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Chicago artists, scientists join forces to craft conversation on climate change

Chicago artists, scientists join forces to craft conversation on climate change

By Alexandra Yetter, Senior Staff Reporter
September 11, 2020
Marcella David on her first year at Columbia, the Black Lives Matter movement and the fall semester

Marcella David on her first year at Columbia, the Black Lives Matter movement and the fall semester

By Alexandra Yetter, Senior Reporter
September 3, 2020
Everything to know about voting by mail in the general election

Everything to know about voting by mail in the general election

By Alexandra Yetter, Senior Staff Reporter
August 31, 2020
Juniors and seniors in high school, and college students, are encouraged to apply to be election judges for the November general election, as many in Illinois will not return because of their age puts them at risk for the coronavirus.

Looking for a way to get involved in the November election? Be an election judge

By Alexandra Yetter, Senior Reporter
August 31, 2020
File photo.

Pandemic unlikely to hurt Columbia’s Higher Learning Commission accreditation, administrators say

By Alexandra Yetter, Senior Staff Reporter
August 28, 2020
Chief of Staff Laurent Pernot updated faculty senators about developments to Columbia’s Reopening Plan during the first Faculty Senate meeting of the 2020–2021 academic year.

4 need-to-know updates on where Columbia stands ahead of the 2020–2021 school year

By Alexandra Yetter, Senior Staff Reporter
August 21, 2020
This online gallery promotes activism through student-made illustrations

This online gallery promotes activism through student-made illustrations

By Alexandra Yetter, Senior Staff Reporter
August 12, 2020
Everything you need to know about the Electoral College in 2020

Everything you need to know about the Electoral College in 2020

By Alexandra Yetter, Senior Reporter
August 6, 2020
Columbia's Faculty Senate Executive Committee dodge a Zoombomber and welcome college administrators during a discussion on campus reopening.

Administrators address faculty worries on campus reopening

By Alexandra Yetter, Senior Reporter
July 31, 2020
Kanye West in the White House is likely a 'long shot,' experts say

Kanye West in the White House is likely a ‘long shot,’ experts say

By Alexandra Yetter, Senior Staff Reporter
July 15, 2020
The youth vote faces ‘enormous’ challenges in 2020. Columbia is helping to save it.

The youth vote faces ‘enormous’ challenges in 2020. Columbia is helping to save it.

By Alexandra Yetter, Senior Staff Reporter
July 10, 2020
Theatre Department's ‘elephant in the room’ sparks discussion on safe spaces and cancel culture

Theatre Department’s ‘elephant in the room’ sparks discussion on safe spaces and cancel culture

By Alexandra Yetter and Mari Devereaux
May 18, 2020
Editor's Note: So long, guys

Editor’s Note: So long, guys

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
May 17, 2020
Editor’s Note: This is our first draft of history. Let it have a good ending

Editor’s Note: This is our first draft of history. Let it have a good ending

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
May 11, 2020
Most Columbia students will receive a $250 check and can additionally apply for a larger grant as part of the more than $3 million allocated for students under the CARES Act, but federal guidelines leave undocumented, DACA and international students ineligible.

Most Columbia students to receive grants, but CARES Act won’t entirely offset college losses

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2020
Vice President of Enrollment Management Michael Joseph said the admissions team has been “aggressively” signaling to prospective students that classes will be in-person in the fall because even entertaining the idea of online courses could negatively impact enrollment.

Columbia ‘anxious,’ while optimistic for Fall 2020 enrollment despite predictions of national decline

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2020
Columbia will receive $6 million in federal aid per Congress' stimulus deal; employees will work from home through the end of May; and instructors will use a special attendance report.

Three coronavirus updates you need to know about Columbia

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
April 14, 2020
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, shakes hands with supporters in Chicago during his Saturday, March 7 rally in Grant Park.

Sanders drops out of presidential race; Biden the presumed Democratic nominee

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
April 8, 2020
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Columbia's 2020 commencement ceremony has been canceled. However, this year's graduates may have the opportunity to be part of ceremonies held in May 2021.

BREAKING: 2020 graduates will have to wait a year for live commencement

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
April 3, 2020
Breaking: Two individuals on campus test positive for coronavirus, at least one visited computer lab

Breaking: Two individuals on campus test positive for coronavirus, at least one visited computer lab

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
March 28, 2020
Chronicle staffers read President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim's email announcing classes will be transitioned online, Thursday, March 12.

