We enter into college, or for some of us, high school, excited about discovering truth and enriching our minds. We soon discover that we can’t agree amongst ourselves on interpretations of texts, let alone on fundamental concepts
We enter into college, or for some of us, high school, excited about discovering truth and enriching our minds. We soon discover that we can’t agree amongst ourselves on interpretations of texts, let alone on fundamental concepts
All Columbia undergraduates have to take them—the required classes that constitute our early years. But do they go on to constitute part of us? This week, four students assess the foundations of our education. Jennifer Fearon examines what it means to re-read classics in Barnard’s First-Year English, Joseph Rozenshtein writes off University Writing, Sarah Ngu suggests it simply needs a few edits, and Neil Fitzpatrick merges the practical and the pedantic in his position on Literature Humanities.
All Columbia undergraduates have to take them—the required classes that constitute our early years. But do they go on to constitute part of us? This week, four students assess the foundations of our education. Jennifer Fearon examines what it means to re-read classics in Barnard’s First-Year English, Joseph Rozenshtein writes off University Writing, Sarah Ngu suggests it simply needs a few edits, and Neil Fitzpatrick merges the practical and the pedantic in his position on Literature Humanities.
The sphere of academic writing encompasses much more than the literary sphere of novels and poems, which is what essay-writing is generally confined to in high school.
The sphere of academic writing encompasses much more than the literary sphere of novels and poems, which is what essay-writing is generally confined to in high school.
“What can we students do?” This was the overwhelming question asked during Columbia’s Veritas Forum on Monday—“Fighting Modern-Day Slavery: Two Activists Share Stories from the Trenches”—which launched a week of events aimed to promote the fight against human trafficking.
“What can we students do?” This was the overwhelming question asked during Columbia’s Veritas Forum on Monday—“Fighting Modern-Day Slavery: Two Activists Share Stories from the Trenches”—which launched a week of events aimed to promote the fight against human trafficking.
