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Featured: Sophomore Runs for City Council

Most Columbia students are too busy worrying about things like homework, internships, building portfolios, and student loans to get involved with local politics.  But sophomore John Trierweiler is not most Columbia students. The 20-year-old Broadcast Journalism major is currently running for city council in his hometown of Geneva, Illinois. (read more)

Featured: Angela Goodman Builds Cities

A Chicago transplant from San Francisco, Goodman has really ‘taken’ to the city, and embraced her new surroundings in a way one might expect from a student at an art school.  In her studio, she builds cityscapes out of products like vases, filters, utensils, and even toasters.  Afterward she photographs her model creations, and voila, she transforms the objects from her home into elements and stories of an urban environment. (read more)

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