Barry Weinberg

CCSC Executive Platforms

With Columbia College Student Council elections about to begin, the three major parties submit editorials communicating their platforms for election.

By Barry Weinberg, Andrew Nguyen, and Aki Terasaki | Apr 10 10:21 pm ET

Better Columbia, better home

Better Columbia will seek student input.

By Barry Weinberg | Apr 10 09:28 pm ET

Raising the flag on ROTC

This week, we’re talking about the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in light of the recent introduction of military activities to campus. Professor Allan Silver believes an ROTC program at Columbia would bring greater diversity to our nation’s military, and Allison Dilyard believes the program would attract currently underrepresented groups to our school. Natalie Lopez-Barnard talks about the merits of an ROTC program while Barry Weinberg discusses how much military involvement at Columbia is acceptable.

By Professor Allan Silver, Natalie Lopez-Barnard, Barry Weinberg, and Allison Dilyard | Nov 28 10:36 pm ET

Pursuing freedom without letting go of equality

Having the military on campus offers much to Columbia—it's also problematic.

By Barry Weinberg | Nov 28 06:39 pm ET

Good Art is A Process

Student oversight in the Arts Initiative must be similarly institutionalized, or else CUarts could be reduced in a few years to a ticket stand and cheap entry to museums.

By Barry Weinberg | Apr 13 06:22 pm ET

Why Democrats Need Not Fear Gillibrand

Instead of expressing disappointment with Gillibrand’s selection, we should be excited with the prospect of shaping our new senator into a strong progressive voice.

By Barry Weinberg, Sarah Scheinman, and and Maddy Joseph | Feb 7 04:02 pm ET

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