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City officials demand University to release video footage of arrest of Elmina Aghayeva, GS ’26

District 69 State Assembly member Micah Lasher, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and other elected officials demanded the University release footage of Immigration and Customs ...
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City Council Speaker Julie Menin, CC ’89, officially announces Shaun Abreu, CC ’14, as majority leader at West Harlem event

New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, CC ’89, joined District 7 Council member Shaun Abreu, CC ’14, at West Harlem nonprofit The Brotherhood Sister Sol on Wednesday to officially announce his ...
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Khalil challenges DHS charge that he ‘misrepresented’ information on green card application in appeal

Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, challenged the Department of Homeland Security’s claim that he omitted information on his green card application in a 50-page Monday appeal, claiming that the immigration ...
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‘A symbol of hope’: Behind the student effort to return Commencement to Morningside

Graduating seniors have gathered at Low Plaza for University Commencement since 1926. That tradition was threatened on Feb. 9, mere months before its 100th anniversary, when the University announced ...
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Almost there: Women’s basketball sweeps weekend slate, now one win away from a four-peat

Women’s basketball took down Yale and Brown in back-to-back games this past weekend. With the victories, the Lions now need just one more win to guarantee an Ivy League championship four-peat. The ...
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Columbia students criticize University’s handling of antisemitism at federal civil rights listening session

WASHINGTON—Three Columbia students spoke at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’ first listening session Friday as part of the commission’s investigation into how the federal government has responded ...
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WKCR’s ‘Groove Trackers’ bring DJs from New York City’s biggest clubs to its studio in Morningside Heights

The radio may not seem like the most natural place for techno, but “Groove Trackers,” a WKCR house music show, begs to differ. Hosted by Literature Humanities lecturer Thomas Preston, GSAS ’23, ...
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City officials express criticism, outrage after ICE agents ‘impersonated’ NYPD to enter building and arrest Columbia student

City officials flooded social media to express widespread censure following the arrest of Elmina Aghayeva, GS ’26, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thursday morning. ICE agents impersonated ...
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Sunrise Movement holds ‘Hands Off Iran’ protest in response to US military strikes, drawing dozens

Over two dozen demonstrators gathered at the 116th Street and Broadway gates Wednesday afternoon to protest ongoing U.S. and Israeli military action in Iran. The Columbia chapter of Sunrise Movement ...
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How Sean D’Arcy, CC ’81, made his mark on Columbia football 43 years after graduation

Like most football players at Columbia, Sean D’Arcy, CC ’81, never won an Ivy League championship. He never even experienced a winning season with the Light Blue. With a couple of well-timed speeches, ...
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Independent review of Epstein files finds no current Barnard representatives ‘engaged in wrongdoing,’ Blankfein, Rosenbury announce

An independent legal review of Barnard’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein revealed that no current Barnard representatives engaged in “wrongdoing or activities at odds with Barnard’s ...
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Baseball struggles against Mercer, getting swept in season-opening series

Baseball traveled south to Macon, Georgia, on Friday to open its 2026 campaign against Mercer University. After winning the Ivy League title for the second year straight in 2025, the Lions had hoped ...