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Andrea Cannon THE CHRONICLE
College reboots its fundraising
KATHERINE DAVIS Campus Editor TO KEEP TUITION rates stable, enhance curricula and continue providing cutting-edge technology, the college is making serious efforts to increase fundraising revenue this academic year.
In the last year, Columbia’s ability to fundraise was called into question when the Office of Institutional Advancement was dismantled and the Department of Development was created in its place. Jonathan Stern, vice president of Development and Alumni Relations, joined the college in
August to begin his fundraising duties by raising revenue from current and prospective donors in an effort to better manage increasing expenses. “The more money we can raise for scholarships, the programs that we have and new initiatives instead of always raising tuition is
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better,” Stern said. “[The college] had an emphasis on scholarships before, and we continue because students are the bread and butter of an institution.” Stern said the entirety of fundraising revenue goes to areas that benefit students, not to administration, faculty or staff salaries. The Chronicle examined Form 990s, annual tax statements that nonprofits are required to submit to the Internal Revenue Service, and fundraising reports from the Office of Development. For the fiscal years 2011 and 2012, which ran from Sept. 1–Aug. 31 of each year, the 990 and the Development report paint different pictures. According to the Form 990s, the college saw a 7.92 percent increase in fundraising revenue from 2011– 2012, while the Office of Development report shows that the college experienced a 40 percent decrease in fundraising revenue from 2011– 2012. According to Stern, the difference in the data comes from the fact that the Form 990 does not report pledges, which are commitments from donors to give a certain amount of money over a number of years. The 990 only reports how many dollars the college actually collected that year. Although the Development Report indicates a decrease in fundraising revenue from 2011–2012, increase in 2013 from 2012 to $19.6
ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF State Jesse White is cracking down on the use of fake IDs with a campaign driving home the penalties for having and using a fake ID. The campaign will inform people of the penalties they may face when a fake ID is purchased. The consequences for obtaining and using a fake ID include a maximum $25,000 fine, up to three years in prison or 50 hours of community service, possible identity theft charges and a one-year license suspension, according to White. The penalties have always been in place, but because of an increase in the use of fake IDs, law enforcement has caught about 50 offenders per month, according to White. He said he
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FILE PHOTO Illinois police have arrested 50 offenders each month since the launch of the campaign.
ALEXA RUFFINO Assistant Metro Editor
Broom, broom: Quidditch comes to Columbia EDDIE DIAZ Assistant Sports & Health Editor BREAK OUT THE broomsticks—the
Renegades is adding quidditch to its sports roster for the first time this fall semester. Derived from the “Harry Potter” book series, quidditch is a co-ed contact sport with a mix of elements from rugby, dodge ball and tag. After several failed attempts to bring the sport to campus last year, Columbia’s quidditch team will begin practicing later this month, according to quidditch team captain Connor McCluskey.
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“I asked the Muggles [Association] last year, ‘Are we [going to] do quidditch’?” McCluskey said. “Throughout all last year, nothing came up, so I volunteered to be on the e-board with them. Now my job is to run quidditch.” McCluskey said one of the biggest challenges was figuring out a home for the quidditch team. The Renegades have also competed for funding from the Columbia Student Organization Council. “We’ve decided, as of now, that we are [going to] be a part of [the] Renegades as a sports team,” McCluskey said. “But during the be-
ginning part [of the process], we didn’t know if we would be funded through SOC and completely under Muggles, [or] under [the] Renegades as an original part.” Despite the initial failures, McCluskey said he was passionate about making the fantasy-based sport a reality on campus because of his love for the “Harry Potter” book series. “I’m a huge ‘Harry Potter’ fan,” McCluskey said. “I’m in the Muggles Association [and] I basically look like Ron Weasley. [‘Harry Potter’] is a big part of my life.” According to the U.S. Quidditch
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Courtesy KNEAZLES NORTHWESTERN The Northwestern Kneazles took second place in the 2014 Mischief Matches Quidditch Tournament.
website, a team is made up of seven players—three chasers, two beaters, one keeper and one seeker— who play with brooms between their legs at all times. Chasers score goals—each worth
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10 points—with a volleyball called the quaffle. Beaters use dodge balls called bludgers to disrupt the flow of the game by targeting other
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