Last Thursday, Columbia’s Kingsmen ushered in a new era of 2 am sweet tea and chicken fingers, singing at the opening of a new Raising Canes near campus.

Get ready to coffee chat!

Dive into another semester of events!

On Saturday, April 26, Staff Writers Manaia Taula-Lieras and Shyla Upadhyay attended 365 Days / 365 Plays performed at Barnard College’s Theatre Senior Thesis Festival.

The Knight First Amendment Institute hosted a panel with experts called “Digital Authoritarianism and the Fight for Democracy” this past Wednesday.

School is winding down for the semester, and so are campus events.

At a panel hosted by the Holder Initiative, Eric Holder and Karine Jean-Pierre made one thing clear: American democracy is in crisis, and fixing it will take more than just showing up on Election Day.

The School of International and Political Affairs (SIPA) hosted its final Women in Energy Initiative panel in partnership with law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.

Expand your knowledge this week at a lecture or teach-in. Or pick up some snacks for finals!

On April 23, Staff Writer Shyla Upadhyay attended a talk hosted by the Columbia Climate School on how various academics view “sounding the ocean” concerning their fields of music, oceanography, and anthropology. 

Four incredible speakers, Dolores Fernandez Alonso CC ’89, Maryam Banikarim BC ’89, BUS ’93, SIPA ’93, Joyce Chang CC ’86, and Stefanie Tsen Ward CC ’02, shared wisdom worth remembering. It was more than connecting with incredible women from our university, it was a reminder to take advantage of all this school has to offer. 

Check out a Buddhist celebration or learn more about cosmopolitanism this week.

On Monday, April 14th, Social Media Editor and Staff Writer Rory Collins attended a talk hosted by the Institute of Global Politics on whether Irish Reunification will be achieved by 2030.

The Barnard Center for Engaged Pedagogy held its last event of the “Year of Elections around the World” series, focusing on the intersection between human rights and climate change. 

This week, campus is full of exciting events celebrating history, cultural heritage, and our student community. Don’t miss the opportunity to indulge in some international treats!