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Dear Students
A very accurate archive of administrative correspondences. By Ava Lozner Illustration by Emma Finkelstein
Ava Lozner


Sophie Kemp
Chewing on steak and getting spat out in your twenties. By Josh Kazali Illustration by Iris Pope Sophie Kemp is a writer from Brooklyn...

Josh Kazali


Casey Blake
By Sona Wink Illustration by Phoebe Wagoner I was a jittery sophomore sitting in a hardwood Pupin chair. Professor Casey Blake,...
Sona Wink


Oscar Luckett and Rohan Mehta
By Sona Wink Illustration by Oonagh Mockler Oscar Luckett, CC ’25, and Rohan Mehta, CC ’25, had a platonic meet-cute freshman year....
Sona Wink


Diving Into The Wreck, Again (Responding to A. Rich)
By Elika Khosravani I will begin by saying that Every Lady Sings The Blues. It is a terrible hue, a blue of utter pain. Coiled into a...
Elika Khosravani


high mass
By Ryan Crawford Lord, i am not worthy  instead i paint my lies like my mother paints her nails cheap dollar-store red & by the TV  ...
Ryan Crawford


The Room Where It Happens
The little-known grudge matches shaping how university funding gets spent. By Schuyler Daffey Illustration by Em Bennett On November...
Schuyler Daffey


GSAS Blues
How university-wide budget cuts are reshaping the Ph.D. admissions cycle. By Anna Patchefsky Illustration by Ben Fu On January 17,...

Anna Patchefsky


The Technique of Living
What Columbia College Today taught me about nonsense. By Marianna Jocas “Whatever the style or technique, teaching at its best can be a...
Marianna Jocas


Views from the Law Bridge
Numbers and shifting dynamics in campus protest. By Natalie Buttner Illustration by Derin Ogutcu Risk in protest is often a question...
Natalie Buttner


Fieldschoolphobia
On getting your hands dirty. By Marvin Cho Illustration by Justin Chen Scraping away at the sediment separating my excavation square...
Marvin Cho


The Eden Keepers
Spring trees bloom, and my daydreams do too. By Hannah Lui Illustration by Etta Lund I spent spring break in two of...
Hannah Lui


Campus Reruns: Columbia Unbecoming
A look back at the last time the MESAAS department was under fire. By Praharsha Gurram Calling Columbia Unbecoming (2004) a film would...
Praharsha Gurram


What's in a Name?
On Masterpieces of Western Literature and Philosophy and its new makeover. By Lucy Mason Next fall, Masterpieces of Western Literature...
Lucy Mason


The Violence of Indifference
The Encampments film and the dangers of the past tense. By Cecilia Zuniga Illustration by Etta Lund I am standing at the edge of...
Cecilia Zuniga


The Crossword, May 2025
"May Midi" By Lucia Dec-Prat
Lucia Dec-Prat


The Crossword, April 2025
"Down Along the Hudson" By Lucia Dec-Prat
Lucia Dec-Prat


Are You Ready to Graduate?
By Sona Wink and Stephen Dames Illustration by Ben Fu Affirmative by Sona Wink...
Sona Wink and Stephen Dames


In My Own Words (And the Words of Everyone Else)
A poem inspired by Louis Armstrong and his work. By Caitlin Whitaker 26 letters threaten to combust within me. Xs and Qs and Ys Charge my...
Caitlin Whitaker


The Last Rite
By Elika Khosravani Illustration by Etta Lund high in this papal chair, blessing zealous crowds, white knuckled with the strained ...
Elika Khosravani
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