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The black-and-white checkerboard floors, exposed brick walls, red leather booths, and shining red lights displaying “MEL’S.” The dartboard, wooden chairs, and the cramped and dark interior of 1020. The long bar counter, antique light fixtures, and abstract paintings of Arts and Crafts Beer Parlor. These are the staple campus bars for many Columbia students today—places to de-stress, mingle, and enjoy drinks and classic bar food.

We’re sure you all have plenty of questions about move-in day, the most obvious being, “What’s it actually like? What happens once I get to campus? Will I have enough time to unpack everything before the day’s mandatory events? And how in the world will I be able to carry all of my stuff up to my 15th-floor John Jay single without making ten million trips?!?”

You never learn. Again, you've somehow waited until the last minute to register for classes. If you're spending this week frantically searching for 9 Ways of Knowing fulfillers, look no further as Spectrum reveals the most interesting courses that fulfil your requirements.

For a practicing Christian, being faced with the daunting reality of Columbia's non-academic scene can be terrifying, exhilarating, and trivial all at once. And that's where campus ministries come in.

Everyone needs a break — even during NSOP. We here at Spectrum strongly encourage at least one solid night in before classes start, fully equipped with snacks, drinks of choice, pajamas, and, of course, Netflix (or any [il]legal means of watching TV).

You were probably just sitting there, minding your own business and then BAM! - this post just showed up out of nowhere.

Ah, the gym. That damp sweat factory, that temple of bulging biceps and washboard abs, sweaty t-shirts, and protein shakes.

Jessica Pratt's self-titled 2012 debut was acclaimed as a cozy yet aloof collection of acoustic tracks, showing her determination to limit her art to her bedroom walls. Now, she takes us to another dreamy world of hers with her second album, "On Your Own Love Again"—this time a world she created and continues to live in.