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Nov 21, 2024 · To make her argument about “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books,” Rose Horowitch, assistant editor at The Atlantic, opens her contentious _source=twitter">article</a> with a vignette about Columbia’s Literature Humanities course, and the students who, according to the piece, are not properly equipped to read entire books.

Dec 11, 2024 · Every Sunday afternoon during the academic year, a group of about 20 students from Columbia College, Barnard, and the School of General Studies meets on the fourth floor of Riverside Church. We gossip, pitch and recruit op-eds, and now, after a multi-year hiatus, operate as Spectator’s editorial board. Ever since I joined Spectator, the section’s mission has been deceptively simple ...

Oct 20, 2024 · Anyone who has published an article in Spectator should know that it is not possible that the article written by anonymous authors promoting the “Liberation Sukkah” was submitted and rigorously edited in the 124 minutes between the 4:57 p.m. announcement and 7:01 p.m. time of publication.

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Dec 18, 2024 · A 2022 Spectator analysis found that Columbia’s early decision admissions favor wealthier applicants because students effectively commit to attending the University before receiving financial aid packages. Even though students who receive insufficient aid packages are allowed to leave the agreement, many students who need significant sums of financial aid hesitate to apply early, opting for ...

Oct 13, 2024 · The world needs American leadership more than ever. The rise of authoritarian regimes in Russia and China, the collapse of civil order in large parts of the Middle East and Africa, and the spread of terrorism—all these demand a strong, assertive response. And Columbia students, with a privileged access to the best minds in foreign policy, political science, and economics, should be at the ...

Oct 2, 2024 · Last semester, Spectator’s Opinion section reintroduced its editorial board after a multi-year hiatus—which, unknowingly, could not have come at a more pressing time. Soon after, Columbia’s fate became unclear with former University President Shafik’s congressional hearing, the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” the authorization of the …

Nov 2, 2024 · Leading the Light Blue this year are its three captains: senior guards Kitty Henderson and Cecelia Collins, and junior forward Perri Page. As leaders of the team, they view their job as reminding the team of their goals for the season: to be a top 25 nationally ranked team, win an outright Ivy League championship, win the Ivy League tournament, and reach at least the Sweet Sixteen round of ...

Apr 22, 2024 · Columbia Elections Board announced on Monday that Columbia College has passed a divestment referendum by a large margin. The referendum, first proposed by Columbia University Apartheid Divest on March 3, asked whether the University should divest financially from Israel, cancel the Tel Aviv Global Center, and end Columbia’s dual degree program with Tel Aviv University.