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Maya Liquigan

Maya Liquigan, Reporter

mliquigan@columbiachronicle.com

 

Maya Liquigan is a senior  journalism major. Liquigan is a Reporter. She joined the Chronicle in June 2024.

 

Hometown: Elgin, Illinois

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Head of Fundraising, senior music business major Allie Russell, and Head of Marketing, junior arts management of film and television major Kira Cooper, Head of Social Media, junior illustration major Kaylynn Stoudmire, and President of Created to Achieve Success student group, junior photography major Caleb McDermott, wait patiently to speak to students on the first floor of the Student Center on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024.

Staff, students seek alternatives to ease financial strain of textbook prices

By Maya Liquigan and Emma Jolly
December 11, 2024
Members of the Renegades En Pointe Ballet Club finish their final number in the Magic Garden showcase at the Hive in the 618 S. Michigan building on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.

Renegades En Pointe Ballet Club fills the stage with magic at fall showcase

By Maya Liquigan, Reporter
December 8, 2024
Columbia's Renegades Volleyball team practicing at East-West gym for the first time this semester after new contract negotiations on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

Columbia sports teams return to East-West gym

By Maya Liquigan, Reporter
November 27, 2024
While exploring the School of Design, prospective students listen to information about each of the majors at 623 S. Wabash on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024.

Columbia holds open house for prospective students amid program changes

By Maya Liquigan, Reporter
November 9, 2024
Chicago residents vote at Fourth Presbyterian Church, an official polling center at 126 E. Chestnut St., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

Columbia students react to Trump win with anxiety, disappointment

By Patience Hurston, Charles Rahn, and Perla Mía Valdez
November 6, 2024
Voters line up at the Supersite location at 191 N. Clark St. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

Election 2024 Live Updates: Lines form early at polls on Election Day around Chicago

By Doreen Abril Albuerne-Rodriguez, Newsletter Producer
November 5, 2024
A participant attending the Chicago Women's March holds up a sign at the Chicago Federal Plaza on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. The Chicago Women’s March is a branch of the Women’s March organization that began in 2017.

Columbia students join Chicago Women’s March for reproductive rights

By Maya Liquigan and Greer Stewart
November 2, 2024
With the stakes so high, young voters feel pressure casting ballot

With the stakes so high, young voters feel pressure casting ballot

By Maya Liquigan, Staff Reporter
November 1, 2024
Renegades Outdoor Collective members walk down a hiking trail during their trip to the Indiana Dunes National Park on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

Columbia students reconnect with nature at Renegades Outdoor Collective camping trip

By Maya Liquigan, Staff Reporter
October 21, 2024
At a Renegade soccer team practice, members scrimmage at Livingston Park in the Near West neighborhood of Chicago on Oct. 15, 2024.

Exclusive: Columbia’s Renegades sports teams, clubs lose access to East-West gym facilities used for a decade

By Maya Liquigan, Staff Reporter
October 16, 2024
Dr. Nicole Williams, a licensed gynecologist, speaks at the "Are you coming?" sexual health event located at the Hive in the 618 S. Michigan Ave. building on Oct. 11, 2024.

Students learn about sexual health at ‘Are you coming?’ safe sex event

By Maya Liquigan, Staff Reporter
October 12, 2024
Hip-Hop Club guides students through storytelling at Love & Lyrics writing session

Hip-Hop Club guides students through storytelling at Love & Lyrics writing session

By Maya Liquigan, Staff Reporter
September 24, 2024
Chicago students board the orange line train at Harold Washington Library train stop on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.

Survey: Average commuter student travels 30 to 50 minutes to get to school

By Maya Liquigan, Staff Reporter
September 16, 2024
Papers are taped to the door of the Health Center stating it is permanently closed and offers additional information on student health on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.

College had to close student Health Center after private medical provider closed, leaving no affordable options to replace them

By Maya Liquigan, Staff Reporter
September 6, 2024
Laura Jackson walks around Union Park in Chicago with her flag that says "Hate has no home here" on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.

Young voters in Chicago for DNC have mixed emotions about choices in 2024 presidential election

By Samantha Ho and Maya Liquigan
August 21, 2024
Detroit anti-war community member Mohamed Almawri holds a smoke bomb as he marches down West Maypole Avenue with the Coalition to March on the DNC on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.

