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A LONG-STANDING TRADITION might be coming to the end of the road in Chicago, as animal-rights activists continue to protest horse-drawn carriages.

Several aldermen representing downtown support an ordinance proposed Dec. 13 by the Chicago Alliance for Animals to prohibit the renewal of carriage licenses in the city, effectively putting them out of business.

Sponsors of the ban include Aldermen Raymond Lopez (15th Ward); Brendan Reilly (42nd Ward); Anthony Napolitano (41st Ward); and Brian Hopkins, (2nd Ward).

These aldermen did not respond to requests for comment as of press time.

Campaign Director of the Chicago Alliance for Animals Jodie Wiederkehr

is one of the leading activists trying to ban the carriages and keep the companies accountable for violations.

“There are plenty of violations,” she said.

“They are not providing water, working when it's 90 degrees or hotter. There are fines regarding hours of operation, overcrowding and operational limits.”

Wiederkehr said she obtained a Freedom of Information Act response from the Business Affairs and Consumer Protection of the City Agency which monitors and enforces the laws and regulations for carriages, which stated there were 334 violations found in 2017.

Jim Rogers and Debbie Hay are two of three horse-drawn carriage owners filing a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against a group of defendants, individually represented

by Wiederkehr and Debby Rubenstein from the Chicago Alliance for Animals.

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Bruno Jablonowski and his horse, Gennie, have been taking passengers for rides in his horse-drawn carriage near Water Tower Place for nearly 15 years as part of Antique Coach and Carriage.

Damage from flooding caused by Hurricane Florence left residents near Carolina shores displaced and needing assistance .

» JERMAINE NOLEN STAFF REPORTER HURRICANE FLORENCE MADE landfall in the Carolinas Sept. 14, causing widespread damage along the Southeastern coast, including record-breaking rainfall and flooding, leading to approximately 42 deaths across multiple states. As the storm continues through the Atlantic Ocean, those affected are left to clean up the destruction left behind.

The American Red Cross of Chicago and Northern Illinois is sending workers to assist in the wake of the hurricane.

In a Sept. 11 statement released on the Red Cross’ website, the nonprofit organization said it is preparing to help as many as 100,000 people in affected areas along the Southeastern coast by providing evacuation shelters.

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Columbia should brace for future enrollment declines » ARIANA PORTALATIN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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olumbia might be in for more enrollment problems than previously thought if predictions made in a recent report by economists at Carleton College are correct.

According to the report, college enrollments are expected to drop by 15 percent between 2025 and 2029 and continue to decrease by a few percentage points except for elite institutions that might see an increase. The prediction comes from a population decrease stemming from the country’s 2008 financial crisis.

“When the financial crisis hit in 2008, young people viewed that economic uncertainty as a cause for reducing fertility,” Nathan Grawe, professor of Economics at Carleton College, told The Hechinger Report Sept. 10. “The number of kids born from 2008 to 2011 fell precipitously. Fast forward 18 years to 2026, and we see that there are fewer kids reaching college-going age.”

Only seven states were expected to see an enrollment increase: California, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and South Carolina. Illinois was among many states likely to experience the 15 percent decrease.

The predictions have made experts particularly concerned for small private colleges. Although it is likely that colleges in large metropolitan areas, such as Chicago, might not experience the same trend as their states, regional four-year institutions that serve local students are expected to lose more students.

Columbia seems to be one of those in danger of losing more students. According to an Institutional Effectiveness Undergraduate Admissions Report, Illinois was the top state of origin for Columbia applicants, with 1,997 freshman applicants specifically from Chicago out of 3,610 applicants from Illinois.

While the impact of these enrollment decreases can differ with each school, experts agree that closures are likely.

According to an Aug. 29 EducationNext article, small private schools with modest endowments compared to elite colleges are at risk of pricing themselves out of the market from continuous tuition hikes, which Columbia has had for several years.

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College campuses: Green, clean, money-saving machines

» ALEXANDRA YETTER STAFF REPORTER WHAT HAPPENED TO the environmental movement at Columbia? Once a leader, the college is losing ground to one of its biggest competitors.

