Chris Coates/Chronicle Two construction cranes—presumably the very devices that rendered the airfield's lone runway impassable—sit just east of the Meig Field's lakefront airspace on April 10. Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley ordered Meigs closed March 30.

Committee says Senior Seminar, FOCA should be phased out by 2005
Suggests moving seminar to junior year, acting as ‘book end’

Signaling a possible end to the college’s Senior Seminar program, a committee established to examine Columbia’s general education program recommended widespread alterations to the college’s requirements.

The proposal includes replacing the Senior Seminar program with a junior-level equivalent.

The semester-long Senior Seminar program, which is required as part of the bachelor’s degree program, has met widespread criticism since being implemented six years ago.
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College looks to ‘ad’ students
New print, Internet advertising campaign unveiled

In a move to better illustrate Columbia’s non traditional, urban environment and a commitment to the arts, the Admissions Office unveiled a multifaceted advertising campaign that features students and their thoughts about their school.
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New Journalism chair tapped for fall
Five-year wait nets ex-Sun-Times reporter

After five years of searching, the Journalism Department has announced its new chairperson.
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College council looks at faculty war position
In other news, ‘Superdorm’ on track, campus security questioned

At an April 11 meeting, members of Columbia’s College Council debated how much, if any, discussion on the war in Iraq should be incorporated into the classroom.
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Russo, former chair, receives honor
Russo was Columbia’s first full-time faculty member

College officials are planning a memorial for the late William Russo, the founding member of Columbia’s Music Department and the Chicago Jazz Ensemble.
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New computer lab takes up residence in campus dorm
New magnetic-strip print card to replace punch system

In order to accommodate the growing student population, Columbia is adding a new open computer lab in the main residence center at 731 S. Plymouth Court. The new facility will open in May, almost three months after the lab at the Hermann D. Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., opened, making life easier for the students attending school in the south portion of campus.
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College won’t boost military enrollment, says official
Change in GI Bill details may be to blame

Despite low numbers of military personnel enrolled at Columbia, school officials said they do not plan to bolster recruitment efforts. Out of 9,068 Columbia students, approximately 80 are reservists, active duty, veterans or dependents.
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Weather woes for Bees migration
College’s baseball team kicks off third season

After two somewhat disappointing seasons, the Columbia Killer Bees baseball team is hoping to establish themselves as a force to be reckoned with. This season marks the third year Columbia has had a baseball club in the Wisconsin Illinois Baseball Conference.
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Where are the sports? A new emphasis answers
Plans in the works for a new concentration offering journalism students a crack at sports reporting

Columbia may not be known for its sports, but interest in the field of sports is exploding around the college, according to Howard Schlossberg, who teaches classes in the Journalism and Marketing departments.
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Supreme court experts say affirmative action looks safe
Justices focus on military briefs

(KRT)—At the U.S. Supreme Court on April 1, questions raised by the nine justices were analyzed with as much intensity as any of the lawyers’ answers.
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Governors State editors win big against college’s censorship
Hazelwood decision doesn’t apply, finds Illinois appeals court

(AP) CHICAGO—A federal appeals court upheld on April 10 the right of campus editors at Governors State University to sue a dean on the grounds that she illegally sought to review the student paper before it went to press.
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No chaos lost in spring break city
Only surprise turns out to be those partying for Jesus

(KRT) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Anyone who thinks spring break is a thing of the past in Fort Lauderdale didn’t see the duck waddling around on the second floor of the Howard Johnson.
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The Editor's Desk

When I moved to Chicago, I was a St. Louis Cardinals fan.

If you’re from Chicago, you understand what that means. The rivalry between the Cubs and the Cardinals is epic in its scope, along the lines of the troubles in Northern Ireland. Think I’m kidding?
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