France does not legally recognize any sort of racial or ethnic classification—in fact, the term “race” was recently erased from the French constitution. Although there exists no legal terminology in the nation to address issues regarding race, a new film series presented by the Columbia Maison Française features a variety of contemporary black female voices that attempt to articulate these issues through the powerful medium of cinema.

In the darkly lit, eerily decorated room where Quarto Magazine hosted its Halloween open mic, students shared their most terrifying original pieces—short stories and poems that were not necessarily Halloween-themed but addressed the different horrors of reality.

One of the oldest books on the Literature Humanities syllabus is now also the newest. Less than a year after it was published, Emily Wilson’s innovative translation of Homer’s epic poem the “Odyssey” has replaced the long-standing version by Richard Lattimore as part of the Core Curriculum.