water-break

Walking around New York City can be stressful. Walking around New York City after drinking a cup of coffee and a glass of juice and a glass of water at breakfast can be very stressful. I have experienced this type of stress, and I wouldn’t wish it upon anyone—especially if you are like me and afraid to ask restaurant hostesses, baristas, and store managers to use their restroom.

Two children play by the hammock in the back of the hut, yelling and looking into the camera. Piti sits on the ground, preparing traditional cloth while recounting her struggles and successes. This Brazilian terrain has become her home. She reflects on how her life now is very different from her upbringing in a white Brazilian family, yet her attraction to this indigenous group and terrain led her to start her life anew.

A water main broke along the intersection of Broadway and 110th Street, causing a surprise flood on Friday. Traffic northbound on Broadway resumed as normal and the Cathedral Parkway–110th Street station reopened by 4 p.m., according to the Columbia Emergency Operations Team.

Looking to escape the cold and gloomy reality we wake up to every day in the city and to unwind from school during spring break? Well, for the second year in a row, Tampa Bay's Clearwater Beach has topped TripAdvisor's list as America's best beach! Although it is incredible for those looking for a beachy escape, it is quite a shame for those of us who call the Tampa Bay area home.

Water and the treasured manuscripts archived in Butler’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library don’t usually mix, and for good reason. On Tuesday evening, however, the library combined the two in an exhibition titled “Awash in Books: Books for the Year of Water,” featuring a variety of pieces to celebrate and explore how we use Earth’s most precious resource.

We took out a pair that morning, a boat that sits just two rowers. My teammate and I took to the boat and to each other quickly—balancing easily and pushing the bow up and out of the water. I think both of us were more comfortable together in that shell than we had been in a while. Even the water was welcoming. With barely any wind and a low tide, the water laid shallow and still. The sun rose as the practice went on so by the time we met up with the other pair, the light was gold. The water—everything, really—was precious and yellow-hued.

The “Red Summer” of 1919 was marked by extreme racial violence, with hundreds of racially motivated murders of black individuals occurring across the country. The Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery’s current exhibition, “1919: Black Water,” homes in on one of these homicides with paintings and sculptures by artist Torkwase Dyson.

I am writing this in my dorm room, alone, on Thanksgiving. My Christmas Day will likely also look something like this. No, I won’t be seeing family or friends—I will be alone.

Thanksgiving break is right around the corner, Columbia! If you don’t have the luxury of going home for Turkey Day but still want to get away from the busy streets of New York during the holiday rush, here are seven New Jersey towns that might be worth the visit over Thanksgiving break.

One wouldn’t think that climate change and theater have much in common, but the two were bridged together on stage last Sunday, Nov. 17th, in an effort to bring climate change awareness to artists and activists. The sound of waves washed over the audience as readings of five short plays began, each exploring a world facing the effects of climate change.