Staff Writer Joanna Zhang reports on the latest installment of the World Leaders Forum: President Michelle Bachelet of Chile. President of Chile Michelle Bachelet walked into Low Library’s Rotunda like a superstar. She ended her last presidential term in 2010 with 84% popularity and was appointed the first Director of UN Women, so it’s no […]

Congratulations to the new leaders of the Barnard Class of 2019! We’d like to applaud those who exercised their right to vote, as well as all candidates who ran, some of whom employed pretty creative campaign strategies, (We’re a little disappointed that the girl who gave out roses and cupcakes didn’t win but we also […]

With Ted Cruz’s confirmation that he’s running in 2016, it’s clear that elections are on the brain. Columbia is clearly following the Texas Senator’s lead with the release of the official candidate list for CCSC, ESC, and GSSC elections. View the list below to see who’s running.

Back again in all of her Barnard Bearoness glory, SGA correspondent Maddie Stearn recaps last night’s student government meeting. Packed with issues regarding elections, funding, and a petition to change curriculum, the meeting covered issues that you surely want to be informed about.  This week’s meeting had quite the packed agenda, and it was off to a start with speeches […]

Monday’s SGA meeting was cut really short due to Passover this week, but Barnard Bureau Chief Lauren Beltrone was there anyways to keep you in the loop. Before delving into the real stuff, here’s a reminder to vote (again) on my.barnard.edu today. Probably because too many Barnard students were having separation anxiety and didn’t successfully […]

Voting ended at 5 pm today, and the Columbia Elections Board has just announced that Sarah Yee has beaten out the other four candidates for Ben Kornick’s old representative seat in CCSC with 44% of the vote. In a rather well-publicized election, Yee ran against Ankeet Ball, Christopher Wang, Radhika Gupta, and Sameer Mishra. Meanwhile, […]

You’ve been voting these past few days, and now the results are in for the 2013-2014 ESC Board. Though many races were uncontested, candidates for VP of Communications, 2014 President, and class representatives faced close races. See the results below: Executive Board Siddhant Bhatt (President) Tanya Shah (VP Policy) Jillian Ross (VP Communications) Brian Wu […]

Ladies and Gentlemen, your candidates for 2012-2013 Engineering Student Council. Campaigning officially begins today, so prepare to feel valued like never before. Voting will open next week at 9 am on Monday, April 2nd, and will continue until 5 pm on Thursday, April 5th. Also keep in mind that the candidates’ forum will be held […]

Bucket List represents the unbelievable intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. Our recommendations for this week are below and the full list is after the jump. Recommended “Voting Rights v. Voter Suppression” Monday, March 26, 6:00 pm […]

Columbia bureaucrats and student groups alike figured out long ago that the key to our collective heart is an overstuffed, all-American, oh-so-irresistible burrito. Tonight, look forward not only to free food, but also to the fantastic music of your peers at SEAS Battle of the Bands. All of this will take place in the mysterious […]

Polls open today. You have till 5pm, September 21st to exercise your democratic duty. Remember to brush up on the many parties running for student office and take a look at how they fit into Columbia’s lovely bureaucracy. Results will be sent out by email and published online the evening of September 21st. Vote Here! […]

More election results just in, this time from the Spring 2011 ESC decision. About 125 students voted for the classes of 2012 and 13, and nearly 200 for 2014. 498 students total voted for the other representatives; for more details, check out the full vote breakdown (PDF). Cheers guys! 2012: Judy Kim (President), Mailing Wu […]

The winners of the Spring 2011 CCSC elections were just announced! See the full PDF, or read the highlights below. According to the CCSC Election Board, “This election was both the most competitive in recent memory and also that with the highest turnout, with approximately 45% of Columbia College voting.” Executive Board: CUCharge: Aki Terasaki […]

Friends, meet your candidates for the upcoming SGA elections! We notice that many of the positions are going uncontested. Ah, democracy. SGA President: Gabrielle Ferrara, Mitzi Steiner, Jessica Blank VPSG: Rachel Ferrari Jr. Rep to the BOT: Liscare Castro, Mica Spicka, Amy Duncan VP Communications: Sarah Steinmann VP Finance: Camila Daniels VP Student Activities: Liza […]

A good chunk of the Columbia JSchool faculty has signed a letter to Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder claiming that the recent publication of diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks is “protected by the First Amendment.” The faculty looks back a few decades and points out that “as a historical matter, government overreaction to publication of leaked […]