Thousands gather in Union Park on first day of DNC to demand end of U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza

By Samantha Ho, Patience Hurston, and Maya Liquigan
August 19, 2024
Douglas Eck presents the college's new model for Student Wellbeing at the collegewide faculty meeting in the Student Center on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.

Breaking: College closes student Health Center, creates new Center of Wellbeing to combine previous Counseling Services, Student relations offices

By Maya Liquigan and Araceli Ramirez
August 16, 2024
Godly The Ruler, Chicago artist, performs their set on the Bacardí stage as their first time ever attending Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024.

Chicago musicians, Columbia alum represent the city music scene at Lollapalooza

By Maya Liquigan and Sofía Oyarzún
August 4, 2024
Festival goers browse around the Bonus Tracks section at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. This area offers multiple experiences such as a photo booth and nail artists.

Lollapalooza’s Beyond the Music, Kidzapalooza, keeps attendees’ energy high in between their favorite music sets

By Maya Liquigan and Sofía Oyarzún
August 3, 2024
Festival goers walk down S. Columbus Drive as they browse food options in Chow Town offered at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024.

Vendors bring cultural food, history to Lollapalooza’s Chow Town

By Maya Liquigan and Sofía Oyarzún
August 2, 2024
Chappell Roan performs on the T-Mobile state in Grant Park at Lollapalooza on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Fans scream in excitement as she walks onto the stage.

Queer artists take over Lollapalooza stage, represent LGBTQ+ community

By Maya Liquigan and Sofía Oyarzún
August 1, 2024
Columbia part-time instructor Michael Stark teaches “American Sign Language 1” at 618 S. Michigan Ave. on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.

Student enrollment for summer semesters at Columbia is at its lowest in five years

By Maya Liquigan, Staff Reporter
July 30, 2024
Summer at Columbia participants present the rough cut of their final project on Thursday, July 18 for the "Cinema and Television Production" course taught by Wenhwa Ts'ao, co-director of the School of Film and Television, at 1104 S. Wabash Ave.

Summer at Columbia welcomes high school students to first college experience

By Maya Liquigan, Staff Reporter
July 19, 2024
Pit crew members keep the road clear and stay dry under tents as the NASCAR Street Race announced that the race will be temporarily paused on Sunday, July 7, 2024. Each NASCAR racer has their own station with their designated race number.

Alex Bowman takes first place in slippery NASCAR Grant Park 165, shortened for the second year in a row because of rain

By Sofía Oyarzún and Maya Liquigan
July 7, 2024
NASCAR drivers drive slowly down S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive as they follow a safety car during the Xfinity Series race at the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on Saturday, July 6, 2024. A sunny day with blue skies made for a pleasant suprise in comparison to the previous rain-delayed year.

Shane van Gisbergen wins The Loop Xfinity Series Race as NASCAR returns to Chicago

By Maya Liquigan and Sofía Oyarzún
July 6, 2024
Carmella Marie, a pitbull terrier mix wags her tail at the Chicago Pride Parade along N. Broadway Street on Sunday, June 30, 2024. Her owner says he brings Carmella out every year, and that today is her birthday.

‘Pride is Power’: Thousands gather at Chicago’s 53rd annual Pride Parade

By Samantha Ho and Maya Liquigan
June 30, 2024
Lakeside Pride Marching Band performs the song "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus at Navy Pier on Saturday, June 29, 2024. People sing and cheer at the pride festivities on the last weekend of June.

Families and individuals celebrate, educate at Navy Pier Pride

By Samantha Ho and Maya Liquigan
June 29, 2024
Derick D. Jones Jr., assistant professor in the Science and Mathematics Department, assists student Ellie Moody during the LGBTQ+ Social Health Equality class in the 618 S. Michigan Ave. building on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. The class is one of four in-person courses being offered during the summer.

Columbia’s first LGBTQ+ social health equality class runs this summer during Pride Month

By Maya Liquigan, Staff Reporter
June 28, 2024
Counseling Services operates on the 5th floor of 916 S. Wabash Ave. It offers in-person individual and group counseling as well as a range of other services for students.

Columbia to integrate virtual mental health provider TimelyCare alongside existing Counseling Service resources, providing 24/7 access to mental health care

By Addison Annis, Patience Hurston, and Maya Liquigan
June 5, 2024
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