Back Issues E-Mail The Columbia Chronicle Editor-in-Chief New Media Editor Advertising Mgr. Meet the Staff Awards The Message Board Back to the Front Page Search this site The Columbia Chronicle Columbia College Chicago 600 S. Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60605-1996 Main Line: 312-344-7343 Fax: 312-344-8032 Visit Columbia College Chicago . This week: Be sure to check out the print edition of the Chronicle for a full-color retrospective on the 1999 Chicago Marathon, featuring photos by Rob Hart, Bill Manley, Brenna McLaughlin, Chris Kubiet and Kevin Poirier. Inside Campus News: Fundraising could reduce Columbia’s tuition costs Students from every major wondered if their department had reaped the benefits of the $573 tuition increase. Once word of the college's new academic facilities reached the ears of concerned students, the tight grip on their pocketbooks loosened, making the fiscal transition a bit easier to bare. Click here to read the rest of this story. Also Inside: Governor Ryan touts tomorrow’s tuition today Students left hanging in financial aid fiasco Columbia’s race and gender policies to be reformed Click here to see the rest of Campus News. Inside Viewpoints: Billy O'Keefe: Let the men limp Yes, good. Call it a Klan march if you want to get technical, but what that Saturday afternoon amounted to was nothing short of a big party celebrating, despite everything that makes this country so bleeping dysfunctional, just how far we’ve come. In total, only 17 Klannies put on their uniforms and marched. Six thousand — thousand! — protesters booed them the whole way. Millions more laughed at the whole spectacle on TV. The angel basically kicked the devil’s ass. Click here to read the rest of this story. Also Inside: Editorial: Goodbye, happy hour What U can do about the U-Pass The Chronicle Mailbag Click here to see the rest of Viewpoints. Inside Vitality: Bringing Out The Dead: A humorous search for salvation Full of blood, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll, “Bringing Out the Dead” is an intense joy ride down the dark and dangerous streets of New York City. It’s familiar territory for Mr. Scorsese — who took us there with “Taxi Driver,” “Mean Streets,” and “After Hours,”— but never before has the ride been so complex and ultimately fulfilling. Click here to read the rest of this story. Also Inside: “Everything I see, I see as a hat” Sound Corner: New releases by Rage Against the Machine, Windows for Stars, Venice and more Roach & Seals Reels: “Halloween: H20” Click here to see the rest of Vitality. Inside Sports: Fire’s chances at second title extinguished The Chicago Fire snatched defeat from the jaws of victory Wednesday, giving away a two-goal lead to let Dallas Burn win 3-2 in game three and advance to the Western Conference finals. Click here to read the rest of this story. Also Inside: An evening with Pete Rose NBA ‘99: Race wide open The secret to the Cubs’ Success: What success?! Click here to see the rest of Sports. The Columbia Chronicle is an award-winning college newspaper written and distributed weekly by students at Views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Journalism Department or the college.