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Editorial: With tuition increase, students pay more for less

Editorial: With tuition increase, students pay more for less

By Editorial Board
November 14, 2024
Editorial: Trump’s win is setback for change, but we can’t give up

Editorial: Trump’s win is setback for change, but we can’t give up

By Editorial Board
November 7, 2024
Endorsement: Eileen O’Neill Burke for state’s attorney

Endorsement: Eileen O’Neill Burke for state’s attorney

By Editorial Board
October 31, 2024
Editorial: Loss of gym access for Columbia sports teams, clubs another blow to student life during budget crisis

Editorial: Loss of gym access for Columbia sports teams, clubs another blow to student life during budget crisis

By Editorial Board
October 17, 2024
Editorial: A call for transparency around proposed elimination of ASL-English Interpretation major

Editorial: A call for transparency around proposed elimination of ASL-English Interpretation major

By Editorial Board
October 3, 2024
Editorial: Student voices hold power

Editorial: Student voices hold power

By Editorial Board
September 26, 2024
Editorial: Program cuts threaten college’s unique identity

Editorial: Program cuts threaten college’s unique identity

By Editorial Board
September 19, 2024
Editorial: Closure of student Health Center leaves gap for students who need physical care

Editorial: Closure of student Health Center leaves gap for students who need physical care

By Editorial Board
September 12, 2024
A call for unity, resilience as fall semester gets underway

A call for unity, resilience as fall semester gets underway

By Editorial Board
September 5, 2024
Editorial: Delaying release of final advisory report undermines graduation celebrations for students

Editorial: Delaying release of final advisory report undermines graduation celebrations for students

By Editorial Board
May 9, 2024
Editorial: Deficit is dark cloud hanging over registration for Fall 2024

Editorial: Deficit is dark cloud hanging over registration for Fall 2024

By Editorial Board
April 25, 2024
Editorial: Columbia should celebrate becoming Hispanic-serving institution

Editorial: Columbia should celebrate becoming Hispanic-serving institution

By Editorial Board
April 18, 2024
Editorial: Solar eclipse brought community to Columbia at a time when it was most needed

Editorial: Solar eclipse brought community to Columbia at a time when it was most needed

By Editorial Board
April 11, 2024
Editorial: Downscaling of future commencement, Manifest Arts Festival celebrations is necessary to save costs

Editorial: Downscaling of future commencement, Manifest Arts Festival celebrations is necessary to save costs

By Editorial Board
April 4, 2024
Editorial: Selling the library will limit resources for students who need it

Editorial: Selling the library will limit resources for students who need it

By Editorial Board
March 21, 2024
Editorial: Reduction of core credits allows students to explore more major classes, other disciplines

Editorial: Reduction of core credits allows students to explore more major classes, other disciplines

By Editorial Board
March 14, 2024
Editorial: On-campus jobs essential to student, college success

Editorial: On-campus jobs essential to student, college success

By Editorial Board
February 29, 2024
Editorial: Columbia should focus on student voices, experiences to maintain enrollment

Editorial: Columbia should focus on student voices, experiences to maintain enrollment

By Editorial Board
February 22, 2024
Editorial: With Kim stepping down, other college leaders need to keep his new promise to center students in how the financial crisis will be addressed

Editorial: With Kim stepping down, other college leaders need to keep his new promise to center students in how the financial crisis will be addressed

By Editorial Board
February 15, 2024
Audience members listen as President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim speaks about the current financial state of Columbia College Chicago, at the Student Center on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.

Editorial: College needs to focus on reassuring students as financial crisis grows

By Editorial Board
February 8, 2024
Editorial: Michael Joseph had a challenging job. It’s not going to get any easier for the person who replaces him

Editorial: Michael Joseph had a challenging job. It’s not going to get any easier for the person who replaces him

By Editorial Board
February 1, 2024
Editorial: With the strike behind us, the union has a stronger voice in the future of the college. Students need one, too

Editorial: With the strike behind us, the union has a stronger voice in the future of the college. Students need one, too

By Editorial Board
January 25, 2024
Editorial: Administration, union need to come together for students

Editorial: Administration, union need to come together for students

By Editorial Board
December 14, 2023
Editorial: Administration should have been more transparent with the union and the Columbia community

Editorial: Administration should have been more transparent with the union and the Columbia community

By Editorial Board
December 7, 2023
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Editorial: Students should focus on returning, passing their classes

By Editorial Board
November 30, 2023
Editorial: Students feel left behind during negotiations

Editorial: Students feel left behind during negotiations

By Editorial Board
November 16, 2023
Editorial: Lack of transparency from both sides of strike could lead to problems for everyone

Editorial: Lack of transparency from both sides of strike could lead to problems for everyone

By Editorial Board
November 9, 2023
In alliance with the Columbia Faculty Union, students and faculty march outside of 600 S. Michigan Ave. raising signs and blasting music on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. Starting at 9 a.m., participants gather throughout the afternoon while also attending a conference on the matter.

