January 2013
Film Reviews
We watched a few films recently, and I wanted to give a few reviews. Studying at Columbia College Chicago’s Music Composition for the ..
Making Use of Time Off
So the semester is over! Time off from school has been totally relaxing.
… Or not…
Since the fall semester ended, I have tur..
A Chicago Winter Survival Guide
I’m on my way back from a two-week-long trip to Hawaii. It was wonderful. I love the sun. I love warmth. Alas, I must now leave this w..
Meet Viktor, Interdisciplinary Arts MA Candidate
Viktor
Tell me a little bit about what you were doing before you came to Columbia.
Before transitioning to the wonder-filled worl..
Happy Holidaze
Holiday madness drives us to be more than we usually are. It drives us to excellence. And for artists, that can be wonderful, or frightening, or wonderfully frightening.
Athbhliain Faoi Mhaise
I’m back in Ireland at the moment. I hadn’t intended on coming home. I was meant to travel to my aunt’s house in State College, PA and..
New Forks, New Facets
This semester was a whirlwind 3 months. Somewhere in there, I undertook two HUGE group projects with my fellow classmates that I would..
Welcome to the Zooniverse!
What is the Zooniverse? The Zooniverse, in partnership with Citizen Science, is an awesome website that allows everyday people to partic..
Winter Break is Here!
We recently finished classes. I can’t quite believe that I’m 3/4 of the way through graduate school. This break couldn’t have come at ..
Top 5 Reasons to get an MA in Journalism from Columbia College Chicago
Though it feels impossible, my time here as a Graduate Student Ambassador for the Journalism MA program at Columbia College Chicago ha..