Editor’s Note: The Chronicle will not stop reporting, no matter the ups and downs

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
March 26, 2020
Columbia College Chicago's 2015 commencement ceremony.

Students in uproar after graduation ceremony canceled: ‘Canceling commencement is letting this pandemic defeat us’

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
March 24, 2020
Two Dwight residents use a bin to move their belongings out of the dorm building, which will close due to the coronavirus pandemic.

‘I don’t feel like I have a home anymore’: Students scramble after dorms closed

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
March 21, 2020
Students pack up their belongings to leave the Dwight dorm building, Saturday, March 14.

BREAKING: Campus buildings, dorms to close; Columbia community member diagnosed with coronavirus

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
March 18, 2020
A voter at Su Nueva Chicago Laundromat in West Lawn casts a ballot in the Tuesday, March 17 Illinois primary.

Joe Biden wins Illinois primary; some Illinoisans go to polls despite coronavirus fears

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
March 17, 2020
Posters emphasizing the importance of washing one’s hands to combat the coronavirus have been put up in various locations across campus.

BREAKING: Individual at Columbia was possibly exposed to someone diagnosed with coronavirus

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
March 10, 2020
From campus to the city: College students can make or break food waste epidemic

From campus to the city: College students can make or break food waste epidemic

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
March 9, 2020
‘Oops’: 14 adjuncts were overpaid by the college. Now, they have to pay it back

‘Oops’: 14 adjuncts were overpaid by the college. Now, they have to pay it back

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
March 9, 2020
Editor's Note: It’s time to get over fake news phobia

Editor’s Note: It’s time to get over fake news phobia

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
March 8, 2020
Sen. Bernie Sanders is currently the runner-up in the Democratic presidential primary with 573 delegates, as of press time, behind former Vice President Joe Biden's 664 delegates.

Bernie Sanders to young voters: ‘Stop complaining and get involved in the political process’

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
March 8, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives with wife Jill (center) and sister Valerie at a Super Tuesday campaign event at Baldwin Hills Recreation Center on March 3, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. After his make-or-break victory in South Carolina, Biden’s momentum continued in the Super Tuesday primaries.

Biden wins big on Super Tuesday, black Dems change the primary trajectory

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
March 4, 2020
Editor's Note: Columbia students: Don’t sit by when the college is deciding our future

Editor’s Note: Columbia students: Don’t sit by when the college is deciding our future

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2020
Tax forms: College sees declining revenue; president and CEO receives 40% total compensation bump

Tax forms: College sees declining revenue; president and CEO receives 40% total compensation bump

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
February 29, 2020
Editor's Note: Why I am not voting, but you should be

Editor’s Note: Why I am not voting, but you should be

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
February 23, 2020
Editor's Note: The college must do more to combat coronavirus discrimination

Editor’s Note: The college must do more to combat coronavirus discrimination

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
February 16, 2020
Editor's Note: Make sex fun again

Editor’s Note: Make sex fun again

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
February 9, 2020
A guide to sex for environmental nuts (pun intended)

A guide to sex for environmental nuts (pun intended)

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
February 6, 2020
One day before the Iowa Caucus is set to take place, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks at Lincoln High School in Des Moines, Iowa, on Feb. 2, 2020. At 38 years old, Buttigieg is the youngest candidate running.

After caucus catastrophe, Buttigieg wins most Iowa delegates

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
February 4, 2020
One day before the Iowa Caucus is set to take place, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks at Lincoln High School in Des Moines, Iowa, on Feb. 2, 2020. At 38 years old, Buttigieg is the youngest candidate running.

Democrats deliver last pitch to Iowans before first-in-nation caucus

By Alexandra Yetter, Mateusz Janik, Dyana Daniels, Dante Jones, and Isabella Eliopulos
February 3, 2020
Editor's Note: Where is #MeToo now? Not where it should be

Editor’s Note: Where is #MeToo now? Not where it should be

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
February 2, 2020
Pushing forward: Campus leaders reflect on college's strengths, missteps and the future

Pushing forward: Campus leaders reflect on college’s strengths, missteps and the future

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
January 27, 2020
Editor's Note: Don’t leave us out when you envision Columbia’s future

Editor’s Note: Don’t leave us out when you envision Columbia’s future

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
January 26, 2020

Chronicle announces Spring 2020 editorial team, aims to innovate college journalism

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
January 23, 2020
Representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor count ballots for the CFAC election in the CTU Headquarters, 1901 W Carroll Ave, Monday, Dec. 9.

