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The Chicago Traveler

June 23rd, 2008

Columbia College’s South Michigan Campus

The Columbia College campus in the Loop and South Loop is composed of several buildings, many of which were built in the early 1900s.
One of these buildings includes the South Michigan Campus, built by Christian A. Eckstorm (the same man responsible for the Alexandroff Campus Center) in 1908. Originally an eight-story building, it housed the […]

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May 19th, 2008

McCormick Tribune Campus Center Covers Its Tracks

This week’s architectural attraction looks like it came from the cartoon show, The Jetsons. The McCormick Tribune Campus Center, officially opened in September 2003, is just one of several eye-appealing structures at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Before the building was constructed, there was merely a parking lot which several students walked across to get to […]

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January 28th, 2008

Alexandroff Campus Center

Located at 600 S Michigan Ave, the Alexandroff Campus Center is the main building of the Columbia College Chicago and was the institution’s first structure. It was built in 1906-1907 by Christian A. Eckstorm, an architect popular for his industrial and warehouse designs.
The Center is a classic example of Chicago’s trademark “tall building” design. It […]

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December 26th, 2007

Happy Kwanzaa!

To all those who celebrate, Happy Kwanzaa! The week-long Pan-African festival honors African-American heritage and is observed today through January 1.Malcolm X College holds its own Kwanzaa celebration all week, featuring African dancing, spoken word, gospel singing, a marketplace, and more. Live entertainment will take place from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday […]

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September 6th, 2007

Columbia College

School has started, and kids have stocked up on pencils, crayons, paper, erasers, and numerous other supplies. But school isn’t just for kids. Even adults’ brains need to be fine-tuned and maintained. If you think you’ve lost one too many brain cells from all those summer martinis, maybe it’s time to take a class at […]

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May 14th, 2007

The Frogs

It’s almost summer, and soon we’ll all be chillin’ poolside. One pool you can check out right now is actually indoors at Truman College. The Pegasus Players have revived the musical “The Frogs” by composer Stephen Sondheim and writer Burt Shevelove which takes place on and in the swimming pool.
“The Frogs” first premiered in 1974 […]

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