Campus Activism

Act local

Students cannot bypass close-to-home issues and only focus on larger movements.

By Xinyi Lin | Oct 31 06:53 pm ET

Reviving the spirit of '68

Columbia students are feeling the spirit of protest in a way that has been absent for more than 40 years.

By Janine Balekdjian | Oct 13 07:08 pm ET

Rethink campus activism

Student movements for activism sometimes fail to take the necessary course of action.

By Daniel Amzallag | Oct 26 06:01 pm ET

Letter to the editor

Spec disregards candidate with passionate campus activists

By Noah Baron | Oct 14 06:57 pm ET

Gaza Rallies Span College Walk

As a series of demonstrations motivated by the military action in Gaza began Monday afternoon, two campus coalitions rallied separately at the Sundial and on the Low Library steps.

By Kim Kirschenbaum | Jan 27 03:14 am ET

Staying Active

This Monday, Spectator Opinion looks at the different roles of student activism from 1968 to 2008.

By | Mar 23 10:22 pm ET

Community As Key to Overcoming Isolation

In commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Columbia student revolt, there are three dangers.

By Karina Garcia | Mar 23 10:17 pm ET

Echoes of 1968

In 1976, on a visit to Columbia, I was surprised to spot, on a wall of the Journalism building abutting college walk, the spectral remains of the spray-painted initials “sds.” Thirty years on, thos

By Todd Gitlin | Mar 23 09:56 pm ET

Aiming our Activism

President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, “Talking about economics is a little like pissing on your leg.

By Jonathon Backer | Mar 23 09:01 pm ET

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