Adil Ahmed

Educate Yourself, Student Government

Our campus has faced some extremely contentious issues over the last couple semesters—Naval ROTC and the Manhattanville expansion.

By Adil Ahmed | Dec 2 11:20 pm ET

Low Plaza: Equal Access For All

I love team sports, but I don’t like losing. A few weeks ago when I was playing pickup basketball in Dodge Fitness Center, I fractured two bones in my left hand.

By Adil Ahmed | Nov 19 07:58 pm ET

The 2009 Race for Institutional Memory

As I was canvassing in Chester County, Pa. Sunday, a Mrs. Taylor replied to my requests for her to vote on Tuesday by asking me to stop by next week instead.

By Adil Ahmed | Nov 4 09:47 pm ET

A Latino Lounge is Everyone's Lounge

The more I pursue an understanding of our campus’s extensive history of student calls for change, the more I hear people say “my community needs a safe space.” Safe spaces are communal spaces.

By Adil Ahmed | Oct 21 10:29 pm ET

Why Do Columbia Students Cross the Road?

“Because they have to.” Columbia and Barnard students take the same classes, join the same clubs, and all have at least one good friend on the other side of the street.

By Adil Ahmed | Oct 7 10:11 pm ET

Legislate Slow, Homie

I talked a lot of student-council “game” last week, and this week I’m going to back it up.

By Adil Ahmed | Sep 23 11:24 pm ET

How to Stand for Something

Hey underclassmen seeking elected office—I’m about to drop some senior knowledge on you. You have the power right now to make our campus politics more than just a show of words and promises.

By Adil Ahmed | Sep 9 11:48 pm ET

The Students’ Frontier

After our last finals, we probably bounced right out of Morningside or used the last few nights to party.

By Adil Ahmed | Jan 24 08:52 pm ET

The Muslim Voice for Darfur

Global commentators, like Thomas Friedman, are forever referring to the international Muslim community as being inactive and dormant, instead of reacting to today's many world-changing issues.

By Adil Ahmed | Apr 18 12:00 am ET

Polarizing Discussion

Professor Alan Dershowitz's appearance on campus might have been necessary.

By Adil Ahmed | Mar 30 12:00 am ET

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