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» ARIANA PORTALATIN & BLAISE MESA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & MANAGING EDITOR COLUMBIA REVENUE WAS on the rise in the 2016 reporting year, but so were the college’s personnel costs. Columbia reported higher revenue and net assets for its 2016-2017 fiscal year, according to recently-released IRS 990 tax forms, but the gains came with a decrease

in contributions and grants and bigger payments for administrative compensation. The 990 tax forms, an annual document completed by nonprofit organizations and institutions, are released to the public 18 months after they are filed. The forms were released in November and contain information from the 2016–2017 fiscal year, such as contributions and grants, total revenue, assets and administrative compensation.

CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS: Contributions and grants dropped about $1.2 million—to $5.6 million—for the 20162017 fiscal year. The drop represents a 17 percent decrease from the $6.8 million the college received the prior year. David Bea, principal and manager at Bea and Vandenberk Law Office and expert in nonprofit tax law, said contribution gaps are not uncommon after turnover in the development department. “You are always having to renew your donor base,” Bea said. Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations Shawn Wax joined Columbia in 2017 and was not at the college during the decrease in contributions and grants. He said fundraising numbers will decrease the following year as well. Wax said the report on contributions and grants will be bleaker next fiscal year because the programs he has put into place will not yield results for several years. Wax also noted that alumni participation—the percentage of a college’s alumni base that makes donations—was less than one percent. At a private institution, alumni participation is usually between 25—50 percent. Wax said asking for donations from specific departments has been successful. In the past year—not yet reported to the IRS—his fundraisers got contributions and grants back to approximately $6 million. “There was no one here to see folks,” Wax said. “Now we have a full staff and a full team, and every time we go see people and have a conversation about Columbia, the response is overwhelmingly positive and

people are making donations.” Wax made it a goal for fundraisers who find potential donors to make 14 face-to-face meetings or visits every month. Wax would also like to try to include students in the fundraising initiative but does not yet know how he could do that. He said his previous work at the University of Illinois and the University of Iowa was successful, and he is eager to explore similar ideas at Columbia. “Fundraising is a relationship business, and it takes time to establish and build a relationship,” Wax said. TOTAL REVENUE AND EXPENSES: Total revenue at the college increased $25 million—to $275,842,222—for the 20162017 fiscal year, including an approximate $40 million increase in non-tuition revenue reported as “other revenue.” Senior Vice President for Business Affairs and CFO Jerry Tarrer said the substantial increase in other revenue was mostly from the sale of the University Center. Tarrer also attributed the increase in assets to growth in investments. Net assets or fund balances increased about $64 million—to $360,026,663—for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. Bea interpreted the asset report as a positive sign. “If you look at the assets, things look healthy,” he said. “The managers are doing a good job.” The college reported an increase in assets and net income and a decrease in liabilities and expenses. Total expenses dropped about $4 million to $236,773,481. During the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the college employed 4,075 people, 21 fewer than the prior year. “We did what we could to contain costs,” Tarrer said. “There’s always conversations about how we’re spending the money and if there are opportunities to more wisely use those resources.”

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College announces change to student email software » ARIANA PORTALATIN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

he college announced a switch in email software for students—from Gmail to Microsoft Outlook—beginning in Spring 2019. According to a Dec. 5 collegewide email from Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer Kathie Koch, the move is part of the college’s plan to improve campus technology. Once the change goes into effect, students and faculty will be using the same software and will have access to Microsoft Office 365, which includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneDrive and Skype. Microsoft will also be fully integrated with Canvas, which may make coursework easier for students who will be using more compatible software. Unfortunately, users will only be able to forward emails from Google to Microsoft, but will not be able to easily move other content. Students will have to switch back and forth between accounts and move old documents, emails and other content to their Microsoft accounts. According to the email, the loop email accounts will be used until Aug. 31, 2019. The decision to switch software comes after multiple technological changes for the college as it works to improve the student learning experience, as stated in the Strategic Plan. In 2015, former Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President of Technology Services Byron Nash discussed his plan to modernize campus technology and his concerns about the college’s aging infrastructure. He said the college was 7-15 years behind, as reported Nov. 16, 2015, by The Chronicle. This is also the first year the college is fully utilizing Canvas after transitioning from the Moodle Learning Management System in fall 2016. After testing a number of courses during summer 2017 and receiving positive feedback, the college continued the transition. In March, the college experienced a security breach in its internal website, IRIS, which resulted in the disclosure of names and social security numbers of 46 employees. While it is not known what kind of subscription plan the college currently 2 THE CHRONICLE DECEMBER 10, 2018

