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From Green to Gold: Sustainable Efforts at Columbia

Chicago Talks, April 22, 2015

  Columbia College Chicago on Oct. 23 won the Gold Level 2014 Campus Sustainability Compact…

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General Assembly May Charge Fee to Dispose of Computers, Gadgets

Chicago Talks, February 17, 2015

Under a new bill pending in the Illinois House of Representatives, owners of computers, cellphones…

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Pilsen Residents Speak Out against Pure Metal Recycling.

Chicago Talks, April 17, 2014

Pilsen residents spoke out against a planned metal recycling plant at a community meeting organized…

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Arts & Culture

Pilsen Artist creates Art from Recyclable materials

Chicago Talks, June 17, 2013

Leticia Rodarte started her art career and became an entrepreneur at age eight. It started…

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New group wants Chicagoans to ‘rethink trash’

Chicago Talks, May 16, 2013

The Mayor’s office and the Office of Streets and Sanitation Department, revealed a new garbage…

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Chicago Recycling Program Moves Forward

Chicago Talks, April 12, 2012

In an event comparable to Christmas morning, many Logan Square residents woke up last weekend…

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Electronics Recycling Now Required – Here’s How at Columbia

Chicago Talks, February 25, 2012

Electronics Recycling is required by law owing to legislation that took effect January 1, 2012. Here…

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Electronics Now Banned From State Landfills

Chicago Talks, January 25, 2012

Chris Heisler’s phone has been ringing more than ever now that  it’s illegal for e-waste–including…

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Opinion

  • Chicago’s influential music scene doesn’t get the respect it deserves 
    by Zoey Hill-Hernandez
  • Lost in translation: ‘I would see everyone else writing while I just stared blankly at my paper’
    by Cynthia Alaniz
  • ‘It felt like something was gnawing at my heart’; Columbia student copes with illness of a lifetime
    by Morgan Bruner
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Arts and Culture

  • 23 years later, Mazzy Star’s masterpiece album still casts a spell
    by Triniti Waxman
  • Queer Chicago designer finds niche dressing drag performers
    by Seng Xiong
  • From dorm room to mainstage, Phat Dragon built a comedy cult following 
    by Ava Simone Forster
  • Great Ideas of Humanity exhibit showcases famous quotes made visual 
    by Sh'Mara Chism
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Feature

  • Hairstylist helps clients embrace their own beauty, rather than copy someone else’s 
  • Care for Real food pantry serves North Siders as need grows 
  • Cuddle Bunny: Where visitors can chill out with a furry friend 
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