Priyanka Shrijay

Vice President for Campus Services Scott Wright described plans for renovating Columbia spaces to better serve marginalized groups, a vision for designing a student-integrated health center, and affordable summer housing at the Columbia College Student Council meeting Sunday evening.

The Columbia chapter of the Sunrise Movement, an organization which aims to stop climate change, has called on University President Lee Bollinger to sign the UN Environment’s Global Climate Emergency letter and declare a climate emergency by Dec. 1.

Last week, students from across Columbia-affiliated schools joined together to host an event during which LGBTQ Catholic students and Catholic allies discussed issues regarding their relationships with the Catholic Church.

Since August, over 300 students have been trained to administer the life-saving drug naloxone to counter the effects of opioid overdose as part of an initiative led by Columbia Health, the Mailman School of Public Health, and the School of General Studies. The team seeks to assess the confidence in participants to carry and administer naloxone, and consider opportunities and barriers for program nationwide expansion to other college campuses.

Dean of the College Leslie Grinage and Deputy Deans of the College Alicia Lawrence and Natalie Friedman fielded questions from Barnard Student Government Association representatives on concerns regarding the “Feel Well, Do Well @ Barnard” campaign and the deans’ new responsibilities overseeing academic and student life programs at Barnard.