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U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and leaders from the Time’s Up movement were among some of the big names who made appearances at Barnard’s ninth annual Athena Film Festival this weekend, joining in conversations regarding the importance of representation and women’s leadership in the film industry.

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Another week, another game tape analysis. There’s a win to dive into, but in a matchup that saw head coach Al Bagnoli and the Lions (4-3, 1-3 Ivy) outgained 428-160 from scrimmage, there’s an equal amount of good and bad for the Light Blue.

Panelists broke down the implications of Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s contentious confirmation to the Supreme Court, at an event hosted by anti-sexual assault advocacy group No Red Tape on Monday.

One year after students flooded Low Steps to protest Donald Trump’s election, over 100 members of the Columbia community called on University administrators to bolster support for staff union rights, sexual assault victims, and undocumented students on campus at a rally on Low Steps Wednesday afternoon.

Eight students walked into a class being taught by Executive Vice President for University Life Suzanne Goldberg Thursday afternoon, holding signs and passing out fliers that criticized Columbia’s gender-based misconduct policies.

Executive Vice President of the Office of University Life Suzanne Goldberg said that Columbia will remain “vigilant” in adopting policies and procedures regarding gender-based misconduct, following last week’s reversal of Obama-era Title IX guidelines.

A new Residential Life practice that could bring gender-neutral bathrooms to more dorms has provoked debate in the past week. But in most of Columbia’s residence halls, gender-neutral bathrooms were the only option for residents for over a decade.

Columbia updated its gender-based misconduct policy this month to make it easier for transgender and gender-nonconforming students to report harassment based on their gender identity.