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Zhang Family Creates $1 Million Challenge Grant
Charlie Zhang emigrated to the U.S. from China nearly forty years ago and pursued the American dream by starting a business. That business, the restaurant…
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Vision 2025: Campus Renovations Continue
Construction and preparation work on the CU Center for Worship and the Performing Arts and the Golden Eagles Athletics Complex are continuing on schedule this…
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Crossing Cultures to Educate People
Before being tapped to lead a redesign of Concordia University Irvine’s Master’s of Arts in International Studies (MAIS) degree, Yi Schuler lived through momentous cultural changes in…
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The Support of Family
When triplets Avery, Cash and Adyson Casteel were scouting colleges to attend, they came to the same conclusion: they wanted to attend Concordia University Irvine…
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Pickleball Player Picks Concordia
At her father’s suggestion, CUI freshman Margaret “Maggie” Brascia and her sister took up pickleball last year during Covid-related lockdowns. “We started playing as a…
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Two-Time War Vet, First Time Student
John Gallegos, a student in CUI’s degree completion program, brings a lifetime of experiences to the classroom as a two-time war veteran, retired professional bull…
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Academic Anxiety and Resources
As a student, the stress, fear, and uncertainty of school lingers wherever you look. Performance anxiety is a gripping reaction to the fear of failing,…
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Self-Care as a New College Student
Taking Care of Yourself Your well-being is important! Consider areas where you may need support before transitioning to college, during the transition, and post transition.…
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Tips for Overthinking
Growing up, I had four rabbits in my backyard. They were amazing rabbits that formed a network of tunnels under our backyard shed. They would…
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3 Tips for Citing Credible Sources … Trust Me
The common neo-Aristotelean method of rhetorical criticism examines three aspects of rhetoric: Logos (appeal to logic), ethos (appeal to credibility), and pathos (appeal to emotion).…
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A Delicious Lesson on Integrating Quotes
Think of the perfect chocolate chip cookie. The top is golden-brown. The cookie is soft, but not underbaked. The chocolate chips are distributed throughout, giving…
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Baking a Cake, Baking Your Paper
Have you ever tried to bake a cake? Whether you bake a cake from scratch or use a boxed recipe, cakes take a lot of…
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Building Your First Draft
“I’m writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.” As a…
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Death by Due Date: Ten Steps for Writing a Paper When You’re Short on Time
We’ve all done the last-minute shuffle of doom. Whether it’s working three jobs or just not vibing with productivity, it’s far too easy to suddenly…
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Do We Write the Way We Talk? Thoughts on Tone
Well, I’m going to write the way I talk for this blog post. The decision to write the way you talk, or your choice of…