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Week of Oct. 5 in photos

Demonstrations, sports victories and defeats, and more—the past seven days on and around Columbia’s campus, as captured by Spectator’s photojournalists.

By Audrea Chen / Photo Editor

Students mill about on Low Steps.

By Audrea Chen • October 13, 2026 at 2:23 AM

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More than 70 pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated outside of Columbia’s Broadway and 116th Street on Oct. 7, calling for Columbia’s divestment from Israel, the termination of the dual degree program with Tel Aviv University, and the shutdown of Columbia’s global center in Tel Aviv. The protest. Organized by Students for Justice in Palestine, the event was named “3 Years of Genocide 78 Years of Resistance.”

Photo by Elaine Shen / Columbia Daily Spectator

The day of the protest, the Trust Collaboratory hosted its largest listening tables event yet on South Lawn. University President Jennifer Mnookin joined in on the discussions with students, alongside senior administrators like University Provost Angela Olinto and Amy Hungerford, executive vice president and dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Photo by Jacob Wasserman / Columbia Daily Spectator

Assistant professor of sociology and urban studies Angela Simms hosted a book salon Oct. 8 for her recently published book “Fighting for a Foothold: How Government and Markets Undermine Black Middle-Class Suburbia.” Simms engaged in conversation with Krida Brown, a sociologist of racial capitalism at Emory University, discussing key takeaways from “Fighting for a Foothold.”

Photo by Tianqi Wang / Deputy Photo Editor

Columbia students joined thousands of demonstrators in an emergency rally at Foley Square on Oct. 9, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shot a Marble Hill resident. The protest was organized by Hands Off NYC, a coalition of more than 250 grassroots organizations, labor unions, nonprofits, and faith leaders. Protesters demanded the abolition of ICE.

Photo by Megan Morey / Columbia Daily Spectator

Men’s soccer was defeated by Harvard in its conference season opener on Oct. 3, breaking its five-game streak of victories.

Photo by Megan Morey / Columbia Daily Spectator

The student-organized group CU Epstein Off Campus held a demonstration outside of the Broadway and 116th Street gates for a national day of action against sexual violence on Oct. 8. Demonstrators protested Columbia’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein amid national outrage surrounding a lawsuit against seven Cornell University fraternity members over rape allegations. At the demonstration, called “#STOPSEXUALVIOLENCE: From the Frat House to the White House,” protesters demanded institutional change to the campus culture that allows sexual violence to occur. A Barnard spokesperson denied any financial connection between Epstein and the college in a statement to Spectator.

Photo by Eliza Lamster / Deputy Photo Editor

Signage from the “#STOPSEXUALVIOLENCE: From the Frat House to the White House” protest

Photo by Elaine Shen / Columbia Daily Spectator

Volleyball rallied for a sensational 3-2 win against Dartmouth on Oct. 10, coming back from a two-set deficit.

Photo by Georgia Paulos / Columbia Daily Spectator

The Housing Equity Project and Labor of Change hosted “Birds of Change” on Oct. 10 with BlueBird Concerts, which hosts multi-genre concerts that support local mutual aid and direct distribution organizations through free, donation-based shows. “Birds of Change” featured artists Bennie CT, Austin Philemon, Pobre Rey, Sid Kara, and 4OUR, and was hosted at Five Flies Coffee on 158th Street.

Photo by Eliza Lamster / Deputy Photo Editor

Women’s soccer defeated Cornell 3-0 on Oct. 10, securing its second consecutive Ivy League victory. The team is celebrating its 40th anniversary this season.