Engineering Student Council Vice President of Finance Austen Paris, SEAS ’19, resigned during a general body meeting after other council members initiated impeachment proceedings Monday night.

Students claimed free tampons and pads nearly as quickly as they were stocked in on-campus bathrooms, a week-long pilot program funded by Engineering Student Council earlier this month showed. Now, council members are looking for ways to fund and implement a long-term program to stock sanitary products in bathrooms.

The General Studies Student Council has appointed 15 new council members for this semester, including representatives for working students with families, students with disabilities, and students in dual B.A. and joint programs.

Following calls for more meaningful connections with faculty, a new pilot program that launched Tuesday will pair up to 144 juniors and seniors with 24 faculty mentors of their choice this semester.

Mental health, support for marginalized students, and campus-wide “fun” programming took center stage at the Columbia College Student Council election debates on Saturday.

Students discussed the disciplinary action faced by Columbia’s wrestling team, the University’s expansion into Manhattanville, and how to limit and regulate online speech at a panel discussion Monday night.

Candidates for General Studies Student Council presented their platforms today in a debate held by Columbia Elections Board in Roone Arledge Cinema.

Black, Latinx, and Native American student groups are asking the Activities Board at Columbia to restructure its system of representatives and provide each of the three demographics with its own representative.

Students discussed the causes of mental health issues on campus and floated potential solutions at a forum hosted by the Mental Health Task Force and Office of University Life Monday night.