Archive - Columbia Sundial

Zionism Is a Political Ideology. Stop Pretending It’s Not.

A response to Avi Litvak and Rafael Vanuno’s recent op-ed, “Dispelling Misconceptions About Students Supporting Israel”

Dec 17 • Noah Edelman

Dispelling Misconceptions About Students Supporting Israel

Contrary to what many believe, we are a nonpartisan cultural community, not an ideological one.

Dec 17 • Avi Litvak and Rafael Vanuno

No, Columbia Is Not a Democracy

The Student Affairs Committee misrepresented the Statute amendments. It’s time to set the record straight.

Dec 9 • Shoshana Aufzien

Can We Talk About the Genocide Question?

An inside account of the bureaucratic nightmare Columbia's BridgeUSA chapter faced attempting to host a discussion about Israel-Palestine.

Dec 8 • TJ Gill

A Letter to CPR: Your Distortion of Our Values Rings Hollow

A response to Columbia Political Review Editor-in-Chief Adam Kinder’s critique of Sundial’s anonymity policy

Dec 5 • Alex Nagin and Imaan Chaudhry

Why Sundial Rejects Anonymous Submissions

Taking ownership of one’s ideas is a critical prerequisite for a healthy campus culture

Dec 3 • Alex Nagin and Imaan Chaudhry

The Many Lives of 612 West 116th Street

A Columbia brownstone that’s been home to brothers, scientists, and scholars alike.

Dec 1 • Eli Gaull

The Soul of the Core is Alive and Well at the Morningside Institute

Reading Peter Thiel and Roger Scruton at the Institute, I learned that education—at its best—is a companion for life.

Dec 1 • Emeric Chang

Columbia’s All-Electric Dorm Is Just Another Fossil-Free Facade

Fact-checking Columbia’s claims regarding 611 West 112th Street

Dec 1 • Giselle Sami Dalili

November 2025

A Yellow Tent, Another World

Falun Dafa—a Chinese group accused of being a cult—blurs the lines between faith and ideology amid its increasing presence on campus.

Nov 28 • Angelina Xu

Are Men the Problem, Or Are We?

Why undergraduate women at Columbia can’t find men who know how to commit

Nov 25 • Christina Ma

Meet the Butlerian Smokers

They’re more than just students who loiter; They’re best buds.

Nov 25 • Sebastian Galbenus

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