Don't Shoot, I want to grow up
August 24, 2012 thecolumbiachronicle 139 other publications
Twenty-two students in the Columbia Links journalism and news literacy program at Columbia College Chicago this summer wrote about their fears and hopes for their city to be a safe place to live. The resulting letters, compiled into a booklet "Don't Shoot, I want to Grow Up," available at www.ColumbiaLinks.org, detail student fears about gangs, domestic violence, neighborhood safety and perceptions about Chicago.
Twenty-two students in the Columbia Links journalism and news literacy program at Columbia College Chicago this summer wrote about their fears and hopes for their city to be a...