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How much does it cost to be a Columbia student? STORY BY MOLLY WALSH DESIGN BY PATRICK CASEY

etween tuition, food, commuting, rent and supplies, what is the price tag for four years at Columbia? The Chronicle spoke with 14 random students to estimate a total cost of being a full-time student for four years. Specifically, students were asked to calculate how much they spend weekly on rent; groceries, restaurants and snacks; commuting, gas and/or parking; supplies such as textbooks, printing and other necessities for class. After calculating the estimated averages for Columbia’s 15-week semester, a student spending eight semesters at Columbia would spend about $121,774.32. From estimated data from students, the average amount of money students say they spend is $10,271.43 on tuition each semester. Actually, full-time tuition after the recent 2 percent increase will be $26,610 per year beginning in Fall 2019, as reported Dec. 4 by The Chronicle. Based on these student estimates, spending eight semesters at Columbia is worth as much as 21,178 Devil Dawgs milkshakes, or enough to have a milkshake every day for 58 years.

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SENIOR ADVERTISING MAJOR Tim Brutsman served in the Marine Corps from 2008-2016. He and his wife are expecting their first child. He plans to graduate in May, but he may have to do so without money he was guaranteed in his Goverment Issue contract. Student veterans are supposed to receive monthly checks from the

Department of Veterans Affairs, but some students received incorrect payments, or none at all. Brutsman’s monthly payment was supposed to come Oct. 1, but he received it Nov. 18. Brutsman’s check totals $2,000 a month, and he will not be paid back for the money he missed. Brutsman said he was on the verge of taking out personal loans while awaiting the money he was owed.

“If this happens again, and I have to take out loans, I will not get paid back [money for loans],” he said. Brutsman estimates he would need $6,000 in personal loans. The VA said missed payments were the result of a computer error, which may not be corrected until Spring 2019, according to Special Programs Coordinator for Veterans and Graduate Students Paul Loretto. Loretto said more than 100 students receive benefits from the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which grants tuition funds and housing stipends to veterans who are eligible. “That benefit is meant to pay rent, pay bills. The GI Bill basically states ‘this is your job, go to college, be a student and we will pay you to do that so you can move forward with little issue,’” Loretto said. “The intent of the VA is always good, but sometimes these things happen because it is the government; it is another branch that is not as wellfunded as some other branches.” While the payment challenges could be affecting thousands of veterans nationwide, Loretto

said very few experienced problems at Columbia due to the college following best practices and thinking ahead. Loretto said he tries to send veteran enrollment information earlier each year to avoid problems, which helped Columbia students receive the benefits in a timely manner despite the VA’s software glitch. Loretto said he was able to assist students who had problems receiving their payments and help them get advances on student financial aid funds and help explain the situation to landlords or others who were owed money. Loretto said some students came to him if they had any concerns about missed or incorrect payments. “I was very happy they did because that means they’re not afraid to come up and communicate with us,” Loretto said. “We’re all married or divorced, pay alimony or have children or families or other very unique situations. We have plenty of students that fall under those categories, but

for that very specific population, they’re relying on this benefit to help them pay the bills.” Junior fine art and photography major Peter Costas served three deployments with the Navy from 2011-2016, and did not miss any payments recently. Costas said if he would have missed payments, or if he misses payments in the future, he may face homelessness. “A lot of people view the benefits we receive as a privilege, when really it’s our right,” Costas said. “We were willing to die for the country. It takes a toll.” While the VA has said it plans to repay students any money owed, Loretto said he will continue to monitor monthly payments with students to ensure they are getting what they need. “Students have a lot to stress out about. Let’s try to make [their] bill not one of those things,” Loretto said. “When it comes down to April and May and you’re squeezing out those finals, you don’t want to be dealing with a hold.” chronicle@colum.edu

