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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

By Mateusz Janik, Senior Reporter
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

By Valentina Pucarelli, Photojournalist
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

By Camryn Cutinello, Staff Reporter
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

By Amina Sergazina, Staff Reporter
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.

By Erin Threlkeld, Staff Reporter
February 17, 2021
In 2012, McDowell’s family put together “The Gerke Family Cookbook” with recipes from his great grandmother, Ida Gerke, and her descendants. McDowell said Gerke passed away when he was six and baking with her recipes is a way to honor her.

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

By Amina Sergazina, Staff Reporter
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

By Kendall Polidori, Co-editor-in-chief
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

By Mari Devereaux and Kendall Polidori
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

By Mateusz Janik, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2020
Hajar Khaled stands near the Michigan Avenue bridge showing her support for President-elect Joe Biden.

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

By Paige Barnes, Audience Engagement Editor
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’

By Isaiah Colbert, Staff Reporter
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

By Kendall Polidori and Mari Devereaux
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

By Jonah Ocuto and Mateusz Janik
October 28, 2020
Protesters march toward Michigan Avenue on Oct. 24 to bring awareness to issues with SARS in Nigeria, after forces opened fire on protesters in Nigeria on Oct. 20.

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

By Paige Barnes, Audience Engagement Editor
October 27, 2020
Nia Brown, a South Side Chicago resident, decides to help paint the mural after walking by Millennium Park.

[Photo] Organizers memorialize Rosa Parks with public mural

By Isaiah Colbert, Staff Reporter
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

By Camilla Forte, Director of Photography
October 26, 2020
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