Opinion: How to know if you should take a break from politics
With the election approaching, some politically engaged students have reached a point of political overload. This article includes a list...
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Politics & Opinion
Jacquie Traenkle
Oct 27
Fall 2024 campus vibe check
As Barnard enters the second half of its fall semester, students seem to be facing a plethora of emotions on campus.
Lillie Laing
Oct 9
Substance vs. style: Students weigh in on the vice presidential debate
It’s been just over one week since the Vice Presidential debate between Sen. J.D. Vance and Gov. Tim Walz marked the final showdown...
Sophia Arango
Oct 4
Photo Essay: The movement to 'Defend Harlem'
A look into the 'Defend Harlem' protest at Columbia.
Sophie Meritt
Sep 14
“Context matters”: Columbia Jewish faculty responds to Antisemitism Task Force’s Second Report
In a letter to the Columbia and Barnard administration, dozens of Jewish faculty raise concern over a report by the Columbia Task Force...
Haley Scull
May 13
Columbia and Commencement Through the Eyes of Seniors
Following the NYPD sweep of the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” lockdown of campus, and the official cancellation of the University...
Sunaya Mueller
Apr 30
Inside the Barnard Faculty Vote of No Confidence in President Rosenbury
On April 29th, 77% of Barnard faculty voted “no confidence” in President Rosenbury.
Anonymous Staff Writer
Apr 29
Opinion: “A Media Circus”: Faculty and Students Say the Media has “Cynically and Hysterically Misrepresented” Campus Protests
On the heels of the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” Columbia’s protests, as well as protests at a number of university campuses, have...
Sophie Meritt
Apr 26
Barnard Faculty Members of the AAUP Unanimously Vote to Issue a Statement Of “No Confidence” in President Rosenbury
“Rather than steering the college through rough seas, she has become an agent of chaos,” Barnard faculty write about President Rosenbury...
Elisabeth Siegel
Apr 26
“We’re Not Going Anywhere”: Jewish Chabad Students Celebrate Passover with Increased Security Measures
Columbia-Barnard Jewish communities continue to hold seders and events with extra security guards to keep students safe after reports of...
Sunaya Mueller
Apr 25
Representative Ilhan Omar and Daughter Isra Hirsi, a Suspended Barnard Student, Visit Columbia’s Encampment
Omar was in high spirits as she shook hands and spoke with student protestors on Butler Lawns. She and Hirsi stopped to speak with Bulletin.
Sophie Meritt and Sunaya Mueller
Apr 24
“Disturbed, Troubled, Disoriented:” How Barnard Students and Faculty are Impacted by the Administration’s Crackdown on Student Protests
With Barnard rolling out stricter policies than Columbia in response to student organizing in the pro-Palestine movement, what does...
Barnard Members of the AAUP
Apr 22
Barnard Members of the AAUP Deliver Letter to Dean Leslie Grinage
The letter, released on April 22nd and signed by Barnard faculty who are members of the American Association of University Professors...
Edwidge Danticat and Jhumpa Lahiri
Apr 21
Op-Ed: An Open Letter to President Rosenbury From Edwidge Danticat and Jhumpa Lahiri
Danticat and Lahiri, award-winning authors and professors at Columbia University, urge President Rosenbury and President Shafik to revoke...
Sophie Meritt, Sunaya Mueller, and Lily Sones
Apr 21
Barnard’s Head Student Admission Representatives Resign, Protesting Suspensions and Evictions of Students
The representatives say that they worked under “extreme” circumstances and received minimal support from the College.
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