University President Lee Bollinger has purchased an apartment at the Beresford, a historic building on the Upper West Side. The 10th floor, three-bedroom apartment sold for $11.7 million.

Earlier this month, Columbia acquired 2.5 acres of property at 2328 12th Ave. formerly occupied by a Fairway Market grocery store. While the University did not buy the space with a proposed plan in mind, Columbia is working with the community to find a use that fulfills the needs of both West Harlem and University stakeholders.

Rashaun Weaver was sentenced to 14 years to life in prison in the New York Supreme Court today. As the last of three teenagers to plead guilty to the December 2019 killing of Barnard first-year Tess Majors, his sentencing brings the case to a close more than two years after the tragedy occurred in Morningside Park.

Rashaun Weaver, 16, pleaded guilty on Thursday to second-degree murder and first-degree robbery in the December 2019 killing of Barnard first-year Tess Majors. Weaver is the third teenager to plead guilty, which brings this case nearly to a close.

Edward Keating, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, died of cancer last Sunday, Sept. 26. He was 65 years old.

Ceon White, GS ’21, vividly remembers how he felt the first time he walked onto Columbia’s campus as a student.

Mario Van Peebles, CC ’78, and Rocco B. Commisso, SEAS ’71, Business ’75, will be speaking at the Columbia College and School of Engineering and Applied Science Class Day ceremonies, respectively.

In response to claims that Harlem is overburdened by drug-addiction rates and overdoses, a methadone clinic is being built on 145th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in West Harlem. However, community members argue that this clinic is not needed in the area.

Due to the developments driven by Columbia, West Harlem has piqued the interest of investors and developers in recent years. However, much of the neighborhood’s original architecture remains intact. In an effort to curtail rapid change in the neighborhood and preserve its history, local organizations are working to designate the West Harlem Historic District.