The strict policies and bureaucratic mire of club funding processes give rise to significant inequities between Columbia and Barnard student organizations, often forcing clubs—many of which seek to have members from both schools—to choose between inclusivity and funding opportunities.

A series of Columbia and Barnard faculty, genocide survivors, and scholars spoke out against the ongoing genocide of Rohingya people in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and criticized certain programs within the University for their collaboration with Myanmar’s government at an event held at Barnard this weekend.

Members of the Roosevelt Institute at Columbia University called upon Barnard’s Student Government Association to write a public letter endorsing the establishment of an Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing at Barnard, during the second SGA meeting of the semester on Monday.

UpLift, the recently-approved first-generation low-income special interest community, will be open for Columbia College and Engineering undergraduates starting next fall.

The New York State Senate passed the Reproductive Health Act, removing abortion from the state’s criminal code and codifying stronger legal protections for abortion rights on Tuesday.

Columbia College and Engineering undergraduate students will now be able to apply for housing in the Muslim Student Special Interest Community, intended to serve as a dedicated safe space for Muslim students and better accommodate their religious needs, following its approval earlier this month.

The Muslim Students Association has launched a video campaign, using the hashtag #LetUsPray, advocating for improved prayer spaces at both Barnard and Columbia, citing concerns about cleanliness and maintenance, inaccessibility, and a lack of space in which female Muslim students feel comfortable praying.

On Monday, Barnard’s Student Government Association released a statement supporting an initiative put in place by Columbia’s chapter of the Roosevelt Institute calling for Columbia to become carbon neutral by 2030.

Barnard College Title IX Coordinator and Executive Director for Equity Molree Williams-Lendor spoke on the disparity between Columbia College and Barnard College’s Title IX policies during Monday night’s Student Government Association meeting.

First Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans spoke about the potential collapse of the European Union and outlined means for remedying its fragmentation during an address in Low Library on Monday.