Campus groups attempt to collaborate on Haiti aid

While the disaster in Haiti has prompted initiatives across campus, for some councils and student groups, joining together in a unified effort is not always a simple task.

By Madina Toure and Leah Greenbaum | Feb 18 03:46 am ET

While the disaster in Haiti has prompted initiatives across campus, for some councils and student groups, joining together in a unified effort is not always a simple task.

Campus groups attempt to collaborate on Haiti aid

While the disaster in Haiti has prompted initiatives across campus, for some councils and student groups, joining together in a unified effort is not always a simple task.

Several campus groups are taking their cues from an umbrella organization, while others say say that cross-club coordination can be challenging. For some students though, this kind of major global issue is an opportunity to connect otherwise disparate campus groups in a meaningful way.

By Madina Toure and Leah Greenbaum | Feb 18 03:46 am ET

While the disaster in Haiti has prompted initiatives across campus, for some councils and student groups, joining together in a unified effort is not always a simple task.

Several campus groups are taking their cues from an umbrella organization, while others say say that cross-club coordination can be challenging. For some students though, this kind of major global issue is an opportunity to connect otherwise disparate campus groups in a meaningful way.

Neighborhood groups organize Haiti aid

Local nonprofits and stores have joined together to provide relief for Haiti.

By Nicholas Bloom and Leah Greenbaum | Jan 26 02:07 am ET

Local nonprofits and stores have joined together to provide relief for Haiti.

Haiti in context: Reactions from a recent medical volunteer

When my dad and I decided to go to Haiti, we never dreamed we would leave just days before a devastating earthquake struck.

By Sallie Wilson | Jan 25 08:56 pm ET

When my dad and I decided to go to Haiti, we never dreamed we would leave just days before a devastating earthquake struck.

In response to Haiti

For a university that so fervently preaches the gospel of globalism, there is a particular duty to remember that being global means giving as well as taking.

By Editorial Board | Jan 24 08:28 pm ET

For a university that so fervently preaches the gospel of globalism, there is a particular duty to remember that being global means giving as well as taking.

Watching and helping from afar

Feeling the tragedy from home, a Columbia student reflects.

By Fignola Alexandre | Jan 21 11:13 pm ET

Feeling the tragedy from home, a Columbia student reflects.

Students discuss ways to provide aid to Haiti

At Wednesday's forum, representatives from the Haitian Students Association, Caribbean Students Association and GlobeMed recommended that student groups form an umbrella coalition to help out Haiti.

By Leah Greenbaum | Jan 21 02:47 am ET

At Wednesday's forum, representatives from the Haitian Students Association, Caribbean Students Association and GlobeMed recommended that student groups form an umbrella coalition to help out Haiti.

Enigmatic Aid

I disagree with those academics like Adrian Bell who claim that altruism is in fact just an attempt to preserve human genetic diversity.

By Derek Turner | Jan 20 08:22 pm ET

I disagree with those academics like Adrian Bell who claim that altruism is in fact just an attempt to preserve human genetic diversity.

Haiti: Where is the aid?

What was once the world’s premier exemplar of freedom and liberation from the confines of capitalist government is now a nation that must look to the world for assistance in rebuilding a fragmented society demolished by the tremor of a single earthquake.

By Nathalie Lissain | Jan 19 10:32 pm ET

What was once the world’s premier exemplar of freedom and liberation from the confines of capitalist government is now a nation that must look to the world for assistance in rebuilding a fragmented society demolished by the tremor of a single earthquake.

Students, professor recall harrowing experience in Haiti

Students and professors are responding to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Some recall experiences abroad during the crisis.

By Leah Greenbaum, Elizabeth Scott, and Amber Tunnell | Jan 19 03:23 am ET

Students and professors are responding to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Some recall experiences abroad during the crisis.