Politics & Opinion

At Columbia, the cost of student life is not just measured in subway fares. It is measured in what students risk when they choose to speak.

From the set design to the guest appearances to the final moments, Bad Bunny delivered a message that urged viewers to love, to dance, to unify. To be one with all the differences is to overcome the separation that threatens to tear the country apart.

How Super Bowl ads took their place in football iconography and what they represent to past and present Americana.

As newly released Epstein documents prompt renewed federal scrutiny, Columbia University’s ties with Epstein have led to questions surrounding how elite institutions manage powerful donor relationships. The investigation — alongside faculty action at Barnard — highlights growing demands for transparency and accountability when institutional prestige collides with misconduct.

Though it appears an unassuming trend of better skincare, gym routines, and style, looksmaxxing can lead to unhealthy obsessions.

During the 2024-2025 academic year, 33.9 percent of Barnard undergraduates self-identified as disabled. So why is being disabled at Barnard so taboo?

A response to the Sundial article “Are Men the Problem, Or Are We?” and what this controversial take reveals about Columbia’s romantic culture.

Elite colleges promise diversity. While mostly successful, students say their curriculums still reflect uneven, often Western-centric frameworks.

Following the layoff of 77 staff members over the summer, students report feeling increasingly unsafe in dorm spaces once overseen by access attendants. The transition to ID-only entry has exposed gaps in security and strained the sense of community many rely on.

How social media strategies and effective branding turned Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani into New York City’s mayor-elect.

Two former Capitol Hill roommates shared unlikely paths to election night success.

As polarization increases nationwide, the No Kings movement highlights the importance of peaceful protest and civil dialogue.

Here is what to know about the evolving status of SNAP assistance and how these changes are affecting the most vulnerable — both across the nation and within our Morningside Heights community. What does this volatility signal about the future of food insecurity and social safety net programs in America? 

In her latest album, "The Life of a Showgirl," Taylor Swift vows to step into her most mature era yet. But as her teenage listeners have all grown up, can her music still resonate?

As Barnard’s cost of attendance rises again, low-income and first-generation students say they’re being forced to cut meal plans, take on extra work, and rethink how they will afford another year on campus.