Editorial: Students should check facts behind strike rhetoric

By Editorial Board
November 2, 2023
Editorial: Students need to unite on their own

Editorial: Students need to unite on their own

By Editorial Board
October 26, 2023
Columbia has to be more in touch with its diverse communities

Columbia has to be more in touch with its diverse communities

By Editorial Board
October 12, 2023
Editorial: Columbia needs to continue Latinx events past Hispanic Heritage Month

Editorial: Columbia needs to continue Latinx events past Hispanic Heritage Month

By Editorial Board
October 5, 2023
Editorial: Columbia is not transparent with students

Editorial: Columbia is not transparent with students

By Editorial Board
September 27, 2023
Editorial: Columbia’s AI policy is the right move but could confuse students who get different messages from their instructors

Editorial: Columbia’s AI policy is the right move but could confuse students who get different messages from their instructors

By Editorial Board
September 21, 2023
Editorial: Columbia isn't providing enough for Latino students

Editorial: Columbia isn’t providing enough for Latino students

By Editorial Board
September 14, 2023
Editorial: Columbia should have communicated change in CCCX course requirements before students registered

Editorial: Columbia should have communicated change in CCCX course requirements before students registered

By Editorial Board
September 7, 2023
Editorial: Departments lack diverse leadership and the trickle down effect harms us all

Editorial: Departments lack diverse leadership and the trickle down effect harms us all

By Editorial Board
May 11, 2023
Editorial: College needs better online classes built for post-pandemic learning

Editorial: College needs better online classes built for post-pandemic learning

By Editorial Board
May 4, 2023
Editorial: Stop commenting on other people’s bodies

Editorial: Stop commenting on other people’s bodies

By Editorial Board
April 26, 2023
Editorial: Columbia needs to be honest about its financial crisis

Editorial: Columbia needs to be honest about its financial crisis

By Editorial Board
April 20, 2023
Editorial: Julian Assange’s espionage case could set a precedent for journalism. That is a mistake.

Editorial: Julian Assange’s espionage case could set a precedent for journalism. That is a mistake.

By Editorial Board
April 13, 2023
Editorial: Get to know the artist you’re seeing in concert

Editorial: Get to know the artist you’re seeing in concert

By Editorial Board
April 7, 2023
Endorsement: In the runoff, the Chronicle endorses Brandon Johnson for mayor

Endorsement: In the runoff, the Chronicle endorses Brandon Johnson for mayor

By Editorial Board
March 22, 2023
Editorial: Minority students don’t feel safe at Columbia

Editorial: Minority students don’t feel safe at Columbia

By Editorial Board
March 16, 2023
Editorial: Columbia has an AI problem – without clear guidelines

Editorial: Columbia has an AI problem – without clear guidelines

By Editorial Board
March 9, 2023
Editorial: Columbia resources are abundant but elusive

Editorial: Columbia resources are abundant but elusive

By Editorial Board
March 2, 2023
Mayoral candidate Kam Buckner spoke at a community forum to gain supporters for his bid for mayor on Jan 26. Buckner a state representative from the 26th district hopes to replace current mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Endorsement: Kambium ‘Kam’ Buckner for mayor

By Editorial Board
February 23, 2023
Tourists and locals walk through the streets of Galway, Ireland on Jan. 14, 2023. Ireland is one of the countries offered by Columbia's study abroad program and is included in the J-Term trips.

Editorial: Columbia’s study abroad programs lack diversity

By Editorial Board
February 16, 2023
Police investigate a shooting near the 1200 block of South Michigan Avenue on March 14.

