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Jazz: Universal Language or Community Divider? Jazz: Universal Language or Community Divider? Noelle / Staff Illustrator Welcome back to The Ear, Spectator’s podcast dedicated to documenting, excavating, and investigating Columbia’s past and present. In this week’s episode, reporters Noah Sheidlower and Sam Hyman capture the voices and issues surrounding jazz at Columbia. How has the community’s perception and involvement in jazz progressed over the years? What are the concerns about the lack of racial and gender diversity in our jazz program? Considering how Harlem is rife with mu...

Letter from the Editors: Issue 3 Letter from the Editors: Issue 3 Raymond Banke / Senior Staff Illustrator letter from the editors Dear Readers, Welcome to Issue 3 of The Eye! As midterms are approaching, we hope that you can take some time to read this week’s stories and catch up on the important issues impacting students. In this week’s cover story, Features Editor Jade Justice and Managing Editor Elizabeth Karpen write about the lack of proactive intervention against disordered eating culture for Columbia track and cross country athletes. The article discusses how track and cross c...

Letter From the Editors: Issue 2 Letter From the Editors: Issue 2 Julian Michaud / Staff Illustrator Dear readers, Welcome to this semester’s second issue of The Eye! We hope that you’re settling into the semester and, for those on campus, enjoying the snow! Ear episode of the volume, Matthew Lucia and Miles Stephenson discuss Columbia’s controversial ties with the racist and pseudoscientific study of eugenics. By investigating some of the most consequential theoretical voices of the early 20th century, the episode raises serious questions that need to be appropriately addressed. Thi...

Meet Spectator’s 145th Managing Board Meet Spectator’s 145th Managing Board Beatrice Shlansky / The 145th Editorial Board At the heart of our mission at Spectator lies a desire to help members of our community make the most of their time at Columbia. Our managing board embodies this mission by providing a space where we can hold the institution accountable for its actions and allow community members to begin conversations that shape the future. While our managing board is comprised of Spectator leaders, we are also students with stakes in many of the issues that we cover. We hope to hol...

Science and Skulls: Measuring Columbia’s Eugenicist Past Science and Skulls: Measuring Columbia’s Eugenicist Past Julian Michaud / Staff Illustrator Content Warning: This episode discusses Columbia’s history with eugenics, sterilization, and the Nazi Party. Welcome back to The Ear, Spectator’s podcast dedicated to documenting, detailing, and excavating Columbia’s past and present. In this week’s episode, reporters Miles Stephenson and Matthew Lucia investigate Columbia’s historical involvement in the study and promotion of eugenics in the early 20th century. What were the var...