Cover by Selin Ho
Summer 2025 Masthead
BOARD
MAYA LERMAN, CC ’27, Editor-in-Chief
CHRIS BROWN, CC ’26, Managing Editor
GEORGE MURPHY, CC ’27, Deputy Editor
ELI BAUM, CC ’26, Publisher
EM BENNETT, CC ’26, Illustrations Editor
ISABELLE OH, BC ’27, Illustrations Editor
SELIN HO, CC ’27, Layout Editor
SCHUYLER DAFFEY, CC ’26, Literary Editor
SAYURI GOVENDER, BC ’26, Literary Editor
LUCIA DEC-PRAT, CC ’27, Crossword Editor
ELIKA KHOSRAVANI, BC ’27, Social Media Editor
DERIN OGUTCU, BC ’27, Web Editor
EDITORS
CECILIA ZUNIGA, BC ’26, Senior Editor
GABRIELA MCBRIDE, CC ’27, Senior Editor
SHREYA KHULLAR, CC ’26, Senior Editor
SAGAR CASTLEMAN, CC ’26, Senior Editor
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STAFF
BOHAN GAO, CC ’28, Staff Writer
MARIANNA JOCAS, BC ’27, Staff Writer
AVA LOZNER, CC ’27, Staff Writer
LILY OUELLET, BC ’27, Staff Writer
ROCKY RŪB, CC ’26, Staff Writer
ZOE GALLIS, CC ’27, Staff Writer
MARVIN CHO, CC ’28, Staff Writer
DUDA KOVARSKY ROTTA, CC ’28, Staff Writer
PRAHARSHA GURRAM, CC ’27, Staff Writer
LUCY MASON, CC ’27, Staff Writer
NATALIE BUTTNER, BC ’27, Staff Writer
MICHAEL ONWUTALU, CC ’27, Staff Writer
HANNAH LUI, CC ’28, Staff Writer
SARA OMER, CC ’28, Staff Writer
NNEMA ÉPÉE-BOUNYA, BC ’28, Staff Writer
CAROLINE NIETO, CC ’27, Staff Writer
TARA ZIA, CC ’26, Staff Writer
KATE SIBERY, CC ’26, Staff Writer
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JORJA GARCIA, CC ’26, Staff Illustrator​​
JACQUELINE SUBKHANBERDINA, BC ’27, Staff Illustrator
EMMA FINKELSTEIN, BC ’27, Staff Illustrator​​
ETTA LUND, BC ’27, Staff Illustrator​​
INES ALTO, CC ’28, Staff Illustrator
JUSTIN CHEN, CC ’26, Staff Illustrator
AMABELLE ALCALA, CC ’28, Staff Illustrator
IRIS POPE, CC ’28, Staff Illustrator
KATHLEEN HALLEY-SEGAL, CC ’28, Staff Illustrator
ELLIE HODGES, CC ’26, Staff Illustrator
Inserts by Isabelle Oh
Blue Notes
Special
​By Eli Baum, Maya Lerman, Rocky Rūb, Lucy Mason, Natalie Buttner, Duda Rotta, Praharsha Gurram, Chris Brown, and Ava Lozner
On May 7, a group of students disrupted the main study room of Butler Library in protest of the war in Gaza. Many were arrested. But what followed was confusion—unlike the first encampment, the police response to the Butler disruption took place in an enclosed space with few witnesses. The Columbia administration said one thing, the media outlets said another, and every person in every place had their own account. And so the whole day was reduced to the bare facts: “About 80 Pro-Palestinian Activists Arrested in Columbia Library Takeover.”
But it is not enough to simply say what happened. As students, we have a stake in the story and an experience that goes beyond the headline. This article is a collaborative effort to capture the events of May 7 from different vantage points. Scenes are arranged in rough chronological order. All writers describe what they personally witnessed, unless otherwise stated. All writers represent their own experience of events. None of us claims to have a comprehensive account. But here is what we saw. – Eli Baum
Comic by Justin Chen
Essays
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Centerfold by Jacqueline Subkhanberdina
Literary
Comic by Jorja Leona Garcia
Campus Characters
The Conversation
Comic by Em Bennet
Humor
Comic by Ines Alto
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