Miska LewisExcerpt from “Manifestations”By Miska Lewis Sometimes home reminded me of a classroom. It wasn’t that I got sleepy the moment I entered, or that there were rows and...
Becky MillerFergus CampbellBy Becky Miller The night of the tree lighting—a glamorous Columbia tradition where the whole university gathers on College Walk to watch...
Michael ColtonA Graduating Senior On How To Best “Do” CollegeBy Michael Colton In the words of Dean James Valentini and a recent Columbia Confessions poster, “college is meant to be the most...
Claire ShangLetter from the Editor, April 2022Earlier this month, scrolling through Elon Musk–owned Twitter, I came across some 2020 data on the subscription base of Harper’s...
Dariya SubkhanberdinaMicaela Cacho-NegreteBy Dariya Subkhanberdina As a loyal, if not compulsive, Depop shopper for years now, I couldn’t help but feel somewhat giddy while...
Justin LiangThe Scaffolded CityConfronting New York's sidewalk sheds. By Justin Liang Surely it must be classed among the seven wonders of New York, alongside the...
Anouk Jouffret and Becky MillerWould a Princess Do That?Affirmative By Becky Miller Yes, a princess would absolutely smack a pigeon between the thighs to assert her dominance over her sidewalk...
Ellida ParkerSonya Douglass On designing the new Black studies curriculum for New York City public schools.
Michaela SawyerKassia KarrasBy Michaela Sawyer Kassia Karras, BC ’22, used to be known as “Mrs. UnlocktheSwehg.” These days, she sports the username “Purified Smoke”...
Alexander AibelAibel RelabelsRegarding Columbia's greatest failure. By Alexander Aibel To be quite honest, though I’ve been here for over two years, I haven’t entered...
Skylar WuTwo PoemsBy Skylar Wu Fonsphobia (Fear of Spring) Spring is the most plump, most miserable mushroom to ever grow out of my eyes. Teal and yellow...
Dominy GalloSharon MarcusOn the stories we tell and the stories we don’t about the women who don’t quite fit in.