“The fact is, in practice, free speech is hard. It is counterintuitive and it requires real effort to live by its expectations. … We have, over time, come to realize that we need to learn how to ...

From expanding funding and access for student groups to playing in a salsa band, Julian Infante, CC ’25, has dedicated his time at Columbia to enhancing student wellness and experience. He served as ...

Phoebe Anderson, CC ’24, ended her collegiate career on a high. After a standout performance at the 2024 Northeast Regional competition, she punched her ticket to the NCAA Cross Country ...

Paolo Roselli isn't your everyday Columbia fencer. He's not from New York City, and he doesn't even hail from this country. Roselli's is the story of a man who never thought he would end up at ...

Men’s tennis advanced to the NCAA championship quarterfinals after defeating North Carolina State University to win the Super Regional this past weekend. The victory marks the Lions’ second season in ...

Dragging herself across the cracked floors of her living room, Gloria Acevedo was just in reach of her phone. After making her way up to her fifth-floor apartment, the 74-year-old had fallen. Normally ...

As New York Police Department officers arrived at Columbia’s campus in droves Wednesday evening amid an ongoing pro-Palestinian protest in Butler Library, our reporters braced for what would soon ...

This is my 100th byline for the Columbia Daily Spectator. In writing and reporting those articles, I’ve learned a lot—how to ask sharper questions, be a better listener, write faster and with more ...

Around 100 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Butler Library Wednesday afternoon for an “Emergency Rally.” Protesters demanded the University divest from companies tied to Israel and grant amnesty ...

Columbia placed over 65 students on interim suspension and barred 33 individuals from campus for their alleged participation in a Wednesday pro-Palestinian demonstration at Butler Library, a ...

Board of trustees co-chairs David Greenwald, Law ’83, and Jeh Johnson, Law ’82, announced the creation of a University Senate review committee in a Tuesday email to the Columbia community. Acting ...

When asked what advice he would impart to his first-year self, senior guard Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa paused, unusually quiet. The basketball superstar, who is often quick to answer questions, found ...