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Dec 1, 2024 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Kelsea Petersen |Kristin Merrilees
Ni aims to add more tools in the future in order to keep up with ever-evolving Internet trends and language. Ni aims to add more tools in the future in order to keep up with ever-evolving Internet trends and language. “It was something for fun. It was kind of gimmicky at this point,” Ni said, adding that he didn’t then realize the tool’s educational applications.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Kelsea Petersen
Starting this semester, student participants in any of 12 eligible club sports will be able to count their extracurricular activity as a physical education credit, opening up an alternative to the usual P.E. courses that have been offered in the past. The Columbia College Committee on Instruction approved this change in the spring of 2024, making it possible for some club sports to finally count as a credit for the first time this fall.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Kelsea Petersen |Takashi Williams
As the best athletes in the world gather in Paris later this month, seven Columbia Lions will stand among the international array of competitors battling for their chance at Olympic gold. Some are veterans, while others are first-timers who might have been in your Contemporary Civilization class last semester. Here are the details on all the current and former Columbia students competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
nbcnews.com | Alexander Murray Smith |Kelsea Petersen
Updated July 22, 2024, 9:04 AM UTCBy The countdown is on to Friday's Olympic opening ceremony and the start of the 2024 Paris Games. Thousands of athletes, fans and media have descended on the city ahead of the start of competition. Stream every moment and every medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Peacock, starting with the Opening Ceremony on Friday at 12 p.m. ET. Read more NBC News coverage of the Games and the athletes competing in Paris.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Kelsea Petersen |Joseph Zuloaga
The next debate is scheduled for Sept. 10 after the Republican National Convention in July and the Democratic National Convention in August. The next debate is scheduled for Sept. 10 after the Republican National Convention in July and the Democratic National Convention in August.
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Apr 21, 2024 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Kelsea Petersen |Isha Banerjee
“As an organization rooted in the values of climate justice and whose members have been punished for demanding divestment from israel, Ohio Youth for Climate Justice remains firm in our stance against the same capitalist institutions that oppress Palestinians and create unlivable conditions throughout the planet,” the group wrote. “The bravery of Columbia students has sent ripples across the country, and has deeply strengthened the movement towards Palestinian freedom.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Isa (Isabella) Farfan |Kelsea Petersen |Phil Helsel
Over 100 people were arrested and issued summonses for trespass — including Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter — after protesters set up an encampment at New York’s Columbia University in support of Gaza, police said. The demonstrators occupied the space on the university's South Lawn for 30 hours, Mayor Eric Adams said after the arrests Thursday. Columbia asked the NYPD for help and said the students had been suspended and were refusing to leave, police said.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
aol.com | Isa (Isabella) Farfan |Kelsea Petersen
April 18, 2024 at 4:52 PMRep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter said she was suspended Thursday by Barnard College after refusing to leave an encampment set up on campus in support of Gaza. Isra Hirsi, 21, said she received notice that she and at least two other students were suspended for “standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide,” Hirsi wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
nbcnews.com | Daniel Arkin |Kelsea Petersen
April 17, 2024, 9:00 AM UTCIn the summer of 1924, more than 600,000 spectators descended on Paris for the Olympic Games. The competitions were broadcast on the radio for the first time, allowing listeners around the world to vicariously experience the “Flying Finns” of track and field and other elite athletes. The British stars Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell triumphed on the track, inspiring the 1981 Oscar-winning film “Chariots of Fire” and a soaring electronic theme by Vangelis.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
aol.com | Daniel Arkin |Kelsea Petersen
April 17, 2024 at 5:00 AMIn the summer of 1924, more than 600,000 spectators descended on Paris for the Olympic Games. The competitions were broadcast on the radio for the first time, allowing listeners around the world to vicariously experience the “Flying Finns” of track and field and other elite athletes. The British stars Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell triumphed on the track, inspiring the 1981 Oscar-winning film “Chariots of Fire” and a soaring electronic theme by Vangelis.
