When I was first admitted to Spectator as a sweaty, hopeful first year, I did not imagine myself shuffling through the cold in late fall two years later, crying into a lasagne.

Popular national chain Dunkin’—formerly known as Dunkin’ Donuts—is opening its doors in Morningside Heights early next week.

First-years may be required to have sizeable meal plans, but that doesn’t mean every day has to include eating at John Jay. The Columbia bubble encompasses a variety of eateries, both old and new, and the number of choices in the ever-changing food landscape can be overwhelming. However, among the multitude of muffins, bevy of beverages, and deluge of delis, a few Morningside Heights staples and newcomers stand out.

One year after the Morningside Heights community bemoaned the loss of favorite bagel shop Nussbaum and Wu, the new establishment Wu and Nussbaum has emerged in its place. The restaurant will carry on the tradition of serving bagels during the day but will transition to serving Chinese food at night.

Shaquan Nelson, SEAS ’19, takes a long pause when asked to describe his clothing label in one sentence. After turning the question over in his mind for a couple of moments, his face lights up and he says.

On the stage of Peoples Improv Theater, where she hosted an hour-long comedy showcase on Monday night, Dallas Koelling, CC ’20, regaled the crowd with tales of her repeated summertime encounters with venereal disease.

After several years of business, UP Coffee, nestled between Furnald Hall and the Columbia School of Journalism, has been replaced by another Joe Coffee. A sign posted on the door over the summer announced its closure and thanked customers for their business.

Beloved bagel shop Nussbaum and Wu has closed, and with no stated reopening date, it is unclear whether the closure is permanent.

While attending a broadway production of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” Sylvia Korman, BC ’18, came to a realization that would influence how they spent the next four years of their life.

Before the doors opened at 8 p.m., a full half hour ahead of the show’s start time, a long line had already formed in front of Roone Arledge Auditorium. Students called out to their friends and held lively conversations as they waited in a line that snaked out of the lobby of Roone and onto the first floor of Lerner Hall, giving the student center auditorium the appearance of a happening club.