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CPS CEO Forrest Claypool spoke to a sold-out City Club of Chicago crowd May 30.

[Photo] CPS CEO: State funding formula a ‘cancer’ on CPS

May 31, 2017
(From left) Ad & Business Manager Charlie Connelly, Editor-in-Chief Zoë Eitel, Art Director Zoë Haworth, Managing Editor Ariana Portalatin, Digital Content Manager Brooke Pawling Stennett and Managing Editor Eric Bradach will serve as the management team for The Chronicle for the 2017–2018 academic year.

[Photo] Chronicle management unveiled for 2017–2018

May 24, 2017
Associate Professor in the Dance Department Raquel Monroe will replace Greg Foster-Rice as Faculty Senate President.

[Photo] Faculty Senate picks new president as year closes

May 8, 2017
Spudnick Press Founder and Executive Director Angee Lennard talked about how the Spudnick Press is turning 10 years old soon—sooner than she thought. 

[Photo] Spudnik presses on after 10 years

May 8, 2017
Peter Sagal, host of NPRs Wait, Wait...Dont Tell Me! radio show, led an April 28 conversation at Columbia on satire in todays political climate with The Onions Chad Nackers, head writer, and Ben Berkley, executive editor.

[Photo] Satirists fight fake news, give people something to laugh at

May 2, 2017
Senior fashion studies major Colette Green created “Tubman” T-shirts that feature Harriet Tubman with an ice cream tattoo. The line will be introduced at her pop-up shop April 29 at Lil Epic Design, 2412 W. North Ave.

[Photo] Fashion student’s designs mix dessert with powerful women

April 24, 2017
Permanent LAS Dean close to selection

[Photo] Permanent LAS dean close to selection

April 24, 2017
During a Faculty Senate session April 14, members discussed updates to the college’s workload policy and approved a motion calling for additional transparency and communication in the statement review process.

[Photo] Faculty Senate discusses input in statement review process

April 17, 2017
Millennium Park was named the top tourist attraction in the Midwest for its free, culturally significant work open to locals and visitors, said Millennium Park Foundation Executive Director Scott Stewart.

[Photo] Millennium Park named top Midwest attraction

April 17, 2017
National poetry month reinvigorates literary passion

[Photo] National poetry month reinvigorates literary passion

April 14, 2017
First of three candidates for Fashion Chair speak to department

[Photo] First of three candidates for Fashion Chair speak to department

April 10, 2017
La Rabida Children’s Hospital,6501 S. Promontory Drive, will soon provide superhero gowns for its patients, adding to the hospital’s child-friendly atmosphere.

[Photo] Hospital donation turns child patients into superheroes

April 10, 2017
Tipping the scale: Adjuncts accuse administration of demanding unethical grade changes

[Photo] Tipping the scale: Adjuncts accuse administration of demanding ‘unethical’ grade changes

April 10, 2017
Although the Chicago Teachers Union continues to protest and disagree with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool, it decided not to strike on May 1.

[Photo] CTU strike averted, tensions remain

April 10, 2017
Werewolf Coffee Bar, 1765 N. Elston Ave., opened to the public April 3. It was originally supposed to be a hangout space for DMK Restaurant employees. 

[Photo] Coffee bar makes you ‘wonder’ with delivery truck barista station

April 10, 2017
Mark Saulys, a resident of Tent City and organizer at One Northside, will benefit from the citys housing pilot program and move into a home soon, he said. 

[Photo] Homeless lose refuge at Tent City

March 27, 2017
The Blood Ball queen, Jocelyn Hudson, and king, Kevin Dean, stand on stage to receive their titles. Columbia celebrated the annual Blood Ball at 1104 S. Wabash Ave. March 9. The dance was created to honor Mary Ann Blood who helped found Columbia College in 1890.

[Photo] Blood Ball royalty decrees inclusivity

March 13, 2017
Students 20 years old and over are eligible to reside at Arc at Old Colony, 37 W. Van Buren St., for the 2017-2018 

[Photo] Columbia adds Arc to upcoming housing, drops two dorms

March 6, 2017
Sheila Rashid

[Photo] Former Columbia student designs overalls for Chance the Rapper

February 27, 2017
Students voiced personal experiences they have had with different college programs to the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Student Advisory Board during a Feb. 8 town hall meeting. 

