Melanie Broder

With Columbia roots and branches at 370 schools, Active Minds makes campus debut

“It scared me that Brian had this severe mental illness, and he was on Columbia’s campus for so long, struggling. We found out later that his friends had noticed, but they didn’t know what to say,” Allison Malmon, founder of Active Minds, said of her late brother, Brian.

By Melanie Broder | Nov 30 03:51 am ET

CCSC restructures committee for better follow-through on policy

CCSC's policy committee will be assigning a point person for each recommended policy change, so that "student specialists" can guide the process.

By Varun Char and Melanie Broder | Sep 27 02:11 am ET

Resignations spark council competition

Mario Rosser, resigned as president of the class of 2013 at the start of the year, as did senior class representative Hannah Wilentz. Now, students are campaigning for those positions at a time usually reserved for first-year council elections.

By Melanie Broder | Sep 15 01:59 am ET

CU Charge to lead student council

Forty-five percent of students voted in the CCSC election—an 18-20 percent increase in participation.

By Sonalee Rau, Sammy Roth, and Melanie Broder | Apr 14 08:25 am ET

UniteCU candidate resigns following debate

Voting for Columbia College Student Council elections begins today, following a debate Sunday night and the resignation of Unite CU's VP Policy candidate.

By Melanie Broder | Apr 11 03:37 am ET

Hungarian Pastry Shop ready to celebrate 50th anniversary

The neighborhood institution on 111th Street and Amsterdam is still a second home for students and local novelists.

By Melanie Broder | Apr 11 03:31 am ET

Three parties begin campaign for CCSC exec

The three parties running have already set up websites, posted flyers everywhere from Lerner Hall to Nussbaum, and have taken up outposts around campus.

By Melanie Broder | Apr 5 03:09 am ET

CCSC sees start of election season, increase in candidates

Seventy-one students are running for positions on class councils and the Executive Board of CCSC this year.

By Melanie Broder | Mar 28 04:20 am ET

Drug bust students face more charges

At the second hearing for the students, the district attorney issued superseding indictments.

By Sonalee Rau and Melanie Broder | Mar 2 02:31 am ET

Undergrad councils pass joint co-sponsorship committee

22 members of CCSC voted for the proposal, five against, and one abstained. The other three councils passed it unanimously.

By Melanie Broder | Feb 24 12:58 am ET

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