Audrey DeGuerrera
Spectator Staff Writer
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Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron and Chief Correspondent Dan Balz discussed media in the era of Trump politics and the so-called “alt-right” for an event held by the Journalism School on Monday.
Administrators have not enforced the results of floor-by-floor elections to determine whether dorm bathrooms will remain gendered, leaving students uncertain about which restrooms are gender-neutral.
Wednesday evening marked the grand reopening of the Stephen Donaldson Lounge, a space for LGBTQ students located in Schapiro Hall. LGBTQ Columbia alumni affiliated with the alumni group Columbia Pride—who hosted the event with the Office of Multicultural Affairs—described memories and inconveniences of the old space.
A new policy created this fall by the Office of Residential Life mandates that certain Columbia dorms will now vote, floor by floor, on whether to make their communal restrooms gender-neutral.
The annual Take Back the Night event—meant to show support for survivors of sexual assault—took the form of a rally and speak-out for the first time this year rather than a march, due to concern regarding police presence.
After nearly two years, the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation, a major research initiative at Columbia University for the prevention of gender-based misconduct, has come to a close.
Candidates for General Studies Student Council presented their platforms today in a debate held by Columbia Elections Board in Roone Arledge Cinema.
Survivors of sexual assault who filed federal complaints against Columbia for allegedly failing to provide Title IX-guaranteed accommodations will now see the future of their grievances decided by appointees of President Donald Trump, casting a new layer of doubt over an already-uncertain issue.
A Columbia student filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against the University for allegedly failing to properly handle her reports of rape.
Columbia’s controversial policy preventing students from recording gender-based misconduct adjudication processes has not been strictly enforced this semester, despite the University’s insistence that the policy is still in effect.