Emma Bogler

Five days after a group of students filed a federal complaint alleging Barnard and Columbia are not complying with Title II, Title IX, and the Clery Act, a new report released by the White House on Tuesday could help expedite changes that students are demanding.

Discussions about heritage, dramatic displays, and dumplings kicked off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Tuesday night, the dynamism reflecting this year's theme of "currents."

Bystanders on Low Plaza stopped and stared on Tuesday afternoon as student activists stood in silence holding signs with phrases like "rape happens here" and "being in a relationship is not consent" to draw attention to sexual assault at Columbia.

After students complained last semester that the University's explanation of sexual assault policies was confusing and scattered online, the provost's office is hoping that a new website will mitigate the problem.

Forget meat and mozzarella sticks—a group of students is looking for a new way to use unused meal swipes.

Students who attended a Sept. 9 meeting with University President Lee Bollinger to propose more changes to Columbia's sexual assault policy received a response last week from Suzanne Goldberg, Bollinger's special advisor on sexual assault prevention and response.

Columbia awarded the 2014 Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, with top honors going to the Washington Post and The Guardian US for their reports on widespread surveillance by the National Security Association.

"We literally just want to make people happy," Ari Schuman, CC '15 and co-president of the Student Wellness Project, said.