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Chicago Shelter Takes a New Approach on Dog Adoption

Chicago Shelter Takes a New Approach on Dog Adoption

CHICAGO – In the middle of a crowded, Christmas shopping-infested mall in downtown Chicago, volunteers for the organization New Leash on Life display two of their shelter dogs, Omni and Monty. As busy shoppers walk by, many stop for a few quick seconds to pet the animals and talk sweetly to them. Some shoppers even […]

Columbia Freshman Earns Correspondence with Seventeen Magazine

When trying to understand how a young college freshman received a correspondence with a major magazine, you’d have to look at the recipient of this lofty honor. It’s not every day that a student, not even finished with her first college semester, is featured in a nationally published magazine. However, for college freshman Bria Cross, […]

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Columbia College Alumnus Screens Documentary

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Columbia College Alumnus Screens Documentary

A Columbia College Chicago graduate and filmmaker spoke of her recent documentary to students and Chicago residents in the South Loop Friday. Mallory Sohmer, a 2006 film studies graduate, screened her documentary “The Living Documents” at the Ferguson Memorial Theatre, 600 S. Michigan Ave., to an audience of approximately 40 people. “The Living Documents” chronicles a Nicaraguan attorney, Maria […]

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