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El Festival de Música Sueños se apoderará del Grant Park este fin de semana

2 weeks ago | columbiachronicle.com | Manuel Nocera

Uno de los festivales de música latina más grandes de los Estados Unidos regresa a Grant Park, en el South Loop, este fin de semana. El Festival de Música Sueños regresa en su cuarta edición, celebrando la vibrante cultura de los artistas latinos y la influencia del reggaetón, el rap latino y la música urbana.
Sueños Music Festival takes over Grant Park this weekend

2 weeks ago | columbiachronicle.com | Manuel Nocera

One of the largest Latin music festivals in the United States is returning to Grant Park in the South Loop this weekend. The Sueños Music Festival is back for its fourth iteration, celebrating the vibrant culture of Latin artists and influence of reggaeton, Latin rap and música urbana. Founded in 2022 by Aaron Ampudia and Chris Den Ujil, who ran and produced Baja Beach Fest in Mexico, the festival has since grown to be one of the biggest events in Chicago’s summer festival lineup.
Breaking: College won’t offer sensory-accessible commencement this year

3 weeks ago | columbiachronicle.com | Lily Thomas

After hosting a sensory-assessible commencement for the past three years, the college will not offer a sensory room or sensory bags at commencement on Sunday, May 18 at the Credit 1 Arena. The initiative had been one of the first of its kind when it started in 2022. Sheila Carter, associate dean of Student Life & Engagement, said the new venue does not have a sensory space nor additional space that can be used for that purpose.
Columbia needs to remind students of safety measures like red phones

1 month ago | columbiachronicle.com | Lily Thomas |Samantha Ho

May 8, 2025 Columbia has many safety programs throughout the campus, including the very recognizable blue light phones, but one of the services that they provide often goes overlooked. Many students are not aware of the more than 100 red phones that connect directly to campus security. As Ronald Sodini, the associate vice president of Campus Safety and Security, told the Chronicle, when new students go to orientation, they are shown a slide about the system.
May 7, 2025

1 month ago | columbiachronicle.com | Lily Thomas |Samantha Ho |Sydney Richardson

This week, Student Diversity and Inclusion, the peer educator program and the student government association are celebrating Pride in May. Here...
Students create educational hair app to bridge gap in beauty industry

1 month ago | columbiachronicle.com | Lily Thomas

Senior Charlesa Thompson, a user experience and interaction design major, struggled to gain traction from her peers after pitching the creation of a textured hair care app in one of her classes. It wasn’t until enrolling in the “Digital Design III: Experience” course taught by Becky Luther, a professor in the School of Design, that Thompson found the team and the support to bring Braid to life.
May 2, 2025

1 month ago | columbiachronicle.com | Manuel Nocera |Aaron Guzman |Gavin Lipinski |Uriel Reyes

[email protected] Peyton Reich is a senior photojournalism major, minoring in marketing. Reich has covered the Mexican Independence parade, Columbia’s Black Student Union and theatre performances. Reich joined the Chronicle in August 2023. Hometown: Flossmoor, Illinois
Column: Music festival, concert prices ruin experience for younger generations

1 month ago | columbiachronicle.com | Manuel Nocera

The next couple months will be jam packed with music festivals such as Lollapalooza, Riot Fest and Sueños. Artists like The Weeknd, Beyonce and Tyler, the Creator will headline venues around Chicago this summer. Anticipation is tempered by ludicrous pricing for many of these events, which make them unaffordable to many fans. In recent years the cost of music festivals has skyrocketed.
Emily Ramirez

1 month ago | columbiachronicle.com | Emily Ramirez |Uriel Reyes |Doreen Abril Albuerne-Rodriguez |Patience Hurston

Emily Ramirez, Audience Engagement Editor [email protected] Emily Ramirez is a junior marketing major, with a minor in graphic design. She has reported on Columbia’s unions and art exhibits in Chicago. Ramirez joined the Chronicle in August 2023. Hometown: Trevor, Wisconsin
More than half of courses offered this summer will be online asynchronous

1 month ago | columbiachronicle.com | Lily Thomas

More than half of the courses the college is offering this summer are online and asynchronous, a shift from previous years when more in-person options were available. A Chronicle review of summer courses found that of 31 courses, 19 are asynchronous and one that is cross-listed with an online master’s program is web synchronous. The rest are being held in person. Study abroad, music lessons, internships and directed and independent study courses were excluded from the count.