Date: 12/4/2008 to 1/31/2009 This year, you might want to consider staying in Chicago until the last minute so you don't have to visit Santa's lap at the local mall for the eighteenth time. We've compiled a list of winter activities in Chicago that you may want to add to your list of yearly traditions. ... (read more)

Date: 12/3/2008 to 1/15/2009 The third annual freshmen and transfer student exhibition, Soft Machine centers around the college-wide initiative welcoming Jack Kerouac’s On the Road scroll to Columbia College. The show opens on Monday, December 8 at 7 p.m. (there will be free food - celebrate your finals!)  This is the final exhibition of the semester and also the final exhibition in this building before our big move! The exhibition will run from December 8 - January 15. ... (read more)

Date: 12/2/2008 to 1/28/2009 Your absolute favorite time of year is back. We know you think that Manifest or Halloween week or Convocation is your favorite time of year, but that's because you are forgetting spring U-Pass distribution happening Friday, January 23 - 28 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.! Yes! Now all those cool El stops you didn't want to waste two bucks visiting become a possibility again!
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Date: 12/2/2008 to 12/31/2008 With a talent search open to any act of any age, America’s Got Talent has brought the variety format back to the forefront of American culture by showcasing the hottest performers from across the country. ... (read more)

Date: 11/28/2008 to 12/28/2008 Senior Fashion Design student Kaelyn Garcia takes an eco-friendly approach to design, but her fabric isn’t the only thing that’s organic.  Read below to find out the personal experiences that motivated her latest collection, which was completed through the assistance of the Albert P. Weisman Award. ... (read more)

Date: 11/28/2008 to 1/31/2009 At the end of every semester, you take the dreaded trip to the bookstore where they tell you they’ve changed the edition on your class’ book for next semester or only want to give you a $1.25 for your beat-up (and dropped in the bathtub) $70 book.  Instead of trekking your heavy sac of books to the bookstore like a tired and less exciting version of Santa, you can sell them in the Loop. ... (read more)

Date: 11/26/2008 to 12/19/2008 Dear Music Industry ... This is my letter of resignation. My two-weeks notice. My farewell. And I am far from hesitant about this decision. ... (read more)

Date: 11/24/2008 to 12/31/2008 Writer and performer Neal Pollack took to the stage for the final literary reading of the semester during Columbia's spoken word performance series Silver Tongue. ... (read more)

Date: 11/18/2008 to 12/15/2008 Calling all student bands! Are you interested in performing live for 30,000 visitors at Manifest 2009? ... (read more)

Date: 11/18/2008 to 12/15/2008 TICTOC, the performance and street theater component of Manifest, is now accepting proposals from current students and alumni of Columbia College Chicago. ... (read more)

Date: 11/18/2008 to 12/15/2008 Department liaisons- looking for the online application? Check it out here! All departments planning on presenting senior/graduating student work in Manifest are asked to submit their information online. ... (read more)