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Chicago’s North side has become oasis for Rohingya refugees PAGE 31 PAGE 13 What happens to Chicago media Volume 53, Issue 13 November 27, 2017 ColumbiaChronicle.com after DNAinfo’s closure? Slaying dragons, fears one game at a time see page 20 » PATRICK CASEY/CHRONICLE editor’s note Is a P-Fac strike really MANAGEMENT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Zoë Eitel MANAGING EDITORS Eric Bradach Ariana Portalatin the right move? DIGITAL MANAGING EDITOR Brooke Pawling Stennett ART DIRECTOR Zoë Haworth Main line: (312) 369-8999 Advertising: (312) 369-8984 INTERIM AD & BUSINESS MANAGER Noah Kelly Campus: (312) 369-8965 » ZOË EITEL Metro: (312) 369-8982 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CAMPUS Arts & Culture: (312) 369-8967 Opinions: (312) 369-8968 CAMPUS EDITOR Connor Carynski Copy: (312) 369-8976 CAMPUS REPORTERS Tessa Brubaker Photo: (312) 369-8972 olumbia’s part-time faculty Permission/Reproductions: (312) 369-8955 Olivia Deloian General Manager: (312) 369-8955 union is planning a walk-out as Molly Walsh CI write this. P-Fac members in Faculty Adviser: (312) 369-8910 good standing voted Nov. 20–21 whether ARTS & CULTURE The Chronicle is a student-pro- to strike, and by the time this paper hits ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Jonathon Sadowski stands Nov. 27, the results will be in. ARTS & CULTURE REPORTERS Kendrah Villiesse duced publication of Columbia Miranda Manier College Chicago and does not Students like me who have adjunct necessarily represent, in whole or professors may have been warned of the METRO in part, the views of college admin- possible—if not probable—strike to occur istrators, faculty or students. METRO EDITOR Jackie Murray Nov. 29–30 and encouraged to join the I’m not advocating that adjunct pro- All text, photos and graphics are METRO REPORTERS Savannah Eadens the property of The Chronicle and picket line to support part-timers. Others fessors walk out of all of their classes for Blaise Mesa have no idea that their morning and the remainder of the semester—because may not be reproduced or pub- lished without written permission. afternoon classes that Wednesday and I really need to complete my classes to OPINIONS Thursday will be cut short or won’t have a graduate—but a bargaining tactic that has Editorials are the opinions of the OPINIONS EDITOR Tyra Bosnic professor at all: The picket line is planned been organized hastily—as this one seems Editorial Board of The Chronicle. Columns are the opinions of for 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. those days with to have been—may not leave the lasting COPY the author(s). the walk-out to occur some time during impression it intends. COPY CHIEF Lauren Carlton the same time period. The walk-out and proceeding strike COPY EDITORS Jay Berghuis Views expressed in this publi- This move to strike is an action by will show Columbia how much it would be Alex Swan cation are those of the writer the OurColumbia coalition of faculty, losing if all the adjuncts left or were laid and are not the opinions of The GRAPHICS Chronicle, Columbia’s Journal- staff and students who have voiced their off, and sure, that’s a frightening picture, ism Department or Columbia criticisms of Columbia’s direction and but it’s a picture administrators will soon GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Patrick Casey College Chicago. demands. The goal is to protest con- forget if they know the professors will be Samantha Conrad Amelia Detwiler Letters to the editor must include stantly rising tuition, cuts in student back in their classrooms for their 3:30 Jocelyn Moreno full name, year, major and phone resources—such as the closing of the p.m. courses. P-Fac needs to think bigger number. All letters are edited for open labs and limiting of campuswide than two six-hour demonstrations. PHOTOGRAPHY grammar and may be cut due to resources—and the changes to depart- P-Fac’s actions also put students in an a limit of space. SENIOR PHOTO EDITOR Kevin Tiongson The Chronicle holds the right to ments. It’s also to levy charges against awkward position: Should they show up to PHOTO EDITORS Erin Brown the college’s “bad faith bargaining” on class on Wednesday and Thursday if their Mackenzie Crosson limit any one person’s submissions to three per