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Amaris Edwards, Staff Reporter

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Five candidates for Chicago mayor make their case for city’s top office at progressive forum

January 28, 2023
Harleen the Queen drops it low on the staircase as the crowd before them cheers in excitement.

The fangs are all here: Columbia hosts ‘Drag-ula,’ sixth annual Wicked Week Drag Show

November 7, 2022
Devin Mosely (front left) and Star Dixon (front right) tap the night away to energy-packed, bass boosted hits among other M.A.D.D. Rhythms performers.

Elevate Chicago Dance 2022 brings diverse showcase of Chicago talent to Dance Center stage

October 27, 2022
Dying suddenly at the age of 19, Tutankhamun had the smallest royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings, but also one of the most well-preserved.

Immersive King Tut commemorates 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tut’s tomb

October 24, 2022
Poet Adrian Matejka to speak at the Efroymson Creative Writing Reading Series

Poet Adrian Matejka to speak at the Efroymson Creative Writing Reading Series

October 12, 2022
Fannie May chocolate company and alum Katelyn McManis partner together for the new Chicago Line

Fannie May chocolate company and alum Katelyn McManis partner together for the new ‘Chicago Line’

October 10, 2022
Black lights illuminate the event space creating vivid and bold colors on clothing at the first-time-ever event.

SPB hosts ‘Good Vibes at the Golf Course’ for students to connect

September 8, 2022
Performer Breslin W. bounced along the stage as they performed for the packed audience on Friday in the Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash.

Columbia’s Black student talent highlighted at the ‘Black Carpet Showcase’

April 21, 2022
On display at the Provocative Play exhibition is the shiny and feathery blue burlesque worn by Sally Marvel, which she wore for the Harlow Pin-Up exhibition; a photo of Marvel in burlesque is also on display at the Provocative Play exhibition behind the mannequin.

‘Provocative Play’ exhibition shines light on Chicago’s burlesque scene

March 25, 2022

Body empowerment club Body Haven hosts Y2K inspired ‘Freak Like Me’ fashion show

March 16, 2022
A selection of sex toys behind the counter of Egor’s Dungeon.

Sex toy inclusivity: Chicago sex toy stores provide resources for LGBTQ+ community

February 10, 2022
Photo courtesy of Sophie Polido.

Music and canned goods: ‘After, After, After Party’ will showcase student performers, serve as a food drive

December 9, 2021
Associate professors debut novel unites city as Chicago Public Librarys One Book, One Chicagos 20th anniversary selection

Associate professor’s debut novel unites city as Chicago Public Library’s One Book, One Chicago’s 20th anniversary selection

December 1, 2021
Author of “Hood Healing” Vee L. Harrison dives into the issues that Black youth face in their community while also exploring her own pain and trauma.

Columbia alum debuts ‘Hood Healing,’ dissecting generational trauma in Chicago’s Black neighborhoods

October 25, 2021
Alina and Joanna Brown serve pastries and baked goods from their business, Scrumptious.

WAC is back: New murals on Wabash Arts Corridor will celebrate women suffragists and female creators

July 27, 2021
The healing station at Healing in the Park offered free reiki, acupuncture and herbs.

South Side and West Side organizers host ‘Healing in the Park’ to uplift Chicago’s Black and Brown communities

July 14, 2021
It felt validating: Columbias Excellence in Teaching Award winners, runners-up express appreciation

‘It felt validating’: Columbia’s Excellence in Teaching Award winners, runners-up express appreciation

July 7, 2021
Beloved educator, friend and husband Elliott Scott remembered as a giver

Beloved educator, friend and husband Elliott Scott remembered as a ‘giver’

June 11, 2021
My Block, My Hood, My City models used the CTA Red Line train as their runway.

Fashion meets CTA: South Loop non-profit hosts fashion show on the Red Line

June 2, 2021
Jordan Dawson, freshman creative writing major, receives her first dose of the vaccine distributed at the schools vaccination site Thursday, April 22.

Students weigh in on Columbia’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement

April 26, 2021
Columbias newly tenured faculty share exciting, complex and challenging experiences

Columbia’s newly tenured faculty share ‘exciting, complex and challenging’ experiences

March 31, 2021
Review: Music is a mockery of the disabled and neurodivergent community

Review: ‘Music’ is a mockery of the disabled and neurodivergent community

March 23, 2021
Sex is funny: Student runs sex-positive Instagram account

‘Sex is funny’: Student runs sex-positive Instagram account

February 25, 2021
City, state vaccination plans leave college faculty and staff out of early phases

City, state vaccination plans leave college faculty and staff out of early phases

February 15, 2021
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