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On The Street
Online street interviews reveal the wider perception of Columbia students. By Caroline Nieto Illustration by Selin Ho In New...
Caroline Nieto


Conversazioni con gli Amici
Learning Italian not by the book. By Schuyler Daffey Illustration by Kathleen Halley-Segal “Ah, incredibile !” I say, nodding fervently...
Schuyler Daffey

William Fowler, His Booke
Uncovering a 17th-century scholar’s identity. By Ava Jolley Illustration by Justin Chen As I skimmed through each volume, my eyes were...
Ava Jolley


Tributo à um Amigo
Listening with your ear to the real thing. By Duda Kovarsky Rotta Illustration by Derin Ogutcu Please listen while reading: “Tributo a um...
Duda Kovarsky Rotta


Lila the Graceful
On dance, growing up, and sisterly love. By Anna Patchefsky Illustration by Etta Lund On a Tuesday at Lincoln Center, attendees siphon...
Anna Patchefsky


Facing Smaug’s Fire
Stories of unexpected connection in the men’s sauna. By Sona Wink Illustration by Lulu Fleming-Benite Men: What are they saying? I...
Sona Wink


“Go Muff it!”
A first date gone wrong. By Marianna Jocas Illustration by Isabelle Oh Hungarian was a war zone. The soundscape demanded a certain...
Marianna Jocas


A Sundae Love
Indulging in Ben & Jerry’s. By Cecilia Zuniga Illustration by Jorja Garcia I rushed into my final closing shift at the Ben & Jerry’s on...
Cecilia Zuniga


The Echoes of Lost Antiquity
Whispers from the dust. By Bohan Gao Illustration by Isabelle Oh Morior . The Latin verb for illustrating the opening maw of loss, the...
Bohan Gao


Curiosity in Orbit
A night at the planetarium. By Lily Ouellet The dome goes black, closing over us like an eyelid. I raise my hand in front of my face and...
Lily Ouellet


After Interpretation
Reflections on art-centered protest. By Rocky Rūb Columbia and its students are no strangers to protest. But amid the chants and locked...
Rocky Rūb

Red Moon
Remembering an old friend. By Sagar Castleman Illustration by Phoebe Wagoner The summer after my senior year of high school, a group of...
Sagar Castleman


Buffering Blogs
Seeking the stories within student-run websites. By Stephen Dames Illustration by Selin Ho In an anonymous comment on a May 11, 2008,...
Stephen Dames


The Rupture of Low Plaza
Grappling with the aftermath of spring arrests, in Uris . By Sona Wink I remember the feeling I got when I first visited Columbia and...
Sona Wink


Grit and Glory
Columbia athletes’ path to the 2024 Paris Olympics By Shreya Khullar Illustration by Ellie Hodges Everyone is silent. There is jostling,...
Shreya Khullar

The President Next Door
Shafik’s resignation and the role of the University President . By Chris Brown “If [administrators] are really concerned with discovering...
Chris Brown


Finding Ourselves
Seeking portraits of the South Asian diaspora. By Sayuri Govender To me, diaspora has always felt like this: Half your mind is in your...
Sayuri Govender


Following the Vegetable Trail
The evasiveness of Columbia Dining about its food sources . By Phoebe Wagoner Last year, Hewitt’s “Activism Is About the Journey” mural...
Phoebe Wagoner


Memories of Paradise
Tracing the histories of a cosmopolitan sculpture. By George Murphy When Dr. Jin Xu was hired as an associate professor in the Department...
George Murphy


When Columbia Thaws
A tribute to the timelessness of Columbia’s lawns under the eye of the 2024 solar eclipse. By Chris Brown Author’s Statement: Ten days...
Chris Brown
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