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Sophie Meritt
Sophie Meritt is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Barnard Bulletin. She is a senior at Barnard majoring in sociology.
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![Anti-Zionist Jewish students begin ‘Liberation Sukkah’ for a planned seven days on Math Lawn](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/febc19_f71c6cb7c0e849c1a5e69a60db46e2aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_307,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/febc19_f71c6cb7c0e849c1a5e69a60db46e2aa~mv2.webp)
Sophie Meritt, Sunaya Mueller, and Jaya Shankar
Oct 16, 2024
Anti-Zionist Jewish students begin ‘Liberation Sukkah’ for a planned seven days on Math Lawn
On Wednesday evening, a group of Columbia anti-Zionist Jewish students built a sukkah on Columbia’s Math Lawn for the Jewish holiday Sukkot.
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![Barnard faculty votes in favor of restoring student privileges in disciplinary proceedings, condemns policy changes](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/febc19_9126d5fd89d44e2c84e4fc098e895655~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_307,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/febc19_9126d5fd89d44e2c84e4fc098e895655~mv2.webp)
Sophie Meritt and Lily Sones
Sep 17, 2024
Barnard faculty votes in favor of restoring student privileges in disciplinary proceedings, condemns policy changes
Barnard faculty voted to restore privileges to students currently in disciplinary proceedings, and condemned the new changes to the...
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![“Context matters”: Columbia Jewish faculty responds to Antisemitism Task Force’s Second Report](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/febc19_aea6a704bb47478da9add2a838d47e4c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/febc19_aea6a704bb47478da9add2a838d47e4c~mv2.webp)
Sophie Meritt
Sep 14, 2024
“Context matters”: Columbia Jewish faculty responds to Antisemitism Task Force’s Second Report
In a letter to the Columbia and Barnard administration, dozens of Jewish faculty raise concern over a report by the Columbia Task Force...
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![A letter from The Barnard Bulletin’s Editors-in-Chief](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/febc19_c2d7b249071b4a05862bbd57c657d3da~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_307,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/febc19_c2d7b249071b4a05862bbd57c657d3da~mv2.webp)
Sophie Meritt and Lily Sones
Sep 4, 2024
A letter from The Barnard Bulletin’s Editors-in-Chief
Read the letter from The Bulletin's Editors-in-Chief for the 2024-2025 academic year, Sophie Meritt and Lily Sones.
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![First-year course registration: Tips from two Barnard seniors](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/febc19_3dfd864c366d42c398d25f09d699c6ae~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_307,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/febc19_3dfd864c366d42c398d25f09d699c6ae~mv2.webp)
Sophie Meritt and Haley Scull
Aug 29, 2024
First-year course registration: Tips from two Barnard seniors
What courses should first-years sign up for? Are morning classes really as bad as people say? Should first-years only take...
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![“I remain resolute”: President Rosenbury responds following Shafik’s “sudden” resignation](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/febc19_b9566e58326c44429933d09333fd1a2d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/febc19_b9566e58326c44429933d09333fd1a2d~mv2.webp)
Sunaya Mueller, Sophie Meritt, and Lily Sones
Aug 14, 2024
“I remain resolute”: President Rosenbury responds following Shafik’s “sudden” resignation
In an email to the Barnard community, President Rosenbury responded to former Columbia President Shafik’s resignation.
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![Columbia President Minouche Shafik resigns from office](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/febc19_87bf132dfa1b424eab0a0bfe60236aeb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_307,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/febc19_87bf132dfa1b424eab0a0bfe60236aeb~mv2.webp)
Sophie Meritt and Lily Sones
Aug 13, 2024
Columbia President Minouche Shafik resigns from office
Shafik’s resignation, effective on August 14th, comes after months of criticism regarding the President’s response to student protests on...
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![“We Are Staying Out Here”: Encampment Organizers Vote to Stay Within the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” After Warned With a 2 P.M. Deadline](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/febc19_28e0bd3ceb4f428aa74b127132db2669~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_307,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/febc19_28e0bd3ceb4f428aa74b127132db2669~mv2.webp)
Sophie Meritt
Apr 29, 2024
“We Are Staying Out Here”: Encampment Organizers Vote to Stay Within the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” After Warned With a 2 P.M. Deadline
Following a statement from President Shafik that Columbia “will not divest,” University delegates handed out notices...
