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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].

BREAKING: Columbia is working with the New York Police Department to investigate an hourslong outage impacting the Unive...
06/24/2025

BREAKING: Columbia is working with the New York Police Department to investigate an hourslong outage impacting the University’s online platforms that started around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, a University spokesperson wrote in a statement to Spectator.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

While some students choose to keep their voter status in their home states, others opted to change their status to New Y...
06/24/2025

While some students choose to keep their voter status in their home states, others opted to change their status to New York ahead of Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral primary. Spectator spoke to four Barnard students about the factors that led them to make, or not make, the switch.

Over 3 million New Yorkers are eligible to vote in the Tuesday Democratic mayoral primary, including Barnard students, some of whom come from other states and changed their voter registration to participate in the primary.

University senators raised concerns regarding disciplinary proceedings for students involved in the May 7 Butler Library...
06/24/2025

University senators raised concerns regarding disciplinary proceedings for students involved in the May 7 Butler Library protest during a University Senate plenary meeting on June 13.

Acting University President Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, addressed concerns regarding disciplinary proceedings for students involved in the May 7 Butler Library

Columbia’s Center for Career Education withdrew funding for two undergraduate students’ summer internships at the New Yo...
06/24/2025

Columbia’s Center for Career Education withdrew funding for two undergraduate students’ summer internships at the New York Civil Liberties Union. The union says the withdrawal is due to the students’ alleged participation in a May 7 pro-Palestinian protest at Butler Library, according to a NYCLU letter obtained by Spectator.

Columbia’s Center for Career Education withdrew funding for two undergraduate students’ summer internships at the New York Civil Liberties Union. The union says the withdrawal is due to the students’ alleged participation in a May 7 pro-Palestinian

In a June 12 email to the Columbia community, Shipman provided an update on the University’s partnership with the govern...
06/24/2025

In a June 12 email to the Columbia community, Shipman provided an update on the University’s partnership with the government. “The government has the ability to regulate us, and we are committed to following the law,” Shipman wrote.

Acting University President Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, delivered updates on June 12 about the University’s ongoing discussion with the federal government over restoring $400 million in canceled funding.

The One Train is Delayed, a short film production group at Barnard, held its first gala to celebrate its 2025 short film...
06/24/2025

The One Train is Delayed, a short film production group at Barnard, held its first gala to celebrate its 2025 short films, “Montage” and “Miss Chief,” in black tie attire following its recent rebrand.

Coming a long way from its SNL-style comedy web series roots, The 1 Train is Delayed, a Barnard short film production group run exclusively by women and nonbinary students, held its first gala in Held Auditorium on May 2.

With mingling and muhammara dip, the Journal of Art Criticism team, including editor-in-chief Georgina Brainerd, CC ’25,...
06/24/2025

With mingling and muhammara dip, the Journal of Art Criticism team, including editor-in-chief Georgina Brainerd, CC ’25, celebrated the journal’s 10th anniversary at the Brooklyn Public Library’s new Library for Arts and Culture.

The first undergraduate journal in print devoted to art criticism is now a decade old.

Within Morningside Heights restaurants Symposium and Sipsteria lie hidden galleries containing precious vintage art that...
06/24/2025

Within Morningside Heights restaurants Symposium and Sipsteria lie hidden galleries containing precious vintage art that cultivates not only the spaces but also the greater Columbia community.

Columbia students might think of local galleries and the spires of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine as their neighborhood’s pillars of art. But within Morningside Heights’ cafés and restaurants lie hidden galleries.

Spectator interviewed nine Columbia students about their feelings toward LinkedIn. For many, the platform elicits pressu...
06/24/2025

Spectator interviewed nine Columbia students about their feelings toward LinkedIn. For many, the platform elicits pressure to keep up with the competition as a job applicant in the Columbia pool, especially as summer internships roll around.

Every time Larissa Barbosa Ferreira, BC ’28, receives a LinkedIn notification about a peer’s internship acceptance, she’s happy to hear the good news. That joy, however, is quickly followed by a twinge of anxiety regarding her own career—and she’s not alone in this sentiment.

U.S. District Judge Mary Vyskocil on Monday dismissed the March 25 lawsuit filed by the American Association of Universi...
06/24/2025

U.S. District Judge Mary Vyskocil on Monday dismissed the March 25 lawsuit filed by the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers against President Donald Trump’s administration for its cancellation of $400 million in federal funding to Columbia.

A U.S. District Judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the American Association of University Professors and the American Fed...

The University reached a settlement agreement on June 5 with former School of Social Work student Mackenzie “Macky” Forr...
06/24/2025

The University reached a settlement agreement on June 5 with former School of Social Work student Mackenzie “Macky” Forrest, who filed a lawsuit against Columbia in February 2024. Forrest’s lawsuit alleges that the University violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and states that she experienced “unlawful discrimination and retaliation against her because of her status as a Jew, specifically an Orthodox Jew and sabbath observer.”

Columbia reached a settlement agreement on June 5 with former School of Social Work student Mackenzie “Macky” Forrest, SSW ’24, who filed a

Spectator spoke to voters at three polling sites—The Forum, CCNY, and the William Black Medical Research Building–who sh...
06/24/2025

Spectator spoke to voters at three polling sites—The Forum, CCNY, and the William Black Medical Research Building–who shared why they voted early during this June’s highly competitive primary cycle.

Thousands of West Harlem residents hit the polls last week to cast their ballots early for the high-stakes Democratic mayoral primary that has mobilized voters throughout the city.

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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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