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International students address need Feb. for change PAGE 20 Bernie Sanders delivers speech at Chicago State University Volume 51, Issue 20 ColumbiaChronicle.com 29 PAGE 34 2016 Five years, five CFOs » LAUREN KOSTIUK CAMPUS EDITOR Kenneth Gotsch, from City Colleges of Chicago, then assumed the role MICHELLE GATES, VICE president of for one year and three months Business Affairs and chief finan- until August 2013, when interim cial officer, has left the college CFO Kevin Doherty’s three-month just one year and nine months term began. after being hired in June 2014. Gotsch is now a Supervisory Her last day was Feb. 26, accord- Committee member of the ing to a Feb. 25 collegewide School Employees Credit Union email from President and CEO in Seattle, Washington, and Kwang-Wu Kim. Doherty is controller of the Gates’ sudden departure adds to MacArthur Foundation. Columbia’s reputation for having a In a Feb. 25 emailed statement, revolving door of CFOs—the college college spokeswoman Cara Birch has cycled through five of them in declined to comment on why Gates the last five years since longtime left and who was involved in the CFO Michael DeSalle resigned at decision because of confidentiality the end of 2010. in personnel matters. She added Assuming Gates’ position on that the college will launch a an interim basis will be Richard search for a new CFO in the coming Dowsek, who was interim CFO months but did not specify when. for seven months prior to Gates. In the emailed announcement, Dowsek formerly served on the Kim said Dowsek’s experience Lyric Opera board of directors with with the college will be “invalu- Columbia’s board of trustees chair- able” during the transition. man Dick Kiphart and also chaired While CFO, Gates led a series of the national search committee that initiatives to balance the col- hired Gates in 2014. lege’s budget and eliminate its Columbia’s pattern of short-lived deficit, which included a series CFOs began in January 2011, when of deep cuts to the 2016 Fiscal , PAGE 10 CFO Patricia Heath served as interim Year budget’s instructional » FILE PHOTO CFO for one year and five months. sector and a 12.6 percent SEE » ALEXANDER AGHAYERE/CHRONICLE dean were notified, according to end of the Spring 2016 Semester, college spokeswoman Cara Birch. after which point Freedman will Columbia scooped on own Birch said the committee voted take over. unanimously nearly two weeks ago “Queens [University] jumped to offer Freedman the position, but the gun a bit in terms of the press new dean announcement only Suzanne Blum Malley, senior release,” Birch said. » JACOB WITTICH & CAROLYN BRADLEY Freedman, 50, who is currently faculty, students, staff and the associate provost and chair of the The Chronicle learned of the MANAGING EDITOR & dean of the James L. Knight School greater community as we build search committee, knew he had news Feb. 26 in researching CAMPUS REPORTER of Communication at Queens academic programs that serve our accepted the offer Friday after- Freedman’s background. THE WEEKEND BEFORE an official University of Charlotte in North students, engage and sustain the noon. She added that Blum Malley Senior Vice President and announcement was to be made to Carolina, will take on his role at community and raise the profile is currently out of town and could Provost Stan Wearden said the Columbia community, news Columbia effective July 1, accord- of the institution,” Freedman said not communicate his response to Freedman is an exceptional can- broke unexpectedly Feb. 26 that ing to a Feb. 26 article published by in a Feb. 26 emailed statement to the rest of the committee. didate, praising his interdisci- Eric Freedman, a finalist for the the Charlotte Observer. The Chronicle. According to Birch, the college plinary view of media arts and position of dean of the School “[Columbia’s] School of Media The Observer announced intended to announce during the strong professional network. of Media Arts, had been offered Arts is one of the nation’s most Freedman’s employment pre- week of Feb. 29 that Constantin “We’re really delighted , PAGE 10 and accepted the post. Freedman dynamic media arts programs, maturely, before members of Rasinariu, the current interim that Eric will be joining the made his candidacy presentation and I look forward to the oppor- the Columbia search committee dean of the School of Media Arts, Columbia team,” Wearden said. DEAN at Columbia on Feb. 10. tunity of continuing my work with charged with selecting the new will fulfill his role through the “I hope that he’ll be a strong SEE