One of the first things Amanda Liz Taylor, BC ’22, tells you on their website is that the work they do, while personal, reaches far beyond the scope of the individual.

In the fall of 2018, I was a typically overwhelmed first-year searching for creative outlets to balance the intimidating trainee work I did as a Spectator photographer. Predictably, I followed hundreds of creatives on social media for inspiration; my favorite at the time was Brooklyn-based photographer Bảo Ngô (@baohngo), whose work appears on the cover of Mitski’s critically acclaimed album “Be the Cowboy.”

Each year, the Organization of Pakistani Students at Columbia University puts on Hungama, a traditional South Asian wedding ceremony held in conjunction with NYU’s Pakistani Students Association. The event featured performances from multiple Columbia dance groups as well as a group from Rutgers and NYU. Many students joined or watched the festivities on Low throughout the day.