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Student life at Columbia was hard enough to navigate even before the COVID-19 pandemic, but with people scattered across the globe, finding a community within the student body has become even more difficult. With our monthly Spotify playlists, Spectrum hopes to engage the University community and reminisce about the activities and memories that we share. We hope you enjoy our first installment!

“What’s up? Want to dance?” At a house party in Queens, Ulises' construction worker friends convince him to dance for them. He agrees, but instead of bopping to the American music that is playing, he chooses to dance cumbia, a Colombian style. When they laugh at him and call him a loser, Ulises walks away, unwilling to give up a dance that represents who he is just to fit in.

Welcome back to campus. Hope everyone has enjoyed their break! As midterms are coming to a close (for the most part), you may be looking for things to do in your spare time. Don’t fret—we’ve got you covered.

Dear readers,

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.