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    THE BLUE AND WHITE

    Columbia’s Undergraduate Magazine. Founded 1890.

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    Blue Book, December 2020
    Malia Simon

    Blue Book, December 2020

    2020 Guide to Giftgiving Guides. Looking for the perfect gift for your loved ones this holiday season? But wait! How will you know where...
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    Blue Book, November 2020
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    Blue Book, November 2020

    How to Do Fall Like a Brooklyn Alt-Indie Chick. The complete guide to looking like you’ve attended every LCD Soundsystem show. By Malia...
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    Sam Needleman

    Letter from the Editor, March 2020

    By Sam Needleman The Blue and White’s constitution charges its staff to “collectively craft a publication that not only shows clearly...
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    Blue Book, October 2019
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    Blue Book, October 2019

    Illustration by Lilly Cao On a recent evening, some residents of McBain floors one and two congregated in the dorm lounge for their...
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    Letter from the Editor, October 2019

    We wouldn’t have Halloween without immigrants. I know that gives some national figures that sit in white houses a heart attack, but my...
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    Ufon Umanah

    Letter from the Editor, Orientation 2019

    “Don’t be afraid,” starts A Mercy, Toni Morrison’s ninth novel. No, it’s not the book we read for Lit Hum, but it was the first time I...
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    Postcard from Morningside, April 2019
    Kate Steiner

    Postcard from Morningside, April 2019

    By Kate Steiner
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    Postcard from Morningside, April 2019
    Jennifer Allen

    Postcard from Morningside, April 2019

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    Postcard from Morningside, December 2018
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    Postcard from Morningside, December 2018

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    It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like…

    A little jingle to get you in the holiday spirit. Hum in Butler to the Michael Bublé version of “It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like...
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    Postcard from Morningside, October 2018
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    Postcard from Morningside, October 2018

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    Letter From the Editor, Orientation 2018
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    Letter From the Editor, Orientation 2018

    The first picture of me as a student on campus was taken unsurprisingly on move-in day, unsurprisingly by my mom. It’s a series of...
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    Columbia Dictionary
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    Columbia Dictionary

    Whether you’re new to campus or have been around for a few years but feel like you live under a rock, our handy guide will introduce you...
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    Letter From the Editor, May 2018
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    Letter From the Editor, May 2018

    I’ll admit it–when Professor Erik Gray brought up Lionel Trilling in this month’s Conversation interview (pg. 20), I had absolutely no...
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    Postcard, February 2018
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    Postcard, February 2018

    Postcard by Jen Allen
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    Digitalia Columbiana, February 2018
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    Digitalia Columbiana, February 2018

    The letters below are a rejected Spec Letter to the Editor, and The Spectator’s reply, found on the computer of one of our own. Dear...
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    Columbia Crushes That Never Were
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    Columbia Crushes That Never Were

    Recently, popular Facebook page Columbia Crushes has stopped posting the pleas of the lonely and thirsty. The page has not been updated...
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    Postcard from Morningside, December 2017
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    Postcard from Morningside, December 2017

    Postcard by Jennifer Bi
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    Letter From the Editor, December 2017
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    Letter From the Editor, December 2017

    By David Alexander Swanson Thanksgiving has passed. Out march the elves and the reindeer, the snowmen and candy canes in their cohorts....
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    Postcard From Morningside, Orientation 2017
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    Postcard From Morningside, Orientation 2017

    Postcard by Jennifer Bi
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