Columbia Spectator

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Theater

Review: Black Theatre Ensemble’s medley rendition of ‘Hadestown’ has vocals too good to not look back

By Ian Romero

Theater

Review: Barnard theater department’s ‘An Enemy of the People’ preserves Ibsen’s tense, political nuance

By Amoy Chambers and Louis Reich

Music

‘The Original FM’: WKCR celebrates 85th anniversary, commitment to alternative programming

By Sarah O'Grady

Art and Architecture

Bringing two worlds together: Artist Adib Rabbani, CC ’27, uses one passion to inspire another

BY Ian Romero · OCT 19

Art and Architecture

Bringing two worlds together: Artist Adib Rabbani, CC ’27, uses one passion to inspire another

BY Ian Romero · OCT 19

Art and Architecture

Art And Architecture

Columbia/Barnard Hillel organizes art installation to memorialize victims of Oct. 7 attack

BY Louis Reich · OCT 12

Art and Architecture

Art in the city: How Columbia students can experience art at low or no cost

BY Lily O'Brien · AUG 26

Art and Architecture

A balancing act: Columbia student artists on creativity, community, and combating burnout

BY Aamina Mughal · AUG 24

Dance

Jade Bucci, CC ’25, on cheerleading for the New England Patriots and working a 9-to-5

BY Taylor Graham · OCT 21

Dance

Jade Bucci, CC ’25, on cheerleading for the New England Patriots and working a 9-to-5

BY Taylor Graham · OCT 21

Dance

Columbia Ballet Collaborative beckons the vernal season back to the city with its spring gala

BY Lily O'Brien · JUN 24

dance

‘Stitched & Stored’: Asian American Alliance hosts annual spring gala

BY Grover Strouse · MAY 4

Dance

‘Look to the source’: Mālama Hawai‘i hosts annual lū‘au honoring hula teachers

BY Taylor Graham · APR 20

Film and Television

Filmmaker Cristian Mungiu on embracing ambiguity in new legal thriller ‘Fjord’

BY Grover Strouse · OCT 19

Film and Television

Filmmaker Cristian Mungiu on embracing ambiguity in new legal thriller ‘Fjord’

BY Grover Strouse · OCT 19

Film and Television

New York Film Festival review: ‘Paper Tiger’ turns family melodrama into a heightened thriller

BY Steven Song · OCT 18

Film and Television

‘This is a big deal’: Aaron Sorkin, Jeff Horwitz, Journalism ’09, ’14, decry tech power at ‘The Social Reckoning’ screening

BY Peter Bisbee · OCT 14

Film and Television

Professor Elizabeth Ramírez-Soto hosts screening of ‘Araya’ by Venezuelan film director Margot Benacerraf

BY Gabriel Olano · OCT 12

Food and Drink

Celebrating culture and community: CSC hosts annual Night Market on Low Plaza

BY Ella Wang · OCT 25

Food and Drink

Celebrating culture and community: CSC hosts annual Night Market on Low Plaza

BY Ella Wang · OCT 25

Food and Drink

Food And Drink

Koko Wings wins triple-one cup at annual Taste W111th restaurant showcase

BY Ian Romero · SEP 24

Food And Drink

As seen in Roone Arledge Auditorium: Columbia Dining hosts annual Battle of the Dining Halls event

BY Joyce Zhang and Zipporah-Esther Fornah · APR 9

Food and Drink

‘You Are Not Alone’: Local Italian restaurant Tartina brings Morningside Heights strangers together

BY Sydney Kate Yung · MAR 26

Literature

WSJ foreign correspondent Evan Gershkovich chronicles 16 months in Russian captivity at Columbia book talk

BY Joseph Zuloaga · OCT 28

Literature

WSJ foreign correspondent Evan Gershkovich chronicles 16 months in Russian captivity at Columbia book talk

BY Joseph Zuloaga · OCT 28

Literature

Review: Wendy Walters asks readers to look closer at white paint in ‘A Dead White’

BY Aamina Mughal · OCT 28

Literature

Review: Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, refutes ‘living martyr’ label in his new memoir

