Perla Mía Valdez

Nov 6, 2024 | columbiachronicle.com | Patience Hurston |Perla Mía Valdez

November 6, 2024 After Donald Trump was declared the winner in the presidential race early in the morning on Wednesday, Nov. 6, Columbia students returned to campus after having a day off with varying reactions. Some students expressed anxiety about a second Trump presidency. James Rabon, a junior creative writing major, said they froze when they woke up to see the news.“It felt like I was still asleep, like what I was seeing wasn’t real. Our country has failed us,” Rabon said.

Mar 14, 2024 | columbiachronicle.com | Perla Mía Valdez

Fewer teens are having sex in high school, continuing a decades-long decline, and boys in particular are waiting to have their first sexual experience with a girl, according to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Data from the National Survey of Family Growth from 2015 to 2019 found that 38.7% of boys and 40.5% of girls between 15 and 19 had engaged in heterosexual, vaginal sex before marriage.

Oct 30, 2023 | columbiachronicle.com | Lily Thomas |Perla Mía Valdez |Roa Khalil

October 30, 2023 Nearly 70% of the classes scheduled on Monday, Oct. 30, the first day of the planned strike by the part-time faculty union, are taught by adjuncts, an independent analysis by the Chronicle found. If the majority of part-time instructors honor the strike, the first since 2017, it has the potential to be a major disruption. The Chronicle reviewed every course section scheduled on Monday – more than 500 – to see if it was taught by a part-time or full-time instructor.