Grace Duffy

Important names we never hear

What angers and saddens me the most is that as of Sept. 4, 4,340 American servicemen and women have been killed in Iraq since the war began in 2003, and 15 were killed in June alone. The war in Afghanistan has claimed 816 American soldiers’ lives since 2001. I challenge any of us to name one of them.

By Lauren Lodato | Sep 7 07:08 pm ET

One woman’s history month

I was born to working-class parents who lived paycheck-to-paycheck to make ends meet. Years later, I made the wrenching decision to leave my life behind and become the first woman in our family’s history to go to college.

By Didi Gosson | Mar 30 07:07 pm ET

The independent alternative

Throughout their history, independent booksellers have been an important force in the development of literature and counterculture, cultivating the works of independent authors and poets.

By Kevin Sun | Mar 23 10:17 pm ET

Room for Improvement

If demand remains constant, in the next few years, Columbia’s space crunch will likely worsen as more space is converted to e-classrooms, which have tighter regulations.

By Colin Felsman | Mar 2 09:58 pm ET

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