New president to be announced this week
The Columbia College Presidential Search Committee is scheduled to announce the successor to President John B. Duff on March 30.
Due to Spring Break, the Chronicle will not return to publication until April 10.
However, the Chronicle’s Web site will have up-to-date information.
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 South Loop comeback
In the year 2000, however, the image of the South Loop has changed drastically. It is becoming one of the trendiest dwelling places in the city. Mayor Richard Daley’s push for gentrification has brought in a wealthier demographic composed of “empty nesters” and young professionals looking to live closer to their work-base. The apartments have all gone condo and land acquisition among prestigious institutions has run rampant, transforming the area into a posh corridor. Click here to read the rest of this story.
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 Billy O'Keefe: Is this the new face of evil?
Who had time to be violent? These guys were talking science. There were debates over evolution–not that whole Darwinism debate that scares priests and religious moms into buying a case of Ritalin to shut out their kids’ “wild ideas,” but the genesis of characters such as Mew and, consequently, Mewtwo. (Mew two. Get it?) Kids recited the origins of several popular characters and explained the differences in ridiculous detail. Click here to read the rest of this story.
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 Japanese Animation: a New and Original Dimension in American Cinema
On the box of “Perfect Blue,” the quotation states, "Excuse me . . . who are you?" this perhaps sums up the whole movie, and Mimi Kirigoe, the main character very well. Based upon the Japanese novel by Yoshikazu Takeuchi, “Perfect Blue” is indeed a very exciting and original adventure into the human psyche. Click here to read the rest of this story.
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Graham Couch and Tom Snyder: Chronicle sports team on ‘their’ teams
What had been a feeling of panic, anger and blame just half an hour earlier, had become total bliss. I had forgiven the city of Chicago for voting to see the Purdue-Gonzaga game over MSU-Syracuse. And granted absolution to the South Loop Club, which continued to play lame music instead of the game commentary, nearly costing MSU a trip to the next round. Click here to read the rest of this story.
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