Mya DeJesus, Opinions Editor
Mya DeJesus is a senior journalism major and acting minor. DeJesus is the opinions editor for the Chronicle. She joined the Chronicle in August 2025.
Hometown: Indiana
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The teach-out of Columbia’s formal major has left students to find climate engagement through classes, campus projects and their own efforts.
Columbia’s Women in Music club hosted a virtual panel for students to ask questions to the women behind Live Nation.
Original choreography by two seniors anchored the Dance Center performance, giving admitted students a closer look at the program’s creative and professional training.
The Student Government Association and the Center for Student Wellbeing partnered to connect students with campus and community wellness resources.
The Dance Center launched a weeklong festival to consolidate student showcases and expand access to performance space.
Organized by the Student Government Association and the Center for Student Wellbeing, the weeklong initiative offers activities aimed at supporting student mental health and community.
The “As Stressless As Possible” event aimed to support student wellbeing through crafts, discussions and a free raffle as the spring semester reaches its halfway point.
In honor of the Year of the Fire Horse, students sorted donations and refreshed a campus resource to symbolize renewal and transformation.
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.
After the Rev. Jesse Jackson died at 84, students and faculty remembered the civil rights leader’s influence on Chicago — and on their own lives.
Political differences aren’t new to dating, but some Columbia students say disagreements over values and identity now draw firmer lines in relationships.
The showcase, organized by Columbia’s Illustration Student Group, is a two-day student-run art market where artists sell stickers, prints and original work. Held Friday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Student Center, it drew more than 900 visitors.
Little Joe’s has served drinks on Taylor Street since 1946, outlasting generations of businesses to become the longest-running bar in Chicago’s Little Italy.
Columbia’s student a cappella group will perform Saturday, Feb. 7 in a regional ICCA quarterfinal at the University of Chicago.
The highly anticipated film is now out, bringing the second half of the musical to life and beautifully translating the story from the broadway stage to the big screen.
In a city already grappling with real fears, Halloween’s frights offer a way to share anxiety, reclaim control and even find comfort in the dark, writes Mya DeJesus.
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