Politics & Opinion

The controversy surrounding Sydney Sweeney’s recent Novig advertisement raises larger questions regarding female agency and the commercialization of empowerment.

Whether registering in New York or requesting an absentee ballot, student turnout makes a real difference. Photo by Jacquie Traenkle/The Barnard Bulletin By Elisabeth Siegel October 22, 2026 On November 3, voters across the United States will head to the polls for the 2026 midterm elections. In this year’s midterm elections, 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate are up for grabs. Republicans currently hold narrow control of Congress, but a poten

Since I was fourteen years old, I’ve experienced harassment and violence by men on the street. But is this an inevitable reality of being a woman, or something we can fix?

Students describe a cautious relationship with expertise shaped by personal experience, social media, and institutional trust.

Why Barnard students should be wary of betting on politics, policy, and human crisis through Kalshi.

As shortform media platforms reshape how college students consume news, shortform journalism is sidelining traditional journalism. In a media landscape driven by the need for clicks, longform journalism remains integral to our society.

Rona Wilk (BC '91), the Reunion Chair of the Alumnae Association of Barnard College (AABC) from 2019 to 2022, responds to President Laura Rosenbury's statement on alumni engagement.

How a safety measure meant to protect pedestrians became a lasting symbol of bureaucratic delay, economic incentives, and public indifference.

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.