The most frustrating reality about Columbia is that it’s a work in progress.

For the thousands of students who call Columbia’s embryonic campus home, that’s a hard pill to swallow—that our college grounds will one day be a place that fosters a sense of community among artists, writers, photographers and actors, and all of the students, instructors, staff and administrators in between.
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The most frustrating reality about Columbia is that it’s a work in progress.

For the thousands of students who call Columbia’s embryonic campus home, that’s a hard pill to swallow—that our college grounds will one day be a place that fosters a sense of community among artists, writers, photographers and actors, and all of the students, instructors, staff and administrators in between.
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Editorial: Suggestions for the South Loop

When a small group of Chicagoans decided more than 20 years ago to kick-start a dying area loosely known as the Near South Side, few people took notice. Even as the area began to take shape under rising property values and high levels of gentrification, it took apprehensive city dwellers years before they thought of the South Loop as an adequate place to live.

Perhaps these people had a right to be suspicious.
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The real ‘Columbia 2010’ plan

Call it procrastination or perseverance, the reality is that life throws curveballs and makes it difficult to remain focused on the task at hand. If you can relate to majoring in a variety of programs and taking some time off from college to figure out what the hell you want to do with your life, this column is dedicated to you.

There are students enrolled here who were in college when Pulp Fiction was in movie theaters and Ace of Base was all over the radio.
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