Student Councils

Undergrad councils pass joint co-sponsorship committee

22 members of CCSC voted for the proposal, five against, and one abstained. The other three councils passed it unanimously.

By Melanie Broder | Feb 24 12:58 am ET

Four heads are sounder than one

Fact: Columbia is a decentralized place. While this has its virtues, it also breeds complex bureaucracy and often unnecessary frustration.

By Student Council Presidents | Apr 28 07:11 pm ET

CCSC parties duel for seats, debate council roles

Compared to the class council debates, the Executive Board sessions—with three competing parties compared to last year’s uncontested race—drew the largest crowd.

By Elizabeth Scott and Alisa Lu | Apr 13 02:09 am ET

GSSC candidates run mostly uncontested

This year, the current Vice President of Finance, Jacqueline Thong, is running for president in an uncontested race.

By Madina Toure | Apr 7 01:48 am ET

Student councils face NROTC, election policy issues in 2008-2009

While Columbia College Student Council did not pass more than a handful of measures this year, outgoing president George Krebs, CC ’09, said that he was proud of the “wide breadth” of issues the council had the opportunity to address, and that he chalked up a largely smooth year to the council’s ability to dodge controversy.

By Elizabeth Scott, Carly Silver, and Alix Pianin | May 9 09:58 pm ET

Uncontested CCSC Party Releases Statement Emphasizing Voter Outreach

WEB EXCLUSIVE.Students should expect a different kind of campaign in this year's Columbia College Student Council elections, the uncontested executive board ticket Action Potential said in a statement released early Wednesday morning.

By Alix Pianin | Mar 11 02:37 pm ET

CCSC Unveils Student Referendum Process

A surprise item at Sunday night’s Columbia College Student Council meeting could pave the way for student referendums on controversial issues including the presence of Reserve Officers Training Cor

By Jacob Schneider and Lien Hoang | Sep 15 01:52 am ET

Easy Access

With the new University ID cards fully operational, now is an opportune time to consider new ways to allow students at the four undergraduate schools to visit each other’s dormitories without the h

By Editorial Board | Feb 22 04:20 am ET

Change Through Councils

Like the anti-war protests in 1968, the anti-apartheid protests in 1985, and even the hunger strike in 1996, last year’s hunger strike created a whirlwind that set many different parts of the campu

By James Downie | Jan 28 09:45 pm ET

Where's the Money?

While "insufficient funds," per the title of last year's Varsity Show, is a common refrain across campus, significant reform is required before the University can provide additional funding for clu

By Editorial Board | Dec 10 01:57 am ET

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