Chicago Sightseeing (Part 3): So Long, Logan Square
To close this sightseeing tour, I want to point out the pleasures of one particular neighborhood of a very ‘hood-centric city like Chi..
Brain Drain
It’s the thick of summer, and after playing intense rounds of tag and “monkey in the middle” with my nephew, I really need to get into..
‘Pitch’ing in at Pitchfork Music Festival
Chicago is an epicenter for summer music festivals. When you say July to any Chicago music fan, they automatically think– Pitchfork. It is an annual summer music festival that takes place over one weekend in July (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) at Union Park. The music spans from indie-rock, rap and hip-hop, dance, punk, experimental, electronica, and jazz. This year I attended as a volunteer on behalf of the non-for-profit, Rock For Kids, helping run their charity auction, which benefited music education for at-risk youth.
Math Website Resources Reviewed!
There are two weeks of summer classes left to go, and I am suddenly trying to swallow up this summer. In the past week I’ve been to th..
Bringing the Writing to You: Cyn Vargas
Chicago native Cyn Vargas has had the Columbia College Chicago experience three times over, as an undergrad, as a staff member in Alumni..
Goodbye, Creative Non-Fiction Class: I’ll Miss You
I still can’t believe it, but I’m finally done with class for the summer — heck, the 2011-2012 school year. I, of course, went out wi..
Web Presence of a Dance/Movement Therapist
As you may or may not know, Columbia College Chicago is a pretty hip school. Its got a flashy website, flashy photos featuring flashy..
Special Education in the Art Classroom: A Lesson Adaptation
As a choreographer of instruction, I adapted my second grade unit on collagraph lizard screen-printing to meet the needs of striving s..
Flip Flops in the Windy City — Conducting to Picture
One of the most important parts of our Semester in Los Angeles is learning how to conduct in a studio environment, in particular conductin..
My Adventure Begins
Previously, I wrote about the job I had been offered over the summer months. Well, I have begun working. As I write this, I am current..