BY Ian Romero · OCT 26

Literature

From government to groundwork: Angela Simms discusses her debut book ‘Fighting for a Foothold’

BY Amoy Chambers · OCT 15

Media and Pop Culture

Journalism School’s NABJ and NAHJ chapters host ‘Shaping the Narrative: Black Women, Representation, and the Future of Media’

BY Taylor Graham · MAR 10

Media and Pop Culture

Journalism School’s NABJ and NAHJ chapters host ‘Shaping the Narrative: Black Women, Representation, and the Future of Media’

BY Taylor Graham · MAR 10

Media and Pop Culture

Annie Shaw, SEAS ’25, hosts gala celebrating short form content

BY Taylor Graham · NOV 7, 2025

Media and Pop Culture

Do Homecoming expectations meet reality? Columbia students weigh in on media’s influence on school spirit

BY Taylor Graham · OCT 15, 2025

Media and Pop Culture

Tote bags and tampons: Columbia students hold ‘performative male contest’

BY Taylor Graham · SEP 22, 2025

Music

‘The Original FM’: WKCR celebrates 85th anniversary, commitment to alternative programming

BY Sarah O'Grady · NOV 4

Music

‘The Original FM’: WKCR celebrates 85th anniversary, commitment to alternative programming

BY Sarah O'Grady · NOV 4

Music

Music Industry Collective hosts a performance by Wyclef Jean, student jazz musicians

BY Makayla Hall · OCT 27

Music

Pianist Conrad Tao performs world premiere of David Fulmer’s ‘I have loved a stream and a shadow’ at Miller Theatre

BY Eli Kuperman · OCT 23

Music

BlueBird Programs, Housing Equity Project, and Labor of Change host mutual aid benefit concert

BY Eli Kuperman and Makayla Hall · OCT 22

Style

Lights, camera, runway: Alpha Chi Omega and Fig Magazine host ‘fashion through film’ to support Womankind

BY Saanvi Kurella · APR 30

Style

Lights, camera, runway: Alpha Chi Omega and Fig Magazine host ‘fashion through film’ to support Womankind

BY Saanvi Kurella · APR 30

Style

Bacch and better than ever: Student style shines at Columbia’s 62nd Bacchanal

BY Lily O'Brien · APR 9

Style

‘Take a bite’: Fig Magazine launches its inaugural fashion show, ‘Memory of Light’

BY Lily O'Brien · FEB 18

Style

‘Not just a cut’: Matthew Chen, CC ’27, on his flourishing barbering business and content creation

BY Taylor Graham · FEB 5

Theater

Review: Black Theatre Ensemble’s medley rendition of ‘Hadestown’ has vocals too good to not look back

BY Ian Romero · NOV 5

Theater

Review: Black Theatre Ensemble’s medley rendition of ‘Hadestown’ has vocals too good to not look back

BY Ian Romero · NOV 5

Theater

Review: Barnard theater department’s ‘An Enemy of the People’ preserves Ibsen’s tense, political nuance

BY Amoy Chambers and Louis Reich · NOV 5

Theater

Review: Fairest stars are born in King’s Crown Shakespeare Troupe’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’

BY Gabi Fabozzi · OCT 27

Theater

Barnard searches for new production coordinator as student theater groups grapple with changing rules

BY Gabi Fabozzi · OCT 13

Technology

New student community ‘Freek’ creates in-person connections in a digital world

BY Gabi Fabozzi · SEP 14

Technology

New student community ‘Freek’ creates in-person connections in a digital world

BY Gabi Fabozzi · SEP 14

Technology

‘The network behind campus life’: An upcoming app centralizes opportunities for student engagement

BY Taylor Graham · AUG 20

Technology

A lion-eat-lion world: Caroline Smyth, CC ’26, and Owen Terry, CC ’26, on creating Lion Dine

BY Taylor Graham · DEC 29, 2025

Technology

Pol Villaverde, SIPA ’26, wants you to swipe for your perfect political match

BY Beatrice Moyers · OCT 31, 2025

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