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Dec 20, 2024 | 
columbiachronicle.com | Kaelah Serrano |Addison Annis |Lukas Katilius |Lizeth Medina |Dustin Janicki |Charles Rahn | +1 more
Columbia’s $17 million deficit and the historic 2024 presidential election have been a large part of the Chronicle’s coverage this year but there were many memorable moments throughout 2024. The Chronicle’s photojournalists have worked to capture history including the Democratic National Convention, Election Day, Mexican Independence, concerts and the campus experience. Featured in this gallery are some of the highlights of the year. They are not in chronological order.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
columbiachronicle.com | Dustin Janicki |Lizeth Medina
November 4, 2024 The Chronicle’s photojournalists went around campus on Thursday, Oct. 31 to find people celebrating Halloween. About the Contributors [email protected]
Dustin Janicki is a junior photography major with a minor in creative writing. Janicki is a Photojournalist. He joined the Chronicle in September 2024.
Hometown: Romeoville, IL. [email protected]
Charles Rahn is a senior photojournalism major with a minor in advertising.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
columbiachronicle.com | Lizeth Medina
October 17, 2024 Carlos Lerma, estudiante de cine de tercer año, explora temas de diferencias culturales y extrañamiento del hogar mientras emprende en un viaje de autodescubrimiento en su reciente cortometraje de comedia, Don Chingón, que se desarrolla entre su ciudad natal en Monterrey, México y Chicago. Lerma comienza la película exagerando su necesidad de comer comida Mexicana para sobrevivir.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
columbiachronicle.com | Lizeth Medina
September 17, 2024 Cada año, miles de personas vinieron a la avenida Michigan el 16 de sept. para ondear banderas con orgullo. Ese día marca la fecha en que Miguel Hidalgo, un sacerdote católico convocó a la congregación mayoritariamente indígena y mestiza de su iglesia en Dolores, México y los instó a luchar por su independencia de España en 1810.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
columbiachronicle.com | Lizeth Medina
September 3, 2024 Columbia alum Fernando Diaz is the new bilingual faculty advisor to the Columbia Chronicle, a position created to help grow the 18-month-old Spanish-language section of the student-run campus media outlet. Diaz, who was on staff at the Chronicle when he was a student, went on to be managing editor of Hoy, Tribune Publishing’s Spanish-language daily newspaper that closed in 2019.
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May 16, 2024 | 
columbiachronicle.com | Lizeth Medina
May 16, 2024 Many first-generation students lack mental health resources and insider knowledge to help them navigate the financial needs and academic pressure of pursuing higher education. Enrollment of first-generation students increased to 2,806 for the Fall 2023 semester compared to 2,062 students in the 2021 fall semester, according to the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
columbiachronicle.com | Lizeth Medina
March 28, 2024 Photographer and Columbia professor Paul D’Amato has spent 12 years documenting Pilsen and Chicago’s Lower West Side neighborhoods, including Little Village and Back of the Yards. The experiences and challenges D’Amato faced have shaped his documentary work. “I learned a lot about myself and I grew a lot as a photographer doing that work, so I’m super grateful to that community,” said D’Amato, a professor in the Photography Department.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
columbiachronicle.com | Lizeth Medina
El primer grupo de mariachi femenino en Chicago, Mariachi Sirenas, fundado por Ibet Herrera y Eréndira Izguerra, está rompiendo barreras en un campo dominado por hombres y formando una comunidad. Herrara había tocado en el grupo Mariachi Imperial Azteca junto con sus primas Jeanette Nevarez y Laura Velazquez.
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Mar 11, 2024 | 
columbiachronicle.com | Lizeth Medina
Last summer, Illinois pharmacists were able to dispense birth control without a prescription from a doctor, and soon, people will be able to get an over-the-counter oral contraceptive. The FDA approved the over-the-counter sale of Opill, a progestin-only pill, which has only ever been available through a prescription. Most emergency contraception pills are already available without a prescription. So-called morning after pills work before ovulation.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
columbiachronicle.com | Lizeth Medina
Last summer in Illinois, pharmacists were able to dispense birth control without a prescription from a doctor, and soon, people will be able to get an over- the-counter oral contraceptive. The FDA approved the over-the-counter sale of Opill, a progestin-only pill, which has only ever been available through a prescription. Most emergency contraception pills are already available without a prescription. So-called morning after pills work before ovulation.
