The Blue and White Magazine
The Gaps in the Record
Who gets to tell their story, and what do they get to say? By Muni Suleiman From griots to gossip and Homer to hearsay, you come from a...
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The Blue and White Magazine
Euripides, Revisited
Rethinking Greek tragedy in “Bacchae: The Immersive Experience.” By George Murphy Illustration by Derin Ogutcu It is twilight, and a...
Molly Murch
I Woke up in Studio 306
On improvisation in the ever-eclectic Barnard dance class. By Molly Murch I could have been hypnotized. With a steady drum beat...
Alice Tecotxky
Left in the Dark
Campus is beautiful and we can’t see why. By Alice Tecotzky As November comes to a close and the final stubborn leaves drop off of the...
George Murphy
Parlez-vous Anglais?
Leaps of faith at the Maison Française. By George Murphy Like many Columbia students, I have commitment issues—with languages, that is....
Iris Chen
The Artist’s Playground
Isamu Noguchi’s unrealized vision. By Iris Chen Last summer I read John Berger’s essay “How to Live with Stones” and it led me to what I...
Chris Brown
A Time Before Yesterday
A love letter to Afrofuturism, acknowledgments of the past, and visions of the future. By Chris Brown Some glad morning, When this life...
Amogh Dimiri
Chicken Hunt
Our costumed writer tackles the neighborhood bar scene. Amogh Dimri Amid September’s first-month fervor, my friends and I decided to...
Sam Hosmer
Long-Term Parking
A tribute to a forgotten pocket of campus. By Sam Hosmer Last semester I encountered a sealed, abandoned, turn-of-the-century Otis...
Michael Onwutalu
The Perils of Place
Ed Ruscha’s liminal gas station holds up a mirror to campus. By Michael Onwutalu Exactly a month after I arrived in New York, I found...
Vivien Sweet
Altruism, Butchered
Animal rights activists go to new extremes. By Vivien Sweet Amid posters urging students to audition for sketch comedy groups and...
Anna Patchefsky
Cloudy with a Chance of Haze
An online weatherman puts the personal back in forecasting.
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...
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...
Josh Kazali
Inside the Beehive
Twelve of the mightiest math minds, yet only one can reign supreme. By Josh Kazali On March 3rd, a stirring could be felt across campus....
Madison Hu
The Annals of Amateaur Zumba
A staff writer seeks connection in Dodge Fitness classes. By Madison Hu In her one woman show “Kate,” Kate Berlant jokes that the masks...
Muni Suleiman
Much Ado About Nothing
Autumn Knight’s multimedia exhibition explores leisure, productivity, and Blackness. By Muni Suleiman It was an hour into our visit to...
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