Laura Mills

The Stakes of Modern Slavery

Human trafficking, the sale of people within and across international boundaries, now ranks second only to the drug trade as the world’s most profitable illicit activity. The issue of trafficking, both domestic and international, must be acknowledged as significant and addressed with greater zeal.

By Laura Mills | Feb 24 10:27 pm ET

Rededication Unearths Cathedral's History

On Sunday, the nave of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine was rededicated after nearly seven years of renovation. Sunday’s ceremony marked the end of the nave’s reconstruction following a fire in 2001. Despite this reopening, the Church—known to some as “St. John the Unfinished” for its perpetual state of construction—remains incomplete.

By Laura Mills | Dec 4 02:26 am ET

New Reverend Brings Untraditional Style to Riverside Church

At last Sunday’s service at Riverside Church, Reverend Dr.

By Laura Mills | Nov 20 02:01 am ET

With Same Sex Marriage Suit, Librarian Makes History Books

It has been a bittersweet month for Stephen Davis.

By Laura Mills | Nov 20 01:57 am ET

Ivies Optimistic About Endowments, Financial Aid Despite Economic Crisis

In the same week that Columbia president Lee Bollinger addressed the economic crisis in a campus-wide e-mail, several Ivy League peers released statements regarding their own institutions’ financia

By Laura Mills and Liza Weingarten | Nov 13 02:15 am ET

Harlem Art Teacher, Two Others Receive Awards

Accompanied by the twanging harmony of a traditional African string instrument, the members of the Nubian Women’s Art Circle announced the 11th Annual Circle of Art Awards in a presentation at the

By Laura Mills | Nov 9 09:53 pm ET

In Harlem, Victory Is Symbol of 'United' Nation

Decked head-to-toe in any Barack Obama apparel they could lay their hands on, hundreds of Harlem locals crowded into the Harlem State Office Building Plaza Tuesday night in the hope of celebrating

By Laura Mills | Nov 5 04:54 am ET

Profs Offer Historical Context for Upcoming Election

With less than a week to go until the election, over 100 students trekked up the stairs of Hamilton Hall Thursday night for a little historical perspective.

By Laura Mills | Oct 31 03:16 am ET

Group Promotes Iranian Culture Over Politics

Tempted by the wafting smell of kabob, a line of Columbia students, plates in hand, stretched out the door of room 413 at the School of International and Public Affairs Wednesday night at the launc

By Laura Mills | Oct 30 02:13 am ET

Reel China

Fans of China, fans of documentary, and all those in between gathered cozily in Pupin (interrupted only twice by the brash shriek of the fire alarm) this past rainy Saturday for the Columbia offsho

By Laura Mills | Oct 29 07:36 pm ET

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