Uriel Reyes

2 months ago | columbiachronicle.com | Lily Thomas |Amelia Rodriguez |Amelia Rodríguez |Doreen Abril Albuerne-Rodriguez |Uriel Reyes

Across the back wall of the Conaway Center, at 1104 S. Wabash Ave., a new mural depicting legs walking on their next path illuminates the space. Surrounding the legs are the two women who founded Columbia, Mary Blood and Ida Riley, along with vibrant flowers, a CTA train and a group of students. The mural was unveiled on Tuesday, Feb. 11 during an anniversary party hosted by the college. Mac McGuire, a 2024 graduate who painted the mural, hoped to capture the idea of growth and blooming in her piece.

2 months ago | columbiachronicle.com | Lily Thomas |Amelia Rodriguez |Amelia Rodríguez |Doreen Abril Albuerne-Rodriguez |Uriel Reyes

In an exclusive interview with the Chronicle, Senior Vice President and Provost Marcella David said the overhaul of the college’s academic programs was a necessary “refresh” to better connect students in different disciplines and to reflect the technological changes that have occurred within their future industries.

2 months ago | columbiachronicle.com | Lily Thomas |Amelia Rodriguez |Amelia Rodríguez |Doreen Abril Albuerne-Rodriguez |Uriel Reyes

With enough symbolism that would take President Trump the next four years to dissect, American rapper Kendrick Lamar performed an unforgettable Super Bowl Halftime performance on Sunday, Feb. 9. As one of the most anticipated events in music and sports, Lamar, the first non-classical or jazz artist to win a Pulitzer Prize for music in 2018, offered a stunning rebuke of the system, even as critics of the show dismissed the rap artist for the very message he was trying to deliver.