On Thursday, March 25th, Staff Writer Mary Qiu had the pleasure of joining Adriana Urbina’s virtual cooking experience and learned to make some delicious, dorm-friendly chickpea-loaded sweet potatoes with lemon tahini. 

This past Thursday, the Columbia School of Nursing’s Center for Research on People of Color (CRPC) hosted Dr. Amadou Gaye, the second speaker of their Anti-Racism Speaker Series, to discuss his research on the relationship between adverse social conditions and gene expression.

With Lunar New Year just barely in the rearview mirror and the freezing rain forecast this week, I am craving Chinese comfort food now more than ever.  We have taught you how to make a delicious, sweet red bean rice cake dessert last week, but now we tell you how to make a super quick, […]

Staff Writer Mary Qiu attended University Life Forum’s COVID update panel that presented both a broad overview of the present COVID situation and a snapshot of Columbia’s COVID policies on testing, future vaccine distribution, and maintaining student wellness. 

Bulgarian filmmaker Stephan Komandarev discusses his 2017 film Directions, explains his gravitation towards fiction film as opposed to documentaries, and expresses his optimism for the future of Bulgarian films.  

Professor Ying Zhu shares with us the history of Hollywood films in Chinese markets, attempts of Chinese films to break into the American market, and the implications for Sino-American relations.  

Staff writer Mary Qiu tuned into CU Players’ two-part performance of Radio Island this weekend directed by Emma Gometz (CC ‘21) and produced by Diana Gregoire (CC ‘23) and Joanna Berkowitz (BC ‘22), and it convinced her that virtual theatre can be really good too.

Staff Writer Mary Qiu attended CU Players’ ‘Hocus Pocus Showcus Live: a Spooktacular Halloween Cabaret!’ that took place on Friday, October 30. This showcase featured several short performances, each full of spunk, and a preview of the upcoming production of Radio Island, which will run from November 19-21 at 7:30 pm EST. It was an […]

Staff writer Mary Qiu listened to Shipwreck: A History Play About 2017, a free podcast production made available by the Public Theatre, that examines Trump’s rise to power, scrutinizes liberals’ language surrounding Trump, and explores the divides in our society.