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Connor Dore

Connor Dore, Former Reporter

cdore@columbiachronicle.com

 

Connor Dore is a senior journalism major, concentrating in broadcast journalism. Dore primarily reports on Columbia’s School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, but has also written about the college’s financial deficit, Chicago protests and course changes. He joined the Chronicle in May 2023.

 

Hometown: Hickory Hills, Illinois

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(Left to right) Part of the team behind The Other Side, UX/UI designer Claire Alves, lead game designer Joshua Chaffee, level design/programmer Samatha Go, producer Nicole Finnegan and music lead Patryk Kijek plan out the next steps for their game in 916 S Wabash on Friday, April 26, 2024. The game focuses on struggles with mental health and is expected to be at Manifest.

Columbia game design students produce mental health video game

By Connor Dore, Contributing Writer
Columbia faculty member develops mental health video game used in Milwaukee Public Schools

Columbia faculty member develops mental health video game used in Milwaukee Public Schools

By Connor Dore, Contributing Writer
Niche dating sites

Niche dating sites

By Connor Dore, Reporter
Surveys find Gen Z more likely to fantasize about characters in media when viewing porn

Surveys find Gen Z more likely to fantasize about characters in media when viewing porn

By Connor Dore, Reporter

Chronicle TV: Candidates for dean of the School of Media Arts visit campus

By Connor Dore, Reporter

Chronicle TV: Part-time union strike to end

By Connor Dore, Senior Reporter
Columbia artists, collaborators pick most influential Chicago hip-hop albums

Columbia artists, collaborators pick most influential Chicago hip-hop albums

By Connor Dore, Senior Reporter
River Wise, a junior Theatre Technology and Design major creates a paint guide for an upcoming show. Wise is working in The Shop located on the first floor of the Theatre buidling at 72 E 11th St.

Students going into a unionized profession have conflicting emotions due to part-time faculty strike

By Connor Dore, Senior Reporter
Columbia faculty remember alum who died in house fire

Columbia faculty remember alum who died in house fire

By Connor Dore, Senior Reporter

Chronicle TV: SGA hosts ‘Let’s Chat’ event, contract offers made to union

By Connor Dore, Senior Staff Reporter

Columbia’s Part-Time Faculty Union continues to strike into its second weekend

By Connor Dore, Senior Staff Reporter
Protesters gather outside of President Kwang-Wu Kim’a residence in the Old Town neighborhood. Protesters participated in an “art build” outside of his residence on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

Students and faculty march from campus to residence of Columbia president

By Allison Shelton, Cierra Lemott, and Connor Dore
Despite the cold temperatures, some faculty and students continue to strike while standing outside of the Columbia Theatre Department building on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. With bargain efforts denied by the college, the strike is planned to proceed throughout this week.

Far from campus, students in Semester in LA program see little impact of strike

By Olivia Cohen and Connor Dore
Students line up to order food, grab a drink or fill a plate from the salad bar in the Student Center cafeteria on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.

While Columbia organizations work to fight food insecurity, students believe the college could be doing more

By Connor Dore, Senior Staff Reporter
Most Columbia students only pay half of the full tuition price to attend as college scholarships increase

Most Columbia students only pay half of the full tuition price to attend as college scholarships increase

By Connor Dore, Senior Staff Reporter

Chronicle TV: Episode 10

By Connor Dore, Senior Staff Reporter

Chronicle TV: Academic advisors appeal for job evaluation, new Student Information Desk in Student Center

By Connor Dore, Senior Staff Reporter

Chronicle TV: Menstrual products offered on-campus, college unveils new photo lounge

By Connor Dore, Senior Staff Reporter

Chronicle TV: College remains ‘off-track’ in financial goals, ASL Department enrollment

By Connor Dore, Senior Staff Reporter
Katlin Schneider, director of "Melomaniac," stands outside of Harper Theater in Hyde Park before the sold out showing of her documentary on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Columbia alum debuts ‘Melomaniac’ documentary to sold out crowd at Chicago Underground Film Festival

By Connor Dore, Senior Staff Reporter
Assistant Professor Onur Ozturk begins his Columbia College Chicago Experience class, Rethinking Museums, at 618 S. Michigan Ave., on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. The college dropped higher-level Columbia Experience -- or CCCX -- classes after the Spring 2023 semester.

Students have mixed reactions to college dropping higher-level CCCX courses

By Connor Dore, Senior Staff Reporter
Columbia themed masks are still available for purchase at SHOP Columbia located at 619 S. Wabash Ave., on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. The masks remain for sale despite the college no longer requiring students and employees to mask up or report positive test results.

Students no longer need to notify college if they test positive for COVID

By Connor Dore, Staff Reporter

Chronicle TV: Columbia hosts annual Convocation event

By Connor Dore, Staff Reporter

Chronicle TV: Campus move-ins, Chronicle rebrands

By Connor Dore, Staff Reporter
Faculty members mingle and talk before sitting in on the faculty meeting on the fifth floor of the Student Center on Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023. As the fall semester approaches, meeting topics regarding tuition, retention, and student engagement were main focuses.

Columbia College could become smaller institution — with lower enrollment targets — to address deficit

By Connor Dore, Staff Reporter
SAG-AFTRA strikers listen as a speech is being made at a protest at Daley Plaza at 50 W. Washington St. on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023.

Columbia professors prepare to teach students what’s at stake for them as unions strike over streaming, AI

By Connor Dore, Staff Reporter
“50 Years Down the Line, ” an intergenerational community conversation and Q&A, was one element of the Chicago Hip Hop Conference, held at 1104 S Wabash Avenue on Monday, July 31. The Hip Hop conference highlights and celebrates 20 years of Chicago Hip Hop Heritage Month and the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.

Columbia hosts Chicago Hip-Hop conference, inspiring young artists

By Connor Dore, Staff Reporter
Bo(ix)y(e) Division performing in the Chicago Cultural Center on Saturday, July 22, 2023 for Reinvent Ability’s inaugural DisFest.

Inaugural DisFest brings together creatives with disabilities

By Connor Dore, Staff Reporter
Meredith and Emory Sutton both watch the NASCAR Chicago Street Race in downtown Chicago on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Columbia hosted an Exclusive Viewing Party at 618 S. Michigan Avenue.

Columbia watch party for Grant Park 220 draws curious students, fans to campus

By Connor Dore, Staff Reporter
Car #11, Denny Hamlin for Joe Gibbs Racing pulls into Pit Row on Columbus Drive at the XFinity Series Loop 121 Chicago Street Course on Saturday, July 1, 2023

NASCAR weekend begins in Chicago with curious, excited fans and not-so-great weather

By Connor Dore and Leah Love

Video: The Chronicle previews NASCAR with an inside look at unprecedented race track

By Andres Guerra and Connor Dore
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Exclusive: Columbia students no longer required to take three CCCX courses

By Connor Dore, Staff Reporter
Students sit with their professor in the class Multitrack Music Recording II held in the basement floor of 33 E Ida B Wells Dr. It is one of the in-person courses offered at Columbia this summer semester.

[Photo] Summer enrollment helps students get to graduation

By Maya Swan-Sullivan, Staff Reporter
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