Over the course of the semester, we have received a series of anonymous tips from (presumably) the same first-year concerning coming out to their roommate. With Queer Awareness Month behind us, we saw it fit to address one of the many LGBTQ-specific issues often faced by members of our community. You can find the series of tips, as well […]

Columbia should be post-gender…We shouldn’t just have to live with people of the same sex, they were assigned to that at birth. Columbia should be a safe-haven for all minority groups…After this, the Republicans will demand their own lounge on campus. Columbians, you better read up on your Gay History if you want to fight […]

What do you know–more homophobic messages. All Carman residents received an e-mail this morning from Cristen Kromm, Director of Residential Programs, about a nasty remark scrawled on a dry erase board.  Kromm’s email noted that the “private joke” had “unintended consequences.” The scrawler has fessed up, and hopefully that’s the end of that. Full e-mail […]

An email from Dean Colombo to Carman residents reveals that some homophobic graffiti was applied to the pillar outside the freshman dorm on February 11th, and was removed about a week later. Colombo’s email, reproduced below the jump, asserts that the slow response time in dealing with such incidents will be looked into in the future […]