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Film screenings and festivals have historically required large gatherings of people in one room, all looking at the same silver screen. But due to social distancing measures taken in response to the coronavirus pandemic, that is not an option anymore. Yet the show went on for the second annual CU Film Showcase, which brought people together from all over the world on April 27 to watch students’ short films on their personal silver screens.

It is time we hold the administration of the School of General Studies to its word. If administrators truly mean that their primary goal is to make General Studies as affordable as possible, they must change their transfer credit policy to accept online classes from other accredited colleges and universities. It would save General Studies students tens of thousands of dollars in student debt.

Sarah Kinsley Du, CC ’22—known professionally as Sarah Kinsley—sits in a room covered with post-it notes, piled with notebooks, and cluttered with old receipts, all filled with miscellaneous lyrics and potential song ideas. On April 10, these collections of random ideas culminated in the release of her debut extended playlist, “The Fall.”

If you’re an admitted student, you’ve probably heard Columbia College Dean James Valentini’s catchphrase that Columbia is the “greatest university in the greatest city in the world.” From internships to museums to all types of shows and entertainment, the opportunities and lifestyle that New York offers are a defining feature of the Columbia education. What you might not know much about, however, is Morningside Heights, the neighborhood where Columbia is located.

Sex is an act of vulnerability. It is a sharing of the body that requires you to take a risk. Every time you engage in sexual activity with another person, you are sharing yourself and risking rejection in the search for some form of intimacy. That intimacy can manifest itself in many ways, whether through having a working knowledge of how your partner finds pleasure from your touch or through finding your voice in a difficult conversation about consent, respect, and mutual concern. Even if you are engaging in masturbation, you are embarking on a journey to understand your own body in a deeper way and find self-love by offering yourself the privilege of your own pleasure.

Alicia Lawrence, deputy dean of Barnard who was beloved for her support for students of color as one of the few Black administrators on Barnard’s campus, died Thursday evening from a pre-existing health condition unrelated to COVID-19, according to an email from Barnard President Sian Beilock. She was 36 years old.