Category Archives: Holiday 2011
Eloise Has Come to Town
by Gloria Noel Eloise is making quite the uproar at the Plaza once again. Described by former New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch as “one of the most delightfully … Continue reading
Creativity and Academia
by Elyse Pitock As Barnard students, we have the incredibly luxurious first-world problem of having too many choices. Go out or stay in? Morningside Heights or Midtown? Butler or Avery? … Continue reading
Modern Political Optimism
by Sarah Lipkis Optimism, a word that is not often associated with politics, was used consistently to describe the attitudes toward the 2008 campaign of our current President Barack Obama. … Continue reading
TOMS Shoes: A Step in the Right Direction?
by Laura Garrison Like most young women, I can be a slave to fashion. This summer, I was on a quest to find the perfect pair of TOMS shoes, less … Continue reading
Q&A with Sam Keller
By Olivia Grosvenor Sam Keller, Columbia junior, is starting up an exciting new organization here on campus called “Active Minds”. Wide-spread on college campus, Active Minds is a national organization … Continue reading
Leaving Home to Go Home
by Ray Rogers Illustration by Amrita Singh I am one of the few lucky students on campus who has so fortuitously landed an exam on December 22nd, and if all … Continue reading
Vinyl Strikes Back
by Cleo Levin Illustration by Rhea Schmid Everyone knows that hipsters have certain props they use to make themselves look appropriately funky: glasses they don’t need, skateboards they can’t ride, … Continue reading
Apocalypse 2012…?
by Kayla Desroches Illustration by Kayla Desroches One Year From Now: The skies darken. Storm clouds shove lighter, puffy clouds out of the way. It’s not global warming. It’s not … Continue reading
