Jacob Mazzarella
2020-05-11T21:58:45.276Z
Colleges and universities across the United States have been offered federal funding in an effort to mitigate millions of dollars in lost revenue as a result of COVID-19. Columbia has yet to confirm if it will accept its $12.8 million allotment, which was the highest amount given to an Ivy League institution, alongside Cornell. The size of the allocation is likely due to the high percentage of full-time undergraduate students at the School of General Studies who receive the Pell Grant, a federal grant for students who demonstrate the highest need in the country, which was a significant factor in deciding school allocations.
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2020-05-11T21:57:33.318Z
Recent events have caused many of us to leave the city we may call home for most of the year. This departure allows us to reflect upon and reevaluate the impact of our presence in New York City. Are we “bad” New Yorkers? What does it mean to be a New Yorker as a college student? How do we “fit in,” and what responsibilities do we have to the city?
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2020-05-11T21:56:11.209Z
This Discourse and Debate package was scheduled to be released before the COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered campus life.
2020-03-06T05:47:48.138Z
Brandon Shi is a sophomore in Columbia College majoring in economics-political science and concentrating in ethnicity and race studies. He is a Leo from the San Francisco Bay Area who is still getting used to the concept of distinct seasons. On campus, he serves on the Queer Trans Advisory Board within Multicultural Affairs and is a class rep on the Columbia College Student Council. He spends way too much time in Dodge and Ref, but occasionally balances it out by getting off campus and enjoying the city. Brandon was a former Opinion deputy editor for Spectator.
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2020-02-17T05:13:14.031Z
In early September, I walked into Ferris Booth Commons, one of Columbia’s three dining halls, for the first time. The availability of the food immediately felt overwhelming, and it was in that moment that I became privy to the “all-you-care-to eat” policy of Columbia University Dining services.
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2020-05-11T22:34:07.121Z
As we lead up to the 2020 election, Spectator’s new series, The Student Vote, will continue to highlight perspectives from students between the ages of 18 to 24 regarding candidates, policy issues, and more. Follow our editorial pages for more content like this.
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