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Columbia College Senior In Finals For Playboy Contest
CHICAGO (CBS) - A senior at Columbia College has made it to the finals for the Playboy Magazine Hottest College Girls contest. Kristen Sidor, a marketing major at the downtown school, is one of eight...
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Emanuel Meets Twitter Impersonator
CHICAGO (CBS) – The man who impersonated Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel on Twitter by writing profane messages for thousands of Twitter followers met the real-life Emanuel on Wednesday. LISTEN: Newsradio...
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Campus Sex Hookup Site Expanding To NU, Columbia
CHICAGO (CBS) — A website offering college students a way to sign up for casual sexual encounters is expanding its operation. The site was originally set up for students at the University of Chicago,...
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Pfleger Tells Journalism Students He Loves His Job
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Rev. Michael Pfleger has not spoken with the mainstream media about his suspension this week, but he did open up about it to some Columbia College journalism students. As CBS 2’s...
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Debt Limit Stalemate Could Put Student Loans At Risk
CHICAGO (CBS) – If there’s no agreement on the federal debt ceiling by Tuesday, it could mean trouble for anyone who gets money from the government, including Social Security recipients, veterans and...
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Expected Protests At G8, NATO Meetings Here Spur Colleges To Reschedule Events
CHICAGO (CBS) — In the spring, Chicago will host two big international meetings. And while the G8 and NATO summits are more than half a year away, protesters are already applying for permits to hold...
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Columbia College Prof., Former CBS 2 Producer Rose Economou Dies
CHICAGO (CBS) — Columbia College journalism professor and former CBS 2 producer Rose Economou has died at the age of 65. Columbia College reported Ms. Economou died at her home in Oak Park on Sunday....
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Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem Keeping Up The Fight For Equality
CHICAGO (CBS) – She led the feminist fight for equality and at 77 she’s still fighting for humanitarian causes worldwide. Gloria Steinem met with students at Columbia College on Tuesday, to share the...
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John White: ‘Take Pictures With The Camera Of Your Heart’
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Sun-Times photographer John White isn’t only a witness to history. He’s made history himself. White won the Pulitzer Prize for photojournalism 30 years ago this spring. As the...
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Protests As Columbia College Plans To Raise Tuition, Weighs Cutting Programs
CHICAGO (CBS) — Students and faculty at Columbia College are protesting plans to raise tuition, as the school also weighs cutting some programs and restructuring some academic departments, according to...
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Many Downtown Colleges Canceling Classes During NATO Summit
CHICAGO (CBS) – Thousands of Chicago college students will get a real-life lesson in tight security during the NATO summit in less than two weeks. CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker reports some students will be...
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How To Avoid Crushing College Debt
CHICAGO (CBS) — For some, going to college looks like a way to make money. But today’s college graduates, saddled with billions of dollars in loans, are in more debt than people with credit cards....
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Reports: Columbia College Student Admits He Pranked Fox News Channel
CHICAGO (CBS) — Max Rice appeared on Fox News Channel this week as a dopey, shifty-eyed young man who claimed to be a disgruntled supporter of President Barack Obama, but he was actually Columbia...
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False Alarm: No Intruder At Columbia College, Wrong Auto Alert Issued
There's no intruder at Columbia College. School accidently sent out an intruder emergency. Happy I wasn't on campus for that.— Ms. Blackhawks (@MsBlackhawks) March 05, 2013 CHICAGO (CBS) — A report of...
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Friends Pay Tribute To Fatally Shot Columbia College Student
CHICAGO (CBS) – He was just going to pick up a friend, but he never made it. 19-year-old Columbia College student Kevin Ambrose was killed by a drive-by shooter late last night. “I followed the damn...
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Best College Productions To See This Year In The Chicago Area
Many colleges in the Chicago area offer professional and low-cost theatre productions. Seeing a drama production at the college level is a great way to experience the arts without having to spend a...
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Professor: Mandela Was ‘A President For The World’
CHICAGO (CBS) – A Chicago professor who considered former South Africa President Nelson Mandela a friend said the loss of the equal rights icon was the death of “a president for the world.” Columbia...
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Veterans Camp Out In Icy Weather To Raise Awareness Of Homelessness
A group of military veterans who are now students at Columbia College camped out for 24 hours to raise awareness of homelessness among veterans. (Credit: Bernie Tafoya) CHICAGO (CBS) – A hearty and...
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‘My Florence’: A Love Story In Pictures
By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — This is a love story captured in pictures. As couples try to capture that perfect gift, choose that precise Hallmark sentiment, and pray that the roses don’t freeze on...
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Best Filmmaking Classes And Workshops In Chicago
Inspired by the Sundance Film Festival, which early on recognized good, independent documentaries and dramatic films, students from high school age on to college and beyond consider movie making a...
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