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Daryl Seitchik

Israel, peace not apartheid

Remaining ignorant of the wall or writing it off as a mere security apparatus is offensive and is one of the main reasons why Israeli Apartheid Week members have chosen to erect the wall rather than engage in dialogue toward “peace.”

Remaining ignorant of the wall or writing it off as a mere security apparatus is offensive and is one of the main reasons why Israeli Apartheid Week members have chosen to erect the wall rather than engage in dialogue toward “peace.”

The Rock Obama

Hearts are aflutter around campus that Alma Mater’s favorite son just got his groove back.

Hearts are aflutter around campus that Alma Mater’s favorite son just got his groove back.

Decline—and fall?—at the Washington Post

As Spectator alumni, we find the Post’s tie-up with “The Fiscal Times” disturbing for several reasons.

As Spectator alumni, we find the Post’s tie-up with “The Fiscal Times” disturbing for several reasons.

Haiti: Where is the aid?

What was once the world’s premier exemplar of freedom and liberation from the confines of capitalist government is now a nation that must look to the world for assistance in rebuilding a fragmented society demolished by the tremor of a single earthquake.

What was once the world’s premier exemplar of freedom and liberation from the confines of capitalist government is now a nation that must look to the world for assistance in rebuilding a fragmented society demolished by the tremor of a single earthquake.

Attitude of gratitude

As Thanksgiving approaches, Spectator Opinion takes a page out of the Pilgrims’ book as five students reflect on what they’re thankful for. Rami Levi gives thanks for his giving sister and for Thanksgiving itself, Juliana Storch is hot for the cold, Bennett Hong is grateful that the triceratops let him stomp to the beat of his own pre-historic drum, Amin Ghadimi gives thanks to an often unappreciated familiar locale, and Victoria Fox sings‑and types‑the benefits of Skype.

As Thanksgiving approaches, Spectator Opinion takes a page out of the Pilgrims’ book as five students reflect on what they’re thankful for. Rami Levi gives thanks for his giving sister and for Thanksgiving itself, Juliana Storch is hot for the cold, Bennett Hong is grateful that the triceratops let him stomp to the beat of his own pre-historic drum, Amin Ghadimi gives thanks to an often unappreciated familiar locale, and Victoria Fox sings‑and types‑the benefits of Skype.

True New Yorker

Every day, we pass people—hundreds of people—on the street, in the subway, entering the elevator. As we tread onwards, we are passing lives rich with history, people with distant family connections we may never know—pedestrians and motorists, locals and foreigners, professionals and students. But who are these people, really?

Every day, we pass people—hundreds of people—on the street, in the subway, entering the elevator. As we tread onwards, we are passing lives rich with history, people with distant family connections we may never know—pedestrians and motorists, locals and foreigners, professionals and students. But who are these people, really?

Keys to Israeli-Syrian success

For any sort of progress to be made, these sorts of steps must always be taken when made available: small tokens of cooperation now open up larger options down the road.

For any sort of progress to be made, these sorts of steps must always be taken when made available: small tokens of cooperation now open up larger options down the road.

When to listen to Bill O'Reilly

While I was flying over the vast Atlantic Ocean to come to Columbia for NSOP, I realized the enormity of the trip that I was undertaking.

While I was flying over the vast Atlantic Ocean to come to Columbia for NSOP, I realized the enormity of the trip that I was undertaking.

Admissions essay: Shai Chester

True, my mental image of Dylan did not correlate to the man I had heard in concert, but that did not necessarily make my impression of him meaningless.

True, my mental image of Dylan did not correlate to the man I had heard in concert, but that did not necessarily make my impression of him meaningless.

Admissions essay: Evan Burger

Put simply, I was forever changed by the concepts elucidated in Walden. I must have heard of the book before, but I never expected what I discovered inside.

Put simply, I was forever changed by the concepts elucidated in Walden. I must have heard of the book before, but I never expected what I discovered inside.