Laura Brunts

SGB Move Provokes Discussion

Monday night in Earl Hall, the Student Governing Board held what could have been its last town hall in that venue. Next semester, the board will have a new home.

By Laura Brunts | Nov 14 12:00 am ET

Administrators Plan SGB Oversight Shift

High-level administrators decided last week to shift oversight of the Student Governing Board of Earl Hall to the Office of Student Affairs, SGB executive board members reported Friday.

By Laura Brunts | Nov 8 12:00 am ET

State by State, Voters Seize the Initiative

While New Yorkers are limited to voicing their views on campaign issues by voting for candidates who share their concerns, voters in states with ballot initiatives have the chance to vote directly

By Laura Brunts and Leora Falk | Nov 3 12:00 am ET

Columbia Professors Weigh In

To get some perspective on the midterm elections, we sat down with several American politics professors from Columbia's political science department.

By Laura Brunts | Nov 3 12:00 am ET

Columbia Shifts SGB Oversight

High-level administrators decided this week to move the Student Governing Board of Earl Hall to Student Affairs, headed by Dean of Student Affairs Chris Colombo, SGB executive board members reporte

By Laura Brunts | Nov 3 12:00 am ET

Green Columbia: Can Columbia Become an Eco-friendly University?

On the fourth floor of a quiet brownstone on 115th Street, Columbia's environmental future is beginning to take shape.

By Laura Brunts and Josh Hirschland | Oct 30 12:00 am ET

CU Presses Minutemen Investigation

Almost a week after students and other audience members rushed the stage during a speech by Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, administrators have still not reached a decision on what

By Laura Brunts | Oct 11 12:00 am ET

Kicking Visible in Univision Footage

Video footage from the Spanish-language news station Univision, which was available online yesterday for the first time, shows a clear act of violence during the melee that ended the Minutemen spea

By Laura Brunts | Oct 9 12:00 am ET

Students Meet Protest Backlash

Campus groups have officially distanced themselves from the actions of individual students who rushed the stage while Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist was speaking Wednesday night.

By Laura Brunts | Oct 9 12:00 am ET

Students Strategize In Wake of Brawl

In the immediate aftermath of Wednesday night's protest against Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, the University and student groups moved quickly to coordinate their responses to the

By Laura Brunts | Oct 6 12:00 am ET

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