@ James Room, Barnard Hall In honor of Black History Month and Islam Awareness Week, the Muslim Students Association (MSA) and the Black Students Organization (BSO) present the African American Muslim Experience. Featuring Columbia University PhD candidate Zaheer Ali, and Sylviane Diouf, author of “Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas,” Aisha Al-Adawiya, […]

@ James Room, Barnard Hall In recent years, political and media attention has significantly shifted its focus from just Islam, to the divisions and sects within it. For many people, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, there remain several unanswered questions. What is the history of the Shia and Sunni “split”? How does this affect Islam? Join […]

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WHO!WHAT? WHEN? No, silly, it’s NOW!HERE, Columbia’s own undergraduate journal of world travel featuring articles, photos and art inspired by the international experiences of Columbia students. It’s now here (get it?). The choice reads: Ireland: “We’re like a petulant college student.” Hitchhiker fiction! Holland isn’t quite like you imagine it. The Jersey Shore isn’t, either. […]

The beautiful people of Gossip Girl have returned to campus. The cast and crew are set up and shooting on 116th near Claremont, and tipsters are abuzz with sightings of “good ol’ Blair Waldorf” (who, we might suggest, looks like a yellow Carmen Sandiego) and “Lacrosse Hottie and Actor-Extrodinare Chase Crawford” giving “a performance for […]

Metrocards may be on the rise next year because the MTA has no money. Start panicking. (Gothamist) And Columbia had to give out fewer faculty awards because we don’t have a whole lot of, say, discretionary income. (Spectator) Bike groups like Critical Mass are getting the legislative equivalent of a cop’s two-handed shove, and will […]

The Columbia University Wind Ensemble is hosting its second annual Columbia Festival of Winds on Sunday, March 7th, to raise money for a music-education program called Making Music Matter. Different ensembles, including the Jambalaya Brass Band, the Lesbian and Gay Big Apple Corps (who have played at presidential inaugurations), and internationally renowned jazz trombonist Wycliffe […]

potluck house (606 w. 114th) PO(E)TLUCK: The Columbia Review Launch Party and Potluck There will be students and faculty reading, an open mic, and a potluck dinner! We will begin the night with traditional potluck dinner and nontraditional communal wall poetry writing at 7PM. The Potluck House hallways will be covered over in large paper […]

My name is Lauren Ko and I am the president of Student Global AIDS Campaign (formerly known as Global Justice).  The reason why I am reaching out to you is because I would like you to encourage your board/general body members to attend our upcoming event! This Wednesday night (2/17), our group will be hosting […]

Lehman Hall, room 022 Questions and RSVP: zines@barnard.edu http://barnard.edu/library/zines/club/meeting100218.html Get involved with the Barnard Library Zine Collection by joining the new Zine Library Club! Participants in the zine club will devise the scope and purpose of the group. Possible projects include creating a group project, developing zine resources for students and professors, and recommending zines and […]

On March 3, the College Dems will host Joshua King for a conversation on “Polioptics: The Art and Science of How We Are Influenced By Image and Imagemakers.”  During the event, King will trace the visual history of the presidency, from Washington to Obama, and discuss the art and science of how we are influenced […]

The latest from the (now slightly more dangerous) world of student government. ESC: Rather than bask in the victorious silly-string attack on CCSC at the latter’s board meeting, ESC focused on electing a new VP for Policy. Two candidates ran for the position – sophomore Ben Yi and junior Eric Hirani, who has served as […]