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Columbia expands housing with super dorm
Students will share accommodations with others from DePaul and Roosevelt Universities

Though it will take three years, Columbia will be gaining the room it desperately needs to house more students on its South Loop campus.

Columbia recently finalized plans to build a huge student housing complex that will accommodate more than 700 students from Columbia along with another 1,000 students from Roosevelt and DePaul Universities. Continued

College offices to merge into new Student Financial Services branch
Bursar, Financial Aid and Cashier Offices combine efforts to reduce travel for students

 Come November, students will no longer have to run from floor to floor when it comes to paying their tuition.

Columbia's plan to take the existing Bursar and Financial Aid and Cashier offices and combine them into a single unit called the Office of Student Financial Services is an effort to better serve the increasing student population's financial needs. Continued

Commentary
A time for war, a time for peace

The ball is now rolling. Measures are being put into place to hunt down Osama bin Laden and an entire slew of terrorists, some connected to bin Laden, some not. At this point it doesn’t really matter. More than likely America will be at war very soon whether we like it or not. Continued


A & E

The digital RESolution hits Chicago

Revolutionary trends that set standards for the film industry are being showcased at the fifth annual Resfest, an international film festival that celebrates the year’s paramount innovations for all forms of digital entertainment. The festival kicked off in San Francisco on Sept. 6 and made its Chicago debut at the Biograph Theater last weekend. Continued


Sports

Blowing the whistle on a career

The call from NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue never came. Al Breitlow, a 40-year veteran of officiating, never actually waited for it anyway.

While the NFL locked out their officials because of a labor disagreement in late August, Breitlow was one of hundreds of candidates to take over while the league and its officials tried to hammer out a new agreement. Continued

Special
Alumni Corner

The Columbia Chronicle and the Alumni Relations Office are thrilled to broadcast the accomplishments of Columbia’s significant alumni community, people from all walks of life who are making their mark in the arts and communications. Their successes best illustrate the opportunities open to all students who take full advantage of what Columbia has to offer. Continued


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