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Anna Bitz

Anna Bitz, Deputy Editor

Anna Bitz is a junior journalism major and graphic design minor. Bitz is the deputy editor of the Chronicle. She joined the Chronicle in August 2025.

 

Hometown: Bismarck, North Dakota

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Sex, satisfaction and the orgasm gap

Sex, satisfaction and the orgasm gap

Research shows heterosexual women orgasm less frequently than men, a disparity known as the orgasm gap. Experts and students point to gaps in sex education, cultural expectations and communication as contributing factors.
Anna Bitz, Assistant Campus News Editor
February 19, 2026
Students prepare for a listening session in the control room on the lower level of the 33 E. Ida B. Wells building on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

Columbia’s Faculty Senate approves C-minus policy change

The unanimous vote on Friday, Jan. 16, will allow any C grade to count toward undergraduate major requirements, replacing a policy that required students to repeat major courses after earning a C-minus — even if the grade counted as passing at another institution.
Anna Bitz, Assistant Campus News Editor
January 16, 2026
Carmen Ordoñez, a Columbia alum and 2025 Weisman Award recipient, takes a photo with Columbia President and CEO Shantay Bolton on the third floor of the Student Center on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.

College celebrates Weisman Award recipients

Founded in 1974, the art competition gives students the opportunity to win a $2,000 grant for completing a significant body of work. It is the longest-running award at Columbia, and has granted over $1 million to more than 1,000 students.
Anna Bitz, Reporter
November 21, 2025
Chicago native, Chance the Rapper graces the stage of the Concert Hall for an artist talk with Columbia Students on the ground floor of the 1014 S. Michigan Ave. building on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025

Chance the Rapper speaks to Columbia students on artistry, activism

The Grammy-winning artist and Chicago native was on campus on Saturday, Oct. 11, while in the city for his “AND WE BACK TOUR.” The exclusive event was arranged through part-time instructor Andre Daniels who teaches in Columbia’s School of Audio and Music and has collaborated with Chance in the past.
Anna Bitz, Reporter
October 11, 2025
MoCP staff and students listen to curator and professor Joan Giroux talk about the exhibition at the MoCP on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025.

MoCP exhibit explores body as a channel of memory, meaning

The fall exhibition at Columbia’s photography museum, co-curated by professor Joan Giroux, features international artists whose work connects lived experience to the body. Students got an early look during a reception designed to introduce them to the museum’s resources.
Anna Bitz, Reporter
October 1, 2025
Columbia President and CEO Shantay Bolton visits with students at the college's "America's Got Talent" watch party on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. First-year music business major Keith “Kash” Smith was performing with the Leo High School Choir in the finals of the NBC show.

Columbia watches, waits as first-year competes in ‘AGT’

Students cheered from the Student Center on Tuesday, Sept. 23 in support of first-year Keith “Kash” Smith and Chicago’s Leo High School Choir performing in the final round of “America’s Got Talent.” The winner will be announced tonight during the season finale, broadcast on NBC.
Anna Bitz, Reporter
September 24, 2025
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