[Photo] Few students express concerns at DEI town hall meeting

February 13, 2017
Junior cultural studies major Emily Hodshire started a Change.org petition calling for the LGBTQ Office of Culture and Community coordinator position to be filled. It became vacant after former coordinator Lex Lawson’s departure in September 2016.

[Photo] Students push for quicker replacement of LGBTQ Coordinator

February 3, 2017
Catherine Combs signing autographs for fans. 

[Photo] Goodman’s ‘Gloria’ show brings new perspective to publishing industry

January 30, 2017
Niklas consistently keeps the energy high by leaping, running and interacting with the crowd.

[Photo] Truckfighters bring fuzzy feeling

January 30, 2017
Protesters brought traffic to a stop in front of the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., during the Jan. 20 protests of President Donald Trump.

[Photo] Inauguration spurs citywide reaction

January 23, 2017
The old shooting range at the former police station, 100 S. Racine Ave., has now been transformed into a costume room for the Chicago Children’s Theatre.

[Photo] Children’s theater finds home in old police station

January 23, 2017
Suzanne Akhras Sahloul, founder of Syrian Community Network.

[Photo] Syria advocates call for more than retweeting

January 23, 2017
The Department of Justice released a statement at a press conference at the Everett McKinley Dirksen Courthouse, 219 S. Dearborn St., on Jan. 13. The DOJ found the Chicago Police Department at fault for systematically violating the civil rights of Chicago citizens.

[Photo] Emanuel, Johnson address ‘sobering’ DOJ findings

January 13, 2017
The Giving Tree, sponsored by Columbia’s Center for Community Arts Partnership and Library, donated school and art supplies to Adam Jimenez’s kindergarten class at Mahalia Jackson Elementary in Auburn Gresham.

[Photo] ‘Giving Tree’ gives back to CPS classrooms

December 12, 2016
Chicago will get the chance to show the world its recent river enhancements this March as it hosts a global mayors’ forum on urban waterfront redevelopment.

[Photo] City to host global waterfront forum

December 12, 2016
Airport employees and other minimum wage workers gathered outside of O’Hare International Airport Nov. 29 to fight for a $15 minimum wage. 

[Photo] O’Hare workers join Fight for 15

December 5, 2016
Black Girls Break Bread, a group created to empower black women, hosted a Dec. 1 event at which Columbia students and staff shared their experiences as black women at the college. 

[Photo] New organization creates community for black women

December 5, 2016
University of Chicago Law welcomed Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards on Nov. 29 to talk about how women’s healthcare will change with Donald Trump as president-elect. 

[Photo] Planned Parenthood president talks women’s healthcare, ‘fragile’ reproductive rights under Trump

December 5, 2016
Staff members vote yes Nov. 22 to new contract agreement between the United Staff of Columbia College and Columbia.

[Photo] Four years in the making: staff says ‘yes’ to new contract

November 28, 2016
Socialist Students was created as a chapter of the national Socialist Alternative organization to give a voice for young people to promote progressive ideas, according to Clark Nguyen, a member of Socialist Alternative. 

[Photo] Socialist club politicizes students, advocates for change

November 28, 2016
The Community Triage Center in Roseland, which opened Nov. 1, is meant to prevent people with mental health issues ending up in the jail, according to Kenya Key, chief of psychology at Cermak Health Services.

[Photo] Cook County expands mental health services

November 28, 2016
According to Illinois Sex Offenders Registry records, 13 registered sex offenders have a homeless shelter near Altgeld Park listed as their address, causing concern from locals.

