues Amidst Housing Staff Vacancies
CUExplores Allows Students a Different Style of Study Abroad
CUExplores Allows Students a Different Style of Study Abroad
Students waiting in line for pasta in the new Simply 3 Zone in the dining hall.
Students with Dietary Restrictions Enjoy More Options at the Café
Maddie Swets, Callie Hoover, and Mckenna Stanley viewing the April 8 solar eclipse in the Triangle.
Everyone Was in the Triangle for the Solar Eclipse
Concordia University Chicago Offers COVID-19 Vaccination
Concordia University Chicago Offers COVID-19 Vaccination
Stefan Kovacevic, M.D, and Tylar Pon, R.N., check in students in CC 200 for their on-campus COVID test on Thursday January 28th, 2021.
CUC provides free on-campus COVID testing to staff, students, and faculty
How Health Care and Health Care Education Have Changed Because of COVID-19
How Health Care and Health Care Education Have Changed Because of COVID-19
Celebrating Holidays Amongst COVID-19
Celebrating Holidays Amongst COVID-19
CUC English professor Anton Jones teaches Intro to Creative Writing on Nov. 19.
Professor Engages Students, Alumni in Crafting New Novel
Festivalgoers at Riot Fest listen to Shonen Knife, the first group to perform on Riot Fest weekend.
Festivalgoers Celebrate 20 Years of Riot Fest
Former CUC student Paul Walter Hauser won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for his role in the 2022 Apple TV+ series "Black Bird."
Emmy-Winner Paul Walter Hauser Looks Back on His Time at CUC
Gene Ha posing with a copy of Mae, a graphic novel that he wrote and illustrated.
What Pulls Comics Writers and Artists to Chicago?
CUC music professor Maurice Boyer conducts orchestra rehearsal on Sept. 17
Longtime Orchestra and Choir Conductor Named Distinguished Professor
Festivalgoers at Riot Fest listen to Shonen Knife, the first group to perform on Riot Fest weekend.
Festivalgoers Celebrate 20 Years of Riot Fest
Former CUC student Paul Walter Hauser won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for his role in the 2022 Apple TV+ series "Black Bird."
Emmy-Winner Paul Walter Hauser Looks Back on His Time at CUC
Volunteers serve popcorn to LemonAid attendees on September 11, 2025.
Turning Lemons into LemonAid: Community Comes Together for 9/11 Memorial, Charity Event
Professor David Bates teaches in the classroom on April 28.
Why Do Some Professors Assign Homework Over Spring Break?
Summer Barakat (left) and Brandy Arroyo (right) exchange conversation at the LSU event
CUC Students Taste Hispanic Culture
CUC Athletics Took on October Mental Health Month
CUC Athletics Took on October Mental Health Month
Dylan Scott pitching versus Edgewood University
Pitching Led the Way for a Special Season for the Cougars
CUC Baseball team prepares for what they hope is a special 2026 season.
CUC Adds New Athletic Director and Two New Head Coaches
Runners line up at the start of the 800-meter dash at CUC's Cougar Invitational.
Records Keep Falling for CUC Track and Field
Concordia University Chicago Dance Team celebrates their Concordia Invitational Tournament victory on Jan 25.
CUC Dance Wins CIT for the First Time
The sandwich options that are available for students to pick from at the Lib Café (Photo Credit to Katie Vazquez)
Opinion: Sodexo’s Limited Options
Blanca Guiterrez introducing "Story Telling" event to Concordia students and faculty.
Story Telling at Concordia University Chicago
Double Majoring
Homesickness at CuC
College – The Four Year Transformation
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Feature: Who is Refereeing NIL?
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Feature: Maintaining Chicago in the Post-Industrial Age has Only Just Begun
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Feature: Theater Companies Struggle to Remain Affordable
Feature: A Whole New Money Game
Feature: A Whole New Money Game
Feature: Rapsodo Drives Statistics Home in Next Wave of Baseball Training
Feature: Rapsodo Drives Statistics Home in Next Wave of Baseball Training

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