Columbia once emphasized its on-campus environmental sustainability initiatives with pride, but now the practices have been brushed under the rug, said Elizabeth DavisBerg, associate professor in the Science and Mathematics Department.

Davis-Berg said Columbia’s loss of focus on sustainability is due to the administration’s newfound emphasis on increasing enrollment. However, she said increased awareness of Columbia’s sustainability efforts could help increase enrollment numbers.

Meanwhile, Loyola University Chicago has continued to make strides in ecofriendly practices on its campus, earning a spot on College Magazine’s June 27, 2018, list of the most eco-friendly college campuses in the U.S. In a Sept. 14 email statement sent to The Chronicle, Kim Koverman, director of Planning and Analysis, said Columbia has installed water dispensers and offered standard recycling, composting and battery recycling options at locations across campus to reduce waste. There is also a green roof located at the Media Production Center, 1600 S. State St., she said.

“The college is also working on automation systems across campus to reduce energy use, and the administration has plans to expand the use of these systems [in campus buildings],” Koverman said.

But despite numerous campus environmental policies, most faculty and students remain unaware of what the college is doing to be environmentally sustainable, Davis-Berg said.

“Columbia does more than we know [in sustainability], but probably less than it could,” Davis-Berg said.

Koverman said this lack of awareness leads to a disconnect across departments on campus.

Sustainability is helpful for enrollment at Loyola, according to Loyola University’s Director of Sustainability Aaron Durnbaugh. An incoming-student survey of Loyola students about how important sustainability initiatives were to their enrollment decision revealed that about half of new students valued it immensely in their college decision, according to Durnbaugh.

“Students want to make a change. They want to have an impact on the place they are at,” Durnbaugh said. “They’re seeking to understand how to take things they’re passionate about and turn that into a lasting action.”

Loyola has numerous sustainability initiatives active on its campus, including efforts to reduce the amount of energy used in buildings and sustainable water consumption, Durnbaugh said. Loyola’s main goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2025, he said.

Amanda Huegelmann, a senior environmental studies major at Loyola and Student Environmental Alliance co-president, said Loyola’s sustainability policies make a big impact on life inside and outside of the classroom.

“It lays the groundwork for how you should be thinking about these issues that really affect yourself [and] so many other people,” Huegelmann said.

According to an October 2017 report

by The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, clean energy and waste management can save collegiate institutions hundreds of thousands of dollars each academic year.

“The cost for water for campuses has gone up quite a lot,” Durnbaugh said. “If Columbia is not doing everything it can to save water, it is probably losing money there.”

Koverman said Columbia is an exciting place to teach environmental issues because students are passionate about promoting positive social change.

Scott Strom, a junior writing for performance major and former president of the Green Roots Club, which is now defunct due to low membership, said tackling environ-

it’s difficult to look at it and find something everyone can get behind, but [that doesn’t] mean it’s not important.”

At Columbia, improving sustainability might be as simple as advocating for more recycling bins in classrooms or adding more water-saving toilets and fountains, DavisBerg said.

Reducing the amount of paper used in the classroom, donating leftover food from the food services to local homeless shelters, bringing more Divvy Bikes onto campus

They’re seeking to understand how to take things they’re passionate about and turn that into a lasting action.

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mental issues does not have to be large-scale.

Instead, students can focus on specifics, such as animal rights advocacy, cleaning oceans or sustainable food. “ Env i ron ment a l activism is such a broad term,” Strom said. “A lot of times

or even encouraging the administration to implement solar electricity for buildings can help, Durnbaugh said.

The University Center Dining Hall, 525 S. State St., implements a handful of food sustainability initiatives, including trayless dining, supporting local farms and stocking fair trade coffee options, according to the cafeteria’s website.

“My question for Columbia would be: What is your value and commitment?” Durnbaugh said. “I’m sure there is some way that sustainability helps meet that value.”

In a time of political upheaval, Strom said it is especially important for colleges to provide structure and knowledge about environmental practices. “[The EPA is] trying to bring us backward, when we should be moving toward renewable resources,” Strom said. “It is important to be vigilant and to have that structure within your college, so you can feel like you are doing something about it.” ayetter@ columbiachronicle.com

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Series seeks to engage students in math and science research » MADISON KELLER STAFF REPORTER LOCAL SCIENTISTS AND professors will expose students and the public to new mathematical and scientific research during the fall 2018 Science and Mathematics Colloquium Series.

