The Student Government Association held nominations for its executive board at its last meeting of the semester on April 29 at the 1104 Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave. For most nominees the main concern of next year is putting together a cohesive plan for the Campus Center, which was also addressed by guest speakers that evening. Alicia Berg, the vice president for Campus Environment, and Eric Winston, the vice president of Institutional Advancement, were guest speakers at the meeting and discussed the new Media Production Center.

For the first time since 1996, the Marketing Communication Department’s Advertising Practicum Team, Tempo, took first place and swept the competition at the District 6 National Student Advertising Competition in Detroit. On April 25, Tempo beat schools like Ball State University and the University of Michigan, and it will advance to the National Student Advertising Competition at the American Advertising Federation Conference on June 8 and 9 in Atlanta.

As editor-in-chief of The Chronicle, I frequently receive e-mails from students who are interested in either working for the paper, attending Columbia or both. They always ask how they can become involved with the paper (to which I have a “To become a part of The Chronicle” response I’ve sadly memorized), and what are the best and worst things about the college.

With a brisk pace and sparse student content, the College Council held its final meeting of the academic year on May 2. During the meeting, the council heard reports on the forthcoming Industry Night, summer construction and other events. The council, which is made up of student, staff, faculty and administration representatives, meets monthly on the 8th floor of the 1104 Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave.

Sgt. Natasha McKinnon survived losing part of her left leg to an improvised bomb in Iraq. Now that she’s back, she’s trying to find her balance in college life. Sometimes she can’t recall a professor’s name. She loses track of test dates. Occasionally, she forgets she has pulled off her prosthetic leg to rest her stump during a long lecture, only to tilt off balance when she tries to stand.

During the third annual Airlift Ideas Marketing Award reception, Columbia named the winners and celebrated the scholarship reception with an advertising professional keynote speaker about the advertising world of McDonald’s.

A Palm Beach County man squeezed off two shots April 30 during a fight at an overnight party in a Florida Atlantic University apartment, paralyzing the campus for nearly 12 hours during finals week, police said. Authorities tracked Omar Graham, 23, to Johnson & Wales’ College of Culinary Arts campus in North Miami, where they arrested him. FAU police said he will likely face charges of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon on a college campus.