Authors Articles
Editor’s note: Cream always rises to the top
Heather Schröering
For as long as I can remember, my grandmother told me I’ll make a difference one day, even if it’s just within one person. Here I am at the back end of ...
Editor’s note: A love letter to my staff
Heather Schröering
Last week, my staff achieved one of the biggest accomplishments The Columbia Chronicle has ever seen. On May 1, the Society of Professional Journalists named The Chronicle the best non-daily college newspaper ...
Columbia Chronicle named best student newspaper in nation
Heather Schröering
The Columbia Chronicle received on May 1 the Society of Professional Journalists 2012 Mark of Excellence Award for best all-around non-daily student newspaper in the nation, beating thousands of other newspapers in ...
Avoiding a double standard
Heather Schröering
Last week, the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women & Gender in the Arts and Media, along with others on campus, screened “5 Broken Cameras,” a documentary that follows ...
Editor’s note: Library gadgets too pricey
Heather Schröering
Columbia’s latest frivolously expensive endeavor involves the new library.
In the current library, the college is in the process of testing out fancy ...
Facebooks live on
Heather Schröering
As we move further into the digital era, social media is becoming more and more integrated into our daily lives, allowing people to digitally scrapbook their life cycles on Facebook and Twitter. ...
Transfer initiative comes too late
Heather Schröering
Currently in the works is a new transfer initiative that will be implemented in May to make life easier for students coming to Columbia from other colleges.
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Editor’s note: Ventra isn’t fare
Heather Schröering
In January, Chicago Transit Authority users were slapped with 16–75 percent fare increases for multi-day passes. When the increases were proposed in November 2012, the CTA said the hikes were an effort ...
A question of ethics
Heather Schröering
The simplest way to describe the job of a journalist is: things happen, and we report on them. We’re meant to act as flies on the wall, taking in the scene, documenting ...
College responsible for student wellness
Heather Schröering
During the fall semester, 50 students were wait-listed to receive counseling services. The Counseling Services office lost a full-time therapist, and the college couldn’t afford a replacement, leaving the center with four ...
Peeing isn’t self-defense
Heather Schröering
According to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs’ Department of Public Safety site, peeing, puking, being sick and being on your period might be great self-defense mechanisms in the event that ...
Kim possible
Heather Schröering
For five months, the presidential selection advisory panel kept all details of the search a secret. The 22-member panel, stacked with 13 trustee members, left little room for input from the faculty, ...
Presidential candidate comes to Columbia
Heather Schroering & Alexandra Kukulka
Heather Schröering & Alexandra Kukulka
Smoothing his tie, Kwang-Wu Kim stood in an empty auditorium waiting for administrators, faculty, staff and students to enter the Film Row Cinema in the 1104 S. Wabash ...
Administration dishonest about tuition hike
Heather Schroering
President Warrick L. Carter notified the college community in a Feb. 5 email of a 4.4 percent tuition hike that undergraduate students will see in the 2013–2014 academic year. Aside from ...
Editor’s note: Appreciate dorm life
Heather Schröering
Students who currently live or have lived in Columbia dorms constantly complain about one thing or another, whether it’s the cost or the strict rules. During my time at the 2 E. ...
Editor’s note: No fear new year
Heather Schröering
Only 28 days into 2013, some New Year’s resolutions of getting in shape and drinking less alcohol are already a thing of the past. But at the start of a new semester, ...
