In a world where darkness and depression are often considered synonymous, divorcing the hue from the disease can appear startling.

Popular Greek bakery and café Artopolis Espresso, located between 113th and 114th street on Amsterdam, has been officially renovated and renamed The New York Basics, a conversion complete with a new menu and refurbished space and signage.

Beneath the stained glass windows of the Church of the Ascension, the Barnard-Columbia Chorus and Chamber Choir filled the nave with the melodies of Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky and Johann Sebastian Bach during the group’s annual Holiday Choral Concert on Saturday night. Over 75 students and alumni from across the University came together under the direction of Barnard music professor Gail Archer for the end-of-semester performance and reception.

In Roone Arledge Auditorium on Friday night, audience members were met with dancers draped in tie dye, sequined tops, animal onesies, and rainbow socks, to name a few. But their colorful garments were only one of the highlights of ‘Versace on the FloOrchesis,’ Orchesis’ end-of-semester performance, a show emphasizing the importance of supportive communities.

Eden Arielle Gordon, BC ’19, and Talia Lakritz, BC ’16, met at an open mic downtown where they were both performing during their first and senior years, respectively. The two singers did not realize at the time that they would later share the title of the Barnard Balladeer, a position created for Lakritz during her senior year and passed on to Gordon upon her graduation.

Who determines who and what is newsworthy? This question served as a starting point for two New York Times journalists who aimed to uncover the historical erasure of African Americans from news organizations by examining unpublished photos in the Times’ archives. The photos they found have been published in a new book, “Unseen: Unpublished Black History from The New York Times Archives,” and are on display at an exhibit at Barnard’s Altschul Tunnel through the end of December.

If you stop and ask yourself what fashion is, chances are you’ll think of clothes. What starts as a superficial understanding of the sartorial choices we make every morning quickly expands to include the many ways in which these choices reflect some greater truth about our shared human experiences. Garments are legible. Fashion reflects personal ambitions, advancements in craftsmanship and technology, and reactions to political and current events surrounding us at any given moment.

Columbia’s Voting Week initiative broke away from their traditional political panels and discussions on Friday night to include their first fashion show, hosted at Roone Auditorium, during this year’s week-long voter registration and political activism effort.

Award-winning author Juan Gabriel Vásquez joined Barnard English Professor Hisham Matar following the American release of the English translation of Vásquez’s latest novel, “The Shape of the Ruins,” published the day before. The discussion and reading, hosted by the Barnard International Artists Series in Sulzberger Parlor on Wednesday evening, highlighted the arc of Vásquez’s career and the political instability that has shaped his works.

Students gathered at Lerner Hall on Tuesday evening to participate in Columbia’s chapter of the Roosevelt Institute’s first open discussion of the year, which focused on the global impact of the fast fashion market.