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ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIES: Payment for salaries, employee benefits and other compensation increased by $1,388,678. Total compensation includes base salaries, bonuses, benefits and other reportable compensation recorded by fiscal year. The forms include compensation for several administrative and faculty employees, reported as a total of salary and benefits and any deferred compensation. The highest-paid employees include President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim with a total compensation of $651,091; Senior Vice President and outgoing Provost Stan Wearden with a total compensation of $323,375; former Vice President of Business Affairs and CFO Richard Dowsek—who stepped in as interim CFO in Spring 2016 after the departure of Michelle Gates—with a total compensation of $260,900; Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel Patricia Bergeson with a total compensation of $257,687 and Senior Associate

Provost Suzanne Blum Malley with a total compensation of $241,202. The 2016 form also includes the first year of Vice President of Student Affairs Sharon WilsonTaylor’s salary after she succeeded Mark Kelly in September 2016. Wilson-Taylor’s total compensation was $222,808. Kelly’s total compensation through Aug. 6, 2016, was $212,645. Other employees annual compensation listed on the form include former Dean of Graduate Studies Constantine Rasinariu, $219,314; former Dean of the School of the Fine and Performing Arts Onye Ozuzu, $214,715; Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences Steven Corey, $195,933; former Vice President of Marketing & Communications Deborah Maue, $233,498; former Associate Vice President of Technology Services Byron Nash, $236,336; Associate Vice President of Budget Planning and Analysis Cynthia Gonya, $212,699; Special Counsel for Labor Relations Terence Smith, $228,246; former Associate Dean John Green, $205,129; and

former Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences Deborah Holdstein, $195,999. The 2015 form listed Kim as the only administrator to receive a bonus—$40,000—double his bonus for the previous year. Kim also received a bonus of $41,000 in 2016. The 2016 form lists Green as the only other person to receive a bonus, $14,687. ENDOWMENT: Columbia’s endowment increased for the second year in a row, growing from $131,641,189 at the beginning of reporting year 2015 to $141,980,157 at the beginning of reporting year 2016. The college ended the year with an endowment of $173,049,139. “The [investment] market was kind to a lot of institutions, and a lot of higher education institutions saw their endowments improve that year,” Tarrer said. The Board of Trustees decided 95.46 percent of the funds were board-designated, meaning the funds would be put toward the endowment fund.

Permanent endowments, for which the donor decides funds should be used specifically for endowment, were 1.5 percent of the total endowment. Temporarily restricted endowment funds, which are maintained for a specified amount of time, were listed as 3.04 percent of the total amount. The college also listed investments of $51,462,000 on its Statement of Activities Outside the U.S. (Schedule F). The investments are not listed on the 2015 form. Associate Vice President and Controller Matt Jaehrling

said the difference can possibly be attributed to reporting requirement changes by the IRS that required the college to break down investments differently. The college hires fund managers who buy mutual funds for the endowment, Tarrer said. “They’ll make decisions as to where to plop that funding,” he said. “It depends on who the fund manager is that we’re hiring and where they’re actually investing our dollars that sit in our endowment.” chronicle@colum.edu

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» KATHERINE SAVAGE STAFF REPORTER RAW BARLEY, WHEAT and oats are malted, ground and mixed with hot water. The water is boiled, and flavoring is added. This is when everything starts spinning, becoming a whirlpool, before being cooled to room temperature for fermentation. The brew is aged for several weeks before it is finally ready to be packaged. The Field Museum’s new exhibit “Brewing Up Chicago: How Beer Transformed a City,” 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. explores Chicago’s extensive beer history. It was organized by the Chicago Brewseum and runs through Jan. 5, 2020. The Chicago Brewseum, formed in 2014, is dedicated to teaching the public about the rich history and diverse culture of beer, said Founder and Executive Director Liz Garibay.

