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Closing the nature gap: How Chicago environmentalists are advancing outdoor equity

Closing the nature gap: How Chicago environmentalists are advancing outdoor equity

By Camilla Forte, Echo Magazine
July 2, 2021
Abby McFarland sits on rocks in front of Lake Michigan.

[Photo] Column: Bye, y’all!

By Abby McFarland, Deputy Director of Photography
May 18, 2021
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[Photo] A Love Letter to Home

By Melanie Medrano and Julia Greene
May 17, 2021
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[Photo] ‘I’m no different than anyone else’: LGBTQ Christians share their journeys to finding acceptance

By Mari Devereaux, Echo Magazine
May 21, 2021
Director of Photography Camilla Forte, with trusty camera in hand, reminisces over memories made throughout her time working for the Columbia Chronicle.

Column: It’s time to picture the future

By Camilla Forte, Director of Photography
March 22, 2021
Aundre Larrow is a former Adobe Creative resident and portrait photographer based in Brooklyn, New York.

Q&A: Photographer Aundre Larrow on ‘Equity through Editing’

By Camilla Forte, Director of Photography
March 2, 2021
Andrew Barbera, co-owner of Beard and Belly, 6155 N. Broadway, clears ice off the ground in the restaurant’s outdoor seating area. The business uses heated lamps to make outdoor dining during the winter more accessible, but the owners have avoided erecting any sealed structures. “We’ve tried to do everything very cautiously,” Barbera said. “We just didn’t feel like it was appropriate to build an indoor space outdoors.”

[Photo] The Columbia Chronicle wins Sweepstakes Award and 28 others at state convention

By Staff
February 24, 2021
The museum is open to only 25% capacity to avoid large crowds of people hindering social distancing practices.

[Photo] Dinosaurs and birds and bones, oh my: The Field Museum reopens

By Paige Barnes, Audience Engagement Editor
February 15, 2021
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[Photo] Student group aims to start climate change conversation, look at local and global effects

By Camryn Cutinello, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2021
A deserted playground on Wagner’s Vineyard Trail in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, is blanketed in snow on Jan. 16.

Look at this instead of doomscrolling: Meditative views from the Chronicle’s multimedia team

By Camilla Forte, Director of Photography
January 22, 2021
Half Acre Brewing Company’s Daisy Cutter is a tasty pale ale with a perfectly instagrammable can to boot.

[Photo] The Chronicle’s Guide to Local Brews

By Brooklyn Kiosow, Managing Editor
January 20, 2021

A socially distanced education 4,544 miles away from home

By Mengshin Lin, Camilla Forte, and Ignacio Calderon
December 18, 2020
After a series of speakers from organizations across the city addressed the motivation for the rally, demonstrators made their way onto North Dearborn Street, walking toward Trump Tower.

[Photo] Organizations call for every vote to be counted at ‘Rally to Defend the Election’

By Isaiah Colbert, Staff Reporter
November 5, 2020
Several last minute voters register before casting their ballot at the South Loop Super Site, 191 N. Clark St., minutes before the polls close on Nov. 3.

[Photo] Votes still being tallied, ‘the most contentious election of our lives’ continues

By Kendall Polidori and Mari Devereaux
November 4, 2020
'It feels like life and death': Chicago voters on why they voted this election

‘It feels like life and death’: Chicago voters on why they voted this election

By Camilla Forte, Mengshin Lin, Kaylie Slack, K'Von Jackson, and Zachary Clingenpeel
November 4, 2020
Bikers from Ride to the Polls cruise down Van Buren Street to their first stop at Union Station.

Chicago motorcyclists ‘Ride to the Polls’ to encourage voting

By Camilla Forte, Director of Photography
October 26, 2020
The "Signature Honeyberry" pancakes are topped with colorful berry mascarpone filling, fresh berries, vanilla crème angles over a spread of blackberry coulis.

[Photo] Review: Honey Berry Cafe gets an Instagram like from me

By Paige Barnes, Audience Engagement Editor
October 14, 2020

[Video] Bylines: Working remotely while parenting is a daunting task for Columbia staff and faculty

By Jonah Ocuto, Multimedia Producer
October 2, 2020
Evryn Sevcech is one of the Columbia fashion students who has been actively involved in producing masks accessible to the Deaf community.

[Photo] Clear mask project offers fashion, choice and practicality to Deaf community

By Isaiah Colbert, Staff Reporter
October 1, 2020
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[Photo] ‘Say Her Name’: Protesters on the Breonna Taylor case and BLM movement

By Zachary Clingenpeel, Photojournalist
September 24, 2020
Event participants are encouraged to bring their own shirts for Kaufmann to customize.

[Photo] Voting is in fashion for this South Loop resident

By Paige Barnes, Audience Engagement Editor
September 24, 2020
After months of planning and strategizing, President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim is ready to return to campus with safety guidelines in place.

[Photo] Dr. Kim on reopening campus: ‘We are in a good spot’

By Kendall Polidori and Mari Devereaux
September 4, 2020
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[Photo] Reopening Columbia: Keeping campus safe

By Paige Barnes, Ignacio Calderon
August 21, 2020
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[Photo] Updated: Former Columbia student charged with hitting cop with skateboard at protest

By Mari Devereaux, Co-Editor-in-Chief
August 19, 2020

Culture Chronversations: Internet Privacy, TikTok and Netflix

By Jonah Ocuto, Camilla Forte, and Shane Tolentino
August 10, 2020
Protesters turn onto Wabash Avenue chanting “The people united will never be defeated."

[Photo] Chicago students stand in solidarity for police-free campuses

By Paige Barnes, Audience Engagement Editor
August 2, 2020
Columbia's Faculty Senate Executive Committee dodge a Zoombomber and welcome college administrators during a discussion on campus reopening.

[Photo] Administrators address faculty worries on campus reopening

By Alexandra Yetter, Senior Reporter
July 31, 2020
Protesters join together in organized chants, marching down South Wabash Avenue and East Harrison Street before turning onto Michigan Avenue to protest in front of the 600 S. Michigan Ave. building.

[Photo] Columbia students protest on campus, call for tuition reduction

By Kendall Polidori, Co-editor-in-chief
July 28, 2020
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[Photo] FYI: What defunding the police could mean for Chicago

By Ignacio Calderon and Paige Barnes
July 24, 2020
The Chicago city council decided to delay a vote on a police misconduct settlement involving more than 175,000 files until September.

[Photo] City Council delays vote on $500,000 police misconduct settlement until September

By Kendall Polidori, Co-editor-in-chief
July 22, 2020
Roots Handmade Pizza offers an array of signature pizzas, including 3 vegetarian-friendly options.

[Photo] Review: Roots’ pizza doesn’t have a ‘pizza’ my heart

By Paige Barnes, Audience Engagement Editor
July 22, 2020
Sam Kirk, a 2005 Columbia alumna, first had this mural exhibited as a part of a Pride installation in New York.

[Photo] Columbia alumna displays vibrant multi-racial LGBTQ+ murals

By Paige Barnes, Audience Engagement Editor
June 30, 2020
A yarn replica of a cactus planter, one of Sherman’s most popular pieces, can be found at the intersection of West 9th Street and South Plymouth Court.

[Photo] South Loop yarn bomber strikes again, bringing joy and beauty for Pride month

By Paige Barnes, Audience Engagement Editor
June 29, 2020
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