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Eli Baum
Proxy War
How the Columbia University College Republicans impeached their club president and how they took over the national narrative of the...


Cecilia Zuniga
Love Us Back
Barnard’s reckoning with what it means to be “well” this semester. By Cecilia Zuniga On the first floor of Barnard Hall, the Francine A....


Chris Brown
The Shadow of Power
A selective history of the University Senate and Columbian democracy. By Chris Brown Illustration by Em Bennet “What we know is that...

Josh Kazali
An American in Wetherspoons
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the pub. By Josh Kazali In many ways, England is an unlikely candidate for Americans studying...

Kate Sibery
In Defense of French Autofiction
Or of the self. By Kate Sibery Disclaimer: All translations in this piece (except for book titles) were done by the writer. “Dans ce...

Jorja Garcia
Making (Non)sense
A history of the zine. By Jorja Garcia A few weeks ago, in order to procrastinate a Contemporary Civilization assignment, I spent yet...


Cecilia Zuniga
Revisiting 1968
A legacy contested, a legacy revived. By Cecilia Zuniga The spirit of ’68 lingers today in the dimly lit corridors of Fayerweather Hall....


The Blue and White Magazine
Where Windows Gaze at Walls
How I learned to stop worrying and love the Grove. By Sam Hosmer At twilight on a partly cloudy day, climb six Low Steps and turn around...


Eva Spier
He Cut That Cake With a Knife
What happened to Columbia’s linguistics department? By Eva Spier The Columbia University linguistics major is a transplanted organ of...


Eli Baum
Revolt of the Nerds
Unionization at Hex & Co. sets off a chain reaction among NYC board game cafes. By Eli Baum If you’re a real board-gamer in Morningside...


Maya Lerman
A Shabbat of Our Own
Jewish Voice for Peace offers community for Columbia’s forgotten Jews. By Maya Lerman It’s sunset, a woman announces. She places down...


Miska Lewis
Drug of Choice
As Barnard rolls out medication abortion, student activists reflect on the past and future of reproductive healthcare on campus. By...


Sagar Castleman
Nuss and Them
A tenants’ rights attorney revisits the building, and people, he devoted much of his career to. By Sagar Castleman In the early 1970s,...


Muni Suleiman
Queering Columbia
Reviewing the life, death, and preservation of LGBTQ+ community spaces on campus. By Muni Suleiman When you open Queering the Map, you’re...



Jake Goidell
Kabul, Kyiv, Columbia
Tracing the experiences of displaced scholars at Columbia and threats to academic freedom. By Jake Goidell As the Taliban re-seized...

Andrea Contreras
Rethinking Kink
Conversio Virium’s revival is expanding conversations about sex and consent on campus. By Andrea Contreras Content warning: This feature...


Muni Suleiman
On the Record
The Historical Markers project grapples with the university’s ties to white supremacy.


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