The series, which invites distinguished speakers to present current research in their fields, takes place in the fall and spring and has been held at the college since fall 2006.

The series will begin Sept.

26 at 623 S. Wabash Ave. with speaker Dr. Zhe-Xi Luo, professor in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago.

He will be discussing earliest mammalian evolution in the age of dinosaurs, according to Columbia’s website.

“Everybody loves dinosaurs, everybody loves the idea of evolution,” said Gerald Adams, associate professor in the Science and Mathematics Department.

“It’s important for students to understand the things that evolution means and doesn’t mean.”

Luo is well-known among scientists studying early mammalian evolution, said Azar Khosravani, chair of the Science and Mathematics Department.

Luo will present a theory of evolution that suggests mammals already developed a significant ecological diversity long before the extinction of dinosaurs.

“He is an authority in this field, so we were fortunate to get him to come,” Khosravani said.

Adams said the purpose of the series is to have world class scientists talk to students at a level that anyone can understand.

“The talks are meant for our students and a general audience, so when we [invite our] speakers, we [ask them to word] their presentations so we can all understand,” Khosravani said.

The series will connect science and math with art through events, such as one Oct. 17, which features Luis Nasser, associate professor in the Science and Mathematics Department, according to the college’s website.

He will discuss the relationship between fractals and music, Adams said.

“It seems that physicists are particularly drawn to music,” Adams said. “It’s a combination that lends itself well to us, because a lot of what we do as scientists is abstract and in the mind. Performance is a channel for a different side of our personalities.”

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Khosravani said the college originally allowed her to invite speakers from various institutions throughout the country, but budget cuts limited invites to local experts in recent years.

However, being limited to local invites has not affected the quality of the presentations, she added.

“We have all of these people in Chicago willing to come and talk,” Khosravani said. “It hasn’t hurt the quality of the presentations—it has had some benefits.”

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AMID MUSIC, FOOD and exciting energy, Columbia students gathered to celebrate one of the college’s co-founders.

Riley Fest, a student-produced festival, returned to Columbia Sept. 20 to honor Ida Riley.

“Riley Fest is the sister event to Blood Ball. It is a festival honoring our other founder Ida

Riley,” said junior music business major and Student Programming Board President Madeline Brittingham.“Its structure [was] a mini music festival with a sun and moon theme.

The band Golden Sol [headlined] with DJ Heily B.” Riley Fest, which took place at 1104 S. Wabash Ave., has undergone many changes.

According to Assistant Director of Student Activities Shan-

Riley Fest, at 1104 S. Wabash Ave., celebrated co-founder Ida Riley, Sept. 20.

non Bourne, the festival was held once before and produced by the Student Organizations and Leadership Office and not students directly, like it was this year.

Brittingham attended the original Riley Fest her freshman year and wanted to bring back the experience for other students.

“I remember going and meeting a lot of new people,” Brittingham said. “[I had] it on my Snapchat story, and two people that I had met at Convocation [saw] and came and hung out. [Riley Fest is] an opportunity to reinvigorate that energy that is at Convocation and Connections.”

Honoring Ida Riley’s legacy in a fun way, rather than a typical educational way, was important to Brittingham.

“We have Blood Ball every year, [but] we were founded by two amazing women. Let’s honor both of them,” Brittingham said.

Ida Riley dedicated her life

to providing people the opportunity to seek education, Brittingham said.

The event also incorporated activities for students, such as tarot card readings, chakra bead bracelets, tie dye and watercolor postcards. Brittingham said the goal was to have a fun, relaxing throwback to summer before the cold weather.

According to Bourne, the incorporation of as many different students and student organizations was a priority for SPB. “[SPB] wanted to kick [the year] off with a collaborative vibe,” Bourne said. “To start their first event working with a lot of other [student] organizations on campus [was] important to them.”

The Columbia Renegades HipHop Team gave a unique performance during the festival, according to junior social media and digital strategy major Jequil Ashford.

