Chicago Arts and Communication magazine was first published in 1991, produced annually as a class project. Its content remains different from other campus magazines as it does not focus on traditional student life or literary works, but rather, explores subjects taught at Columbia College Chicago and how these disciplines are practiced in Chicago.
The magazine name changed to Echo in 1997, primarily because, as its faculty adviser stated, its earlier name was a "typographical mouthful". Remaining focused on arts and communication, the magazine continues to explore campus and Chicago areas of intersection, delivering campus, local, national, and international topics of interest to the Columbia community twice a year and continues to be entirely written, photographed, and edited by current students of the College.
This award-winning publication is now published online and current editions are found: Echo Magazine website.
If you have physical issues of Echo or Chicago Art and Communication that are not held here, please consider contributing them to the collection. For more details, contact College Archives at Columbia College Chicago
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Echo: The Life Issue, Summer 2020
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Articles: When I Grow Up, Life During the Pandemic, Gree Burials: In Harmony with Nature, Letters to Death Row, Beauty in Rust, Success Without College, Black Lives Matter, Activists 2020 Wishlist, I Felt Invincible-Until I Wasn't, Child-Free by Choice, Surviving Suicide, My Reading with a Medium, How Tarot Readings Can Change Your Life. 76 pages.
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Echo: The Body Issue, Spring 2018
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: A Dreamer's Nightmare: the mental toll of DACA legal limbo; Speaking up: youth join forces against gun violence; Grub and glitter: the double shift of a drag queen; Out of stock: foraging for food in an urban jungle; Plus-size problems: the frustrations of finding the right fit. 120 pages.
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Echo: Flux, Spring 2017
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover articles: Poetryscopes: no rhymes, just reasons; Surviving the stigma: life post-prison; Psych out: a new role for LSD?; Will I forget?: assessing my risk of Alzheimer's. Local insights: paths of birds; Chicago words; weather nerds. 120 pages.
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Echo: The Fantasy Issue, Spring 2016
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Articles include: Prairie home companions: Naper Settlement makes local history come to life; I really do!: dispelling the myths about arranged marriages; Afro-Futurists: defiantly black in a whitewashed world; Invisible wounds: PTSD overshadows antoher casualty of war: moral injury. 118 pages.
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Echo: The Secrets Issue, Summer 2015
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Stories divided into: lies; lives, lowdown, and locales. 80 pages.
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Echo, Summer/Fall 2014
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Grab & go: the high price of retail theft; Something new: gay couples can choose "I do"; Occult unveiled: the faces behind the faith; Hive minded: bees takes Chicago by swarm; Addictive audio: what makes a song POP!; Mod men: 6 guys with serious style. 82 pages.
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Echo, Winter/Spring 2014
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Puff puff passed: patients won the fight for pot - what's next?; Classy porn: inside the pinup revival; Jammin' jesters: Wedding Banned's peculiar appeal; Generation Q: are you having a Quarter Life Crisis?; Love, virtually: anonymous admireres, rebooting online dating, serendipity in the city. 80 pages.
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Echo, Winter/Spring 2013
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Up close and fursonal: inside the furry fandom; Back on the bike: from critical condition to Critical Mass; Talkin' trash: a day on the garbage circuit; Living canvases: tales of the tattoo trade; Preserving the page: Chicago's love affair with print. 80 pages.
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Echo, Summer/Fall 2012
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Harcore hardcourt: bikes, beers, and bruises; Englewood illustrated: a graphic history; Belly laughs and belly flops: tales from the comedy stage; Shakespeare in need: the Sough Loop's pauper poet; Naked poster inside: you voted, we listened. 80 pages.
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Echo, Summer/Fall 2011
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Degrees of difficulty: undocumented and undeterred, school books and diaper bags; Game on!: inside Magic the Gathering; Mouthwatering movies: a feature and a feast; Metalmorphosis: a heavy metal geneology. 80 pages.
