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Barnard’s Black History Month kicks off with panel featuring Toyin Ojih Odutola, Mary Sibande
Black female artists were put in the spotlight to talk about their art and experiences in their careers on Wednesday night. Current Orzeck Artist-in-Residence Toyin Ojih Odutola joined sculptural artist Mary Sibande in discussion, moderated by Columbia art history and archaeology professor Kellie Jones in the Event Oval of the Diana Center. The event, which was the first in a series of Barnard events celebrating Black History Month, focused on themes of equity, power, and race in art.
It’s just a newspaper
This past semester, I’ve done a lot of complaining to my friends. Most of it was about badly formatted job applications and the price of New York apartments, but still, a good chunk of it was about what I had dedicated the other three and a half years of my college career to: Spectator.
Nussbaum and Wu temporarily closed for health code violations
Bagel shop Nussbaum and Wu has closed temporarily for health code violations. According to a sign posted on the door of Nussbaum and Wu, which is located at Broadway and 113th Street, the store closed on March 20 by the order of the commissioner of health and mental hygiene. A representative of Nussbaum and Wu said that the store would be closed for two to three days.
Mexican restaurant Amigos, closed since Christmas Eve, remembered as a long-standing campus favorite
Mexican restaurant Amigos, renowned among Columbia students for its bottomless margaritas and fishbowl drinks, closed just before Christmas—but students said their memories of the beloved Morningside Heights haunt will live on. The restaurant’s location at 113th Street and Broadway made it a convenient and popular choice for many students since its opening in 2013.
Photography professor Thomas Roma retires amid allegations of sexual misconduct by former students
Columbia photography professor Thomas Roma retired from the School of the Arts this week after being accused of sexual misconduct by five women, Spectator has learned. The accusers are all former students of Roma’s. They told the New York Times that Roma, who has been the director of the photography program at the School of the Arts since 1996, made inappropriate advances toward them while he was their professor.
The Station
“At WKCR we stand on the shoulders of giants.” When I walk into the studio of WKCR, it feels like I am entering an immortal space. The air is heavy and stagnant, and the rooms are dusty. The artificial lights and the incessant purr of the ventilation make me feel like we’re in a submarine, entirely contained from the environment outside. Elizabeth Maghakian, the station manager and a junior in Columbia College, tells me that she experiences time differently here. I feel it too.
Morningside Heights Shake Shack to open on Wednesday
Shake Shack announced in a press release on Monday that its Morningside Heights location will be opening for business this Wednesday at 11 a.m. The restaurant chain first announced its plans to move into the spot formerly occupied by Ollie’s Noodle Shop & Grille in January to Spectator, then stating that it would open its doors by the end of the year.
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