Columbia student named finalist for $20,000 independent music prize
Audio arts senior Aaron Daane, who performs as “aaron's book club,” earned national recognition after releasing his latest indie album, “Doggies.”
Liam Rieber, Reporter
Columbia film students work under green production standards
Illinois is the first of 50 states to implement a 5% tax incentive to implement sustainability plans for film productions.
Chicago’s Iranian diaspora reacts with hope, fear amid escalating conflict
As tensions involving Iran intensify, members of Chicago’s Iranian community expressed different views about the war and what political change in Iran should look like two weeks after the U.S. and Israel strikes began.
Construction underway on Columbia’s new Center for Student Success
Advising, financial services, academic coaching and a campus food pantry will be housed together for the first time in the 33 E. Ida B. Wells Drive building. The project is funded through a grant from the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
Three former presidents join thousands to pay final respects to Rev. Jesse Jackson
A jubilant service on Chicago’s South Side on Friday, March 6 honored the civil rights leader whose decades of activism reshaped national politics and grassroots organizing.
Provost finalist calls serving Columbia’s students an ‘ethical imperative’
Michael Soto, a former provost and senior vice president of Academic Affairs at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, said the college must serve first-generation and underrepresented students while preparing them for an AI-driven future. A search committee has narrowed the finalists to three candidates. Soto was the second to speak at an open forum on campus this week.
Faculty, staff spotlight their work in Glass Curtain Gallery showcase
The School of Visual Arts marked its second year with a first-ever faculty and staff exhibition in the 1104 S. Wabash Ave. gallery.
Columbia students denounce immigration enforcement at poster-making event
Ahead of a march to Federal Plaza on Friday, Feb. 13, students gathered in the Makerspace to create signs protesting federal crackdowns in sanctuary cities.