Bollinger

Dear fellow members of the Columbia community,

In front of an array of posters emblazoned with red and black slogans, the Columbia-Barnard Young Democratic Socialists of America mounted a rally in support of its tuition strike. The rally began with a press conference in front of University President Lee Bollinger’s 60 West Morningside Drive home and culminated in a march to the steps of Low Library.

Avril Haines, a deputy director of Columbia World Projects, is slated for the role of director of national intelligence, announced President-elect Joe Biden alongside his intended nominations for five other key cabinet positions today.

Normally, hordes of students crowd College Walk on the morning of University President Lee Bollinger’s annual Fun Run. In 2019, 1,350 participants chatted with friends, bemoaned the early start time of the race, and ran, jogged, walked, or shuffled the three-mile path around Morningside Heights before admiring the geeky commemorative T-shirts distributed upon completion.

When the FBI asked University President Lee Bollinger to monitor foreign-born Chinese students on campus last fall, he rebuffed the intelligence organization.

University President Lee Bollinger addressed the impact of Manhattanville expansion on the West Harlem community, the University’s plans to address climate change, and the importance of differing viewpoints on college campuses with regards to free speech during his semesterly fireside chat on Tuesday.

Three new members were appointed to Columbia’s board of trustees, University administrators announced in an email on Thursday morning.

Columbia University President Lee Bollinger recently announced the establishment of a Climate Change Task Force through a schoolwide email, in which he asked the Columbia community, “Are we doing enough?”

The Columbia chapter of the Sunrise Movement, an organization which aims to stop climate change, has called on University President Lee Bollinger to sign the UN Environment’s Global Climate Emergency letter and declare a climate emergency by Dec. 1.

This was not what College Walk is supposed to look like at 8:15 a.m. on a Friday. The crowd, led by Roar-ee, bounced lightly on the balls of their feet. Some chugged water, others chatted with friends, but a few were laser-focused, headphones in. The buzz of anticipation that encompassed campus on Friday was all for President Lee Bollinger’s 18th annual Fun Run.