Opinion

Written wisdom

We asked this year’s columnists for a sentence or two of wit and wisdom to sum up their year. Presented below are their pearls of wisdom—wear them well.

A year in op-eds

A look back at how the on and off campus events and trends were spelled out on the editorial page this past year.

STAFF EDITORIALS »

Casual Fridays: The end

From the Steps to move-out day, from free food lines to the lawns (wait, not the lawns... don’t go to the lawns!), students are forced to jump over hurdle after hurdle in a feeble attempt to get to sweet, sweet summer.

Stand by me

We encourage our executives-elect to prioritize their goals. Stand Columbia, tell us what your goals are for the first semester, the second semester, and for the year as a whole.

COLUMNS »

Written wisdom

We asked this year’s columnists for a sentence or two of wit and wisdom to sum up their year. Presented below are their pearls of wisdom—wear them well.

Moving with President Bollinger

Somehow, despite the ostensible haphazardness of our microscopic world, things work themselves out and create order, or at least the semblance of it.

OP-EDS »

On the failure of Columbia's sexual assault policy

I never imagined that the sanctions would be struck down, pared down to the mere removal of the respondent from housing and a mark on his record.

A year in op-eds

A look back at how the on and off campus events and trends were spelled out on the editorial page this past year.

What I won't forget to remember

As graduation approaches, and I have, for once, a bit of a bully pulpit, I do feel the need to revisit all of these clichés because I feel like the value of working on Spectator is most often misconstrued from the outside.

The Ten Ways of Knowing

I have memories of bubbles in the office and corrections and Sporcle and people and Starbucks. I remember dealing with people who aren’t rational. You compromise and talk and grow.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR »

Letter to the Editor

On the morning of Saturday, May 1st, a concerned group of Columbians from both Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity and the Chicano Caucus met to discuss their reactions to the Facebook invitation for AEPi’s Cinco de Mayo themed party and the best way to handle a potentially divisive situation within the Columbia community. We would like to share the results of this experience so that Columbia may grow as a uniquely vibrant and supportive group of people.

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor