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The Columbia Spectator, founded in 1877, delivers news and information daily to thousands of readers around Columbia, Morningside Heights, and West Harlem. We are the second-oldest college daily paper in the country and have been financially independent from the University since 1962. The newspaper is published five days a week during the academic year and our blog network, Spectrum, offers update

s on news, arts, commentary, and photos from around campus and New York City. The organization is run by undergraduates from Barnard, Columbia College, the School of General Studies, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science, with a staff totaling over 200 students. Spectator has opportunities for a wide range of interests, including reporting, writing, editing, photography, design, multimedia, and finance. Along with the daily paper and blogs, Spectator Publishing Company Inc. includes The Eye, a weekly arts and features magazine; and the business division, which manages Spectator's financial standing. If you're interested in joining or have any general questions, please contact us at [email protected].

It’s a bittersweet feeling knowing that your four years of hard work have finally come to an end. Starting to realize a ...
04/29/2025

It’s a bittersweet feeling knowing that your four years of hard work have finally come to an end. Starting to realize a new chapter of your life is beginning can be overwhelming—Spectrum is here to remind you that you’re not alone.

As the countdown to graduation begins, so does a new chapter in your life. As you decide what to do once these four years come to a close, you may be filled with happiness or you may be feeling confused. Spectrum is here to help you through these emotions.

Your four years of hard work are finally coming to an end. It feels bittersweet knowing you’ve survived some tough years while also creating long-lasting memories. As you walk through campus, you start to see your fellow classmates taking graduation pictures, laughing and smiling because Commencem...

Looking for summer storage but don’t know where to start? Don’t worry—Spectrum has compiled a list of options to conside...
04/29/2025

Looking for summer storage but don’t know where to start? Don’t worry—Spectrum has compiled a list of options to consider.

Like it or not, the school year is coming to an end. As you prepare to exit Columbia’s campus and head home, it’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to do with all of your belongings. And, speaking from experience, it’s better to figure that out sooner rather than later. Note tha...

Wave goodbye to Columbia with Spectrum’s graduation playlist.Are you a senior about to graduate? Give Spectrum’s graduat...
04/29/2025

Wave goodbye to Columbia with Spectrum’s graduation playlist.

Are you a senior about to graduate? Give Spectrum’s graduation playlist a listen to reminisce on your past four years.

Commencement is right around the corner, and somehow, this school year managed to fly by while feeling endless all at once. If you’re a senior, we hope your four years were filled with unforgettable memories. We know you’ve spent all year talking about how excited you are to break free from the ...

Mati Diop’s lyrical documentary, “Dahomey,” screened at the Lenfest Center for the Arts, tackles the restitution of 26 s...
04/29/2025

Mati Diop’s lyrical documentary, “Dahomey,” screened at the Lenfest Center for the Arts, tackles the restitution of 26 stolen artifacts back to Benin in 2021, centering the perspectives of the artifacts themselves.

No clear answers exist about what a truly postcolonial world looks like as different countries and communities continue to navigate decolonization. Director Mati Diop’s “Dahomey” does not shy away from this ambiguity. In fact, it embraces and relishes in the gray areas. In the end, the film’...

Senior Vice Provost Soulaymane Kachani spoke about the new resources the University is making available to international...
04/29/2025

Senior Vice Provost Soulaymane Kachani spoke about the new resources the University is making available to international students at a University Senate town hall on Wednesday, adding that the International Students & Scholars Office is “absolutely committed” to Columbia’s international student body.

Updated April 28 at 5:47 p.m.

In a new op-ed, a coalition of Jewish students unites under the common goal of ending discrimination conducted “in the n...
04/29/2025

In a new op-ed, a coalition of Jewish students unites under the common goal of ending discrimination conducted “in the name of protecting Jewish students.” Instead, they write, “ensuring our safety requires investing in our future, funding our universities, and honoring diversity.”

We, a diverse coalition of Jews at Columbia and Barnard, wholeheartedly reject the invocation of Jewish safety as a pretense to persecute, detain, and deport fellow students and....

From playing music throughout the residence halls to searching for a “good sound,” four musicians in the Columbia-Juilli...
04/29/2025

From playing music throughout the residence halls to searching for a “good sound,” four musicians in the Columbia-Juilliard program discussed their experience with the classical musical genre and the dual enrollment program.

Every afternoon, Ari Freed, CC ’28, sets up his cello in his dorm room and plays a melody that fills the corridors of John Jay Hall.

Kyle Younger, an alumnus of Teachers College and former employee at Columbia’s Center for Career Education, pushes back ...
04/29/2025

Kyle Younger, an alumnus of Teachers College and former employee at Columbia’s Center for Career Education, pushes back on recent criticism of DEI efforts at Columbia. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in higher education, he writes, “To deny the existence of systemic oppression is to bury one’s head in the sand.”

As someone who worked at Columbia’s Center for Career Education from 2008 to 2010 and earned a master’s of education from Teachers College, I read Elisha Baker’s recent op-ed...

Over a month after President Donald Trump’s administration canceled $400 million in federal funding to Columbia—with $25...
04/29/2025

Over a month after President Donald Trump’s administration canceled $400 million in federal funding to Columbia—with $250 million coming from the National Institutes of Health—uncertainty looms over the future of crucial grants for research across the University.

Over a month after President Donald Trump’s administration canceled $400 million in federal funding to Columbia, researchers at the University are watching a career’s worth of work hang in the balance.

Several General Studies Student Council members walked out during their weekly meeting to call attention to feeling unhe...
04/28/2025

Several General Studies Student Council members walked out during their weekly meeting to call attention to feeling unheard by their council and symbolize an acknowledgment of students’ concerns. Students were mixed in their reception of the walkout, which was led by GSSC senior class president Taylor Moniz, GS ’25.

Taylor Moniz, GS ’25, General Studies Student Council senior class president, walked out of an April 15 meeting in protest, calling the council’s lack of acknowledgement of student concerns a “failure.” Several students followed Moniz’s lead, with the walkout garnering mixed reactions from...

Rowing had a stellar weekend: The lightweights swept the SIRA regatta with multiple golds while heavyweights battled str...
04/28/2025

Rowing had a stellar weekend: The lightweights swept the SIRA regatta with multiple golds while heavyweights battled strong crews at the Blackwell Cup.

Men’s rowing had an impressive weekend on the road, showcasing its strength and skill across multiple events.

Women’s golf secured a podium finish at the Ivy league Championship this weekend. The Light Blue was fueled by a histori...
04/28/2025

Women’s golf secured a podium finish at the Ivy league Championship this weekend. The Light Blue was fueled by a historic performance from first-year Christine Chang, whose 6-underpar set a new school record.

Women’s golf finished its season at the Ivy League championship over the weekend in Naples, Florida, placing third on the back of a historic performance from first-year Christine Chang.

Board of trustees vice chair Dean Dakolias, SEAS ’89, and trustee Keith Goggin, Journalism ’91, took questions from Colu...
04/25/2025

Board of trustees vice chair Dean Dakolias, SEAS ’89, and trustee Keith Goggin, Journalism ’91, took questions from Columbia community members in a rare appearance at a Wednesday town hall organized by the University Senate. Community members raised concerns regarding the administrative response to anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab discrimination complainants, the ongoing deportation proceedings against Columbia students, proposed senate reform, and the University’s lack of legal challenge against President Donald Trump’s administration.

Board of trustees vice chair Dean Dakolias, SEAS ’89, and trustee Keith Goggin, Journalism ’91, took questions from Columbia community members in a rare appearance at a Wednesday town hall at the Lee C. Bollinger Forum Auditorium organized by the University Senate.

The crackdown on international student protesters at Columbia has alarmed legal scholars, who say the pattern raises que...
04/25/2025

The crackdown on international student protesters at Columbia has alarmed legal scholars, who say the pattern raises questions about immigration law, free speech, and the role of universities in protecting members of their communities under political pressure.

Columbia has become the epicenter of several developing legal battles after three Columbia affiliates were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents under President Donald Trump’s administration.

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The Columbia Spectator, founded in 1877, delivers news and information daily to thousands of readers around Columbia, Morningside Heights, and West Harlem. We are the second-oldest college daily paper in the country and have been financially independent from the University since 1962. The organization is run by undergraduates from Barnard, Columbia College, General Studies, and SEAS, with a staff totaling over 250 students. Spectator has opportunities for a wide range of interests, including reporting, writing, editing, photography, design, multimedia, marketing, sales, and finance. Along with daily content online and weekly paper, Spectator Publishing Company Inc. includes The Eye, an arts and features magazine, and the business division, which manages Spectator's financial standing. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. To submit an op-ed, contact [email protected]. Send news tips to [email protected].

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