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Mengshin Lin, Former Photojournalist

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Nature’s Care Company in West Loop, 810 W. Randolph St., is a Black-operated dispensary.

[Photo] A year later: Racial inequities remain after legalizing recreational marijuana in Illinois

April 29, 2021
A woman waves a Mexican flag wearing a “Justice for Adam” hoodie.

[Photo] Little Village organizers call for justice for Adam Toledo and other victims of police shootings

April 21, 2021
A collegewide email from the Office of the President on Friday, April 16 announced Columbia will now observe Juneteenth as an official holiday. File Photo/

[Photo] BREAKING: Juneteenth to become an official holiday at Columbia

April 16, 2021
Senior photography major Constantina Davis is stationed at the entrance of the Modern Wing at The Art Institute of Chicago while on duty.

How this Columbia student is raising four kids during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Mengshin Lin, Photojournalist
April 1, 2021
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[Photo] Anna Langford and Marilou Hedlund made history as Chicago’s first female alderpersons

March 31, 2021
Protests in the U.S. demanding justice in the wrongful killing of Black people in the U.S. are similar to protests happening overseas.

[Photo] Opinion: Why Black issues abroad should matter in the U.S.

February 17, 2021
McDowell offers free contactless delivery within three miles from where he lives in the South Loop amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Photo] Columbia student makes some ‘dough’ with homemade baked goods

January 28, 2021

A socially distanced education 4,544 miles away from home

By Mengshin Lin, Camilla Forte, and Ignacio Calderon
December 18, 2020
In a collegewide email, President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim announced new plans for the Spring and Fall 2021 semesters, including a virtual commencement and rapid COVID-19 testing.

[Photo] BREAKING: College announces rapid testing for the spring semester, virtual commencement in May

December 11, 2020
President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim and Senior Vice President and Provost Marcella David address pandemic concerns.

[Photo] A year for the books: The Chronicle looks back on 2020

December 7, 2020
Democratic nominee Joe Biden was declared as the president-elect Nov. 7 after days of waiting for results.

[Photo] Columbia faculty, students share their reactions to the 2020 election results

November 19, 2020
Thousands of Chicagoans meet at a rally at Union Park organized by multiple activist groups in celebration of the presidential election results.

[Photo] Chicagoans celebrate Biden-Harris win, more work to be done

November 9, 2020
Protesters gather at Daley Plaza and protest to count every vote after the Trump campaign called for a temporary halt in the counting process Tuesday night.

[Photo] Organizations call for every vote to be counted at ‘Rally to Defend the Election’

November 5, 2020
Dozens of Accuvote machines show the results and statistics from each ballot box and are printed out at the end of Election Day.

[Photo] Votes still being tallied, ‘the most contentious election of our lives’ continues

November 4, 2020
It feels like life and death: Chicago voters on why they voted this election

‘It feels like life and death’: Chicago voters on why they voted this election

By Camilla Forte, Mengshin Lin, Kaylie Slack, K'Von Jackson, and Zachary Clingenpeel
November 4, 2020
Edward Melkonian, an Orland Park resident, waves a Make America Great Again flag in front of a White Castle before a police car comes to control the protests.

More than 100 Trump supporters stage rally in Oak Lawn days before election

By Mengshin Lin, Photojournalist
October 29, 2020
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[Photo] College administrators update COVID-19 safety precautions as positive cases increase

October 28, 2020
Temitope Odedoyin participates in the candlelight vigil at Federal Plaza after the prayer walk for Nigeria.

[Photo] Chicago protesters advocate for victims of Nigerian federal police violence

October 27, 2020
Rabbi Michael Ben Yosef has been organizing events since April 2019 and plans to organize another event on Election Day in support of Black Lives Matter movement.

[Photo] Organizers memorialize Rosa Parks with public mural

October 26, 2020
David Salk, a biker from Town Up Club Chicago, points out the irony of his “vintage” 2016 Make America Great Again hat that was made in China.

[Photo] Chicago motorcyclists ‘Ride to the Polls’ to encourage voting

October 26, 2020
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