[Photo] Residents concerned about homeless in Altgeld Park

November 28, 2016
Hundreds of people marched from the Daley Plaza to the office of the Army Corps of Engineers, 231 S. LaSalle St., Nov. 15

[Photo] ‘Keep it in the ground’: Chicago stands with Standing Rock

November 21, 2016
Chicago-based artist Eryn Allen Kane, whose energetic singing and dancing that elicited excitement from the massive audience, opens the concert accompanied by a band of brass instruments, piano and drums. The evening before Election Day, Chance the Rapper held a free concert Nov. 7 of Chicago-based musicians titled “Parade to the Polls” as a way to encourage millennials to vote. After the concert, which was held in Grant Park, Chance led the hundreds of attendees to a local polling place so they could cast their early vote.

[Photo] Eryn Allen Kane spreads her own musical wings

November 21, 2016
Visual Artist Vik Muniz, who combines various art forms into his photography, spoke at the Nov. 16 Lecture in Photography series

[Photo] Visual artist Vik Muniz shows ‘continuous invention’, uses of ordinary objects in art

November 21, 2016
Faculty Senate met Nov. 11 to discuss how to support students struggling with election outcomes and progress made on the Graduate School proposal.

[Photo] Senators discuss politics in classrooms, graduate school progress

November 14, 2016
Protests lasted into the early hours of Nov. 10 and continued that evening with hundreds marching downtown shouting, “We reject the president-elect,” and other expressions of concern. 

[Photo] Protesters gather to ‘Trump’ hate

November 14, 2016
Columbia has 138 student veterans currently using benefits provided by the college, according to Paul Loretto, the veterans educational benefits counselor.

[Photo] Student and faculty veterans discuss transitioning into college

November 11, 2016
In response to the election of Donald Trump, thousands of protesters took to the street Nov. 9. The protest shut down major streets in the Loop during rush hour and late into the night.

[Photo] Photos: Anti-Trump protest erupts near Trump Tower, spreads throughout Loop

November 11, 2016
Derek Chollet, former adviser to President Barack Obama, spoke about the nation’s foreign policy legacy during a Chicago Council on Global Affairs Nov. 3.

[Photo] Former Obama adviser: patience is key to foreign policy

November 7, 2016
The college community voiced their critiques of Columbia’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee’s recently drafted mission statement at an Oct. 31 forum.

[Photo] DEI open forum welcomes mission statement feedback

November 7, 2016
As a part of its ongoing investigation of the Chicago Police Department, the Department of Justice held the fifth community forum Oct. 24.

[Photo] Latest DOJ police forum displays local frustrations

October 31, 2016
The Chicago Field Museum hosted a panel discussion Oct. 24 with Senator Mark Kirk to discuss and propose the Kirk bill, which is designed to stop funding for terrorist groups like ISIS.

[Photo] Senator Kirk proposes bill to help stop ISIS terrorism funding

October 31, 2016
As a part of Mayor Emanuel’s Chicago park expansion, 327 playgrounds, such as Near South’s Coliseum Park, 1466 S. Wabash Ave., will have been restored or constructed in the city since 2013 as of this December.

[Photo] Chicago Plays! to finish a year early

October 31, 2016
Sam Willett, host of the Chicago Chapter of Classic Album Sundays, searches for new music at Reckless Records in the South Loop.

[Photo] Intimate listening experience celebrates timeless albums

October 31, 2016
Political experts discussed the impact of the 2016 presidential candidates on state and local elections Oct. 17 at The Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Court.

[Photo] Experts predict presidential race to affect Illinois elections

October 24, 2016
Protesters calling for police reform gathered Oct. 20 outside CPD Headquarters on the two-year anniversary of the death of Laquan McDonald, who was killed by a CPD officer.

[Photo] Two years after Laquan: Chicago continues demands for accountability, resignations

October 24, 2016
At the Chicago Teachers Union strike headquarters, 1642 W. Van Buren St., teachers handed out signs on Oct. 10 to teachers preparing for the possible CTU strike the following day. The strike never occurred due to a tentative agreement CPS offered CTU minutes before the midnight deadline. 

[Photo] CTU avoids strike with tentative negotiations

October 17, 2016
Jordan Ferranto, an art therapist and general counselor for Rape Victim Advocates at 180 N Michigan Ave talks about how she uses art to help heal victims of sexual violence.

[Photo] Strong and sturdy—treating trauma survivors through art therapy

October 17, 2016
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