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Echo, Winter/Spring 2011
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: blurring the lines: Gender Warriors; The intern economy: all work and no pay; Avant Green: fashion and cuisine; Mid-Century Modern. 73 pages.
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Echo, Summer/Fall 2010
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Triumph over trauma: rise up; Community cursade: group living returns; Step up to the plate: women at bat; Underground gallery: home is where the art is. 72 pages.
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Echo, Winter/Spring 2010
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: No plan B: day jobs vs. day dreams; Un-restaurants: now you see 'em, now you don't; Paranormal police: to serve and detect; Designers on the edge: three haute shots. 72 pages.
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Echo, Summer/Fall 2009
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Change your game: living large in a recession; Secrets of super achievers; Perfect your job hunting skills; Indulge in the arts; World class weekend in the Windy City. 66 pages.
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Echo, Winter/Spring 2009
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Left side story: the everyday struggles of a southpaw; Does your budget make cents?; the Daley Show: why Chicago loves political comedy; WoW! we take on BlizzCon; Six quick fixes (from cars to colds); Check out our Facebook page. 66 pages.
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Echo, Summer/Fall 2008
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Welcome to the dollhouse: the heart of Jojo's art; Getaway guide: (re)discover the Midwest, make bucks abroad; Queer Catholics find a sactuary; DIY from t-shirst to tables; Veg out your cookout; Love in numbers: Polyamory explored. 76 pages.
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Echo, Winter/Spring 2008
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Paint the town! Explore Chicago, from streets to sweets; Postmodern patriotism: battle of beliefs; 5 films that shaped America; Is andersonville becoming Mandersonville?; Time to stop partying?; Green up your act. 66 pages.
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Echo, Summer/Fall 2007
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: women at war: Columbia students talk about their time in Iraq; Why some adults say 'no' to sex; Are you a technology addict?; How to be a good Samaritan; A grave look at ghosts; Chicago's fashion future: a preview. 74 pages.
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Echo, Winter/Spring 2007
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Amazing Graceland - tales from the crypt; What your dreams mean (and what to do about them); Dating dolls: a timeline; Staring back at street surveillance; Is Second Life worth the price?; How to kick your bad habits; Free samples of six religions!; 5 ways to fight fatique, great indoor adventures, sites for feline fanatics, ways to die. 66 pages.
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Echo, Summer/Fall 2006
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Ethnic explosion: food, makeup, videos, fashion, phrases; Livin' la vida Bond; Perils of online publishing; How to green up your act; A Lake Michigan wreck revealed; Chicago's literary legacy. 66 pages.
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Echo, Winter/Spring 2006
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: How to survive distance dating; Unmasking the phantom of the CTA; What your handwriting reveals; 15 ways to leave your landlord; Road to recovery from Chicago Fire to Katrina; the deep dish on pizza; Why, Tom Skilling, why?; Increase your brew IQ. 66 pages.
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Echo, Summer/Fall 2005
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Guerilla cheerleaders stage their rage; Adderall abuse; Ballroom dancing; Pool hustling; X-rated campus magazines; Piercing pain; On-line gaming. 64 pages.
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Echo, Winter/Spring 2005
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Hookah! A new twist on an old smoke; Gender bending at the Baton Show Lounge; Sam Weller on Ray Bradbury; An inside look at speed dating; Great getaways 5 road trips, volunteer vacations, hostel hopping; Cell phone addict? 64 pages.
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Echo, Fall 2004
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Burlesque is back; Game boys to men; Silent struggle- the painful truth about self-abuse; Word criminals- when will we take plagiarism seriously? 64 pages.
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Echo, Spring 2004
Columbia College Chicago
Student-produced magazine formerly published as Chicago Arts and Communication, changed to Echo magazine in 1997. Cover Articles: Seed money: what you should know before selling your sperm; When peace of mind requires a prescription; Why Chicago doesn't represent for hip-hop; When will we elect a woman to the White House?; Female Boxers fight for ring recognition. 64 pages.