Editorial: Columbia’s lackluster active shooting resources leave students in harm’s way

By Editorial Board
August 5, 2022
Abortion-rights protestors march down Dearborn Street on Friday, June 24, mere hours after the Supreme Court announced the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Editorial: No time for Columbia’s silence following disastrous Roe v. Wade decision

By Editorial Board
July 1, 2022
Editorial: The college’s decisions in the past year have landed Columbia on the naughty list

Editorial: The college’s decisions in the past year have landed Columbia on the naughty list

By Editorial Board
December 6, 2021
EDITORIAL: Dear Joe and Kamala: The Chronicle's wish list to the president- and vice president-elect

EDITORIAL: Dear Joe and Kamala: The Chronicle’s wish list to the president- and vice president-elect

By Editorial Board
December 3, 2020
Endorsement: Biden is a beacon of empathy in a sea of political unrest

Endorsement: Biden is a beacon of empathy in a sea of political unrest

By Editorial Board
October 30, 2020
Editorial: The president must understand the ethical implications of brushing the coronavirus under the rug

Editorial: The president must understand the ethical implications of brushing the coronavirus under the rug

By Editorial Board
October 21, 2020
In a staff-wide poll, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) won with 63%, followed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) at 14.8%.

Endorsement: Bernie, for more than the bros

By Editorial Board
February 29, 2020
Editorial: How do you navigate the gray area of consent?

Editorial: How do you navigate the gray area of consent?

By Editorial Board
February 8, 2020
Editorial: Feeling helpless at work should not be the norm

Editorial: Feeling helpless at work should not be the norm

By Editorial Board
January 25, 2020
Editorial: Exclusivity in the education system harms students

Editorial: Exclusivity in the education system harms students

By Editorial Board
November 24, 2019
Editorial: The case against Remington Arms Company is an avenue for gun reform

Editorial: The case against Remington Arms Company is an avenue for gun reform

By Editorial Board
November 23, 2019
Mayor Lori Lightfoot (center) announced Friday that former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department Charlie Beck (right) would take over as police superintendent following the retirement of Eddie Johnson (left).

Editorial: Characteristics for a successful new police superintendent

By Editorial Board
November 14, 2019
Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.) resigned Oct. 28 after having an affair with a subordinate and her allegedly abusive husband sent revenge porn of her to a conservative news outlet.

Editorial: If Katie Hill goes, so should Donald Trump

By Editorial Board
November 7, 2019
Editorial: You eat the donuts, you do the time

Editorial: You eat the donuts, you do the time

By Editorial Board
November 3, 2019
Editorial: The Venus symbol goes, genderless inclusion stays

Editorial: The Venus symbol goes, genderless inclusion stays

By Editorial Board
November 2, 2019
Editorial: Recognition features show Google’s true face

Editorial: Recognition features show Google’s true face

By Editorial Board
October 27, 2019
Editorial: Protests keep complacency from going extinct

Editorial: Protests keep complacency from going extinct

By Editorial Board
October 26, 2019
Editorial: Veganism is not a punchline

Editorial: Veganism is not a punchline

By Editorial Board
October 19, 2019
EDITORIAL: Stop masquerading your hate as religion

EDITORIAL: Stop masquerading your hate as religion

By Editorial Board
October 13, 2019
EDITORIAL: Time to wake up and educate our youth about jury duty

EDITORIAL: Time to wake up and educate our youth about jury duty

By Editorial Board
October 12, 2019
EDITORIAL: Inclusivity is not child’s play

EDITORIAL: Inclusivity is not child’s play

By Editorial Board
October 5, 2019
EDITORIAL: Presidential deportation figures do not tell the whole story

EDITORIAL: Presidential deportation figures do not tell the whole story

By Editorial Board
September 28, 2019
AP/Elise Amendola

EDITORIAL: Privilege dictates what ‘better’ education means

By Editorial Board
September 22, 2019
Provost Marcela David adresses the Faculty Senate members during the Sep. 13 meeting.

