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Columbus Day

Goodbye, Columbus

There is nothing more American than disregard for tradition. When I walked to class on Monday, Columbus Day, that’s what I was thinking about—not out of disrespect for Columbus, but out of admiration for the righteous revisions that followed.

There is nothing more American than disregard for tradition. When I walked to class on Monday, Columbus Day, that’s what I was thinking about—not out of disrespect for Columbus, but out of admiration for the righteous revisions that followed.

Students call for Indigenous People’s Day

The Columbia University Native American Council organized its annual Indigenous People’s Day/Abolish Columbus Day campaign on Monday in an effort to raise awareness of the effects of European colonization in North America.

The Columbia University Native American Council organized its annual Indigenous People’s Day/Abolish Columbus Day campaign on Monday in an effort to raise awareness of the effects of European colonization in North America.

Columbus Day Draws Mix of Barbecue-Goers, Protesters

Calling into question the legacy of the explorer whose place in the American psyche is evident even in the University’s namesake, student groups held events on Monday underscoring opposing perspect

Calling into question the legacy of the explorer whose place in the American psyche is evident even in the University’s namesake, student groups held events on Monday underscoring opposing perspect

Submission

First things first, I am not asking for a removal of a holiday. On Indigenous Peoples Day, we celebrate and remember the first peoples of the Americas—North, South, and Central—our ancestors.

First things first, I am not asking for a removal of a holiday. On Indigenous Peoples Day, we celebrate and remember the first peoples of the Americas—North, South, and Central—our ancestors.