EDITOR’S NOTE » staff Chronicle staff accolades speak MANAGMENT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Kyra Senese MANAGING EDITOR Jacob Wittich to students’ work ethic AD & BUSINESS MANAGER Begina Armstrong Megan Bennett ASSOCIATE EDITOR Main line: (312) 369-8999 » KYRA SENESE Advertising: (312) 369-8984 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CAMPUS Campus: (312) 369-8964 Metro: (312) 369-8966 CAMPUS EDITOR Lauren Kostiuk Arts & Culture: (312) 369-8969 CAMPUS REPORTERS Carolyn Bradley Opinions: (312) 369-8967 eing a student journalist has its Andrea Salcedo Llaurado Copy: (312) 369-8976 Photo: (312) 369-8973 challenges, but winning pro- Sports & Health: (312) 369-8970 fessional recognition in college ARTS & CULTURE Permission/Reproductions: (312) 369-8955 B General Manager: (312) 369-8955 journalism competitions is an even more Faculty Adviser: (312) 369-8903 difficult goal to achieve. ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Spencer Hall ARTS & CULTURE REPORTERS Zoë Eitel The Chronicle is a student-pro- The staff of The Columbia Chronicle Ariel Parrella-Aureli duced publication of Columbia was recognized as best in the state Gretchen Sterba College Chicago and does not for General Excellence at the Illinois necessarily represent, in whole or College Press Association convention OPINIONS in part, the views of college admin- istrators, faculty or students. Feb. 20 despite what felt like countless OPINIONS EDITOR Arabella Breck obstacles along the way. This year, The All text, photos and graphics are the property of The Chronicle and Chronicle staff of what is now 34 stu- METRO may not be reproduced or pub- dents began with only a handful of sea- mistakes we all make while uploading METRO EDITOR McKayla Braid lished without written permission. soned reporters and editors returning. our stories to the web. The advisors gen- METRO REPORTER Martín Xavi Macias Editorials are the opinions of the In the midst of redesigning our paper erously share knowledge gleaned from Editorial Board of The Chronicle. and assembling what would become a col- years in the field as we endeavor to edu- COPY Columns are the opinions of laborative and enterprising staff, it was cate them on contemporary pop music COPY CHIEF Selena Cotte the author(s). COPY EDITORS Katlyn Tolly admittedly a bit intimidating last summer and slang. Grady Flanary Views expressed in this publi- to imagine how The Chronicle staff would Those students who cycle through cation are those of the writer become a cohesive group capable of not The Chronicle’s doors each year put out a GRAPHICS and are not the opinions of The only maintaining the paper’s long-held top-notch paper while carrying a full aca - SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Alexander Aghayere Chronicle, Columbia’s Journal- reputation for excellence, but also exceed- demic load and constantly pushing them- GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Zoë Haworth ism Department or Columbia ing our own expectations. selves beyond their comfort zones. That’s Sarah Impola College Chicago. As we’ve noted in many articles and why I, as an editor, could not be more Mitch Stomner Letters to the editor must include my own editorials, the college admin- proud that we won first place in state on full name, year, major and phone PHOTOGRAPHY number. All letters are edited for istration has not been especially forth- top of collecting 22 individual awards in grammar and may be cut due to coming with information or interview prestigious categories. SENIOR PHOTO EDITOR Lou Foglia PHOTO EDITORS Evan Bell a limit of space. opportunities this year, and at times Working at a student-run paper offers Santiago Covarrubias The Chronicle holds the right to we’ve been told that what we were trying all staff members the opportunity to G-Jun Yam limit any one person’s submissions to cover was “not news,” but those same bulk up their portfolios, improving their Maria Cardona to three per semester. articles have now become recognized as chances of gaining the post-graduation MULTIMEDIA first-place award-winning stories. jobs they most want. But it isn’t just about Students who work at The Chronicle building an accomplished portfolio, MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Jessica Scott MULTIMEDIA REPORTERS Chris Shuttlesworth are required to put their best effort it’s about the chance to gain real-world Brittany Brown into essentially every aspect of their experience, working and collaborating in lives to satisfy academic and profes- a professional environment and adapting ADVERTISING sional demands.