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Zoë Takaki

Zoë Takaki, Former Staff Reporter

ztakaki@columbiachronicle.com

All content by Zoë Takaki

Media Hub Minute Episode 19

By Justice Lewis and Zoë Takaki
May 15, 2023
New bathroom finder app in NYC brings hope for one to be made in Chicago

New bathroom finder app in NYC brings hope for one to be made in Chicago

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
May 10, 2023

Media Hub Minute Episode 18

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
May 7, 2023
New club creates a safe space for trans and gender nonconforming students

New club creates a safe space for trans and gender nonconforming students

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
April 26, 2023

Media Hub Minute Episode 16

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
April 23, 2023
Drag performer, Utica, performs for the packed house at the Metro at 3730 N Clark St. on Friday night, April 14, 2023. Utica, real name Ethan David Mundt is best known for competing on season 13 of Rupaul’s Drag Race.

41 drag artists perform for Tennessee at Chicago Loves Drag!

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
April 15, 2023
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Youth turnout sees 40% to 50% increase in mayoral runoff election

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
April 14, 2023

Media Hub Minute Episode 14

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
April 9, 2023
There are not enough public restrooms in Chicago — the next mayor should help fix that

There are not enough public restrooms in Chicago — the next mayor should help fix that

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
April 1, 2023
Candidates for 4th Ward Alderman want to address crime, housing, education in South Loop

Candidates for 4th Ward Alderman want to address crime, housing, education in South Loop

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
March 24, 2023

Media Hub Minute Episode 13

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2023
Municipal election saw historically low voter turnout rate, just 3% of them being cast by young people

Municipal election saw historically low voter turnout rate, just 3% of them being cast by young people

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
March 17, 2023
Emily Hochbaum, a senior fashion studies major, stands proudly with her designs while receiving an eruption of praise from an audience for the second annual fashion show hosted by Body Haven. The show took place on Saturday, March 11 at the Student Center.

Reclaiming old Hollywood, Body Haven’s annual fashion show redefines modeling

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2023
Mayoral candidates try to distinguish themselves in first debate before runoff

Mayoral candidates try to distinguish themselves in first debate before runoff

By Elizabeth Rymut and Zoë Takaki
March 8, 2023
Dayvon Simmons and Tymony Nolan, both students at Columbia and members of the Black Student Union, perform an acting piece together for Paint it Black at the Student Center located at 754 S. Wabash Ave., on Friday, Feb. 24. They performed an emotional one-act piece called Gleam of Dawn by Joseph Arnone.

Students celebrate Black love at annual ‘Paint it Black’ showcase

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2023
Lori Lightfoot

Lori Lightfoot

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
February 24, 2023
A Chicago police officer takes pictures of a crime scene at Benito Juarez High School in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago after a school shooting, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Meet the two candidates running for newly created police district council representing the South Loop

By Robin Sluzas and Zoë Takaki
February 21, 2023
Fourth Ward aldermanic candidate, Helen West (furthest left) sits next to fellow candidates during the forum at Grace Episcopal Church, located at 637 S. Dearborn St. on Thursday night, Feb. 9. West is a retired educator and is running for alderperson for the first time.

Questions and voices raised at 4th Ward aldermanic forum

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
February 10, 2023
Opinion: Chicago needs to decriminalize sex work

Opinion: Chicago needs to decriminalize sex work

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2023
Yoga, stretch, and meditation took place before the dancing, allowing students to relax and clear their minds.

Get Up and Move event brings different majors together through movement

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2023
Polling station returns to campus for municipal election

Polling station returns to campus for municipal election

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2023
SEEMS 2 BE is a soulful recent release by senior music major Anessa Rivera.

Five songs made by Columbia creativity to blast at the holiday party

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
December 15, 2022
New children on campus policy combines working groups efforts and administrations concerns

New children on campus policy combines working group’s efforts and administration’s concerns

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
December 6, 2022
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BREAKING: Registration halted, system plagued by technical difficulties

By Elizabeth Rymut and Zoë Takaki
November 8, 2022
Surrounded by a crowd holding signs and cheering, a woman in the center of the protesters dances and raises her clenched fists to the sky.

‘Women! Life! Freedom!’: Protesters create human chain to protest Iran

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
November 4, 2022
Dance Centers B-Series celebrates inclusion and accessibility through dance

Dance Center’s B-Series celebrates inclusion and accessibility through dance

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
November 3, 2022
Voting 101: A guide to demystify the voting process this midterm election

Voting 101: A guide to demystify the voting process this midterm election

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
November 3, 2022
From the 90s Bulls to politics, 5 streamable shows that tell a Chicago story

From the ’90s Bulls to politics, 5 streamable shows that tell a Chicago story

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
October 21, 2022
5 movies that scream Chicago (and arent Ferris Buellers Day Off)

5 movies that scream Chicago (and aren’t ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’)

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2022
Panelists share common misconceptions about the cannabis industry, such as, “67% of the industry doesn’t touch the plant.

Cannabis industry panelists share misconceptions and insights on the profession

By Kamy Smelser and Zoë Takaki
October 11, 2022
Despite this being Anna Shoemakers first ever tour, she swiftly moves up on stage with confidence as her set begins.

‘Be more dramatic’: Singer-songwriter Anna Shoemaker talks new album, her emotions behind it

By Zoë Takaki and Addison Annis
October 3, 2022
Brian Vega dribbles two basketballs at once as the sound echoes in the silent gym court as he trains.

East-West gym welcomes Columbia students back after pandemic restrictions

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter
September 26, 2022
From the library to laundry rooms: A guide to accessibility on campus

From the library to laundry rooms: A guide to accessibility on campus

By Amina Sergazina , Zoë Takaki, and Addison Annis
September 21, 2022
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