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Parting Words
Senior Vignettes West Lawn, Mostly by Sylvie Epstein On April 12th, 2022, I tweeted: “wearing overalls, eating such a good apple, walking...
The Seniors


Eliza Shapiro
On journalism, education reform, and a Lerner 555 Bat Mitzvah. By Sylvie Epstein Not long ago, our magazine was exclusively a print...
Sylvie Epstein

Tanea Lunsford Lynx
Where you come from, there is a culture. By Muni Suleiman Between 23andMe and Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., it's safe...
Muni Suleiman

24/7, 4.5 stars.
After Anthony J’s Google Reviews By Stephen Dames Jeff always loved me. And I him. When I was a kid I used to go down to the 24/7 on...
Stephen Dames


23/17/42
By Lynnette Widder 23. He is at a table beneath the fruit trees: the wind lifts, and pink petals sheet towards the crushed stone ground....
Lynnette Widder

Pursuing the Personal
On the elusive, often unsuccessful form of the essay. By Will Lyman “The essay stages an encounter between an ‘I’ and the world in which...
Will Lyman

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

Confessions of a Short-Term Sugar Baby
An unconventional avenue towards auxiliary income. By Eliza Burns I made my Seeking Arrangements profile in a post-drunk fit of...
Eliza Rudalevige


Maya Castronovo
By Madison Hu Pupin 428. 4 p.m. Green chalkboards peek out from behind a large projector screen. Popcorn sits precariously in my lap. My...
Madison Hu


Joey Recker
By Kelsey Kitzke I first met Joey Recker, CC ’23, in the Barnard anthropology class The Politics of Care, where we spent a semester...
Kelsey Kitzke


Through the Looking Glass
Finding escape in Chelsea’s eclectic gallery scene. By Tara Zia “It smells of cheap champagne … and sweat,” remarks a woman, laughing, as...
Tara Zia

Playing with Fire
Pale Fire Theater plays with audience-actor intimacy. By Shreya Khullar Sixty streets down from Columbia’s campus, a new world of student...
Shreya Khullar
Thirteen Interludes From Vacation
By Zibia Bardin The following is an excerpt from a longer work. 1. I visit my grandmother. Outside, the earth presses its face into a...
Zibia Bardin


Long-Term Commitment
Effective Altruism provides a popular—and potentially dangerous—approach to modern ethics. By Stephen Dames “Could you guys keep it...
Stephen Dames


The Hunt
By Sadie Wade-Stein Trigger warning: the following contains references to domestic violence and assault. Tom is smoking L&Ms with his...
Sadie Wade-Stein

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


Mazen Alsafi
By Schuyler Daffey Mazen Alsafi, CC ’23, enters Joe’s Coffee with assured strides. It is, undeniably, the walk of a runway model. Alsafi...
Schuyler Daffey


Naomi Rubin
By Molly Leahy Mr. Dong, a washed up high school teacher, wants desperately to be “in” with his students. When an offer to share his...
Molly Leahy


Dear Mr. Brody
We need you. Yours very truly, America. By Iris Chen Letters to Mr. Michael Brody Jr. typically begin with a confession. “I must say I...
Iris Chen


No Wrong Notes
Coffeehaus jazz night draws a crowd. By Henry Astor Over clouds of cigarette smoke and rumbling chatter, a voice beckons for any...
Henry Astor
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