May 6, 2024

Cover Story

Our Campus. Our Crisis.

Two weeks that changed Columbia, as reported by the students who lived through it. By The staff of the Columbia Daily Spectator

On the Cover: The view of Columbia’s South Lawn from Butler Library on April 26. Photograph by Stella Ragas/Columbia Daily Spectator for New York Magazine.

features

The Last Thing My Mother Wanted

The only thing that appeared to give her real joy was the knowledge that she would no longer be here.

By Evelyn Jouvenet
The Package King of Miami

How a college student wound up charged with running a $5 million scheme out of his dorm.

By Ezra Marcus

Intelligencer

Departments

Strategist

Best in Class

An umbrella that can withstand any downpour.
Strategist Roundtable

What our resident bedding obsessives dream about.
The Look Book

Skips the line at a Pyramid club reunion.
The Trash and Treasures of Temu

Every last question we had about the suddenly ubiquitous online retailer.
Design Hunting

An ever-expanding garden in Chappaqua.
The Restaurant Review

Pét-nats, pan roasts, and a lobster on the loose at Penny and Demo.
Openings

Strange Delight’s arrival has been eagerly anticipated by a neighborhood that loves its restaurants.

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

May 6, 2024

Our Campus. Our Crisis.

features

The Last Thing My Mother Wanted

The Package King of Miami

Intelligencer

Court Appearances

Encounter

Departments

‘New York’ Crossword

Comments: Week of May 6, 2024

The Approval Matrix: Week of May 6, 2024

A Special Report by the Columbia Daily Spectator Staff

Strategist

Best in Class

Strategist Roundtable

The Look Book

The Trash and Treasures of Temu

Design Hunting

The Restaurant Review

Openings

The Culture Pages

On Normani’s Time

Help! There’s So Much Pop!

The Art World’s Pot Stirrer Returns

Why Can’t Music Biopics Be Good?

The Theater Review

The Podcast Review

The Book Review

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

May 6, 2024

Our Campus. Our Crisis.

features

The Last Thing My Mother Wanted

The Package King of Miami

Intelligencer

Court Appearances

Encounter

Departments

‘New York’ Crossword

Comments: Week of May 6, 2024

The Approval Matrix: Week of May 6, 2024

A Special Report by the Columbia Daily Spectator Staff

Strategist

Best in Class

Strategist Roundtable

The Look Book

The Trash and Treasures of Temu

Design Hunting

The Restaurant Review

Openings

The Culture Pages

On Normani’s Time

Help! There’s So Much Pop!

The Art World’s Pot Stirrer Returns

Why Can’t Music Biopics Be Good?

The Theater Review

The Podcast Review

The Book Review

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