“I’m not kidding you, we did [the choreography] in one day.

We had practice [Wednesday], and we had to do new routines

and formations all in two hours,” Ashford said. “[Some] people who performed are people [who just] auditioned. We decided we [would] let [them] perform. We’ll watch the video back and pick [the team] from there.”

Sophomore exchange student Rita Bavanati said the dance performance was the highlight of her evening.

“I felt people’s energy on stage.

[It] was magnetic,” Ashford said.

“And it helps when the audience is screaming for you, too. It helps you to dance harder.”

SPB will be hosting more events throughout the year, including a drag show during Columbia Weekend in October. “[For] all of our events, [like Riley Fest], the end goal is for everyone to have fun,” Brittingham said. “Even if just one person shows up, that’s one person who had a good evening. [Riley Fest is] an opportunity for people to get to know each other and reach out a little bit more.” kwatt@columbiachronicle.com

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Shedd Aquarium splashes art across Chicago THE SHEDD AQUARIUM is inviting visitors

to explore various exotic aquatic species in a unique exhibit, “Underwater Beauty,” which features 100 species and more than 1,000 animals.

“Underwater Beauty,” which opened May 25, focuses not on types of creatures, but rather on colors, patterns and rhythms or movements of the animals, said Johnny Ford, manager of Communication and Public Relations at the Shedd Aquarium. “‘Underwater Beauty’ is a departure for Shedd. Typically we focused on a specific species or a class of animals to highlight,” Ford said. “This one is a bit different because we are looking at diversity of adaptation and highlighting unique things people would find beautiful underwater.”

To accompany the exhibit, the Shedd Aquarium had five murals painted in Forest Park, Logan Square, Edgewater, Bronzeville and Englewood. The murals are designed to highlight the exhibit and the animals. The exhibit is scheduled to run until the end of 2019, Ford said.

“We wanted to get into diverse neighborhoods … and touch as many people as we could,” Ford said.

With art being a central theme in “Underwater Beauty,” the decision to create the murals was an easy fit, Ford said.

“With incredibly aesthetically-pleasing animals, and with the exhibit looking the way it did, art was an immediate parallel for us,” Ford said. “We were thinking murals might be a fun way to get into the

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community and showcase some of the more unusual or show-stopping species.”

Local artist Anthony Lewellen painted a mural in Forest Park featuring one of the more bizarre animals in the exhibit—the peacock mantis shrimp with rainbow coloring and big eyes.

“It’s playful and cartoony, and it lends itself to the way that I work in a lot of ways,” Lewellen said. “I might have felt a little bit of a connection to it because it’s a crazy, wacky-looking creature.”

Artist and muralist Jason Brammer painted the mural in Logan Square showcasing sea nettles. The mural was inspired by the vastness of nature and the movements of the animal, Brammer said.

“They look like these alien pulses floating through water. The very otherworldly creatures appealed to me,” Brammer said.

The goal of the murals was to get people interested in the different types of animals in the exhibit and the environment, Ford said.

“It does start a dialogue based on what you see. ‘Why am I looking at a giant mantis shrimp on the side of this bar?’” Ford said.

“We wanted people to get curious and ask questions and then find us when they’re ready for their answers.”

The murals are helping people connect with nature in unexpected ways, Ford said.

“Our goal is to bring people eye-to-eye with nature,” Ford said. “As you make connections with animals, as you come close to them, as you visit them here, you start to build a compassion for them.” ksavage@columbiachronicle.edu

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An inked generation: Getting tattooed in college

“I know money’s always an issue, [but] if you’re looking to get a tattoo don’t look at the place that [is] cheapest,” Albin said. “You want to make sure that no matter what size it is, you’re getting a high-quality piece of art on your body. Save up the money and make sure you can go to a well-known establishment because it will last longer and look better over time.” odeloian@columbiachronicle.com » ORLANDO PINDER/CHRONICLE

Senior music business major Wollaston said although the Austin Thomas said he first level of acceptance may differ in started getting tattoos when he other cities, older generations are was 19 years old and now has two getting used to ink. full sleeves, equaling 20 tattoos.

