The Core

Joining the Core struggle

Tenured professors aren't always the best.

By Cinnamon Lewis | Nov 1 07:45 pm ET

Looking beyond the numbers

SEAS students argue that engineers do not have to choose between personal development and job training, but can actually enjoy both.

By Daniel Cohen | Sep 20 07:45 pm ET

Why the long face, Columbia?

We must draw on the joys of our childhoods and the knowledge gained at Columbia to fully embrace happiness.

By Amin Ghadimi | Nov 22 09:34 pm ET

Getting home from Tomorrowland

A Columbia education is founded upon the idea that students need to be exposed to diverse disciplines.

By Jennifer Fearon and Gia Yannekis | Oct 3 07:04 pm ET

Scribble away

These principles already existed somewhere, they were already my beliefs—but it took some unconsciously jotted down words for me to become familiar with them.

By Pedro Sagesser Rodrigues | Dec 8 08:09 pm ET

Core consistency

I sat, an Iliad-literate prep school graduate utterly unprepared for the baffling question professor Zeus had posed for the deliberation of the mere mortals: “Why, then, is Trojan the number-one selling condom brand in the United States?"

By Caitlin Brown | Sep 15 07:20 pm ET

All the world is a salon

In between classes, papers, and exams, I try to remind myself that, despite the accompanying workload of the Core, this rigorous and continuing academic discussion is part of what I came to Columbia for.

By Paula Gergen | Apr 16 08:24 pm ET

Take a Seat

On Oct. 12, most of the Columbia College class of 2010, or at least those who were able to get out of bed, attended the Fall 2007 Contemporary Civilization’s course-wide lecture.

By Miriam Krule | Oct 15 12:24 am ET

Wrinkles in Space Time

In middle school, I stumbled into the fourth dimension and never found my way out. Two people pushed me over the hyper-edge: Madeleine L’Engle, the author of A Wrinkle in Time, and Mr.

By | Sep 23 11:44 pm ET

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