Gelila Negesse

Apr 29, 2024 | l8r.it | Ariel Yu |Avian Munoz |Gelila Negesse

University President Minouche Shafik’s decision to authorize the New York Police Department’s April 18 sweep of the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” which led to the mass arrest of over 100 protesters, has left many community members stunned. In the moments and days after the arrests, Columbia became the epicenter of conversations about academic freedom, student safety, protest, and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Apr 29, 2024 | columbiaspectator.com | Ariel Yu |Avian Munoz |Gelila Negesse

As the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” passes its one-week mark, Spectator looks back on community reactions since the mass arrests. As the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” passes its one-week mark, Spectator looks back on community reactions since the mass arrests. The member said that many Jewish students normally leave New York City during this part of the year to observe the holiday with their families.

Apr 14, 2024 | columbiaspectator.com | Gelila Negesse

“It’s also, too, the fact that our organizing work, our advocacy, our writing, all of that, that people in Palestine are seeing it,” Saliba said. “That means the world.

Apr 10, 2024 | columbiaspectator.com | Chris Mendell |Gelila Negesse

The 2023 General Studies Student Survey found that 51 percent of undergraduate non-dual degree School of General Studies respondents anticipate being over $40,000 in debt by the time they graduate. The survey also found that both an increase in food insecurity and the distance a student lives from campus correlate to a decline in grade point average.

Mar 19, 2024 | columbiaspectator.com | Gelila Negesse

The debate between English versus Latin diplomas has long been brought up in the context of General Studies. The debate between English versus Latin diplomas has long been brought up in the context of General Studies. The School of General Studies will issue Latin diplomas starting with the May 2024 graduating class, a change from the previous English ones, School of General Studies Dean Lisa Rosen-Metsch, GS/JTS ’90, announced in a Monday email to the college community.