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New York Times columnist complains Columbia Palestine protesters are disrupting silent music piece

The 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence was reportedly interrupted by protesters' chants.

On Apr 24, 2024 by Marlon Ettinger

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‘Reckless and dangerous’: AOC rebukes crackdown on Columbia’s pro-Palestine protests as National Guard fears loom

'I condemn it in the strongest possible terms.'

On Apr 24, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

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Columbia University students slam ‘despicable victim-blaming response’ to alleged ‘chemical’ attack on pro-Palestinian demonstrators

Students for Justice in Palestine say demonstrators were sprayed with a 'chemical weapon.

On Jan 23, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

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‘Sit down, I will not do that’: Hillary Clinton gets into testy exchange with audience member demanding she denounce Biden’s ‘warmongering’

'Brilliant in your historical cherry-picking.'

On Oct 24, 2023 by Katherine Huggins

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‘There’s just like so many women to compete against’: Columbia student complains about how hard it is to be a man in the psychology field

'Does he realize how ironic that statement is?'

On Jun 21, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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Video shows Barnard College officers pinning down Black Columbia University student

Alexander McNab, a Columbia University senior, has said this was the third time in a year he was stopped by campus officers at Barnard College.

On Apr 14, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

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Holocaust scholar’s office defaced with swastikas at Columbia University

The professor believes the crime is part of a 'changing culture' and rise in anti-Semiticism.

On Nov 29, 2018 by Samira Sadeque

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Columbia rape survivor Emma Sulkowicz’s new project is impossible to ignore

The so-called "mattress girl" filmed the graphic video several months ago.

On Jun 5, 2015 by Marisa Kabas

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What Men’s Rights activists don’t understand about ‘fake rape’

The poster campaign against Emma Sulkowicz is derailing a very necessary conversation about consent.

On May 27, 2015 by [email protected]

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This ‘Fake Rape’ Twitter account claims to be art

Emma Sulkowicz became renowned for carrying her mattress to protest campus sexual assault. What she didn't expect were all the posters calling her a liar.

On May 20, 2015 by Mary Emily O'Hara

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Columbia University rape survivor attends graduation with symbolic mattress in tow

Emma Sulkowicz had friends and her mattress in tow when she graduated last Tuesday.

On May 19, 2015 by Marisa Kabas

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What’s behind the backlash against ‘over-sensitivity’ on the Internet?

Don't worry: Trigger warnings aren't here to ruin your Greek myths.

On May 18, 2015 by Miri Mogilevsky

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Accused rapist sues Columbia University over ruined reputation and ‘gender-based’ bias

The lawsuit is part of a larger conversation about rape culture on college campuses.

On Apr 26, 2015 by JC Sevcik

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This STD-testing smartphone gadget could save lives

Could this new smartphone dongle double as a portable STD clinic?

On Feb 9, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Dan Hoyle puts the Internet in its place with ‘Each and Every Thing’

The writer and actor's new solo show asks what we can do to remember we're alive.

On Oct 24, 2014 by Miles Klee

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