College Democrats

Over fall break, CU Dems campaign for labor rights in Ohio

“The best moment of the trip to me was when I went to the home of an 80-year-old couple. The man had forgotten about the Election Day and said to his wife, “Can you believe we forgot about voting?” Ian Armony, CC ’15 and a first-time campaigner, said. “Both of them got really excited about the issue."

By Elisa Quiroz | Nov 11 03:20 am 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

Students hold vigil to protest Troy Davis execution

Sarah Gitlin, CC ’13 and the Dems media director, explained that the group silenced itself in solidarity with Davis, who has been forever silenced.

By Megan Kallstrom | Sep 23 04:08 am ET

Students debate implications of health care legislation

Students from opposite ends of the political spectrum said they were happy about provisions in the health care legislation that supported the needs of college students.

By Leah Greenbaum | Mar 23 04:06 am ET

Perkins discourages Paterson re-election

State Senator Bill Perkins, who represents parts of Harlem, said on Thursday that the time has come for Governor David Paterson to drop his bid for re-election.

By Leah Greenbaum | Feb 26 05:06 am ET

CU students debate Guantánamo Bay

Tuesday night, politically-minded students crowded into a Hamilton classroom to watch the Columbia University College Democrats and Republicans debate the Guantánamo Bay detention facility in Cuba.

By Amber Tunnell | Feb 10 01:57 am ET

College Dems travel to Albany, lobby for transgender bill

The Columbia University College Democrats took their activism off campus last weekend, heading to Albany, N.Y., to lobby for a bill protecting the rights of transsexual and transgender individuals.

By Carly Silver | Apr 8 12:09 am ET

Democrats, Republicans debate capital punishment

On Tuesday evening, politically inclined Columbians convened as the College Democrats and Republicans faced off on the issue of capital punishment. Stay tuned for full story.

By Madina Toure | Mar 31 09:15 pm ET

Peacefire

The Columbia University College Democrats call for a new era of pragmatic campus activism

By Avi Edelman | Feb 5 01:19 pm ET

College Democrats Contemplate Reaction to Gaza Conflict

While several groups organized public demonstrations on the Sundial and Low Library steps over the past week, drawing attention from hundreds of onlookers to the military action in Gaza, 25 students met in Hamilton Hall to discuss what their own response should be in light of the recent escalation in violence.

By Kim Kirschenbaum | Jan 30 05:37 am ET

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