Emily Ta
Deputy Data Visualization Editor
Latest articles
As Columbia Dining enters fifth year of rapid growth, capacity concerns remain
BY Simon Leton and Emily Ta September 10
Beyond the campus gates: Community Board 9 and Columbia’s role in West Harlem
BY Lara Harmankaya and Emily Ta September 6
Columbia expands course schedule ‘de-densification,’ capping proportion of classes in prime midday slots
BY Matt Luo, Celine Chien, Arabelle Park, and Emily Ta April 23
Satire: Introducing Columbia Underground Listing of Student Ability (CULSA)
BY Tegan Wang and Emily Ta April 20
Many Called Columbia’s 2025 Expulsion of Nonviolent Student Protesters Unprecedented. But, 89 Years Ago, Columbia Expelled an Anti-Nazi Peacenik.
BY Maya Henry, Yusuf Perwez, Dora Gao, Daksha Pillai, and Emily Ta February 19
The couples edition: Valentine’s Day bingo
BY Terrah Garner and Emily Ta February 14
The Anti-Valentine’s Day bingo
BY Suhani Arora and Emily Ta February 14
Funding for District 70 Assembly member Jordan Wright’s campaign dwarfs challenger Conrad Blackburn
BY Danielis Morales Villegas and Emily Ta February 12
University pilots ‘de-densification’ of class schedule amid expansion considerations
BY Matt Luo, Arabelle Park, and Emily Ta January 22
Columbia piloted a program to “de-densify” its class schedule for the spring 2026 semester by implementing a 40 percent distributional cap on courses scheduled to start between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., several faculty members confirmed to Spectator. The program includes 10 of the University’s largest undergraduate departments.
As MTA cracks down on fare evasion, some West Harlem residents are skeptical
BY Franka Etkin, Emily Ta, and Claire Jong November 25
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