“Beer is more than a beverage; it is a powerful cultural source that brings people together and has the ability to make change,” Garibay said. “My goal is to show how beer has been present and an important industry ... over the course of history in different places, geography and people. The great thing about beer is that it connects people of all backgrounds and cultures.” When the Chicago Brewseum was first launched, Garibay invited the Director of Business Enterprise at the Field Museum, Megan Williams, to visit because she was interested in Williams’ work with the Field Museum’s personal beer, Garibay said. From there,the relationship thrived and eventually led to the exhibit. The exhibit at the Field Museum uses artifacts, maps and images to tell the story of beer and how it relates to immigration. “The Midwest has a very rich German heritage, and that’s one of the main

reasons why the beer industry flourished here,” Garibay said. “Agriculture was also an important industry, so it was almost like magic coming together.” The greater Chicago area was a hub for German immigration in the early 1800s, Garibay said. Museum visitor Ana Kim said the exhibit had a lot of information about Chicago’s beer history that she did not know. “[I didn’t know] beer had a foundation in Chicago and that [it circles] back to the early 1800s,” Kim said. “It’s interesting to see the maps and the layout of how the city used to be.” The Field Museum’s Field Bistro, located on the main level, serves some of the beers discussed in the exhibit, such as Pabst Blue Ribbon, alongside other locally-sourced food. Florida native David Bartolucci said he stumbled upon the exhibit and was

immediately interested because of his love for beer. “Last year, I had a huge bottle of beer; it was $25 for the bottle, but it was pretty cool because you can only buy it in the museum,” Bartolucci said. “Like I said, I’m a beer guy, so when I saw [the exhibit], I was like, ‘I’m excited to see it.’” This is the first exhibit that the Chicago Brewseum has installed at the Field Museum. “We did a great job at telling a narrative about beer that [has] never been told before in terms of Chicago history,” Garibay said. “It shows how people arrived with the idea to settle and exist in a way they knew, which [was] in their culture [and] their language, and they saw a lot of struggle. They maintained their identity and culture, but they also built a city and built an industry.” ksavage@columbiachronicle.com » HALIE PARKINSON/CHRONICLE

“Brewing Up Chicago: How Beer Transformed a City” educates viewers about the origins and production of beer. The Field Museum showcases the importance of beer as a beverage and a cultural phenomenon.

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Travis Scott brings Astroworld to the United Center » JERMAINE NOLEN STAFF REPORTER

electrifying. At different points in the show, fire and air cannons shot off in sync with the drop of the beat. Scott also brought fans on stage to ride the rollercoasters while he performed. Scott’s ability to control a crowd has always been something that amazed me. I saw him perform in December 2015 in Orlando, Florida, for

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IT IS HARD to categorize Travis Scott’s performance as a concert. As a member of the audience there are times you feel like you are at an amusement park. The Houston rapper ’s “Astroworld: Wish You Were Here Tour” made its stop in Chicago at the United Center Dec. 6. Scott’s tour is an opportunity for fans to see him perform hit songs from his most recent album Astroworld. Before the show there were performers on stilts, and a man juggled four bowling pins near the entrance. Fans searched for their seats carrying balloon animals, and the concession st a nds sold trad itiona l amusement park food including funnel cake, popcorn, cotton candy and hot dogs. Scott commanded two stages, one about half the size of the main

stage. There were amusement park rides affixed to the roof of the arena as well as a ride that went in a loop on the smaller stage. After much anticipation and short performances by rappers Sheck Wes and Gunna, it was Scott’s turn to hit the stage. The first song Scott performed was “Stargazing,” the lead track on Astroworld. Like many of the songs from his latest album, “Stargazing” begins very mellow, but picks up later in the song. Scott used the first half of the song to warm up the crowd and get strapped into an amusement park ride that carried him in a loop. When the ride was over, the beat changed and the fireworks started. Toward the middle of Scott’s set, he slowed the tempo of the show, singing some of his slower songs like “Stop Trying to Be God,” while the graphics and laser show lulled the audience into a trance. The show was visually

rushed the center as a heavy bassline dropped and an air cannon exploded. his “Rodeo Tour.” The crowd My jaw often dropped in was a fraction of the size as amazement. I would look to my the one Thursday night, yet left or right and see similar both seemed to obey his reactions. The only people at the every word. show who seemed to be having Scott told the standing-room- a bad time were the security only crowd to create a space and guards. They appeared to be make a mosh pit. The crowd large enough to handle the task, responded by making a perfect but it was a constant fight to keep circle in the middle of the pit, crazed fans off the stage. only for it to collapse when people

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hicago native Artis Olds started stepping in front of an audience in fifth grade. His passion grew from there, especially after he joined a fraternity at Central State University involved with stepping. Stepping is more than just dancing or moving on stage—it is a performance technique that creates rhythms with a mixture of footsteps and claps. Olds is touring with STOMP, a stepping group that uses everyday objects to make music. STOMP will be in Chicago Dec. 5 through Dec. 30 at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St. Olds discussed his Chicago background, his history in the art of stepping and his time in STOMP with The Chronicle.

