Politics & Opinion

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.

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. 

Students weigh in on whether Barnard still fulfills its founding mission in light of today’s campus climate.

As “friend” AI ads take over the subway, they raise an unsettling question: are we outsourcing connection to machines? 

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.

Barnard touts its school spirit, community, and traditions in its admissions advertising, but is this really the reality?

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.

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.

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? 

According to Columbia Professor Jonathon Crary, work culture is degrading our ability to recover and rest. Photo by Merielen Espino/The...

Humanities majors and funding are falling at an alarming rate. What’s it like to still be one? 

What Columbia calls progress, Harlem feels as the slow unraveling of its community and history.

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...

A reflection on how social media can distort political reality after almost one month of Trump being back in office.