Shock and Awe

Break out, take over

At the beginning of this school year, we wrote that Columbia activists ought to unite. This ideal hasn’t been fully realized, but we have seen a remarkable reorientation towards needs outside of our marble fortress.

By Kate Redburn and Sarah Leonard | Apr 23 08:50 pm ET

Youth voices on lockdown

Here’s the whole hype: while we love our historical survey courses and Music Humanities, until this semester we had never seen a Columbia class break out of the comfortable campus environment; most classes focus instead on students’ acquisition of multiple majors and the entire Western philosophical canon.

By Sarah Leonard and Kate Redburn | Apr 9 10:38 pm ET

The Civil Steamroller

At this particular moment in history, the American people have decidedly delivered a Democratic government to Washington. Might they not be expecting some Democratic legislation?

By Sarah, Leonard and Kate, and Redburn | Feb 19 11:13 pm ET

That’s What We Said

“Don’t be such a girl” is the kind of unenlightened throwaway that you might expect from a frat boy or your older brother. You would probably yell at him or peg him with a football.

By Kate Redburn and Sarah Leonard | Nov 24 08:09 pm ET

The End of Cynicism

We attempted to stake our claim as the generation of cynicism, and thankfully we failed miserably.

By Sarah Leonard and Kate Redburn | Nov 10 07:50 pm ET

Stuff to Do This Weekend

Progressives, let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

By Sarah Leonard and Kate Redburn | Oct 27 07:57 pm ET

Creating a Safe Space for Knowledge

Contrary to popular belief, humanities courses are not meant to facilitate the passing of knowledge from wise, old professors to eager, young students but rather to indoctrinate students with an in

By Sarah Leonard and Kate Redburn | Oct 16 08:55 pm ET

Missing Person Report

In lieu of this week’s Shock and Awe column, the authors have decided to run an interesting letter we received this week. Shock and Awe will return to its regular bi-weekly schedule on Oc

By Sarah Leonard and Kate Redburn | Sep 29 11:05 pm ET

The Local University

“That girl’s shoes are totally hideous.”

By Sarah Leonard and Kate Redburn | Sep 15 10:10 pm ET

You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Funding

As we have all been reminded ad nauseaum, Columbia today lives in the shadow of over forty years of leftist political activism.

By Sarah Leonard and Kate Redburn | Sep 1 07:45 pm ET

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