Shayna Orens

SEAS forms partnership with Turkish university

SEAS and Bogazici University in Istanbul established an undergraduate exchange program. Students will begin studying abroad in fall of 2012.

By Shayna Orens | Apr 26 06:31 am ET

Carbon Squeeze unveils competition

A new environmental organization is trying to channel Upper West Siders’ competitive spirit into reducing the neighborhood’s carbon footprint.

By Shayna Orens | Feb 29 05:36 am ET

Neighborhood Watch: East Village

This week, head downtown to check out the East Village with a film archive that preserves and showcases little-known works, and a bold public art display in a hidden alley.

By Grace Mattingly, Shayna Orens, and Stefan Countryman | Jan 26 08:51 pm ET

Dems, Reps come together to watch Obama address

The State of the Union watch party was sponsored by the Columbia University Democrats, the Columbia University College Republicans, and the Columbia Political Union.

By Shayna Orens | Jan 25 03:29 am ET

In traditional Democratic stronghold Harlem, barrage of protesters greets Obama

The majority of those who turned out for a glimpse of the president outside the Apollo were there to protest his policies, not cheer him.

By Shayna Orens | Jan 20 04:30 am ET

Core Curriculum may hit the road with study abroad students

An initiative to bring Core Curriculum classes taught by Columbia professors to study abroad locations is underway in the Office of Academic Affairs.

By Shayna Orens | Dec 9 03:19 am ET

Med Center looks to global health fixes for local problems

Two doctors from the C.U. Medical Center were recently appointed as special advisers for community health affairs, as CUMC looks for more ways to unify public health efforts in the local community.

By Shayna Orens | Nov 28 02:29 am ET

Retrospective of Maurizio Cattelan’s work leaves visitors hanging

In a world grounded in certainty and materialism, Maurizio Cattelan's Guggenheim exhibition offers an enigmatic critique that seems to leave things up in the air.

By Shayna Orens | Nov 10 07:48 pm ET

'Guban' burns away misconceptions of Somali culture in Ph.D candidate’s new novel

Book by Columbia Ph.D candidate and teaching fellow should be read not just for its stunning imagery and language, but also for what it says about the human condition.

By Shayna Orens | Oct 26 07:07 pm ET

In 119th St. garden, students learn sustainability firsthand

Students have transformed a lot at 119th Street and Amsterdam Avenue into a vegetable garden associated with Grow to Learn NYC.

By Shayna Orens | Oct 16 09:03 pm ET

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