THE CHRONICLE: How did growing up in Chicago influence you as an artist? OLDS: One of the things about

STOMP I’ve enjoyed was when I was training in the show, it takes on sounds of the city—the moving parts, the traffic. When you close your eyes downtown, hearing the city, there is something about that same music that translates to big cities all over the world. Chicago [is] definitely one of those cities. The music of the city is what you hear in the show. How did you get into stepping?

When I got into college, I became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. While I was there, I was a part of a chapter that was into stepping. We actually went on to win the Sprite Step Off two years in a row, which was the largest step competition to ever exist. It was for a grand prize of $100,000.

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arts & culture After that, I joined the first professional company dedicated to stepping, called Step Africa! based in Washington, D.C. How would you describe the STOMP show?

STOMP is a journey of a show. As an audience member, you have a chance to identify with the characters you see onstage. It’s funny in a way that most people probably don’t expect, and that’s all happening with no words. That’s always one of the things that’s huge for me. There is no dialogue in the show, but there’s clearly a conversation. What has been the most difficult part of preparing for STOMP?

Members of the STOMP touring group (pictured above) perform with Artis Olds at the Broadway Playhouse, 175 E. Chestnut St., Dec. 5 through Dec. 30.

Training for the show is definitely you’re never going to get good at a task because it’s the type of show something new. STOMP forces where there is no one set skill you to learn to be good at someyou’re looking for. It’s a skill set thing you’ve never done before. that no one has until you come to the show and train for it. The big- What objects do you use in gest thing is coming into it with an STOMP? open mind and not being afraid to We use all types of household fail. It’s one of those things where objects. We use brooms, dustpans, if you are afraid of failure, then trash cans, trash can lids, kitchen

sinks—a little bit of anything we can get our hands on. STOMP shows how accessible music can be because we can pick up just about anything and make music out of it, even a newspaper. Music is all around us; all we have to do is choose to listen. ksavage@columbiachronicle.com

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Thank you, Chronicle: It’s been real » SAMANTHA CONRAD CREATIVE DIRECTOR

o many Chronicle employees say the reason they came to Columbia was to work at The Chronicle. I can’t say that was the reason I came to this school. In fact, I can’t even say I knew this school had a student newspaper until my second year here. What I can say is that working here has taught me so much about myself.

Ban the Box started within job applications as a movement to give ex-convicts a chance to get jobs, and it should be expanded to college admission processes. According to a Nov. 21 Chicago Tribune article, several schools in Illinois still ask the question, including Northwestern, all University of Illinois’ campuses, Illinois State, Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois, Governors State, DePaul and Columbia. In a Dec. 6 email statement sent to The Chronicle, Senior Director of Enrollment Derek Brinkley said, “It’s important that everyone knows that just because a student marks ‘yes’ to either question, it does not mean that we deny all of those students. In fact, it’s very rare that a student who checks the ‘yes’ box is denied admission as long as they are otherwise qualified.” Regardless, this question is unjust and colleges, including Columbia, should ban the box to decrease recidivism and give ex-convicts a chance

to pursue the education they desire. According to the same Tribune article, Chicago resident Chico Tillmon was in prison for 16 years. Upon his release, he applied to Northeastern Illinois University because the application did not require him to disclose past felony convictions. After attending Northeastern, Tillmon went on to become a community advocate in Chicago neighborhoods with high violence rates as the director of Youth Safety and Violence Prevention at YMCA of Metro Chicago. If someone has gone through the prison system and has been rehabilitated, they should not be held back from pursuing a better life. The point of prison should be rehabilitation, not holding inmates in the past. According to a Nov. 26 Chicago Sun-Times article, “The states of Washington, Louisiana and Maryland have passed laws prohibiting their public colleges from including the question.”

