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Politics & Opinion


Her listeners have matured. Can Taylor Swift grow up with them?
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?
Blanka Gyorfi-Toth
2d


Tuition increases leave low-income students cutting costs
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.
Pai Sinpatanasakul
5d


To speak or not to speak: The challenges of navigating protests as an international student
How shifting immigration policies and campus crackdowns are forcing international students to weigh solidarity against the risks of losing their futures in the United States.
Pavlina Solomou
5d


The politics of women’s colleges in 2025
Students weigh in on whether Barnard still fulfills its founding mission in light of today’s campus climate.
Chase Taylor
Nov 6


AI companions and the loneliness epidemic: The importance of human connection in a digital era
As “friend” AI ads take over the subway, they raise an unsettling question: are we outsourcing connection to machines?
Katie Denissen
Nov 2


From D.C. to Morningside Heights: How the federal shutdown is reaching NYC campuses
As the federal government shutdown persists, its consequences stretch to New York City. From travel delays to housing, Barnard and Columbia students are feeling the ripple effects of Washington’s unwillingness to compromise.
Sitara Reganti and Chase Taylor
Oct 18


“We have spirit week here?”: On school spirit (and our lack thereof)
Barnard touts its school spirit, community, and traditions in its admissions advertising, but is this really the reality?
Giselle Bradshaw
May 31


That’s a wrap: Barnumbia students reflect on the 2024-25 school year
To better understand how students felt about this year, I went out to Futter Field in early May and interviewed students enjoying the warm spring weather.
Nura Ali
May 31


Not your typical halftime show: The political message behind Kendrick Lamar’s performance
From the set list to the visual choreography to Lamar’s verbal quips, the performance used the setting of a uniquely American stage to deliver a heady warning to the American public about the political state of the nation.
Suhani Kapoor
Apr 23


Dear faculty: Let’s talk politics
It’s a dilemma as old as academia itself: When speaking out is risky but silence feels like complicity, what role do faculty play? Universities exist to challenge ideas and prepare the next generation, but in a polarized era, I ask myself: How can my professors not talk about politics when their voices have never mattered more?
Lillie Laing
Apr 22


We cannot rest under capitalism
According to Columbia Professor Jonathon Crary, work culture is degrading our ability to recover and rest. Photo by Merielen Espino/The...
Fiona Hu
Apr 9


What does it mean to be a humanities major in a time of rising STEM majors?
Humanities majors and funding are falling at an alarming rate. What’s it like to still be one?
Jacquie Traenkle
Mar 13


Columbia University’s infection of West Harlem: Gentrification under the guise of education
What Columbia calls progress, Harlem feels as the slow unraveling of its community and history.
Sky Cross
Jan 2


Teaching politics during political turmoil
2024 has been a contentious year, with elections at all levels of government across the country. What is it like to be a professor during...
Lauren Chao
Dec 22, 2024


The online world vs. the election
A reflection on how social media can distort political reality after almost one month of Trump being back in office.
Suhani Kapoor
Dec 21, 2024
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