Carter blames students for unspent cash
Expanding in the South Loop also on agenda

At his second State of the College address March 10, Columbia President Warrick L. Carter said he partly blamed students ...
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Scrabylon
Filmmaker shows viewers Scrabble subculture

Obsession, desire, anticipation, risk and unpredictability: a love affair? No, it’s the cutthroat world of competitive Scrabble.

Thanks to filmmaker Scott Petersen, Columbia students will be offered a glimpse into the Scrabble subculture with a screening of his documentary, Scrabylon, March 18.
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Chicago food bank expands to meet need
Food depository serves 87,000 meals a day

The fight against hunger in Chicago just got a bit of much-needed breathing space—215,000 square feet of it.

That’s the size of the new warehouse and distribution center that’s being inaugurated this spring by the Greater Chicago Food Depository, a nonprofit agency that provides food for hundreds of thousands of hungry people in the Chicago area.
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Only suckers buy these 'pops'
Chicago Police on the lookout for PCP- and THC-laced lollipops

The Chicago Police issued a community alert last week warning citizens of the potentially hazardous effects of drugs disguised as harmless looking candy suckers being sold on the street.

Individually wrapped lollipops in the shapes of Santa Claus heads, pumpkins and maple leaves, in bright shades of green, amber and red were selling on the city’s West Side for $10, according to police officials. What makes these candies so expensive is they contain PCP, a hallucinogenic, and THC, the active component in marijuana.
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Things are looking up. This much, at least, was clear following Columbia President Warrick L. Carter’s State of the College address during which the leader of this institution sought to alleviate Columbia’s problems by introducing a bold new set of initiatives.

The problem is, almost no one heard it.
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Editorial: Presidential candidate skips a generation

In complete disregard for the 18- to 30-year-old voting population, Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. John Kerry bypassed all of Chicago’s more than 100 colleges and universities during his March 9 visit to the Second City.

Kerry made several stops in and around the state; he ran through Chicago preaching messages of job growth, cheaper prescription drugs and anti-Bushism.
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Columbia students tackle 'beast' of a film
Biblical prophecies unveiled with 'The 4th Beast: Mask of the Antichrist' release this summer

Vatican agents in shades, Matrix-style action scenes and a disc of information on the Antichrist—2004 has certainly become the year for Christian-based action filmmaking, and directors are starting to create new spins on a story that's as old as time.
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St. Patrick's Day about more than just drinking
The Chronicle unveils some of the biggest misconceptions about one of Chicago's favorite holidays

Contrary to popular belief, St. Patrick's Day isn't about drinking beer and eating corned beef and cabbage. While most people think of green beer and shamrocks, true Irish men and women celebrate St. Patrick himself, the man responsible for founding hundreds of Catholic churches across Ireland.
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