EDITORIAL: Faculty deserve space for honest debate, even behind closed doors

By Editorial Board
September 21, 2019
EDITORIAL: Dress codes exclude identity

EDITORIAL: Dress codes exclude identity

By Editorial Board
September 15, 2019
EDITORIAL: Sex workers deserve security, updated policy

EDITORIAL: Sex workers deserve security, updated policy

By Editorial Board
September 14, 2019
EDITORIAL: Straightness does not need celebration

EDITORIAL: Straightness does not need celebration

By Editorial Board
September 8, 2019
EDITORIAL: Addressing the prison system means addressing injustices

EDITORIAL: Addressing the prison system means addressing injustices

By Editorial Board
September 7, 2019
EDITORIAL: Listen to the voices of Hong Kong protestors

EDITORIAL: Listen to the voices of Hong Kong protestors

By Editorial Board
September 1, 2019
Curt James Brockway, 39, was arrested at a Montana county fair and rodeo after he assaulted a 13-year-old boy when the boy did not remove his hat during the national anthem.

EDITORIAL: If Americans cannot count on their president to set a good example, they must do so themselves

By Editorial Board
August 17, 2019
EDITORIAL: Twitter must cut down homegrown hatred

EDITORIAL: Twitter must cut down homegrown hatred

By Editorial Board
May 3, 2019
EDITORIAL: Columbia theater must set a better example

EDITORIAL: Columbia theater must set a better example

By Editorial Board
April 29, 2019
EDITORIAL: Young people need spaces and understanding, not policing

EDITORIAL: Young people need spaces and understanding, not policing

By Editorial Board
April 26, 2019
EDITORIAL: Vaccinations are about more than personal choice

EDITORIAL: Vaccinations are about more than personal choice

By Editorial Board
April 19, 2019
EDITORIAL: The Mueller report will mark a turning point for young people

EDITORIAL: The Mueller report will mark a turning point for young people

By Editorial Board
April 11, 2019
EDITORIAL: Lightfoot met with hope and apprehension

EDITORIAL: Lightfoot met with hope and apprehension

By Editorial Board
April 11, 2019
EDITORIAL: Funding for disability resources is essential

EDITORIAL: Funding for disability resources is essential

By Editorial Board
April 7, 2019
EDITORIAL: 'Us' exemplifies power of authentic representation

EDITORIAL: ‘Us’ exemplifies power of authentic representation

By Editorial Board
April 5, 2019
EDITORIAL: Students energize fight against climate change

EDITORIAL: Students energize fight against climate change

By Editorial Board
March 21, 2019
EDITORIAL: Chicago must enact rent control

EDITORIAL: Chicago must enact rent control

By Editorial Board
March 16, 2019
EDITORIAL: Students deserve more testing and treatment

EDITORIAL: Students deserve more testing and treatment

By Editorial Board
March 15, 2019
EDITORIAL: CPD must fix its spying by increasing transparency

EDITORIAL: CPD must fix its spying by increasing transparency

By Editorial Board
March 9, 2019
EDITORIAL: Holidays should be about more than escapism

EDITORIAL: Holidays should be about more than escapism

By Editorial Board
March 8, 2019
EDITORIAL: Abortion must be accessible, not just legal

EDITORIAL: Abortion must be accessible, not just legal

By Editorial Board
February 28, 2019
ENDORSEMENT: Susana Mendoza for mayor

ENDORSEMENT: Susana Mendoza for mayor

By Editorial Board
February 22, 2019
EDITORIAL: Hillsong dresses up hate

EDITORIAL: Hillsong dresses up hate

By Editorial Board
February 21, 2019
EDITORIAL: Celebrating LGBTQ success enriches our community

EDITORIAL: Celebrating LGBTQ success enriches our community

By Editorial Board
February 15, 2019
EDITORIAL: Banning cigarettes is not a solution; dismantling power structures is

EDITORIAL: Banning cigarettes is not a solution; dismantling power structures is

By Editorial Board
February 15, 2019
EDITORIAL: ‘Sex Education’ must go beyond Netflix

EDITORIAL: ‘Sex Education’ must go beyond Netflix

By Editorial Board
February 11, 2019
EDITORIAL: Without accessibility, celebrity activism is empty

EDITORIAL: Without accessibility, celebrity activism is empty

By Editorial Board
February 10, 2019
EDITORIAL: Equality in the courtroom critical to LGBTQ activism

EDITORIAL: Equality in the courtroom critical to LGBTQ activism

By Editorial Board
February 6, 2019
EDITORIAL: Religious freedom requires understanding, resources

EDITORIAL: Religious freedom requires understanding, resources

By Editorial Board
February 4, 2019
EDITORIAL: To save mothers, we must empower them

EDITORIAL: To save mothers, we must empower them

By Editorial Board
January 28, 2019
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