Abby Rooney

Jay-Z was met with a standing ovation upon entering The Forum on Columbia’s Manhattanville campus. While Beyoncé—yes, you read that right—slipped inconspicuously into her seat in the audience, Jay-Z sat down to speak on topics ranging from his musical influences to prison reform to his controversial partnership with the National Football League to his historic role in the landscape of hip-hop.

Book Culture’s location on Columbus Avenue will not reopen following its eviction on Jan. 7, according to a post on the bookseller’s Facebook page on Tuesday.

Book Culture’s location on Columbus Avenue is temporarily closed after it was “seized … unexpectedly, by our landlord,” according to a post on the bookseller’s Facebook page. The other three stores—including the 112th Street and Broadway locations that are frequented by Columbia students—remain open.

e’s BAR, located on Broadway between 112th and 113th Streets, has closed after just one year of operation, according to a message left on the door of the bar this week. Its flagship location at 511 Amsterdam Ave will remain open.

In lieu of a set and props, the horror of the scene is painted on Tecmessa’s face. Her husband, the warrior Ajax, is reeling from the death of his friend Achilles in the Trojan War. To add insult to injury, the army generals have passed him over for the honor of receiving Achilles’ armor. When his rage and grief drive him to despair, Ajax falls on his sword. After lamenting over his mangled body, Tecmessa turns to the audience, asking, “Who will lift him?” Her shift in focus is apt. The real play, after all, is in the audience.

The sound of a neuron’s crackling electrical activity resounded in the auditorium as the monkey came to a decision.

Bacchanal almost didn’t happen this year. At least, that’s the narrative the Bacchanal Committee propagated in the weeks leading up to the music festival, which was later revealed to be an elaborate prank on the student body.

Ballet tights are pink, Broadway is the Great White Way, and artwork by white men dominates the walls of the Met. It is no secret that the arts have long marginalized women of color. On Monday night, five women of color pursuing careers in the arts, four of them Barnard alumnae, came to Barnard to discuss how they are making space for themselves in the field—and how aspiring WOC artists can do the same.

On the stage where Yo-Yo Ma, Billie Holliday, The Beatles, and other musical titans have performed their masterpieces, the Columbia University Wind Ensemble premiered three compositions and played a fourth showstopper at Carnegie Hall on Monday night.

It is no secret that the film industry is a historically male-dominated field. However, decades of efforts by filmmakers of all genders, working in all genres, have led to incredible strides in representation across the industry.