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

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Casey Blake
By Sona Wink Illustration by Phoebe Wagoner I was a jittery sophomore sitting in a hardwood Pupin chair. Professor Casey Blake,...
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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....
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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
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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  ...
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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...
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GSAS Blues
How university-wide budget cuts are reshaping the Ph.D. admissions cycle. By Anna Patchefsky Illustration by Ben Fu On January 17,...

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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
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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
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Fieldschoolphobia
On getting your hands dirty. By Marvin Cho Illustration by Justin Chen Scraping away at the sediment separating my excavation square...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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
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The Crossword, May 2025
"May Midi" By Lucia Dec-Prat
Lucia Dec-Prat
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