Date: 5/17/2008 to 7/30/2008 Behzad Dabu has quite the unique first name—his parents are Indian, but the name is Persian. Literally, the name translates to “born lucky”—but little did Behzad’s parents know that they were bringing into the world a child who was not only lucky, but also an intelligent, ambitious, and gifted actor.
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Date: 5/14/2008 12:56 PM to 6/16/2008 Elsa Hiltner was just one of the talented, creative, and artistic minds behind this year’s Manifest Urban Arts Festival parade. Managing Columbia’s Spectacle Costume Shop, Elsa was able to visualize, design, and construct “tons of amazing costumes,” ranging from the giant jellyfish that were inside the six-foot, gigantic helium balloons, to backpacks equipped with the gauzy, winged apparatuses. ... read the complete entry

Date: 5/13/2008 to 5/25/2008 At Columbia College Chicago, we're serious about our "hands-on, minds-on" approach to higher education. We like to say the city is our classroom, and our students learn from the creative professionals producing the culture of our time. This May, 13 Columbia College Chicago students majoring in Critical Studies, Screenwriting, or Filmmaking take that idea to the extreme: for two weeks, their “classroom” will be the Cannes Film Festival (May 14 – 25), and their teachers will be the movers and shakers of the film industry. ... read the complete entry

Date: 5/12/2008 2:07 PM to 5/18/2008 More than 2,000 Columbia students will walk across the stage and graduate on May 17 and 18 at the UIC Pavilion, 525 S. Racine Ave. Columbia officials expect 700 to 750 students at each of the three ceremonies and about 5,000 to 6,000 guests at each, said Mark Kelly, vice president of Student Affairs. Typically students bring an average of eight guests, he added.
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Date: 5/12/2008 1:46 PM to 5/19/2008 The end of the semester holds a whole new level of meaning for the study abroad student in London. We only have a few weeks to get in any last-ditch London experiences. I bought tickets to a concert at Astoria 2, a notorious venue for hardcore and alternative-rock that is slated to be torn down. A few students are going to attempt to rush through every museum in London in a day. ... read the complete entry

Date: 5/7/2008 12:34 PM to 5/19/2008 It was a happy marriage! Two downtown arts festivals together at last! Last Friday, a couple of Manifest's TicToc performers participated in this year's Looptopia. Anni Holm performed her piece "Green" and Justin Kaufmann and (with the good people from Schadenfreude) taught us "How to Act Like a Cowboy". ... read the complete entry

Date: 5/7/2008 to 5/17/2008 In conjunction with this year’s Critical Encounters theme, Poverty and Privilege, the Columbia College Chicago library will hold a Fine Amnesty period during Manifest week, May 12-17.  Students will be asked to bring in one non-perishable food item for each overdue item. 
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Date: 5/30/2008 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM The Museum of Contemporary Photography invites you to join us for our annual gala to benefit the museum’s programming. ... read the complete entry

Date: 6/26/2008 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM This group exhibition features a selection of fine art prints by some of the leading screen printers associated with Chicago music. ... read the complete entry

Date: 8/29/2008 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM The U-Pass is a deeply discounted transit farecard that offers all full-time students unlimited rides aboard all Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) buses and trains during the fall and spring semesters. The U-Pass is your connection not only to campus, but to arts and entertainment venues, galleries, shopping, and sporting events in Chicago. ... read the complete entry

Date: 9/2/2008 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM The U-Pass is a deeply discounted transit farecard that offers all full-time students unlimited rides aboard all Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) buses and trains during the fall and spring semesters. The U-Pass is your connection not only to campus, but to arts and entertainment venues, galleries, shopping, and sporting events in Chicago. ... read the complete entry

Date: 9/3/2008 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM The U-Pass is a deeply discounted transit farecard that offers all full-time students unlimited rides aboard all Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) buses and trains during the fall and spring semesters. The U-Pass is your connection not only to campus, but to arts and entertainment venues, galleries, shopping, and sporting events in Chicago. ... read the complete entry

Date: 10/17/2008 to 10/19/2008 This is an opportunity for parents of new students to participate in the educational and cultural life of Columbia. ... read the complete entry

Date: 10/22/2008 Columbia's annual Graduating Student Block Party will offer all students preparing to graduate a one-stop shop opportunity to begin the graduation application process, make commencement ceremony arrangements and begin planning their life after Columbia. ... read the complete entry