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Elena Zhao, SEAS ’26, and Shaivi Rau, CC ’26, survived the broken hiring process. Now, Y Combinator is betting they can rebuild it.

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By Zohar Ford, Ria Vasishtha
| Columbia Daily Spectator Verified
The two seniors bonded during tech recruitment and went on to build Litmus, an AI platform replacing standard technical assessments with role-specific ones. The two seniors bonded during tech recruitment and went on to build Litmus, an AI platform replacing standard technical assessments with role-specific ones. The response came four days after the interview—unusual for Y Combinator, a Silicon Valley startup accelerator, which typically responds to its applicants on the same day.
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‘The reality, for better or worse’: Columbia comp sci students and faculty grapple with AI’s disruption of the field

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By Ria Vasishtha, Arjun Menon
| Columbia Daily Spectator Verified
Asia Genawi, SEAS ’29, first encountered artificial intelligence during her sophomore year at her high school in Indiana. Back in 2023, policies on AI varied widely—even within the same district—and some schools had no guidance at all.
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Barnard to implement new student information system as ‘first step in the bigger picture’ of institutional streamlining

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By Ming Yuan, Ria Vasishtha, Dora Gao
| Columbia Daily Spectator Verified
In an interview with Spectator, Kelli Murray, Barnard’s executive vice president for strategy and chief administrative officer, described Workday as a system designed to be tailored, not simply bought “off the shelf.” In an interview with Spectator, Kelli Murray, Barnard’s executive vice president for strategy and chief administrative officer, described Workday as a system designed to be tailored, not simply bought “off the shelf.” Preparation for the transition will begin next month, before...
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