semester. P-Fac’s new contract, as reported Nov. 21 professors take part in the strike? Do they Monica Westlake by The Chronicle. cross the picket line to attend a class that MULTIMEDIA Though “the strike is a two-day show of may or may not have a professor? Do they solidarity to avoid longer actions,” accord- join the strike and receive an absence MULTIMEDIA REPORTER Brock Stillmunks ing to a Nov. 19 email sent to P-Fac mem- from their full-time professors? Sawyer Gaunt bers by the P-Fac Steering Committee So either this strike will push adminis- ADVERTISING and Bargaining Team, the short length of trators to recognize what Columbia would the planned walk-out and strike under- lose if adjunct professors were to be done SENIOR MARKETING CONSULTANT Micha Thurston MARKETING CONSULTANTS Kelsey Kennedy mines its effectiveness. Two days of miss- away with, or it will show them exactly Mariana Rodriguez ing morning and afternoon classes don’t who they need to replace with full-time seem like high enough stakes to make faculty or even graduate students. WEB Columbia administrators—who P-Fac Neither option is pretty, but that’s WEBMASTER Eric Eldridge claims have been ignoring and bullying where Columbia is at right now, and its members—jump into action. P-Fac and the administrators both OPERATIONS If the goal is to acquire media, student have to decide how far they will let this OFFICE ASSISTANTS McKayla Braid and parent attention for Columbia’s ongo- go before students are adversely Gabriel de la Mora ing issues, this may be exactly the right affected even more than they already Nicole Restrepo move, but the intention needs to be clearer. have been. SENIOR STAFF P-Fac members don’t want to incon- But hey, if a walk-out gets the col- venience or negatively affect students, as lege community to pay attention to GENERAL MANAGER Chris Richert Letters can be emailed to stated in the Nov. 19 email, but a strike campus issues, maybe The Chronicle FACULTY ADVISER Len Strazewski ASSISTANT FACULTY ADVISER Stephanie Goldberg [email protected] or mailed to: that already has a planned end date and should try it sometime since no one The Columbia Chronicle time is counterproductive. It frames the seems to know what the problems are, 600 S. Michigan Ave. issue to administrators as “I care exactly despite the 40-page weekly paper our Chicago, IL. 60605 this much,” with “this” being 12 hours. staff puts out. [email protected] 2 THE CHRONICLE NOVEMBER 27, 2017 Cooking offers a variety of benefits for college students » ColumbiaChronicle.com/Campus campus BROWN/CHRONICLE ERIN PHOTOS » Students filmed a scene in the practicum film “Blood Orange” at the Media Production Center, 1600 S. State St., Nov. 17 as part of their semester-long projects. Johannsen said, “which is good because you teachers want to kick me out of class at have to problem solve and figure stuff out the end of the day. I don’t care if this boy Film students discuss on your own, but that is always the most I’m dating is upset [and] I can’t see him stressful part.” tonight. Things like that shows you it’s a practicum thoughts, Melero Bonnin is currently an assistant passion, it’s a lifestyle, it’s a part of you at director for the practicum film “Blood the end of the day.” experiences Orange” and said the process is like a full- Samantha Rabney, a sophomore cin- time job because it requires in-class col- ema and television arts major, said she » TESSA BRUBAKER Johannsen worked on two practicum laboration and shooting during weekends. was introduced to practicum when she CAMPUS REPORTER films while at Columbia, one as a line pro- Committing to the film industry can be worked as a location manager on a set ducer and the other as a producer. He said stressful and time-consuming, Melero as a requirement for her “Producing SARÓ MELERO BONNIN, a senior cinema his job as a line producer included budget- Bonnin said. While it is taxing for her I” class, which she called a beneficial and television arts major, said she had no ing the entire film and finding shooting to juggle her coursework and films, she learning experience. Sometimes she learns interest in being part of Columbia’s film locations. The college funds these films said her attraction to the process keeps more from hands-on experience than sit- practicum courses when she first came with $5,000 each, he added. her motivated.