“People are getting really nice Thomas said despite the amount looking stuff now, so it’s easier » OLIVIA DELOIAN kids have been tattooed forever, STAFF REPORTER but the style of what you’re getting of ink on his body, he has not faced for the older generation to think has evolved into something a little any negative reactions or criticism. they’re beautiful even if they don’t “I haven’t had an instance where want one,” Wollaston said.

GETTING TATTOOED IS an electric bit more fun or creative.”

I felt like I was less than for having experience. Walking into the Wollaston said she has noticed Albin advised other students tattoos.

It’s been mostly compli- looking to get a tattoo to take the shop and hearing the buzzing of a growing trend for both floral and the tattoo guns by artists creating minimalist tattoos among college ments, not anything negative,” plunge and spend the extra money Thomas said. work that will last forever is an students in particular. because it will be worth it. experience growing among Sophomore photography major individuals of all ages particularly Parker Albin got his first miniwith college students. malist-style tattoo in March at According to a 2015 Harris Chicago Tattoo & Piercing Co., Research Poll survey, 47 percent 1017 W. Belmont Ave., and said he of Americans aged 18–29 have at plans to get several more in the least one tattoo. near future.

Ashley Wollaston, a tattoo artist “I wanted my first tattoo to be a at Pioneer Tattoo, 3513 N. Lincoln pride tattoo, as I came out a year Ave., has been tattooing for almost before. I got five straight [rainbow] nine years and said college stu- bars on my arm because I wanted dents are among the leaders in the design to be simplistic and trendy tattoos. have a lot of meaning and back“[College students] have always ground to me,” Albin said. “After I given us a little bit more freedom got the piece done, I was the most with creativity, maybe because of happy I’ve been in awhile because the [prominence in] online pres- it turned out better than I could Ashley Wollaston, a tattoo artist at Pioneer Tattoo, 3513 N. Lincoln Ave., said colence,” Wollaston said. “College have expected.” lege students are the leaders in getting trendy tattoos.

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“Student employment is intended to be an experimental, supplemental way for students to make parttime wages. It is not designed for students to engage in more than 20 hours a week,” Wordlow said.

“Students are here ... to obtain a degree in their selected industry, so the primary focus is always on the academic side of things.”

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“A lot of people don’t understand “It’s important that students how difficult it is to keep up school are intentional about the type of and a job, sometimes multiple work they want to embark upon, jobs,” Otten said. on campus or even off campus,” It is good to remind students to Wordlow said. “If [service] is be selective of the work they take, not your primary industry, it

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Governor Henry McMaster said, “We’re not going to gamble with the lives of the people of South Carolina. Not one.”

However, there seems to be one group of people he decided not to save—prison inmates. A prison in the mandatory evacuation zone was not evacuated, leaving thousands left behind and bracing for the worst of Hurricane Florence.

Dexter Lee, a spokesperson for the South Carolina Department of Corrections, cited

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urricane Florence hit Carolina coasts Sept. 14, leaving thousands without power and 42 reported dead from storm-related injuries, according to a Sept. 20 CBS News article.

Officials warned citizens before the storm that if they didn’t evacuate before the hurricane hit that weekend, they could face serious consequences such as injuries or even death. According to a Sept. 13 Newsweek article, South Carolina

Historical campus buildings, student center deserve equal attention

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he construction of the new student center is well underway with completion slated for late spring 2019.

Students can witness the building’s construction. Over the past year, several campus buildings have been sold to help fund the center, such as the college’s share of the University Center, 525 S. State St., The Johnson Publishing Building, 820 S. Michigan Ave. and, most recently, 731 S. Plymouth Court. After it is built, the new student center will be five stories high, 114,000 square feet and cost $50 million, as reported May 2017 by The Chronicle.

For fiscal year 2018, the college spent $35.2 million on maintenance for buildings and grounds on campus and the upkeep of facilities and properties.

The new student center will be grand, but other buildings on campus could benefit greatly from increased attention, as well.

More lounge areas for commuter students could be added throughout buildings. Many commuters have a hard time finding a place to spend time during the day. For some, the student center will be far away from their classes. It is important the college provides those resources in all campus buildings so students have convenient options.

