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.
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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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Board builds Near South neighborhood, one tree at a time
Local business owners, residents, dedicate themselves to area improvement

Ever wonder whose idea it is to add trees to a sidewalk or to promote events that benefit the neighborhood? In the Near South neighborhood of Chicago, it’s the Near South Planning Board.
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Columbia gets into after-school act
Community Arts Partnerships, Bank One give to area arts programs hurt by budget cuts

In an outdated classroom with mustard-colored floor tiles and cracked plaster walls, Lori Zami, 25, who was educated in the Chicago Public Schools system, now sits at the head of the class. The sixth grade math teacher at Albert R. Sabin Magnet School in Wicker Park is determined to strengthen after-school activities through her chess club, despite limited resources.
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Columbia’s problems with the two Rs

So tuition is going up. Surprise, surprise. President Warrick L. Carter has been warning us for awhile—the school is more than 87 percent tuition-dependent. Budget-crunches hit and the administration really doesn’t have much choice: They have to pass the savings (or lack thereof) onto us.
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Duct tape as art of war

Duct tape, the all-purpose silver tape, is finding its way into a surprising amount of art as of late. In response to the government touting the tubular tape as a precautionary measure against biological weapons, artists have incorporated it and other unusual items into their work.
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