Housing

New York State Senate, Assembly will vote on rent regulation bill

As landlords continue to buy out of affordable housing programs, low-income renters remain at risk.

Kitchen smoke sets off fire alarm in Hartley Hall

The fire alarm bellowing through Hartley Hall awakened residents at around 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning, after smoke from burning food in an eighth floor kitchen set it off in the wee hours of the morning.

CCSC addresses smoking, dining

WEB EXCLUSIVE. Columbia College Student Council talked cigarettes and meal plans at Monday night’s meeting, as proposals for meal plan changes and campus smoking regulations were met with tepid receptions.

Weighing religious tradition and fairness

At Columbia, students should never be forced to compromise culture in the name of fairness.

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.

Seniors share stories, advice on housing process

The suite-selection process for Columbia College and School of Engineering and Applied Science students begins today in John Jay Lounge, but one group of students won’t be poring over housing statistics or nervously awaiting their appointment times—members of the class of 2009.

Lottery losers seek solace elsewhere

Last spring, Margot Stuchin, CC ’11, was wait-listed for housing.

Breaking: Harmony Hall will open to undergraduates to accommodate enrollment increase

Enrollment for the Columbia College class of 2013 will increase by about 50, and in order to compensate for the dormitory space, Harmony Hall on 110th street between Amsterdam and Broadway—until now a graduate school building—will be made available for CC/SEAS students participating in General Selection this year. Stay tuned for updates.