At its second meeting of the semester, the Columbia College Student Council discussed textbook affordability for low-income students, largely focusing on an ill-received proposal that would increase tuition by $600 per year to cover textbook costs for all students.

Lerner Central Lounge, the recently refurbished study-free space dedicated to student recreation, has become yet another study space one semester after its opening.

The Columbia University Mental Health Task Force hosted its second-ever town hall event Wednesday evening to hear from students about mental health and academic pressure as part of the task force’s ongoing effort to propose new policies to the administration.

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., CC ’73, Law ’76, alongside notable legal experts, reflected on the recent confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and what this means for the future of SCOTUS rulings following the court’s shift to a conservative majority, at the semester’s first Holder Initiative event Wednesday evening.

Jimmy Kemp, political consultant and son of 1996 Republican vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp, spoke about how to shift modern political discourse toward being more collaborative and bipartisan at an event hosted by Columbia University College Republicans (CUCR) on Tuesday evening.

At a panel attended by over 500 people on Monday, Congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on Columbia students to register to vote and get involved with local politics.