Working at The Chronicle taught me that graphic design will always be one of my passions. It taught me the power of print and the power of holding something you created in your own hands. It taught me I probably never want to work in newspaper design, but I am more than happy I did. It taught me reporters are actual superheroes, and Ariana Portalatin, specifically, is the biggest bada-- I’ve ever met; it was such a pleasure having her as my editor-in-chief. The Chronicle is a place of learning and growing, and although a large part of me doesn’t want to go, my intuition tells me I am ready. Throughout the past year and a half I have worked here, I have learned a lot. I learned a new level of proficiency in programs, worked with amazingly talented colleagues to bring their stories to life and acquired leadership qualities that helped me in the role of creative director. I have learned what I needed to in this setting, and it’s time to move forward in a new direction. One of my favorite things I got to work on was the redesign and rebranding of

this paper. I worked with the management team over the summer to create new colors, a new logo and new design guidelines. If you didn’t notice, I forgive you, but you should look closer. Bringing my ideas to life was incredible, the way I am sure the rest of the staff feels about each story, graphic or photo they create. Producing the paper each week was always a rollercoaster with plenty of ups and downs and tears of joy and anxiety, but it was always worth it once Monday morning came. I met some of my best friends here at The Chronicle—people I can’t imagine my life without. Mackenzie Crosson and Kevin Tiongson, you guys are my people. The amount of talent in this place is incredible, and so many people are destined for absolute greatness. Managing the Graphics Desk this semester and watching them grow was such a pleasure. I will be rooting for each and every one of you from afar. The Photo Desk this year absolutely blew me away. Each of you are so talented in your craft, and I cannot wait to

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ost colleges and universities in the U.S. include a check box on their applications that reads, “Check if you’ve ever been convicted of a felony,” or “Check if you’ve ever been convicted of a crime.” The same applies to many schools in Illinois, including Columbia. School admissions claim to ask for this information on applications for students’ protection and safety, but the reality is that this question has the potential to hold ex-convicts back from pursuing an education and improving their life after rehabilitation. On January 1, 2015, the Ban the Box law went into effect in Illinois, prohibiting employers from asking about a potential employee’s criminal background on applications or during the early recruiting process. This requires employers to consider applications regardless of criminal background, but still allows employers to reject a candidate during background checks.

According to an Aug. 10 article by The Atlantic, the Common Application, a nonprofit organization that provides access to the college admission process, will also stop asking student applicants to disclose past criminal records starting in 2019. Pursuing a degree can lead to outstanding careers, as evidenced by Tillmon’s experience, but that is only possible when former inmates are given the chance to receive an education. Columbia and the state of Illinois must ban the box on college applications.

see what you go on to do. I learned just as much from the Visuals team as they hopefully learned from me. I also need to extend my thanks and gratitude to Chris Richert, the former general manager of student publications, for being not only the most incredible boss and friend, but the most incredible mentor and selfless human being I have had the pleasure of working with. He truly put his heart and soul into managing The Chronicle and pushed me to grow not only as a designer, but as a person. Thank you to The Chronicle for being a constant in my life throughout the many struggles of these past four years. This past year was one of the hardest years of my life, filled with immense change, but I always knew I could come to The Chronicle to turn all of that into creative work. Next year is my year to continue my journey into yoga and wellness, and I couldn’t be more excited to see what the world has to offer me. With a bittersweet goodbye, I have to say: It’s been real. sconrad@columbiachronicle.com