For a liberal arts college, Columbia should look like a school focused on creativity, but many areas don’t. When walking through classrooms and hallways in 623 S. Wabash Ave. and 618 S.

safety concerns for not evacuating inmates, according to a Sept. 14 New Yorker article.

However, according to the article, North Carolina and Virginia had been evacuating inmates from a couple prisons all week—transporting the inmates by bus to other facilities inland.

Leaving them behind while everyone else got the chance to relocate to safety is inhumane. With the storm bearing down, inmates from the MacDougall and Wateree corrections facilities filled 35,000 sandbags, according to South Carolina Departments of Correction’s Twitter account. They were used to protect roads and citizens along the coast.

According to a Sept. 14 Charlotte Observer article, three Virginia sheriffs are being sued for failing to move 2,500 inmates for the storm.

This isn’t the first time inmates have been forgotten during emergencies.

According to the same Newsweek article, Texas inmates were trapped in cells during last years’ Hurricane Harvey.

Contaminated water flooded cells as toilets and showers stopped working, one inmate described. During Hurricane Katrina, 600 prisoners were abandoned.

Inmates on the ground floor of the prison Michigan Ave., students are met with blank walls and chalkboards. Campus buildings should match the quality of the student center. Otherwise, the new building will stick out like a sore thumb.

The college is filled with artistic students who can be asked to design and paint empty spaces. Columbia can use its students to its advantage.

In some buildings, like 618 S. Michigan Ave., the elevators are cramped and small, only fitting a couple students at a time.

This makes students more likely to be late for classes because of the long wait time.

In addition to using funds from building sales for the student center, Columbia could freshen up current buildings, too.

Pushing resources toward one building while consolidating the campus and taking away other resources does not make students feel appreciated or validated by a college they pay thousands of dollars in tuition and fees for each

EDITORIAL had to stand in chest-deep water for four days before people came to rescue them.

No one deserves to be left behind during horrible conditions brought by Hurricane Florence. No one deserves to be trapped in a cell as water comes pouring in with zero supplies. Even if someone was given the death penalty, this is not how they should go.

These inmates are being sentenced to death without a trial. It’s cruel and arguably a violation of their constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment.

To prevent this from happening in the future, prisons should evacuate inmates in advance. If for some reason a prison can’t evacuate, officers need to provide emergency procedures. Inmates should not be faced with fear of drowning in their own cell. Move them to other floors. It may be crowded, but at least everyone has the chance to survive. Provide water and food.

There should not be a discussion about whether certain people can evacuate.

States need to make it their responsibility that when they order a mandatory evacuation, everyone will be able to evacuate.

Laws should require proper treatment so there isn’t a discussion or debate. tbrubaker@columbiachronicle.com

EDITORIAL year. Giving equal attention to all buildings could help retain and recruit new students by creating an inviting and fun campus. Columbia should strive for a campus as creative and captivating as the students that populate it.

Students unhappy with conditions on campus should attend Student Government Association meetings to get more involved and be informed.

Meanwhile, the college must keep students in the loop with their plans for campus buildings so as not to confuse students by a constantly changing environment. Inform students when buildings are put up for sale and where the resources will be applied. Be more transparent to help students better understand the spirit of the college. That way, Columbia has a campus everyone can be proud of. tbrubaker@columbiachronicle.com

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel stands with Planned Parenthood against proposed Title X gag order » ALEXANDRA YETTER STAFF REPORTER

DOCTORS MAY SOON become legally obligated to withhold comprehensive information on family planning options from patients if the Trump Administration’s proposed changes to Title X funding go into effect.

Title X is a form of federal funding that pays for basic family planning services, such as birth control, cancer screenings and testing for sexually transmitted diseases,

give information on abortion to patients, even if the patient asks for it.

Title X is not used to fund any abortion procedures that may take place at Planned Parenthoods or other clinics, according to the Public Health Service Act. Planned Parenthood filed an amicus brief—a legal petition by a group not part of an action to provide information on a legal matter—along with 19 other cities and counties opposing the proposals. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Sept. 13 that Chicago

This country [shouldn’t] be allowed to dictate where people are getting their care, how people are getting it or what they’re getting.

