As the presidential election enters its third day and the country sits at the edge of its seat awaiting the announcement of the new president-elect, Columbia students and Morningside Heights community members reflect on what’s at stake.

Members of the 2020 class of Columbia’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons reflect on graduating early, Match Day, and bracing themselves to start fighting against a pandemic.

Welcome to The Eye’s quarantine cookbook! In this collection of recipes, memories, and stories, staff members of The Eye have contributed dishes that they have been enjoying during the quarantine. These recipes not only result in tasty meals and treats, but also hold special meaning to each staffer. We hope these recipes below will speak to you and bring you comfort during these uncertain times.

Unsurprisingly, one does not endure arduous semesters of study at Columbia and emerge believing Joe Coffee is the defining piece of one’s college life. Looming between the Journalism School and Furnald Hall, Joe awaits its latest victim: a parched college student with some change to spare, apt to make a terrible financial decision.

An arrow whizzes by my head—it narrowly misses. As I spend that moment fixated on the near-death experience I’ve just endured, my pursuer appears, promptly taking away any relief I may have had. He wields an iron sword and proceeds to mercilessly assail my character, who I’ve customized to look like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, winning the battle. In the process of all this, he screams, “easy, easy dub,” exposing me for the noob I am.