Peter Maroulis
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A fire broke out on the third floor of Ruggles Hall shortly after 11 p.m. on Wednesday night, charring walls and spewing smoke onto 114th Street.
Over 60 members of the Columbia community attended a screening of the documentary “FREE CeCe!” and a discussion panel featuring trans advocate CeCe McDonald on Monday as a part of Columbia’s Transgender Awareness Week.
One year after students flooded Low Steps to protest Donald Trump’s election, over 100 members of the Columbia community called on University administrators to bolster support for staff union rights, sexual assault victims, and undocumented students on campus at a rally on Low Steps Wednesday afternoon.
Over 250 students and community members protested white supremacist Mike Cernovich’s event hosted by Columbia University College Republicans on Monday night, pushing through Public Safety barricades surrounding Lerner Hall and crowding the entrance to the building throughout the speech.
Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain spoke and took questions on campus Tuesday evening about modern conservatism and the American dream at an open forum hosted by Columbia University College Republicans.
After doing an external evaluation of Columbia, the Jed Foundation, a suicide-prevention nonprofit organization, has recommended that Columbia reorganize campus spaces and improve mental health resources with a focus on undergraduates, Columbia College Dean James Valentini announced in an email to students Tuesday.
New Columbia College Student Council initiatives will provide financial and institutional support for students in the coming year, including a travel fund for student activities, an alumni fund for campus organizations, and faculty and alumni mentorship programs.
Wednesday evening marked the grand reopening of the Stephen Donaldson Lounge, a space for LGBTQ students located in Schapiro Hall. LGBTQ Columbia alumni affiliated with the alumni group Columbia Pride—who hosted the event with the Office of Multicultural Affairs—described memories and inconveniences of the old space.