Crowd ties one on for Morris
Morris remembered for dedication to education and unique personal style

For Ed Morris, Columbia’s late Television Department chair emeritus, wearing a bow tie was similar to displaying a work of art.

Morris, who died this past April at the age of 80, created a reputation for himself around Columbia not only by helping to put the college’s Television Department on the map, but also by displaying colorful ties or suspenders that often represented his different moods.
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Latino students hold ‘Speak-Out’
Students call for hire of Spanish-speaking staff

The Latino Alliance hosted a speak-out on Dec. 4 to gauge student concerns about Latino affairs and to drum up support for the Latino Assembly Dec. 12, which will confront Columbia administrators on the school’s poor track record of serving the Latino community.
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FCC might let them be

In September, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Michael Powell—son of Secretary of State Colin Powell—proposed to put an end to the policies that ensure diversity of media ownership.
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Don’t be a dumb drunk

The holidays are upon us. It’s almost time to go home, eat food and sleep for a couple of weeks before returning to the remnants of the semester. For many students, a natural part of the holidays is going out and drinking with friends.
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Medici dynasty art comes to Chicago

It’s the Rosetta Stone of the art world: a piece valued at more than $12 million that has been buried for some half a century. Better yet, the uncovered artifact’s creator is none other than Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Italian Renaissance artist extraordinaire best known for painting the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, circa 1508. And although that objet d’art remains discreetly in Rome, Chicago art lovers have the prospect glimpsing Michelangelo’s previously hidden sketch at the Art Institute’s newest exhibit, "The Medici, Michelangelo and the Art of Late Renaissance Florence" through February.
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Prom, pep rallies & pay-per-view
High school senior LeBron James has scouts, Ohio and cable-TV providers drooling

LeBron James fans in northeast Ohio can now watch the St. Vincent-St. Mary’s high school basketball games from the comfort of their homes.

Time Warner Cable and St.Vincent-St. Mary have agreed to make the teams’ home games available on pay-per-view. The games are available to 15 counties in northeast Ohio for $7.95 per game. Time Warner will donate its share of any profits to two local charities, Project Learn and the Summit Education Initiative.
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