Standing United slate maintains hold of CFAC leadership positions

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 9, 2019
The Chronicle’s Decade in Review

The Chronicle’s Decade in Review

By Alexandra Yetter, Miranda Manier, and Margaret Smith
December 6, 2019
Part three: CFAC candidates address concerns, issues

Part three: CFAC candidates address concerns, issues

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2019
Part two: CFAC candidates on the future of the union

Part two: CFAC candidates on the future of the union

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 2, 2019
Editor's Note: This holiday season, stop shaming non-meat eaters

Editor’s Note: This holiday season, stop shaming non-meat eaters

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 28, 2019
(From left on couch) Derek Fawcett and Christopher Thale are two of four members running on an opposition slate called Reform CFAC for the December union elections.

Reform CFAC slate addresses concerns from union members: dues, officer compensation, transparency

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 27, 2019
Part One: CFAC candidates on teaching at Columbia

Part One: CFAC candidates on teaching at Columbia

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 27, 2019
The best responses in an otherwise tame Democratic presidential debate

The best responses in an otherwise tame Democratic presidential debate

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 22, 2019
The 2020 race for president, as told by Columbia College students

The 2020 race for president, as told by Columbia College students

By Alexandra Yetter and Knox Keranen
November 18, 2019
Protestors banged on the doors in order to disrupt former Attorney General Jeff Sessions' remarks on Northwestern University's campus Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Opinion: Northwestern editorial shows media illiteracy, not media incompetency

By Alexandra Yetter and Miranda Manier
November 14, 2019
Bonfire is the University of Illinois at Chicago’s new student-run newspaper.

Students start grassroots effort to provide a student newspaper to UIC

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2019
Editor's Note: Political discourse should be a quiet revolution, not an angry chant

Editor’s Note: Political discourse should be a quiet revolution, not an angry chant

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2019
Suzanne Blum Malley, senior associate provost an associate professor in the English and Creative Writing Department, will take over the provost position at North Carolina's Methodist University Jan. 15.

Suzanne Blum Malley departs college after 25 years, but feels Columbia is in ‘excellent hands’

By Alexandra Yetter and Mateusz Janik
November 8, 2019
From "f---k NUCR" to "f---k Sessions," the protestors chanted against white supremacy and racism Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Jeff Sessions’ visit to Northwestern sparks protests, political clash on campus

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 6, 2019
Jeff Sessions address to Northwestern University's College Republicans student organization Tuesday, Nov. 5 resulted in a heated protest.

Sessions stressed the importance of freedom of speech in his address Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Chicago wants to ‘dump Trump’

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 29, 2019
Editor's Note: Liar, liar, Facebook is on fire

Editor’s Note: Liar, liar, Facebook is on fire

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 27, 2019
Opinion: Clean energy should be Pritzker’s No. 1 priority

Opinion: Clean energy should be Pritzker’s No. 1 priority

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 18, 2019
The top three talked-about debate topics: Trump, Trump and Trump

The top three talked-about debate topics: Trump, Trump and Trump

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-editor-in-chief
October 16, 2019
Editor's Note: Global Education Office issues bad for business

Editor’s Note: Global Education Office issues bad for business

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 14, 2019
Department of Labor to oversee CFAC elections after investigation into complaints

Department of Labor to oversee CFAC elections after investigation into complaints

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 11, 2019
The impeachment inquiry process, explained

The impeachment inquiry process, explained

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 8, 2019

[Video] The Chronicle takes you behind its story of ‘Confusion surrounds composting initiatives.’

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 4, 2019
Editor's Note: Do not let political apathy get in the way of a historic moment

Editor’s Note: Do not let political apathy get in the way of a historic moment

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2019
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) discusses issues facing the Chicago Teachers Union at the union headquarters, 1901 W. Carroll Ave., Sept. 24.

