President's Academic Showcase Celebrates Diverse Scholarly Topics President’S Academic Showcase Final Results 2019 Tier I Results
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INSIDE THE ASCUI SPORTS LOCAL & GLOBAL ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ASCUI Updates pg 2 Senior Athletes bid farewell City rules may impact Speech brings home a top pg 5 students living off 10 title pg 8 NEWS campus pg 7 THE CONCORDIA INVESTIGATE.INFORM.IGNITE.INVOLVE. Volume 13, Issue 14 Concordia University Irvine Friday, April 26, 2019 President's Academic Showcase celebrates diverse scholarly topics President’s Academic Showcase final results 2019 Tier I Results 1st Place: JOSIAH POPP Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Caleb Karges 2nd Place: NOAH KOLANDER Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Sean Bignami 3rd Place: KIRSTIE SCHIERKOLK Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Kerri Tom picture above: 2019 President's Academic Showcase winners (from left): Benjamin Lang, Jacob Lange, Josiah Popp, Kirstie Schierkolk, Noah Kolander, Camden Leptich, Kaylee de la Motte, Ciaran Aguirre- HONORABLE MENTION: BENJAMIN LANG Stanton and Alice Fackler. Faculty Sponsor: Dr. John Norton STAFF REPORT from biology, theology, discussion of results and HONORABLE MENTION: JACOB LANGE As a part of Concordia’s behavioral sciences, implications. commitment to academic Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Caleb Karges music, theatre, education, Students also prepare an excellence, the university business, communications, academic poster to display holds an annual President’s psychology, art, chemistry, their results. Sophomore Academic Showcase of history, anthropology, Ciaran Aguirre-Stanton, a Undergraduate Research. linguistics and mathematics. Physics major who focused Tier II Results The competition is a chance A panel of faculty, selected his poster on universal for students to work one-on- from across the disciplines, origins, acknowledged that one with a faculty mentor on Winner: CAMDEN LEPTICH serve as judges. the research is fulfilling, a research project. The showcase enables even if results can’t always be Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Bryan Santin Dr. Erin Nelson, students to critically analyze quantified. “Sometimes, as Assistant Professor of a topic, sometimes testing a scientist, you’re not going 2nd Place: KAYLEE DE LA MOTTE Communication Studies, their own preconceived to find that proof,” Aguirre- coordinated this year’s ideas. Biology major, Stanton said. Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Daniel Deen showcase and served freshman Kaylee de la There are two levels as faculty mentor for Motte, researched genetic of competition: Tier One 3rd Place: CIARAN AGUIRRE-STANTON participant, junior Natalie engineering. “I was all for for upperclassman and Wellman, a Behavioral Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Tony Moscati fast-tracking (designer gene Tier Two for freshmen and Science major. “Dr. Nelson therapy),” de la Motte said, sophomores. Over $5000 in really encouraged me to take “Now I’m not so sure.” prizes are awarded, with a my interests and make it Students prepare a Tier One first place prize of Best Poster into a research paper. It was research paper up to 25 $1500. a great experience, a lot of pages in length, designed ALICE FACKLER work, a lot of pages!” to be sufficiently scholarly Faculty Sponsor: Professor Kristen Schmidt The competition is inter- in use of literature, choice disciplinary, drawing entries of methodology, and 2 ASCUI Corner April 26, 2019 ASCUI Updates Katie Depol cheer on and support our Forensics Word ASCUI Secretary baseball team! Last, with the new Can you believe it? building coming to a close Search Summer is almost here! on construction and gearing The year has flown by so itself for opening day, the quickly! The Senators of practice rooms that are ASCUI have been diligently currently inside Sigma working throughout the are being moved to the year to collect as much new building. 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The Courier staff asks that 1530 Concordia West, Irvine CA, 92612 Delta Lounge you dispose of your copy in an [email protected] environmentally-friendly way. cui.edu/studentlife/student-newspaper Thanks! April 26, 2019 On Campus 3 Best places to (dare we say) cram Daniel Castagnola classes that late in Grimm. And 4 p.m. Staff Writer is early enough that I can find a room to Trying to find the perfect place to myself.” study during finals? Look no further. There are so many places to study at Concordia’s students have spoken on Concordia and it’s just a matter of testing their favorite places to study. out different situations to see which one Concordia’s campus is filled with is the best for yourself. Go try the library great locations to learn all that last or a small quiet place with not too many minute information. There are obvious people moving around to distract you. places like the library and then there are Try the cafeteria after hours with a low some secret spots that students may not population of students in a big area. Go know about. experiment with a classroom in Grimm. Dan Maleski, a sophomore, said his If you feel compelled to experience favorite place to study during finals week what the great outdoors has to offer, try is the library. “The library is the best setting up shop on any of the beautiful place for me to study. I get there early in grass areas around campus. If you need the day find a spot on the bottom floor Picture Above: Studies say varying the place students to get off campus, try out the local and in a private space. I’m able to get all study can dramatically boost long-term retention of Starbucks, Coffee Bean, UTC, Peet’s material. PC: Google my work done there because it’s such a Coffee or just anywhere your heart desires. quiet spot.” Maleski said, “I’ve tried to even when the cafeteria is closed,” Roberts said, “I study at a few other places like Eagles’ loved it because there was no one in there except me. It Overall, just find what works for you, Landing but they are just too busy for made it really easy to be productive.” and good luck on finals! m e .” Cristiano Tomasetti, junior, said, “I prefer to Senior John Roberts likes to study work in one of the classrooms in Grimm because in the cafeteria after their work hours. that environment makes me want to study. I usually “ I just found this out last year but the go around 4 p.m. because people normally don’t have cafeteria is open to students to study Concordia Cares – even at the end of the year! somebody else.” house, although he has The meal that the team volunteered for other events cooked this past Tuesday the team has put on. He said included a caesar salad, “It’s really cool to not just give hamburger sliders and grilled our time or presence but to cheeses. Once finished be able to present something cooking, the students got the physical to a family like a opportunity to serve their m e a l .” meal to the residents. This As the school year comes was a quick and easy meal to a close and students that put smiles on the faces gear up for finals, LEAD of multiple residents of the members are winding down home that got to enjoy it.