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Virtual Commencement is made bittersweet with the pandemic coming under control Virtual Commencement is made bittersweet with the pandemic coming under control Beatrice Shlansky / Photo Editor Columbia’s virtual Commencement is a fitting end to the seniors’ last year, which has largely been marked by both disappointment and hope. As student leaders, these seniors had the difficult role of building or maintaining community while looking beyond the gates. By Talia Abrahamson | April 29, 2021, 11:56 AM Graduating students are wrapping up their Columbia careers optimistic, disappointed,...

From Wrongful Arrest to Anti-Prison Activist: Bryonn Bain’s Road to ‘Lyrics From Lockdown’ From Wrongful Arrest to Anti-Prison Activist: Bryonn Bain’s Road to ‘Lyrics From Lockdown’ courtesy of / Bryonn Bain Content warning: This article contains use of the N-word. Monday, November 25. Dawn. Bryonn Bain is one of several inmates chained together to board a bus to Rikers Island. Once on the bus, the men, rolling 12-deep, are told that they will be heading to a new location, Vernon C. Bain Correctional facility. “A prison boat named after the white folks who owned my ancestors. ...

The Fight, The Movement, and The Backlash: Columbia’s Reckoning with Racism in 1987 The Fight, The Movement, and The Backlash: Columbia’s Reckoning with Racism in 1987 Noelle Hunter / Staff Illustrator March 19, 2021, 9:13 PM In many ways, March 22, 1987, was an ordinary Friday night. A crowd of students congregated in Ferris Booth Commons, with the usual noise and rush of excitement in anticipation of the weekend. On any other Friday night, you might not have noticed Mike Jones, a junior at Columbia College. Jones’ friends describe him as short and unassuming in build but with a to...