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CFAC President Diana Vallera addresses students outside of the 600 S. Michigan Ave. building after concluding a meeting with Chief of Staff Laurent Pernot on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2023.

Ahead of strike by part-time instructors, faculty work to support students

By Ruth Johnson and Olivia Cohen
On Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, students and faculty rallied outside 600 S. Michigan in support of the part-time faculty union. Many people are wearing red and holding signs to show support for the upcoming strike starting Monday, Oct. 30.

Breaking: Part-time faculty union to start strike on Monday

By Olivia Cohen, Editor-in-Chief
Sophomore creative writing major and TRIO peer mentor James Rabon addresses President Kwang-Wu Kim in response to several changes in the college’s spending and class structure during a protest at the Student Center on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.

Possible union strike would disrupt the semester but not stop students from completing credits toward graduation, Columbia chief of staff says

By Olivia Cohen, Editor-in-Chief
Diana Vallera, CFAC president, speaks to a crowded theatre of students, faculty and staff in the union-hosted town hall event on at Columbia's 1104 S. Wabash Ave. building, on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. The union has started voting on whether or not they will go on strike next week.

Part-time faculty union heads to vote on whether to strike 

By Olivia Cohen, Editor-in-Chief
College administration considers clinic’s low use, other available health care options as it weighs whether to close on-campus employee facility

College administration considers clinic’s low use, other available health care options as it weighs whether to close on-campus employee facility

By Olivia Cohen, Senior Editor
College to suspend COVID-19 restrictions for Manifest, graduation weekend

College to suspend COVID-19 restrictions for Manifest, graduation weekend

By Amaris Edwards, Staff Reporter
File photo

College keeps masking requirements for classroom, instructional settings for fall semester amid current ‘medium’ risk level

By Olivia Cohen, Managing Editor
Another semester, another public health threat: What to know about monkeypox and returning to campus

Another semester, another public health threat: What to know about monkeypox and returning to campus

By Olivia Cohen, Managing Editor
Courtesy of Phil Dembinski via Columbia College Chicago.

Shawn Wax leaves the college, President Kim to take over alumni relations and fundraising

By Anna Busalacchi, Co-Editor-in-Chief
President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim explains how the college has adapted to create safe learning environments for students this fall.

Amid lingering deficit, President Kim, administration search for optimism: ‘We believe in this institution’

By Camryn Cutinello and Noah Jennings
The Alexandroff family had a long history at Columbia until a position held by Norman Alexandroff, a former library staff member, was terminated at the beginning of the summer.

End of an era: Columbia’s last Alexandroff dismissed

By Miranda Manier, Managing Editor
Students and part time faculty protested outside of 600 S. Michigan on day one of a two day strike in December 2017 against the college's decision to raise tuition and unfair contract negotiations.

Some union members feel ‘in the dark,’ others feel administration lacks respect for CFAC

By Alexandra Yetter, Staff Reporter
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