Weekly Issue - 2008-05-12
Awards won by The Columbia Chronicle

2008 Illinois College Press Association Awards

2008 Associated Collegiate Press Best of Show Awards

2007 Illinois College Press Association Awards

2007 Gold Circle Awards, Columbia Scholastic Press Association

2006 Associated Collegiate Press Online Pacemaker

2006 Columbia Scholastic Press Association

2006 College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers (CNBAM) Competition

9th Annual Webby Award Competition

2006 ICPA Awards

Society of Professional Journalists 2005 Region 5 Mark of Excellence Competition

Best of the Midwest College Newspaper Convention - Minneapolis, 2005

2005 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Competition

2005 College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers (CNBAM) Competition

2005 ICPA Awards

Illinois Press Photographers Association's Illinois Student Best of Photojournalism 2003 competition

Society of Professional Journalists 2003 Region 5 Mark of Excellence Competition

2004 College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers (CNBAM) Competition

2004 Columbia Scholastic Press Association

Best of the Midwest College Newspaper Convention - Minneapolis, 2004

2004 Illinois College Press Association

Associated Collegiate Press national competition

2003 ACP Advertising Awards, co-sponsored by Larson Newspapers.

2003 ACP Cartooning Awards, co-sponsored by Universal Press Syndicate

Chronicle staff, Finalist - Associated Collegiate Press Newspaper Pacemaker competition

2003 Apple Awards

College Newspapers Business and Advertising Managers (CNBAM) Competition

2003 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Competition

Best of the Midwest College Newspaper Convention - Minneapolis, 2003 2003 Illinois College Press Association, Chicago 2002 U-WIRE Web Savvy Award 2002 Associated College Press Leader of the Student Press in North America 2002 Associated College Press Online Pacemaker Winner 2002 College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers, Inc. 2002 ACP National College Newspaper Convention, Los Angeles 2002 ACP Best of the Midwest College Newspaper Convention, Minneapolis 2002 Illinois College Press Association, Chicago 2001 Mark of Excellence Awards Society of Professional Journalists 2000 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 5) 2000 Illinois College Newspaper Business and Managers Association 2000 Illinois College Press Association 2000 Associated Collegiate Press Online Pacemaker Competition 2000 Northern Illinois Newspaper Association/Northern Illinois University Journalism Program College Newspaper Competition 2000 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Competition 2000 ACP National College Newspaper Convention Best of Show 1999 Illinois College Press Association 1999 Northern Illinois Newspaper Association/Northern Illinois University Journalism Program College Newspaper Competition 1999 ACP/CMA National College Media Convention 1999 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Competition 1998 University of Missouri College Photographer of the Year 1998 Illinois Press Photographers Association 1998 Associated Collegiate Press's Best of the Midwest competition 1998 Illinois College Press Association 1998 Northern Illinois Newspaper Association/Northern Illinois University Journalism Program College Newspaper Competition 1998 College Media Advisers Best of Collegiate Design 6 Competition 1997 Illinois College Press Association 1997 Associated College Press Association 1997 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 5) 1996 Illinois College Press Association 1995 Illinois College Press Association

SGA elects new executive board for 2008-2009
SGA decides on who’s best to lead the new senate

The Student Government Association elections have been held and the results are in. Voting for the senators ended on May 2 and the executive board nominees were voted on on May 6. The new senators have already taken over as of May 6, but the executive board won’t officially be in charge until June 1. The new senate convened on May 6 to vote on their leaders for next semester.

Student concerns given little attention by faculty
Audio, Arts and Acoustics Department faces retention issues, absent chair

Students in the Audio, Arts and Acoustics Department have tried to voice their concerns about the growing number of problems in the department to the administration and to the Audio, Arts and Acoustics Department through letters and meetings with little or no response.


A new view for Wabash Avenue
Construction to beautify downtown street by end of 2008

The current scene on Wabash Avenue in the Loop is a bit cluttered. Green mesh lines chain link fences and sandbags lay on hammered, uneven concrete surfaces and on fence ties. Concrete barriers line the sidewalks and close off southbound traffic lanes. Construction workers sit with their lunch pails and white hard hats. Wooden boards lie on top of holes and lead into temporary entrance ways to businesses and schools. The noise of jackhammers and equipment sound loudly.

Special Olympics comes long way
More than 2,700 athletes participate in Chicago’s spring Special Olympics games

This year marks the 40th anniversary of an international event that began in Chicago: the Special Olympics. Opening ceremonies for Chicago’s Special Olympics track and field events were held at Soldier Field on May 6. Athletes had the opportunity to compete in events such as the 100-meter wheelchair relay or the running long jump at the three day event.


From the streets to cookie sheets
Bakery offers troubled young adults a second chance in the job market

The sweet scent of muffins, scones and other assorted pastries waft through the oven doors and into the sitting lounge as they are placed behind glass cases and rested upon trays and dishes. Fresh coffee is brewed and the employees are busy at work, cooking more pastries. Yet these baked goods were not put into the oven by seasoned confectioners. They were baked by previously unemployed homeless youth.

Girls’ night out
Bars, production companies host weekly, monthly events catering to lesbians

Fifty years ago, a lesbian nightlife scene in Chicago seemed like a fantasy. Now, as society has become more accepting of the GLBT community, more bars, clubs and events are springing up around the city to make up for lost time, said Ken Mallwitz, the general manager at Spin Nightclub, 800 W. Belmont Ave.


Venues open doors to all ages crowd

About two years ago, I went to a concert at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., to see one of my favorite bands at the time. I was 18 years old, wore electric blue tights with a pair of Chuck Taylors and couldn’t wait to dance and get sweaty with other underagers like myself. I was so excited to actually see a band I loved at a great venue in the city without having to track down a fake ID just so I could be admitted into a show, since Chicago venues seemed to shun underage crowds at concerts.

Like a piece of vomit from my soul, like a Rolling Stone

I’ve always wanted a column. In my cocky naivete, I felt that my own musings about things like street corner preachers and the idea of reclaiming the Hitler moustache as an acceptable style of facial hair as a way of removing it’s stigma deserved to be shared with the masses who read The Chronicle. However, I’m not a word person, and my opinions oftentimes should not be shared with everyone. (Sometimes, not be shared with anyone.) To those who have listened to all my rants, tangents and moans: Thanks. This includes, but is not limited to, all of my teachers, those in my classes, people I work with, friends, roommates and occasionally random strangers I sit next to on the el.