Columbia Sundial

@Columbia has readily embraced integrating AI into its teaching practices, but at what cost? Deputy Editor Xinyan Chen writes that it's at odds with its very mission. Knowledge isn't granted through cognitive outsourcing, but earned through rigorous discourse and observation: sundial-cu.org/p/the-case-aga…

College athletics is facing a utilitarian problem: athletes often quit out of the inconvenience the lifestyle poses. Deputy editor and @CULionsWGolf captain Emma Shen reflects, however, that the challenges from her athletics journey teach the invaluable power of perseverance: sundial-cu.org/p/omelets-afte…

Last year, @Columbia opted to only speak on global issues that threaten its "paramount values." Yet the suppression of Iranian citizens' human rights, writes Staff Writer and Iranian-American Giselle Sami Dalili, serve exactly such a threat, and requires University response: sundial-cu.org/p/iranians-suf…

@Columbia has faced criticism for its plans to expand undergrad enrollment, yet these complaints, argues Staff Editor Neal Tandon, assume bad administrative intentions. Instead, expanding enrollment is necessary to sustain Columbia's finances in the wake of federal pressure: sundial-cu.org/p/institutiona…

Academic freedom is a fundamental value, but a line must be drawn between valid, constructive speech and the incitement of something far worse, explains Guest Contributor Elisha Baker. The failure to draw this line leads to an "academic freedom" that ultimately protects nobody: sundial-cu.org/p/an-academic-…

@Columbia has plenty of open dialogue initiatives, and the "Columbia Open Discourse Alliance" (CODA) is no exception. The problem, however, isn't a lack of such dialogue programs, writes Deputy Editor Imaan Chaudry, but a lack of convictions and moral stances amongst students: sundial-cu.org/p/what-coda-ge…

Columbia students value the presence of campus activism, but fail to question the quality of activism they protect. Guest Contributor Coby Simler argues that it's up to the student body to especially uphold robust, intellectual speech that contributes to campus discourse: sundial-cu.org/p/the-case-for…

Comedy has the power to bring people together: both inviting all listeners while dissolving the notion of "safe spaces." For a place like @Columbia that, at times, can feel a bit too serious, Staff Writer Joelle Rosenthal argues comedy can teach us a thing or two: sundial-cu.org/p/killing-the-…

Last semester, Columbia's @BridgeUSA_ chapter held an event originally titled "Can We Talk About the Genocide Question?” While this wording catered to the "middle ground," Staff Editor Jessica Weinfeld shows that appealing to the "middle ground" usually leads to left-wing bias: sundial-cu.org/p/bridge-colum…

In the 1920s, Harlem was home to roughly 200 synagogues. Now, only one remains. Managing Editor Nick Baum tells the 114-year-old story of the Old Broadway Synagogue, the last-standing relic of the neighborhood's rich Jewish history, and its continued perseverance: sundial-cu.org/p/the-little-s…

Columbia students receive a broad, cosmopolitan experience, but often fail to engrain themselves within the local area and wider NYC community, writes guest contributor Chloe Hoyle. Part of the solution is finding meaningful obligations outside the University: sundial-cu.org/p/resisting-ab…

In a @ColumbiaSpec op-ed, Elisha Baker CC '26 questions the idea of faculty tenure in response to faculty members' participation in the encampments. Yet, by attacking academic freedom, Deputy Editor Imaan Chaudhry points out that Baker is doing a disservice to his own cause: sundial-cu.org/p/stop-arguing…

Sherry Chen, GS '26, has gained campus notoriety through her outspoken activism and support for both the Trump administration and China's Communist Party. Staff Writer Daisy Zhang sits down with Chen to understand the story behind the self-proclaimed "Surpassing Daughter": sundial-cu.org/p/inside-the-m…

After the Brown shooting, Deputy Editor and former gun sense advocate Xinyan Chen reveals the pointlessness of other Columbia community members' finger-pointing. The proper response, Chen argues, is to unite and realize our bargaining power in preventing another tragedy: sundial-cu.org/p/the-violence…

Members of the Columbia Iranian Students Association protested the nation's repressive regime last month. The problem? Their appeal to pro-Pahlavi symbolism is hardly a better alternative, writes Senior Editor @NikosMohammadi: sundial-cu.org/p/falling-from…

SUNDIAL EXCLUSIVE: Higher-ups at @ColumbiaUDental manipulated admissions for Epstein’s girlfriend. The files show that she received admissions favoritism and professors took Epstein's funding after his 2008 conviction. Sundial's Xinyan Chen breaks the latest: sundial-cu.org/p/sundial-excl… @Columbia