Eric-Holder

The last year has been a journey of ups and downs for restaurants in New York. After transitioning to takeout and delivery only, building outdoor setups, and preparing for indoor dining to have it taken away and reinstated, restaurants have done their best to adapt and keep their doors open. With the reopening of indoor dining at 35 percent capacity, many restaurants in the neighborhood polished their glasses, printed out new menus, and decorated their interiors in preparation for the return to a more normal dining scene.

The men’s tennis team’s past decade has undeniably been one of ascent. However, the reason for this positive shift is rather unclear because, all in all, the Columbia men’s tennis program has not changed much within these years. The Dick Savitt Tennis Center has remained the team’s home court. The Light Blue still practices for outdoor matches in Riverside Park, making it the only ranked Division I school without outdoor tennis courts. Former head coach Bid Goswami was already in the 28th season of his tenure when the decade opened—his calm, concise method of coaching remained a constant.

Founder and editor in chief of FiveThirtyEight Nate Silver and former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., CC ’73 and Law ’76, discussed the upcoming Democratic primary race and 2020 presidential election in a panel on Tuesday.

The U.S. Senate confirmed William Pelham Barr, CC ’71, GSAS ’73, and a corporate lawyer, to serve as the next U.S. attorney general on Thursday.

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., CC ’73, Law ’76, alongside notable legal experts, reflected on the recent confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and what this means for the future of SCOTUS rulings following the court’s shift to a conservative majority, at the semester’s first Holder Initiative event Wednesday evening.

Eric Holder, CC ’73, Law ’76, alongside other prominent figures in politics and technology, participated in a panel debating prevention and protection methods for cyber security during elections at the most recent talk hosted by the Eric H. Holder Initiative for Civil and Political Rights.

Panelists discussed the negative impacts of voter suppression on members of disenfranchised demographics in America at an event hosted by the Eric H. Holder Initiative for Civil and Political Rights on Monday evening.

At an event hosted by The Eric H. Holder Initiative for Civil and Political Rights on Wednesday night, an American Voter Project panel discussed the intentions and structure of the electoral college. Former Attorney General Eric Holder, CC ’73, Law ’76, was scheduled to headline the event but was absent from the panel with the flu.

Nobel laureate and neuroscience professor Eric Kandel delivered a lecture on his new book exploring the connection between art and science Monday night.

As a descendant of slaves, Jordan Brewington, CC '17, felt a personal connection to her research in her seminar, Columbia University and Slavery. Brewington pored over primary sources in order to write a report on slaves who were linked to Columbia's early history.