The phone calls started Sept. 15. The journalist wanted to know how Sen. Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) selects students in her Bronzeville district to receive free…
Posts tagged as “Columbia College Chicago”
Activists Trying to Build Support Now: Same-Sex Marriage Law to be Debated in Illinois this Spring?
While a new same-sex marriage law waits to be heard in the state Senate, Chicagoans and local activists remain divided on the issue of gay…
Students Press Elected Officials for More Employment Opportunities at Youth Town Hall
Sentra Lamon went on what she calls a “job-hunting blitz” a month ago. The Kenwood Academy High School graduate and current DeVry University student applied…
University of Sustainability
Local college and university representatives joined together recently at the Green Town Conference hosted by Columbia College Chicago to discuss making school campuses more sustainable.…
Teens Making News This Week with Words, Not Weapons
Teens are making news in ChicagoTalks, owing to a couple of journalism-related efforts that combine news know-how, education and the voice of teenagers about problems…
Septet from Suriname Swinging Around Chicago
Chicago music fans will have three opportunities to experience live world music this week as Fra Fra Sound will perform in concert. Based in the…
Columbia’s WCRX Named Best Student Radio Station by New York Festivals
Image via Wikipedia July 28, 2009 – WCRX, 88.1 FM, Columbia College Chicago’s radio station has received the Gold World Medal in the student station…
Columbia’s Blues Ensemble Remembers, Continues the Legacy of Koko Taylor, an Early Supporter
June 8, 2009 – The late KoKo Taylor, the “Queen of the Blues,” had a special connection to Columbia College Chicago through the college’s Blues…