Lana Martinez – The Columbia Chronicle

Lana Martinez, Former Illustrator

lmartinez@columbiachronicle.com

Lana Martinez is a senior illustration major, who has created graphics for student profiles, COVID-19 protocols and Chicago election voter guides. She joined the Chronicle in August 2020 and worked on the illustration desk until December 2023.

Hometown: Algonquin, Ill.

All content by Lana Martinez

[Photo] Early graduating seniors face disappointing end to their time at college

By Vivian Richey

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

By Connor Dore, Senior Reporter

[Photo] Perfil Estudiantil: Celebrando la cultura de los estudiantes latines

By Miranda Bucio, Citlalli Magali Sotelo, and Lizeth Medina

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

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter

[Photo] New AI Task Force prepares recommendations for how college will manage ChatGPT use in classroom

By Olivia Cohen, Editor-in-Chief

[Photo] Erik Overton remembered for his dedication to serving Columbia community

By Kimberly Kapela, Copy Editor

[Photo] Paul Vallas

By Amina Sergazina, Senior Reporter

[Photo] Willie Wilson

By Robin Sluzas, Staff Reporter

[Photo] How students can get educated on sex, in and out of the classroom

By Elizabeth Rymut, Managing Editor

[Photo] Being a virgin does not mean that you can not be intimate — with yourself

By Avery Timmons, Copy Editor

[Photo] Column: A bittersweet goodbye to the Chronicle

By Irvin Ibarra, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Revolutionary movement ignites in Iran sparking global protests and discussions close to home

By Elizabeth Rymut, Staff Reporter

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

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Get to know your candidates for Illinois governor: Pritzker vs. Bailey

By Abra Richardson and Elizabeth Rymut

[Photo] ‘The Ancestry of Home’: Cultural domestic traditions explored through Sylvie Harris’ photography and art

By Robin Sluzas, Staff Reporter

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

By Zoë Takaki, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Two faculty members share their ambitions as they rise to new leadership positions

By Olivia Cohen, Managing Editor

[Photo] Column: My time at the Chronicle has been a ‘Big Time Rush’

By Gabby Bach, Copy Editor

[Photo] Column: How 2021 taught us to be more with less

By Rachel Patel, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Columbia’s 2022 honorary degree recipients to be awarded for bravery and community leadership

By Anna Busalacchi, Managing Editor

[Photo] Editor’s Note: I’ll say goodbye to the newsroom, but not the people

By Camryn Cutinello, Co-Editor-in-Chief

[Photo] Yesterday’s students are today’s successful business owners

By Amina Sergazina, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Columbia alum Kim Hannay’s nonprofit transforms lives one home at a time

By Nathan Sirkin, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Michael Towns remembered by family, friends, faculty and students ‘keeping his dream alive’

By Anna Busalacchi, Managing Editor

[Photo] Opportunities abound as planning begins for Manifest’s in-person return in May

By Robin Sluzas and Samaher AbuRabah

[Photo] Signs you might be the rebound in a relationship

By Kamy Smelser, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Beyond the pill: Hormone-free contraceptive options often an afterthought

By Olivia Cohen, News Editor

[Photo] ‘Seeing that hatred or that disgust or the attempt to erase bisexuals is difficult’: The harmful effects of bi-erasure

By Rachel Patel, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Opinion: We need more safety training and professionalism on film sets and in film schools

By Samantha Lamb, Guest Contributor

[Photo] Recycling fashionably: The Rack seeks donations of winter essentials for Columbia students and families

By Kristen Gesicki, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Columbia’s Events Management course to host its fifth annual Fresh Connect hip-hop celebration

By Jordan Perkins, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Year in Review: The Chronicle looks back at 2021

By Camryn Cutinello and Noah Jennings

[Photo] Upon retirement, Mark Kelly says Columbia prepared him for role as city’s cultural affairs commissioner

By Robin Sluzas, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Column: Being diagnosed with depression in my twenties

By Amina Sergazina, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Big Time Rush’s Kendall Schmidt discusses reunion, upcoming performances and new music

By Gabby Bach, Copy Editor

[Photo] Laughter fills the theatre as students perform in Columbia’s first ever Comedy Cabaret

By Kristen Gesicki, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Columbia students participate in plays centered on the gun violence epidemic in the US

By Kristen Gesicki, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Columbia’s Jewish community balances High Holy Days and the start of fall semester

By Olivia Cohen, Staff Reporter

[Photo] A ha-ha-holiday special with Columbia alum Tyler Anthony Smith

By Paige Barnes, Audience Engagement Editor

[Photo] Chicago music stores create a pandemic survival plan

By Jonah Ocuto, Multimedia Producer

[Photo] No fridge, stained towels and pleas for toilet paper: Quarantined students displeased by dorm experience

By Amina Sergazina, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Opinion: Commercialism for Christmas, Charlie Brown

By Erin Threlkeld, Copy Editor

[Photo] Review: SŌK marinates in the heartbreak of toxic relationships with their new single ‘Cling’

By Isaiah Colbert, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Opinion: How to spot fake news, from a fact-checker

By Ella Watylyk, Copy Editor

[Photo] Cookies, keystrokes and clicks: Columbia knows where you’ve been

By Kendall Polidori and Mari Devereaux

[Photo] Endorsement: Biden is a beacon of empathy in a sea of political unrest

By Editorial Board

[Photo] Voting for judges: More than a two-person race

By Mateusz Janik, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Halloween’s not canceled: Students find ways to get spooky this year despite COVID-19 guidelines

By Lauren Leazenby, News Editor

[Photo] Remote students struggle with broadband inequities

By Summer Hoagland-Abernathy, Opinions Editor

[Photo] Chicago dreams of potential Crosstown World Series

By Noah Jennings, Staff Reporter

[Photo] Editorial: The Lorax speaks for the trees, but who speaks for climate change coverage?

By Summer Hoagland-Abernathy, Opinions Editor

[Photo] Student organizations transform for online college experience

By Ryan Rosenberger, Staff Reporter

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