Parting Words
Senior Vignettes West Lawn, Mostly by Sylvie Epstein On April 12th, 2022, I tweeted: “wearing overalls, eating such a good apple, walking...
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Sylvie Epstein
Eliza Shapiro
On journalism, education reform, and a Lerner 555 Bat Mitzvah. By Sylvie Epstein Not long ago, our magazine was exclusively a print...
Muni Suleiman
Tanea Lunsford Lynx
Where you come from, there is a culture. By Muni Suleiman Between 23andMe and Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., it's safe...
Stephen Dames
24/7, 4.5 stars.
After Anthony J’s Google Reviews By Stephen Dames Jeff always loved me. And I him. When I was a kid I used to go down to the 24/7 on...
Lynnette Widder
23/17/42
By Lynnette Widder 23. He is at a table beneath the fruit trees: the wind lifts, and pink petals sheet towards the crushed stone ground....
Will Lyman
Pursuing the Personal
On the elusive, often unsuccessful form of the essay. By Will Lyman “The essay stages an encounter between an ‘I’ and the world in which...
Jake Goidell
Kabul, Kyiv, Columbia
Tracing the experiences of displaced scholars at Columbia and threats to academic freedom. By Jake Goidell As the Taliban re-seized...
Eliza Rudalevige
Confessions of a Short-Term Sugar Baby
An unconventional avenue towards auxiliary income. By Eliza Burns I made my Seeking Arrangements profile in a post-drunk fit of...
Madison Hu
Maya Castronovo
By Madison Hu Pupin 428. 4 p.m. Green chalkboards peek out from behind a large projector screen. Popcorn sits precariously in my lap. My...
Kelsey Kitzke
Joey Recker
By Kelsey Kitzke I first met Joey Recker, CC ’23, in the Barnard anthropology class The Politics of Care, where we spent a semester...
Tara Zia
Through the Looking Glass
Finding escape in Chelsea’s eclectic gallery scene. By Tara Zia “It smells of cheap champagne … and sweat,” remarks a woman, laughing, as...
Shreya Khullar
Playing with Fire
Pale Fire Theater plays with audience-actor intimacy. By Shreya Khullar Sixty streets down from Columbia’s campus, a new world of student...
Zibia Bardin
Thirteen Interludes From Vacation
By Zibia Bardin The following is an excerpt from a longer work. 1. I visit my grandmother. Outside, the earth presses its face into a...
Stephen Dames
Long-Term Commitment
Effective Altruism provides a popular—and potentially dangerous—approach to modern ethics. By Stephen Dames “Could you guys keep it...
Sadie Wade-Stein
The Hunt
By Sadie Wade-Stein Trigger warning: the following contains references to domestic violence and assault. Tom is smoking L&Ms with his...
Andrea Contreras
Rethinking Kink
Conversio Virium’s revival is expanding conversations about sex and consent on campus. By Andrea Contreras Content warning: This feature...
Schuyler Daffey
Mazen Alsafi
By Schuyler Daffey Mazen Alsafi, CC ’23, enters Joe’s Coffee with assured strides. It is, undeniably, the walk of a runway model. Alsafi...
Molly Leahy
Naomi Rubin
By Molly Leahy Mr. Dong, a washed up high school teacher, wants desperately to be “in” with his students. When an offer to share his...
Iris Chen
Dear Mr. Brody
We need you. Yours very truly, America. By Iris Chen Letters to Mr. Michael Brody Jr. typically begin with a confession. “I must say I...
Henry Astor
No Wrong Notes
Coffeehaus jazz night draws a crowd. By Henry Astor Over clouds of cigarette smoke and rumbling chatter, a voice beckons for any...
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