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according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The Trump Administration’s proposed changes, introduced June 1, include a gag order that would make it illegal for medical providers at clinics that receive funding to

would support Planned Parenthood in this legal fight, according to a press release from the mayor’s office.

“This is one of the many continued attacks on reproductive healthcare,” said Julie Lynn, manager of External Affairs at Planned

Parenthood of Illinois. “Half of this country continues to be impacted by this administration’s horrible views on women’s health.”

Mary Kate Knorr, executive director of Illinois Right to Life, said this change is long overdue. “[Pro-choice advocates] consider Illinois to be the abortion oasis of the Midwest,” Knorr said. “It would be bad news for them if legislators started passing restrictive laws that made it difficult for them to run their business.”

Lee Hasselbacher, senior policy researcher at the University of Chicago, said the changes could limit access to contraceptives.

Research on doctor-patient relationships have shown patients value providers who listen to them and present unbiased information, Hasselbacher said.

“The ethics of a [doctor-patient] relationship is completely being violated,” Lynn said.

“Patients won’t know if their doctors are telling them all their options or the truth about their care.”

Other potential repercussions of the gag order may include an increase in teen and

unintended pregnancies, and a flood of demand for services at clinics not funded

by Title X. These clinics might have to start charging fees for services, Lee said.

People who live below the poverty line, are undocumented, uninsured or people of color will be disproportionately affected by these changes because they will have limited access to low- or no-cost family planning services, Lynn said.

“This country [shouldn’t] be allowed to dictate where people are getting their care, how people are getting it or what they’re getting,” Lynn said.

Fighting the changes to Title X alongside Chicago will insure that Planned Parenthood can continue giving family planning healthcare and counseling to women from all backgrounds, without the overreach from the government, she said.

“We need to continue to fight back and show opposition to these changes,” Lynn said. “Or, the four million people who rely on Title X healthcare services are the ones who are going to be hurt the most.” ayetter@columbiachronicle.com » JOCELYN MORENO/CHRONICLE

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Alderman pushes to protect Chicago’s public art » JERMAINE NOLEN STAFF REPORTER

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ALDERMAN BRIAN HOPKINS (2nd Ward) launched a campaign Sep. 12 to promote an ordinance designed to protect public art.

If passed, the ordinance could protect Chicago’s commissioned murals while eliminating illegal graffiti around the city.

His previous attempt at an ordinace stalled in June because the

City Council’s Zoning Committee was concerned that removing graffiti should be a higher priority than preserving the city’s public art.

Hopkins’ latest proposed citywide mural registry will be maintained by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, and city workers would be required to check before removing public art. Chicago would distribute an official emblem to be placed on or near the work

A proposed ordinance will make clear distinction between public art and graffiti.

of art so workers would know it is protected.

“I remember as a kid going through tunnels in Hyde Park that were painted with murals and I remember getting on the train and going downtown or to other neighborhoods and seeing some trains—the L and other railroads— that were tagged with graffiti,” said Eric Bruns, a visual artist from the Riverdale neighborhood. “There are a lot of great artists from Chicago, imagine if one of those artists were one of those kids like me, and they grew up, and their mural got covered because of it not being in city standards.”

The initial proposed public art ordinance came after city sanitation workers destroyed two pieces of public art by muralist and Chicago resident JC Rivera in August 2018. The mural was paid for by tax payer dollars and located at the Paulina Brown Line stop on the city’s Northwest Side. “[With] some art, you’re showing the heritage, the importance, the culture [and] the history of that part of the city, like Pilsen,” said Torrence Powell, a South Holland resident and federal corrections officer. “I love Pilsen, because of the Mexican heritage that is told through art.”

Commissioned pieces would be accompanied by clearly posted identification.

Powell said the ordinance is a great opportunity for artists to shed a bright and more positive light on the city.

“There’s always going to be a stigma, because a lot of people aren’t educated on the arts in that way,” Powell said.

In anticipation of a visit from Amazon headquarters in March, the city accidently removed a mural by French street artist Blek le Rat from the Cards Against Humanity headquarters, 1551 W. Homer St. In response, the card game’s co-founders met with Hopkins that same month.

