Delta Sigma Phi, which was recently suspended by its national fraternity association, has lost possession of its Columbia-owned brownstone for the 2021-22 academic year.

In the wake of Israel’s recent attacks on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Sheikh Jarrah, more than 1,500 Columbia students, faculty, and alumni have signed a letter expressing solidarity with Palestinians.

More than a year into the pandemic, pre-med students at Columbia have faced myriad setbacks. Without the quintessential in-person pre-med experience, many worry about the competitiveness of their medical school applications. At the same time, though, the pandemic has prompted many to view their future health care careers in a new light.

“When I began this project, I expected to find something of the following: a revolutionary lineage of student activism culminating in a strike that was so impactful as to convince a dogmatic academic institution to change its long-set ways,” wrote Audrey Oh, CC ’21, as she reflected on her senior thesis project. “What I got is something much different.”

According to the letter penned in February by senators Daniel Savin and Manuela Buonanno of the Research Officers Delegation, the democratic body which oversees research at the University, 5,000 individuals enter Columbia’s campus each week without routine COVID-19 testing. Though this letter urged the University’s testing program to “evolve,” testing policies remain unchanged months later.

The School of General Studies’ 2021 Class Day ceremony will feature Elegance Bratton, GS ’14, as keynote speaker and Christopher Thompson, GS ’21, and Qimeng Shi, GS ’21, as the class of 2021′s valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. Bratton, Thompson, and Shi will each address the General Studies class of 2021 virtually on Wednesday, April 28 during Class Day.

As the Graduate Workers of Columbia-United Auto Workers’ strike enters its second week, many undergraduate students on and off campus are voicing their support for the movement, as are other unions and students at other universities.

“Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. Let’s go into this with a powerful collective intention.” Alexandra Watson, a First-Year Writing lecturer at Barnard, said as she led a Zoom call in a breathing exercise. With its participants newly focused, the Cite Black Barnard Faculty Cite-a-Thon began.