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Elevator Gridlock: A Problem Then and Now

Posted on November 11, 2013 by

What was happening ten years ago at Columbia College? I flipped through the November 3, 2003 issue of The Columbia Chronicle to find out and the front-page story is just as relevant today. “Gridlock: Students, faculty idle as elevator woes … Continue reading →

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Student Perspective: Digitizing Dead Formats

Posted on November 7, 2013 by

This week we have been digitizing CDs and DVDs featuring Provost Meetings, Interdisciplinary Arts theses, and recordings from William Russo. The material originally consisted of VHS tapes, compact-cassettes, and micro-cassettes among others before being sent out in order to be … Continue reading →

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Student Perspective: Dr. Kwang-Wu Kim’s First 100 Days

Posted on October 15, 2013 by

New College President Dr. Kwang-Wu Kim holds the belief that the concept of knowing a leader’s work ethic completely in the first 100 days of their term is not possible. “Overtime there is a development of priorities,” Kim explained during … Continue reading →

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Student Perspective: Dorm Life at Columbia

Posted on September 12, 2013 by

Dorms didn’t always have the amenities that they have today. Let me take you back to the early 1900s when women were required to live in on-campus residences. Rooms were furnished with a bed, curtains, pillows, a bureau, and a … Continue reading →

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Student Perspective: Digitizing Public Relations Negatives

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

Starting in September of last year, another student worker and I were tasked with the large task of scanning boxes worth of negatives from Columbia College’s Public Relations department. There are both color and black & white rolls of film, … Continue reading →

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Student Perspective: Columbia College Poll from 1980

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

In the March 31, 1980 issue of the Columbia Chronicle, an article entitled “Sex, drugs, soap operas” graced the front page. The article summarized the results of a student poll about, well, sex, drugs, and soap operas, plus a few … Continue reading →

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Student Perspective: Creating an Archival Stamp Exhibit

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

Sherwood School of Music Printmaking Stamps Curator’s Notes: Columbia College Archives & Digital Collections recently acquired material relating to the  history of the Sherwood Community Music School that included stamps with images of famous composers such as Franz Schubert, various … Continue reading →

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