East Campus

East Campus laptop thefts give residents pause

Upperclassmen in the largest dormitory at Columbia said they're taking extra precautions to lock their doors.

By Yasmin Gagne | Jan 24 01:16 am ET

Late building permit delays plan for EC turnstiles

Several EC residents said they supported the changes and expressed frustrations that the renovations had not been completed as promised.

By Jackie Carrero | Sep 7 01:17 am ET

Turnstiles should simplify EC sign-ins next fall

Long lines of students obstructing the entrance to EC may be reduced next year by a new entryway.

By Shira Laucharoen | Apr 26 02:47 am ET

Fix East Campus' authoritarian security procedures

East Campus security is an embarrassment to Columbia. It needs to change now.

By Editorial Board | Oct 10 05:48 pm ET

Housing is where the heart is

Since we spend most of the year in Columbia's dorms, first-years need more opportunities to see how upperclassmen live before the fateful housing lottery.

By VIctoria Weaver | Feb 1 09:38 pm ET

Campus Housing faces major changes on both sides of B’way

Columbia’s ever-evolving residential system changed drastically this year. In light of a dearth of dormitory space and flaws in the housing-selection process, students had a first taste of these changes as they lined up in John Jay Lounge and in Barnard’s James Room to make their housing selections under revamped systems in early April. These changes will continue to be felt as students move into newly furnished buildings—with even one entirely new residence hall—next fall.

By Kim Kirschenbaum | May 9 10:12 pm ET

New EC policy poses problems for religious needs

Rebecca Herskovits, CC ’12, is the only first-year Orthodox Jewish girl who will be living in an East Campus suite next year.

By Kim Kirschenbaum | Apr 1 08:37 pm ET

Changes to housing process yield mixed reactions

For Columbia students 110 years ago, springtime was the harbinger of humiliation.
It was a time when students from other schools made their housing selections, leaving Columbia students to face the reality that the College had no residential buildings. “Columbia, hey? Sort of a day school, ain’t it? ” Cornell students would quip, according to an article by Herbert Howe in the Columbia University Quarterly’s 1932 edition.

By Kim Kirschenbaum | Mar 23 01:14 am ET

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