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Police investigate CTA shooting on edge of campus when something like this happens instead of just an email. This is not the first time an alert was not AT APPROXIMATELY 5 P.M. on Dec. 6, a man sent about a shooting at the Jackson Station. was shot at the Jackson Red Line stop, In August 2017, a 23-year-old man was shot according to Fred Waller, Chief of Patrol twice at the Jackson Red Line station at for the Chicago Police Department. about 7:45 p.m. Aug. 17. A male offender wearing a surgical mask The Chronicle reported Sept. 5, 2017, that approached the victim who was standing a collegewide notification was not sent by in the tunnel where the Red Line and Blue the Safety and Security Office about the Lines intersect and shot at the victim twice, shooting because it occurred off campus hitting the male victim once in the side, and did not pose an immediate threat to the Waller said. Columbia community, according to Virginia The offender continued west-bound Zic-Schlomas, director of investigative serthrough the tunnel, either escaping through vices in the Office of Safety and Security. one of the stops or catching another train, Two former Chronicle employees were police said. present at the Aug. 17 shooting. The victim was taken to Northwestern On-campus locations are defined by the Memorial Hospital in serious condition, 1990 Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus and Waller said it is likely the victim Security Policy and Campus Crime was targeted because they were close to Statistics Act, created to allow students and each other in the tunnel. staff access to information about campus It is also likely the victim, who is not crime at universities across the country, as cooperating with police, knew the shooter, reported by The Chronicle. Waller said. Columbia Security Officer Eduardo Lopez Waller said although it was rush hour said students should try to remain aware of during the time of the shooting, no other their surroundings at all times, especially people were injured when trying to escape while riding the CTA. the hysteria. “If you are going somewhere late at night, “ We deploy officers from this location each try to get a ride there, or don’t go alone,” and every day, so the officers were not far, Lopez said. and they came to the aid of the victim and He also said passengers should never started gathering the witnesses,” Waller feel afraid to tell a train conductor or CTA said. employee if they feel unsafe. Sophomore audio production and design Trains were back up and running major Austin Burkholder was on the Red Thursday evening, Waller said, but the Line at the time of the shooting. tunnel remained closed as police continued “It makes you realize how unpredictable to investigate. life and the world around us is,” Burkholder “We don’t have much; we’re still looking at said. “It can happen any place, any time. You the videos to get the right person,” Waller have no control of it so it makes you realize said. “We know that he walked away with you need to be more careful and aware of the surgical mask on, but other than that your surroundings when you’re out in public.” the victim is not cooperating.” He said Columbia should send more frequent alerts via text message to students chronicle@colum.edu

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Telepsychiatry increases access to mental health care » BRIDGET EKIS MULTIMEDIA REPORTER THERE ARE NOT enough mental health clinicians in America to keep up with the demand for them. In an effort to combat this issue, healthcare providers are turning to screens and phones. Telepsychiatry—mental health care via remote communication, such as computers and phones— is not a new practice in the behavioral health field. For Regroup, a company headquartered in

Ravenswood, telepsychiatry makes mental health services more accessible for individuals living in communities with a lack of clinicians. According to a June 2018 American Journal of Preventive Medicine report, psychiatrists, psychologists and psychiatric nurse practitioners are not equally distributed across the nation. The study compared and contrasted rural communities and metropolitan areas in terms of quantity and quality of mental health clinicians.

About 27 percent of metropolitan counties and 65 percent of non-metropolitan counties did not have any access to psychiatrists. Regroup founder David Cohn said he hopes to end this disparity. “I hope we get to a place in society where people would ... go to a therapist [as soon as] they would go to a dentist or a doctor,” Cohn said. Regroup contracts with hospitals, health-care systems, correctional systems, primary care sites and other areas where it has identified patients who have mental and

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behavioral health needs that are not being adequately met because of a lack of availability or access, Cohn said. Regroup currently operates in 16 states and provides about 10,000 sessions with patients per month on average, according to its website. Regroup clinicians, such as psychiatrist Betsy O’Brien, work remotely with clients from home via video chatting. O’Brien lives in New Jersey but is connected to patients nationwide. Working 32 contracted hours, she can conference with anywhere between 40–50 patients during an average work week. “It’s not a substitution for having someone in person,” O’Brien said. “It’s a substitution for not having anyone at all.” O’Brien said some patients have been hesitant about video conferencing, but others have been completely fine. “It’s important to realize that [Regroup serves] a population that otherwise wouldn’t have access to mental health care,” O’Brien said.

Groups such as the National Alliance on Mental Illness Chicago work to organize community-based services for those affected by mental health struggles and disparities. Jennifer McGowan-Tomke, associate director of NAMI Chicago, said while telepsychiatric practices help create access for many who would not have them, they are not the only solution. “[Telepsychiatry] is one of the strategies we can use to increase access,” McGowan-Tomke said. “I don’t think it’s the only thing we can or should be doing.” bekis@columbiachronicle.com

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