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International students explain their biggest surprise coming to college in America

‘Some people are surprised that internationals are fluent in English’

Bacchanal was lit af and here are the best pictures from it

We look good

Columbia is officially the best college in the US for international students

We have students from over 150 countries

These are the best college meme groups in America, as voted for by you

The results may or may not surprise you

Which college meme group is the spiciest?

We just saved you hours of procrastination

The best lunch places to eat around Columbia

That aren’t in Columbia

Places to go out near Columbia that aren’t 1020, the Heights or Mel’s

There’s a lot more to the neighborhood then those drinking holes

Freshman Columbia student receives generous tuition refund of 50 cents

‘Don’t spend it all in one place!’

Life after leaving Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox community

‘You don’t know anything. You don’t know any music, you don’t know the language, you don’t know how to dress’

Columbia student Abby Stein explains what it’s like to come out as trans at college

‘I’m really grateful for the Columbia community – I really couldn’t have picked a better place to transition’

Classes cancelled for snow day!

Don’t miss the snowball fight on Low Plaza

An Army veteran student speaks out against Columbia’s ‘safe space’ culture

‘It’s laughable’

‘Can I touch it?’ and every other question you get asked when you have an afro

No, you’re not allowed to touch it

We asked men and women if they identify as feminist

‘Feminism is defending women’s rights in the world’

Tragedy on campus: Three students have died at Columbia in one week

Seven have died this academic year so far

Columbia mourns the loss of Yi-Chia ‘Mia’ Chen

Mia Chen was an exchange student at Columbia from Waseda University in Japan

Hannah Cho is the coolest student at Columbia

She travels the world and takes breathtaking photographs

Meet Lauren Swerdloff: Columbia senior, philanthropist and published author

She wrote her book at night after classes in the day

A letter to the Class of 2021: You’ll end up missing high school

Treasure the time you have