Video archives hit Columbia
Television Dept. unveils searchable catalog and database of rare independent digital videos

It’s the 15 minutes before Nixon’s resignation. It’s an interview with an angry New York cabbie who’s complaining about the impact of television and media on society. It’s the footage of a CBS news reporter getting interrupted by passersby as he tries to finish his on-camera stand up.
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Sept. 11 ushers in new rules for foreign students
Failure to meet new requirements can result in the government punishing both students and school

The federal government is in the final stages of overhauling its monitoring service of non-immigrants. Columbia’s administrators and international students are dealing with last-minute updates to the rules and regulations as the higher-education system moves to meet the deadline for compliance.
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No ‘butts’ about it

Chicagoans feeling disenfranchised as they stand outside their office buildings in the frigid winter weather puffing away on their nicotine sticks may have to brace themselves for some more time lighting up outside.
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Who’s in charge, anyway?

On Dec. 8, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services announced that it will stop sending children to live at the Maryville Academy City of Youth home in Des Plaines, the state’s largest facility. The decision came after the arrest of Maryville employee Michelle Alexander in connection with charges for not reporting the sexual assault she allegedly witnessed on Dec. 7. This decision also came after the February suicide of a 14-year-old girl and an alleged rape of an 11-year-old girl by at least two boys, ages 11 and 12, and possibly a third boy, also 11, on Nov. 15.
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Holiday happenings
The Chronicle highlights just a few of the many seasonal events

The holidays are back, and the evidence is all over Chicago. Whether it be displayed through the sparkling lights along Michigan Avenue and in surrounding neighborhoods; the enormous holiday tree and display in Daley Plaza; the massive mobs raiding retail stores for the holiday sales; or the winding line of children waiting to share their wish lists with Santa—the climax of the year is definitely here.
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Rose should be in Cooperstown
It’s time for Selig to allow the ‘Hit King’ to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame

As many of you know, Pete Rose met baseball Commissioner Bud Selig before Thanksgiving in Milwaukee. Obviously, the meeting was to discuss Rose’s possible reinstatement into baseball.
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