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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].

Columbia’s Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing rejected three proposals submitted on Dec. 1, 2024, call...
11/16/2025

Columbia’s Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing rejected three proposals submitted on Dec. 1, 2024, calling on the University to divest from Israel and companies engaged in violations of human rights, according to an announcement posted to its website on Friday.

The Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing, a permanent volunteer committee which makes nonbinding recommendations to the trustees, rejected three proposals calling on the University to divest from Israel and companies engaged in human rights violations, according to a Friday

Barnard introduced on Thursday a new Student Code of Conduct, honor code, and disciplinary process, set to be implemente...
11/16/2025

Barnard introduced on Thursday a new Student Code of Conduct, honor code, and disciplinary process, set to be implemented in a January “pilot” governance period.

Barnard introduced on Thursday a new Student Code of Conduct, honor code, and disciplinary process, set to be implemented in a January “pilot” governance period.

Women’s basketball fell to the University of Richmond Saturday night in its 2025-26 home opener. Despite a late fourth ...
11/16/2025

Women’s basketball fell to the University of Richmond Saturday night in its 2025-26 home opener. Despite a late fourth quarter push, the Lions couldn’t compete with the Spiders’ 12-26 performance from three.

Women’s basketball fell to the University of Richmond Saturday night in its 2025-26 home opener. Despite a late fourth quarter push, the Lions couldn’t compete with the Spiders’ 12-26 performance from three.

Football fell to Brown 32-29 on Senior Day despite a comeback effort. The Light Blue displayed a strong rushing attack a...
11/16/2025

Football fell to Brown 32-29 on Senior Day despite a comeback effort. The Light Blue displayed a strong rushing attack and clutch passing plays, but was unable to overcome a late Brown touchdown drive.

Football fell to Brown at home Saturday afternoon in its second-to-last game of the season. While the Lions briefly took the lead in the fourth quarter, a comeback from the Bears led to a 32-29 heartbreaker.

Men’s fencing opened its season undefeated at the Columbia Invitational, sweeping the Stevens Institute of Technology, t...
11/16/2025

Men’s fencing opened its season undefeated at the Columbia Invitational, sweeping the Stevens Institute of Technology, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Johns Hopkins University to start their season 3-0.

Men’s fencing began its 2025-26 campaign on Sunday in triumphant form, emerging undefeated at the Columbia Invitational in Dodge Fitness Center.

Acting University President Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, condemned Islamophobic and anti-Arab harassment and discri...
11/15/2025

Acting University President Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, condemned Islamophobic and anti-Arab harassment and discrimination in a Friday email following a reported Nov. 7 hate crime.

Acting University President Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, condemned Islamophobic and anti-Arab harassment and discrimination in a Friday email following a reported Nov. 7 hate crime.

Photographer Dora Pang, BC ’27, has turned her digital work into physical form in her most recent photo book, “Californi...
11/14/2025

Photographer Dora Pang, BC ’27, has turned her digital work into physical form in her most recent photo book, “California, On My Mind.” At 48 pages, the book is a collection of film photos Pang took of places she repeatedly visited in her home state over the course of five years.

Inspired by the likes of street photographers Vivian Meyer and William Eggleston, photographer Dora Pang, BC ’27, has turned her digital work into physical form in her most recent photo book, “California, On My Mind.”

Immigration and Customs Enforcement forcibly detained a man and pulled him into an unmarked vehicle Wednesday Morning in...
11/14/2025

Immigration and Customs Enforcement forcibly detained a man and pulled him into an unmarked vehicle Wednesday Morning in Washington Heights. Witnesses said the incident was over in five minutes.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials forcibly detained a man at West 157th Street and Broadway at around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, according to footage posted online and witness interviews conducted by Spectator. The officials wore face masks and several appeared to be without law enforcement id...

Columbia alumni directed, wrote, or produced three independent films screened at the Queens World Film Festival.
11/14/2025

Columbia alumni directed, wrote, or produced three independent films screened at the Queens World Film Festival.

With live music playing and posters from previous festivals lining the lobby, the 15th Queens World Film Festival kicked off at the Museum of the Moving Image on Nov. 5. The festival’s opening night included a feature film by a Columbia alum in the museum’s Redstone Theater.

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party called on Columbia to end exchange programs “supported by enti...
11/14/2025

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party called on Columbia to end exchange programs “supported by entities with ties to the Chinese Communist Party” and “commit to a rigorous review of foreign funding of student groups” in a Nov. 4 letter.

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party called on Columbia to discontinue exchange programs that are connected to the CCP and rigorously review foreign funding for student groups in a Nov. 4

Women’s fencing opened their season at home, dominating at the Columbia Invitational. The team won all three rounds by 1...
11/14/2025

Women’s fencing opened their season at home, dominating at the Columbia Invitational. The team won all three rounds by 15 bouts or more.

Women’s fencing began their season on Sunday with a strong start at home in the Columbia Invitational as they faced off against the Stevens Institute of Technology (7-5), the New Jersey Institute of Technology (5-9), and Johns Hopkins University (9-1). The women’s team dominated the strip, winni...

Columbia women’s swimming and diving began its season on a high note, earning a strong 170-140 victory over New York Uni...
11/14/2025

Columbia women’s swimming and diving began its season on a high note, earning a strong 170-140 victory over New York University on Oct. 31. On Friday, the Light Blue dropped its first conference match-up against Penn on the road.

Women’s swimming and diving opened its season on Oct. 31 with a victory over cross-town opponent New York University, outscoring the Violets 170-140. The Light Blue went on to drop its first Ivy League meet on Nov. 7, losing to Penn by a score of 193-99.

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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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