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Dream Weaver
Newspaper photographer by day, Lenny Gilmore (BFA ’10) explores otherworldly themes in meticulously constructed and personal collages. Take a walk in the city, and chances are you’ll encounter the work of photographer Lenny Gilmore (BFA ’10). As photo editor of RedEye, the Chicago Tribune’s free daily news and pop culture publication, Gilmore captures striking cover images that…
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Making a Mark
When Eric Roesner (BFA ’11) and RJ Casey teamed up to create their tongue-in-cheek cowboy comic, Pecos, they wanted to make the final product—and their artistic partnership—official. With just that first title under their belt, they pulled together a logo (a hairy, blue monster foot), and Yeti Press came to life. Since its 2011 debut,…
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Lee Bey, Renaissance Man
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Adam & Skye Rust, Urban Archaeologists
An inventory of the shelves at Woolly Mammoth Antiques and Oddities on Chicago’s North Side sounds like a mad scientist’s shopping list. A broken rocking horse, a tray of antique dental tools, a mask shaped like a teddy bear, a human skull under a bell jar, a taxidermic giraffe’s head donning a humongous red necktie:…
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Christina Stevens, Intrepid Interpreter
When Christina Stevens (BA ’10) takes the stage in an elementary school, she does more than delight young audiences with depictions of fables and fairytales. As the actress delivers her lines in English, her hands speak an entirely different language: American Sign Language (ASL). Yet her role doesn’t stop there; she pulls double-duty interpreting the…
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Live from Columbia College, it’s Saturday Night!
Aidy Bryant (BA ’09) talks about landing her dream job on Saturday Night Live—”How Comedy Studies led me to The Second City stage and on to New York City.” Growing up in Arizona, Aidy Bryant (BA ’09) “obsessed” over Saturday Night Live cast members like Molly Shannon, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler—and she even dressed…
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CAAN Updates
See what’s happening in your city, and get involved with the Columbia Alumni Association & Network! Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Nashville, New York, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, San Francisco, & Seattle. Atlanta Atlanta seeks a chapter leader. As chapter leader, you will be responsible for planning and executing two to…
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Notable achievements from the college community
Terri Hemmert (Radio)—pictured with the Ramones in the 1970s—celebrated 40 years as DJ at WXRT in 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel declared Dec. 18 “Terri Hemmert Day in Chicago.” Michelle Barreras and Mary Quest (Education) presented “Enhancing Story-telling with Technology” in October 2013 at the National Progressive Education Network Conference in Los Angeles. Their presentation showed…
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Class Notes
Dear Alumni, At May’s commencement ceremonies, Columbia College Chicago will graduate more than 2,400 students, one of the largest contingents ever. These grads will join the tens of thousands of distinguished Columbia alumni who are creating, making and doing throughout the Midwest, the U.S. and beyond. With new leadership under Dr. Kwang-Wu Kim, the college…
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News from the Columbia Community
Alumni at Sundance, photography department’s new app, new senior vice president and provost, Manifest 2014’s creative director and more from around campus and beyond. NEW SVP/PROVOST ANNOUNCED Stanley T. Wearden, PhD, will become Columbia College Chicago’s senior vice president and provost, the chief academic officer for the institution, on July 1. Now serving as dean…