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A Sticky Situation for Columbia Property

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Jackson Thomas Student Contributor, Columbia College Chicago
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Columbia Chicago chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.


I have a class every Monday in the South Campus Building, 624 S. Michigan Ave., which is Gay and Lesbian Studies II from 12:30 – 3:20 p.m. and when I sat down at the table and set my things down, this is what I came across! I thought this was absolutely disgusting, very immature and inappropriate! I know tuition at Columbia might be rather high, but sticking gum on property that doesn’t belong to you is just ridiculous! When I saw this all I could think of was the movie “Baby Mama,” where Amy Poehler’s character stuck all her gum underneath Tina Fey’s character’s coffee and then denied it! The next thing I bet we’ll see is graffiti on the walls of classrooms. Come on now fellow Columbia students, this is just downright nasty and unsanitary! Let’s try aiming for the garbage can next time and not the desks people sit at!

Jackson is a senior magazine journalism major at Columbia College Chicago, class of 2011. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Jackson transferred to Columbia during his sophomore year and considers Chicago to be second home. In addition to being a Campus Correspondent for Her Campus Columbia, Jackson also works as the copy chief for The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia's student-run newspaper, and at Echo, Columbia's student-run magazine, as the fact checking/copy chief and online editor. Jackson especially loves writing about the LGBTQ community and hopes to make it one of his specialities sometime in the future. While being a big believer in karma, Jackson always tries to surround himself with positive energy and positive people. A few of Jackson's favorite things: RuPaul's Drag Race, Family Guy, lemon-flavored Arizona iced tea and Chipotle.