Kaylin Loer, a junior music business and management major and a Pilsen resident, said it could be beneficial for the city to identify commissioned work. Developing a place-card system would be a great idea to protect the comissioned work of artists, she said.

“Most people like the murals in the city—there are a ton of them. I can’t see why they would not [pass the ordinance],” she said. jnolen@columbiachronicle.com

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The complaint asserts that activists spread false information to aldermen and other officials to persuade City Hall to pull their licenses and remove the carriages from the streets, according to Cook County records.

Rogers, owner of Great Lakes Horse and Carriage, said the violations Wiederkehr notes are the equivalent of a traffic ticket and that he does take care of his horses.

“We follow through with all of the animal welfare ordinances that are written into that,” Rogers said. “My horses are inspected quarterly by a licensed Illinois veterinarian, as required by city ordinances municipal code. They are also available for inspection by the city whenever they want to see them.”

Hay, owner of Antique Coach and Carriage, said she runs a legally-licensed operation, and horse-drawn carriages are a wholesome activity.

Carriage rides are historical and good for tourism, Hay added.

“I hope the sponsors of the proposed ban get tired of having the radical animal-rights activists, such as the Chicago Animal Alliance and the Humane Society of the United States, riding their backs to promote a radicalized animal-rights agenda,” Rogers said.

Wiederkehr wrote a statement on Facebook Sept. 18 in response to the suit, which said, “The horse carriage owners’ lawsuit is nothing but a baseless attempt to scare critics into silence …. The 334 violations and $20,000 in fines issued to Chicago’s horse carriage companies are real. That is why the owners sued us.”

Wiederkehr said she was concerned for the well-being of the horses and was skeptical of the veterinary services given to them.

“They are racking up this many violations and fines, and they are never following the law,” Wiederkehr said. “How do we know these horses are getting proper veterinary care or proper check ups? We don’t.” chronicle@colum.edu

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“This is a dangerous storm predicted to grow even stronger, and the Red Cross urges people in its path to obey evacuation orders and get ready now,” the nonprofit stressed on their website Sept. 11.

Some students at Columbia are hearing about the hurricane’s devastation from loved ones back home.

Claire McConnell, a freshman musical theatre major, is from South Carolina and said people from her hometown were more prepared for Hurricane Florence because of the flooding they experienced in 2015. “[Organizations such as the Red Cross are] helpful now because [people in the Carolinas] knew [the storm] was coming, and they knew where it was going to hit,” McConnell said. “I do remember in 2015, when we had the flood, no one was expecting that was going to happen. A lot of people lost [belongings] because of it.”

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totals, as well as flooding, in modern American history in South Carolina, according to The Weather Channel.

Along with the rain, there was catastrophic flooding. More than 17.72 inches of rain fell in a 24-hour period.

Katie O’Connell, a Chicago native living in Charlotte, North Carolina, said she did not feel the same effects of Hurricane Florence that was felt in other areas of the state.

“We had some flash-flooding, streets [flooded] and power outages in Charlotte that lasted [a day], but beyond that, we did not see much of the damage,” O’Connell said. “Luckily for me and [some] people [I know], we didn’t see [the damage] the coast saw, but I do have friends [who] live on the coast, and they had a lot of flooding, a lot of damage to houses.

[Some] stayed and didn’t have any issues, but that doesn’t mean that other people surrounding them don’t [need help also].”

According to a Sept. 10 KTLA report, more than

one million people along the Southeastern coast had mandatory evacuation.

National Guard members were being mobilized in affected areas. President Trump declared an emergency in the Carolinas, allowing them to have access to federal funds.

“My father and stepmother were impacted by [the storm],” said Willie Olds Jr., an Indian Trail, North Carolina, resident. “They are where Hurricane Florence actually touched down.”

Olds said the flooded waters reached his parents’ home Sept.

14, and they were unable to return home until the water subsided on Sept. 18.

“If the Red Cross communicated with people from the less-impacted areas and let them know that they are not forgotten, but [that] they are focusing more of their effort on the areas that need the most help, that would be good for the people in shelters waiting,” Olds said. jnolen@columbiachronicle.com

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