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Luftwerk Solarise: Florescence (transparent acrylic, suspension wire) at the Garfield Park Conservatory.

Photo by — Zachary Cramer

‘Let them know’: New students are urged to find their voice, build community and take risks

William Blakley and Anna Bitz
September 4, 2026

Photo by — Zachary Cramer

Nerves, excitement, new beginnings on move-in day

Marc Balbarin, Deputy Editor
August 31, 2026

Joseph Lapsley, lead guitarist of PortmanteaZone and a history professor at Columbia College Chicago, poses for a portrait outside the Columbia College Student Center on Friday, July 31, 2026.

Columbia adjunct faculty member finds reasons to keep making music with DIY punk band

Guadalupe Loza-Sanchez, Reporter
August 31, 2026

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