Archive - Columbia Sundial

The Hidden Lives of Columbia’s Food Truck Operators

How they navigate long hours, early morning commutes, and business risks to be the unsung heroes of lunchtime

Nov 12 • Angelina Xu and Daisy Zhang

Has Columbia Broken its Promises to West Harlem?

10 years after its opening, the Manhattanville campus has left locals with more questions than answers

Nov 8 • Nick Baum and Matthew Hong

Columbia’s stoner culture teaches us good-for-nothings a little something

Nov 3 • Emilio Stuart-Alban

October 2026

Can We Be Casual Acquaintances?

Is it acceptable to not want to be best friends with someone who wants more?

Oct 27 • Laila Shai

I Founded CODA. It Has Betrayed Its Mission.

Columbia’s “Open Discourse” Alliance was meant to promote productive disagreement on divisive subjects, not take part in a pile-on.

Oct 23 • Clayton Smith

Now It’s Really About Liberalism

A response to the Columbia Political Review, Columbia “Open Discourse” Alliance, and anonymous critics: Sundial will not “cease organizational…

Oct 18 • Shoshana Aufzien

The Vanity Fair of Campus Contrarianism

The response to the Cornell allegations should remind us that thinking before you speak is an act of thoughtfulness, not censorship

Oct 13 • Jayna Rohslau

The “Cornell Seven” Is Really About Liberalism

Our society celebrates libertine sexuality while infantilizing women

Oct 13 • Nikos Mohammadi and Christina Ma

Letter From the Editor: Morning in Columbia

Can Columbia’s new president turn over a new leaf?

Oct 13 • Nick Baum

The Hope and Hard Work of Dialogue

How the Listening Tables, and its detractors, approached October 7

Oct 12 • Matthew Sivieri

The Memorization Trap

The Core’s assessment methods ought to match its pedagogical aims

Oct 9 • Uma Rajan

SUNDIAL EXCLUSIVE: Who Holds Trustee Shoshana Shendelman Accountable?

A Sundial investigation into Shendelman’s doctoral research and Columbia’s stake in her company raises questions about Trustee self-governance

Oct 7 • Xinyan Chen

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