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![Barnard Faculty Members of the AAUP Unanimously Vote to Issue a Statement Of “No Confidence” in President Rosenbury](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/febc19_22289c3a26c04afdaa961182efe24824~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/febc19_22289c3a26c04afdaa961182efe24824~mv2.webp)
Sophie Meritt
Apr 26, 2024
Barnard Faculty Members of the AAUP Unanimously Vote to Issue a Statement Of “No Confidence” in President Rosenbury
“Rather than steering the college through rough seas, she has become an agent of chaos,” Barnard faculty write about President Rosenbury...
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![“Disturbed, Troubled, Disoriented:” How Barnard Students and Faculty are Impacted by the Administration’s Crackdown on Student Protests](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/febc19_5bdf5f8bfa694e0eac100328aab26493~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_307,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/febc19_5bdf5f8bfa694e0eac100328aab26493~mv2.webp)
Sophie Meritt and Sunaya Mueller
Apr 24, 2024
“Disturbed, Troubled, Disoriented:” How Barnard Students and Faculty are Impacted by the Administration’s Crackdown on Student Protests
With Barnard rolling out stricter policies than Columbia in response to student organizing in the pro-Palestine movement, what does...
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![President Rosenbury Breaks Week-Long Silence in Email to the Barnard Community](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/febc19_32769ed9c280451ba7cfca6b0e7976b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_307,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/febc19_32769ed9c280451ba7cfca6b0e7976b8~mv2.webp)
Sophie Meritt
Apr 22, 2024
President Rosenbury Breaks Week-Long Silence in Email to the Barnard Community
With the subject line, “Care During Challenging Times,” Rosenbury sent an email at around 7:00 p.m. “to affirm two key aspects of...
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![“Hands Off Our Students”: Barnard and Columbia Faculty Protest Student Arrests, Suspensions, and Evictions](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/febc19_2e083749f3f94b91948a96bbeabd3039~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/febc19_2e083749f3f94b91948a96bbeabd3039~mv2.webp)
Sophie Meritt and Lily Sones
Apr 22, 2024
“Hands Off Our Students”: Barnard and Columbia Faculty Protest Student Arrests, Suspensions, and Evictions
Many professors marched from Low Steps to Milbank Hall to present demands to President Rosenbury and Dean Leslie Grinage.
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![The Tents are Back: Columbia Lifts Ban on Shelter Supplies in the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment”](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/febc19_17e5c8d8717b433fa96703b41e1fe92e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_307,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/febc19_17e5c8d8717b433fa96703b41e1fe92e~mv2.webp)
Sophie Meritt
Apr 21, 2024
The Tents are Back: Columbia Lifts Ban on Shelter Supplies in the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment”
According to organizers in the encampment, Columbia has revoked its statement that protestors would be suspended and arrested for...
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![Barnard’s Head Student Admission Representatives Resign, Protesting Suspensions and Evictions of Students](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/febc19_dd8721be1905467193cceb7e1b9adc6b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_307,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/febc19_dd8721be1905467193cceb7e1b9adc6b~mv2.webp)
Sophie Meritt, Sunaya Mueller, and Lily Sones
Apr 21, 2024
Barnard’s Head Student Admission Representatives Resign, Protesting Suspensions and Evictions of Students
The representatives say that they worked under “extreme” circumstances and received minimal support from the College.
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![Barnard CARES Responder Resigns Over College’s “Shameful” Eviction Policy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/febc19_8d948bf8f8bd422085d8c8642770fba4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_306,h_230,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/febc19_8d948bf8f8bd422085d8c8642770fba4~mv2.webp)
Sophie Meritt and Sunaya Mueller
Apr 20, 2024
Barnard CARES Responder Resigns Over College’s “Shameful” Eviction Policy
The responder, who remains anonymous, cites concerns about the arrest, suspension, and eviction of Barnard students.
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