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The Columbia Spectator, founded in 1877, delivers news and information daily to thousands of readers around Columbia, Morningside Heights, and West Harlem. We are the second-oldest college daily paper in the country and have been financially independent from the University since 1962. The newspaper is published five days a week during the academic year and our blog network, Spectrum, offers update

s on news, arts, commentary, and photos from around campus and New York City. The organization is run by undergraduates from Barnard, Columbia College, the School of General Studies, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science, with a staff totaling over 200 students. Spectator has opportunities for a wide range of interests, including reporting, writing, editing, photography, design, multimedia, and finance. Along with the daily paper and blogs, Spectator Publishing Company Inc. includes The Eye, a weekly arts and features magazine; and the business division, which manages Spectator's financial standing. If you're interested in joining or have any general questions, please contact us at [email protected].

Gotham Chopra, CC ’97, has spent the last decade filming documentaries with the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Simone Biles, an...
11/10/2025

Gotham Chopra, CC ’97, has spent the last decade filming documentaries with the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Simone Biles, and Serena Williams. Chopra sat down with Spectator to detail his journey from Columbia College student to award-winning filmmaker.

A few dozen undergraduate students filed into Earl Hall on Oct. 8, looking for enlightenment.

Football hosted undefeated Harvard on Friday, looking to post its first Ivy League win of the season. The Lions were out...
11/10/2025

Football hosted undefeated Harvard on Friday, looking to post its first Ivy League win of the season. The Lions were outmatched by Harvard’s dominant offense, falling behind 28-0 at the half. Unfortunately for Columbia, the Crimson never let up, eventually winning 31-14.

Football fell to FCS No. 9 Harvard at home under the Friday night lights, 31-14. The Lions struggled to kick their offense into gear against a tough Crimson showing.

Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon” is a portrait of failure. In another film from one of the most iconic director-actor duo...
11/10/2025

Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon” is a portrait of failure. In another film from one of the most iconic director-actor duos around, Ethan Hawke commits himself wholeheartedly to playing a dejected Lorenz Hart, CC 1918, on the triumphant opening night of “Oklahoma!”

Columbia’s 1920 Varsity Show was where songwriting team Lorenz Hart, CC 1918, and Richard Rodgers, CC 1923, got their

Columbia announced it had taken the rare step of drawing on unrestricted endowment funds to support its research operati...
11/10/2025

Columbia announced it had taken the rare step of drawing on unrestricted endowment funds to support its research operations during fiscal year 2025 and into fiscal year 2026, according to a statement from Anne Sullivan, executive vice president for finance. It is not clear exactly how much was drawn, or from which funds.

Columbia announced last month it had taken the rare step of drawing on unrestricted endowment funds to support its research operations during fiscal year 2025 and into fiscal year 2026, according to....

Women’s cross country placed third at the Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships. Senior Rory Clare, sophomor...
11/10/2025

Women’s cross country placed third at the Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships. Senior Rory Clare, sophomore Olivia Murray, and senior Edward Blaha earned Second Team All-Ivy honors.

Cross country competed with vigor on Oct. 31 at the 2025 Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships in Van Cortlandt Park. The women’s team ran hard to finish the season with a strong third-place performance, while the men’s team landed in sixth place.

Fresh off one of its worst Ivy League seasons in school history, men’s basketball is back with a new look from top to bo...
11/07/2025

Fresh off one of its worst Ivy League seasons in school history, men’s basketball is back with a new look from top to bottom. The Light Blue enters the 2025-26 season with a new head coach and a revamped roster, and will hope to start building momentum for the program.

Fresh off one of its most disappointing Ivy League seasons since the turn of the century, men’s basketball ...

Field hockey played its final match of the 2025 season on Saturday, suffering a 3-0 loss on the road to No. 3 Princeton....
11/07/2025

Field hockey played its final match of the 2025 season on Saturday, suffering a 3-0 loss on the road to No. 3 Princeton. The game marked senior midfielder Sam Petrucco and senior forward Sophia Abate’s final appearances for the Light Blue.

The 2025 field hockey season came to a close for Columbia on Saturday, as the Light Blue suffered a 3-0 loss against No. 5 Princeton in New Jersey.

Women’s basketball tips off its season on Friday, looking to continue its Ivy League domination with a fourth-straight c...
11/07/2025

Women’s basketball tips off its season on Friday, looking to continue its Ivy League domination with a fourth-straight conference title. As fresh faces join returning veterans, the Lions will benefit from a deeper bench as they seek to consolidate their status among the top programs in the country.

Women’s basketball tips off its season Friday, looking to continue its Ivy League domination with a fourth-straight conference title.

Annie Shaw, SEAS ’25, and her team held the inaugural Shortform Awards & Gala on Oct. 20. The event honored 38 individua...
11/07/2025

Annie Shaw, SEAS ’25, and her team held the inaugural Shortform Awards & Gala on Oct. 20. The event honored 38 individuals for their achievements in short-form content creation at the Museum of the City of New York.

Under a sweeping circular staircase and a 3D LED light installation, Annie Shaw, SEAS ’25, alongside her team, composed of Richard Ye, Tony Bai, Cindy Hao, and Ariana Kha, held the inaugural Shortform Awards & Gala at the Museum of the City of New York. The gala honored 38 serial or narrative ...

Columbia students responded enthusiastically to Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral victory on Tuesday, citing their hope for chang...
11/07/2025

Columbia students responded enthusiastically to Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral victory on Tuesday, citing their hope for change in New York City. The mayor-elect earned overwhelming support from young, first-time, and transplant voters.

As Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s newly-minted mayor-elect, celebrated his victory at the Brooklyn Paramount theater on Tuesday night, dozens of Columbia students and West Harlem locals were cheering and singing along to Frank Sinatra’s “Theme From New York, New York,” in Morningside Height...

Volleyball continued its conference season this past weekend with away games against Harvard and Dartmouth. Despite clos...
11/07/2025

Volleyball continued its conference season this past weekend with away games against Harvard and Dartmouth. Despite closely contending almost every set, the Lions fell 3-0 in both games.

Volleyball took on a pair of Ivy League road matchups over the weekend, falling to Harvard on Friday and Dartmouth on Saturday. The Lions lost for the second time against each opponent this season.

Men’s soccer fell 1-0 to Brown on Saturday afternoon in its penultimate conference game. The Lions are now seventh in th...
11/07/2025

Men’s soccer fell 1-0 to Brown on Saturday afternoon in its penultimate conference game. The Lions are now seventh in the standings, meaning they will be unable to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

Men’s soccer fell to Brown in its penultimate Ivy League game on Saturday afternoon in Providence, Rhode Island. After the 1-0 loss, the Lions are unable to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

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The Columbia Spectator, founded in 1877, delivers news and information daily to thousands of readers around Columbia, Morningside Heights, and West Harlem. We are the second-oldest college daily paper in the country and have been financially independent from the University since 1962. The organization is run by undergraduates from Barnard, Columbia College, General Studies, and SEAS, with a staff totaling over 250 students. Spectator has opportunities for a wide range of interests, including reporting, writing, editing, photography, design, multimedia, marketing, sales, and finance. Along with daily content online and weekly paper, Spectator Publishing Company Inc. includes The Eye, an arts and features magazine, and the business division, which manages Spectator's financial standing. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. To submit an op-ed, contact [email protected]. Send news tips to [email protected].

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