CUC alum Corey Dooley hosted an event called “The Art of Entrepreneurship” on Feb. 16, one of several special events themed to celebrate Black History Month. Since his graduation in 2020, Dooley ran for alderman in the 29th Ward of Chicago, and runs an organization called “Community Corey” that uses art to talk about love. As the event began at 6:15 p.m., students trickled in and out of the CU Learn center while Dooley spoke about how his upbringing and struggles shaped who he is today. A total of six CUC students and two faculty members attended Dooley’s event.  “During my time at CUC ca ..read more

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The Artists of Concordia Theatre navigate racism and ableism through their performance of “The Miracle Worker,” a play describing the true story of Helen Keller, the first deaf and blind person to earn a bachelor’s degree in the United States, and her instructor, ​​Annie Sullivan. Sullivan is tasked to discipline and teach the “uncontrollable” Keller, teaching her how to communicate despite Keller’s disabilities. The real Keller graduated from Radcliffe College (now part of Harvard University) in 1904, and died in 1968 at the age of 87. The play is based on Keller’s autobiography, “The Story o ..read more

Emma Milam, a junior, ordered some batteries and a few other items from Amazon to be delivered to her during the first week of school. Amazon notified Milam when the package was delivered, but she never received the usual email that she had a package to pickup at the campus bookstore, run by Slingshot. “They were said to have been delivered on a Thursday,” says Milam. “I had ordered other things too that were supposed to arrive afterwards, and I received those items, but almost a week went by and there was no sign of my batteries package.” Milam eventually found her batteries, but only when Ly ..read more

One year ago, the “Golden Generation” of the CUC’s women’s lacrosse team hoped to win the program’s first Northern Athletic Collegiate Conference tournament after finishing runners-up in 2021 and 2022.  But in November, the team no longer had enough players on the roster,  head coach Fran Scott resigned, and the women’s lacrosse team had to cancel their 2024 women’s lacrosse season. “I initially was shocked,” said senior midfielder Jessica Parker. “I was trying to stay optimistic, but it seemed very unlikely that there would be a season with our team’s current situation.” A women’s l ..read more

Richard Fischer first discovered his love for music listening to a record of Antonín Dvořák’s “New World Symphony,” a gift from his father, on the little stereo system in his childhood bedroom. Fischer listened to all four movements, but was especially moved by the second, or largo, movement and the English horn solo in it. This was the first time Fischer realized that music sparked feelings and curiosity within him that he hadn’t felt before. Fischer is celebrating his 50th year of teaching and conducting the Wind Symphony at CUC. “He would have students come in with fairly minimal experience ..read more

At 11:00 a.m. on most weekdays, freshman Amirah Shakir heads to the “Sizzle” station in the Crossroads Dining Room. She asks for a grilled chicken sandwich without the bread and fries — the same meal she orders at every lunch and dinner on campus. Shakir watches warily as the cafeteria workers prepare her gluten-free and dairy-free meals without changing their gloves. If the gloves have already touched a sandwich or flour tortilla before touching her food, Shakir risks triggering a painful allergic reaction. Shakir, like a small portion of students at CUC, must avoid eating gluten and dairy pr ..read more

When freshman Ashland Thomas filled out her Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, form online in December, she felt continually frustrated by the website. The newly redesigned form asks for detailed information, including Thomas and her parents’ social security numbers, her “Student Aid Index” eligibility number, her parents IRS tax filing amounts from a previous year, scholarship amounts she received, and other sources of personal income. As Thomas moved through pages of the form, which must be submitted each year to receive federal grants and student loans, the website would fa ..read more

Some students may love the comfort and convenience of online final exams, or simply ending the course with a final project submitted online during the last week of regular classes. This may become thing of the past, however, after a recent update to Concordia University Chicago’s final exam policy. The CUC Faculty Senate voted unanimously  on Dec. 11 to accept a proposed policy requiring the physical presence of students during the allotted final examination time. The policy will be in effect for the final exams held at the end of this Spring semester.  The new policy says: “Each ins ..read more

While this weekend marks the 71st annual Concordia Invitational Tournament (CIT), two of the four participating universities are pulling out of the annual weekend of basketball games. Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor announced on Dec. 20 that the school will stop participating in the basketball tournament that includes Concordia University Chicago and Concordia University Nebraska. “After the 2025 CIT event, slated to be held at our Ann Arbor campus, CUWAA will discontinue participation in this tournament to pursue new traditions that better serve our athletic programs and engage o ..read more