Jacquelyn Klein, CC ’19, and Caroline Wallis, BC ’19, wanted to name the visual arts magazine they founded during their first year after something that undeniably captured the spirit of the campus. As it turned out, Columbia was built above a layer of schist rock that lines the majority of Manhattan, coined by many as “rat rock” due to its proximity to the rodents we share the island with.

From a nook on the ground floor of the Quad, arguably one of Barnard’s most architecturally introspective structures, a love of the sartorial has connected Columbia’s only dedicated fashion magazine not only to the rest of the campus, but to readers far beyond the 116th Street gates.

SOPHIE will headline this year’s Bacchanal concert, the Bacchanal Committee announced through a video posted on its Facebook and Instagram accounts on Sunday.

Every February, Americans recognize Black History Month as an opportunity to highlight the contributions of African Americans across every industry and facet of life. However, the chance to celebrate this identity is present on a daily basis, and this is the mindset that propelled Phanesia Pharel, BC ’21, to found Bold, Beautiful, Black at Barnard and hold it in March rather than February.

When the Columbia University Bhangra team emerges on stage at their annual Bhangra in the Heights performances, they are wearing traditional Punjabi costumes in red, blue, turquoise, green, purple, and yellow pairings. They are often holding daangs and saaps—two key props used in any number of Bhangra segments—and dancing to North Indian music.

Walking into the first set of double doors that lead into the Movement Lab on the lower level of Barnard’s Milstein Center, visitors are greeted by a shoe rack. Only after removing their footwear are dancers, professors, and visitors alike able to walk through the second set of doors, which open up to reveal an unmirrored and largely unstructured space.

The Time’s Up movement launched on Jan 1, 2018 as a response to sexual harassment and assault allegations made against former movie producer Harvey Weinstein. On Friday night, at Barnard’s ninth annual Athena Film Festival, one of the movement’s founders, Nina Shaw, BC ’76, Law ’79, was honored with the Athena Award for her excellence in leadership within the film industry while wearing a Time’s Up pin on her dress.

“Courage, wit, persistence, and an indomitable spirit” were the words used by Athena Film Festival co-founder Kathryn Kolbert at Miller Theatre on Thursday night to describe the many female protagonists of this year’s feature films.

Columbia alumni were recognized for their accomplishments in film and took home several golden statues at the 2019 Academy Awards hosted last night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

The Athena Film Festival, Barnard’s annual festival highlighting women in film, announced its 2019 award winners on Thursday.