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The Hardest Beat
Columbia’s Society of Professional Journalists takes a hard look at traumatic coverage.
Ufon Umanah and Gi Ferrigine


Columbia Behind Bars
Justice-in-Education brings professors and students to New York prisons and formerly incarcerated people to Columbia.

Dominy Gallo


Peter the Polyglot
With the approval of the Linguistics major, a sophomore rejoices.

Sam Needleman


Farewell, Overton Window!
By Sam Needleman Henry Magowan on running an ultra-progressive presidential campaign Henry Magowan, CC ‘22, may have helped run a...

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Please Call Me Something Else
Administrative hurdles prevent transgender students at Barnard from killing their dead names Recently, Jude Poley (BC ’19), tried to...

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Butler Banner Project Update
Read our original article here, from April 2019. After being postponed in March 2019, the Butler Banner Project will finally launch on...

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Compelled Speech
Students pay the bill when it comes to free speech, but what if they didn't have to?
Ufon Umanah


Postcard from Morningside, Orientation 2019
Illustration by Mwandeyi Kamwendo

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Identity Crisis
The Blue and White takes a long-range look at Barnard Public Safety By The Blue and White Before the encounter on April 11, 2019–you have...

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Retaking Butler’s Facade
Students are reviving a late '80s protest in honor of Women’s History Month.

Nicole Kohut
Ending the Exception
Professors discuss amending the 13th Amendment to remove a troublesome clause.
Annie Zavitz
The Long Game
Columbia students are still debating Israel–Palestine after decades of little progress.
Ufon Umanah
From Myanmar to Barnard
A international conversation on the accountability and protection of the Rohingya.
Amad Ross
Of Textbooks and Tuition
Should Columbia allocate funds for semesterly book purchases?
Ufon Umanah
Columbia Daily Spectator Sports Staff Gutted by Resignations
An investigation into Columbia Daily Spectator reveals no staff constitution or written HR policy. By Caroline Hurley When the 143rd...
Caroline Hurley


Strangers in Their Own Homes
Not all residents in 620 go to Barnard. By Ursula Murray-Bozeman When Victoria Sullivan moved into 620 W 116th St. in 1965, it was like...
Ursula Murray-Bozeman


Scrambling for Funds
The culture and controversy of Columbia’s marching band. By Grace Adee and Billie Forester The Columbia University Marching Band may...
Grace Adee and Billie Forrester


Pouring Over Coffee Culture
Coffee on campus was not always Joe and go. By Ryan Mohen Coffee is often a purchase made in motion, in most cases necessarily so....
Ryan Mohen


Hiding in Plain Sight
Frantic first-years stow contraband on the eve of dormitory raids. By Sam Needleman Among the residents of John Jay Hall who spent...

Sam Needleman
A Pivotal Moment for the Graduate Student Unions
By Amad Otis Ross By Wednesday, November 28th, the Columbia graduate student union will have decided whether to agree to a framework for...

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