Liz Backus
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Bryan Chavez, Hunter College: “Being a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; what it means to me is a promise that you are at all times upholding. So, you know, that means looking to see what’s currently missing in your campus, and kind of, you know, filling in that void, filling in that space.”
Voiceover: Moody lights and delectable pastries. These four words describe the beloved institution that multiple generations of Morningside Heights residents have come to call home. Located right across the street from St. John the Divine at 1030 Amsterdam Avenue is, of course, the one and only Hungarian Pastry Shop.
JD Leidersdorff: “We are Casablancas and this is Dull.”
Tamara Hache: "With these epics, we might have an expectation of, you know, sort of a more hypermasculine, I don’t know, feel to them. Because of our own expectations, again, as 21st-century readers, of what an epic is, right? But when we go and we look closer at them, we see that this is not the case, right?"
Luisa Sukkar: In the three months since the spring semester wrapped up, Columbia has continued its run in the national headlines. From a hacker stealing student data to the University reaching a settlement with the federal government, here are six of the top stories you may have missed this summer:
Title card: We asked 25 seniors: What is one thing your freshman self wouldn’t believe about you now?
Around 100 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Butler Library Wednesday afternoon for an “Emergency Rally.”
Editor’s note: This transcript includes references to self-harm and suicide.