Bernie Sanders in support of CTU: ‘I am demanding a change in national priorities.’

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 25, 2019
Hyon Lee is a Chicago-based pastry chef and immigrant from South Korea.

Behind the sign: One protestor’s ICE story

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 25, 2019
Professors face racism, sexism in student evaluations

Professors face racism, sexism in student evaluations

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2019

‘Just the beginning’: Youth strike for climate justice

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 20, 2019
College prevails in Title IX court decision

College prevails in Title IX court decision

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 16, 2019
Editor's Note: News organizations must use inclusive, accurate language

Editor’s Note: News organizations must use inclusive, accurate language

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 15, 2019
Cringe and clap moments from the September debate

Cringe and clap moments from the September debate

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 13, 2019
Ten not so crazy climate crisis solutions from 2020 presidential contenders

Ten not so crazy climate crisis solutions from 2020 presidential contenders

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 5, 2019

Professors will register students to vote in class

By Alexandra Yetter, News Editor
September 4, 2019
Feel like you missed something this summer? The Chronicle has got you covered.

Feel like you missed something this summer? The Chronicle has got you covered.

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 4, 2019
Illinois tackles global climate crisis with Clean Energy Jobs Act

Illinois tackles global climate crisis with Clean Energy Jobs Act

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 3, 2019
Roadmap to 2020: a voting guide

Roadmap to 2020: a voting guide

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 3, 2019
Editor's Note: The Chronicle isn’t perfect. But we’re working on it.

Editor’s Note: The Chronicle isn’t perfect. But we’re working on it.

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 2, 2019
20 ways for you to be eco-friendly as a Columbia student

20 ways for you to be eco-friendly as a Columbia student

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
August 31, 2019
Asian film festival pop-up crosses cultures and local neighborhoods

Asian film festival pop-up crosses cultures and local neighborhoods

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
August 30, 2019
CFAC votes to affiliate with Illinois Federation of Teachers

CFAC votes to affiliate with Illinois Federation of Teachers

By Alexandra Yetter, Co-Editor-in-Chief
August 28, 2019
Professors in Columbia's film department were not surprised the department was listed among the top 25 in the nation.

Columbia cinema program listed in the top 25 in the nation by Hollywood Reporter

By Alexandra Yetter, News Editor
August 22, 2019
Twitter users criticized a student who sent racist messages to a Pilsen bar, and called on the college to take action, while also encouraging people to send messages to both the student and the college.

Student apologizes for racist message after Twitter backlash and response from college

By Alexandra Yetter, News Editor
August 21, 2019
Senior Vice President and Provost Marcella David emphasized her "newness," which will mean new programs and initiatives, during her first collegewide address Monday.

Provost Marcella David ‘saying all the right things’ in first collegewide address

By Alexandra Yetter, News Editor
August 19, 2019
College ends decade of new student decline with most diverse freshman class in Columbia’s history expected for Fall 2019

College ends decade of new student decline with most diverse freshman class in Columbia’s history expected for Fall 2019

By Alexandra Yetter and Blaise Mesa
August 14, 2019
Barnes and Noble College now manages the on-campus bookstore located at 624 S. Michigan Ave.

Attention back-to-school shoppers: Columbia bookstore will now be run by Barnes and Noble College

By Alexandra Yetter, News Editor
August 12, 2019

[Video] Senior Photo Editor Mike Rundle breaks down photographing protests and rallies

By Alexandra Yetter, News Editor
August 7, 2019
Photos/Associated Press

4 losers and 1 winner from night two of the Democratic debates

By Alexandra Yetter, News Editor
August 1, 2019
Photos/Associated Press

Three things Democrats disagreed on during round two of the debates

By Alexandra Yetter, News Editor
July 31, 2019
462 days before the 2020 election, young people are already fired up

462 days before the 2020 election, young people are already fired up

By Alexandra Yetter, News Editor
July 30, 2019
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is one of many Democrats at odds with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as she advocates for Congress to pursue the impeachment of Trump.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: ‘Trump’s claims of total exoneration are wrong’

By Alexandra Yetter, News Editor
July 25, 2019

[Video] Staff transition at Center for Black Music Research a ‘slap in the face’ | For the Record Ep. 1

By Blaise Mesa, Co-Editor-in-Chief
July 24, 2019
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