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Trump Won. Sundial Saw It Coming.
Now more than ever, we need journalism that is in touch with America.
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Jonas Du
A CEO Was Assassinated. Students and Faculty Cheered.
How the murder of Brian Thompson exposes a dangerous shift in campus activism
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Oren Hartstein
10
Unlearning Careerism Through Religion
How religious exploration and the Baha’i faith helped me find purpose.
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Ajay Mallya
3
Trying to Find Fun at Columbia? Don’t Look at Sidechat
The app’s anonymity is a double-edged sword.
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Ilena Moses
What’s Up With Those Listening Tables?
The new initiative offers students the opportunity to move past protest and toward mutual understanding and respect.
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Nate Maretzki
1
Perspectives from the First Post-Affirmative Action Class
Students say the Supreme Court decision impacted their application choices.
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Uma Rajan
‘Where Is My Man?’: The Case for Casual Dating
Students feel stuck between hookups and serious relationships. Are we condemning the dreaded ‘situationship’ too quickly?
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Alexis Cartwright
1
Columbia’s Trump Voters
As most Columbians mourn Harris’ loss, Republican students call for dialogue.
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Alexander Nagin
9
A Requiem to the Concentration
The concentration system embodies the liberal arts education Columbia College claims to foster. Forcing students to major doesn’t.
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Clayton Ketcher
The War Columbia Forgot
As Ukraine surpasses its 1,000th day under attack, Columbia students continue to turn a blind eye.
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Nicholas Greyson Ward
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Columbia’s Most Popular (Unofficial) Major: Finance Recruitment
At Columbia, many minimize learning and maximize careerism: ‘I don’t think I learned anything last semester.’
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Yukta Sant
On Columbia’s Identity: Lessons from George Erik Rupp
The former University president’s vision of pluralism offered a mirror that pointed inward at Columbia’s history and the Core Curriculum.
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Imaan Chaudhry
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