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A New Face at the Office of Student Affairs
Source: SIPA By Meixi Gan Students coming into the Office of Student Affairs for academic advising will see a new face this year. Dean Sara Doyle joined the team as an Assistant Dean last semester, taking over from Mona Khalidi. TMP sat…
NOW I CAN SPEAK-Life of an Armenian Lesbian Comedian
Lesbian Armenian performs at comedy venues across NYC, addressing stigmas against homosexuality and search for self identity By Raffi Wartanian NOW I CAN SPEAK profiles Lousine Shamamian, a 38-year-old lesbian writer uncovering her voice…
A Photo Essay: Millions March NYC
By Jane Rebecca Marchant On Saturday, December 13 th , over 50,000 people protested the failure of grand juries in Ferguson, MO and Staten Island, NY to indict police officers involved in the recent deaths of Eric Garner and Michael…
Ebola: The Most Dangerous Disease is Panic
America's response to rare diseases could use a dose of perspective By Sarayu Adeni If you saw the 41st Annual Halloween Parade in downtown New York this year, you might have noticed several participants with the same ethically debatable…
A Personal Reflection on New York City Gentrification
The line between perpetrator and victim of gentrification is often blurred for low-income New York City residents, including many graduate students. Photo Cred: Rebecca Krisel By Rebecca Krisel As a woman in my early 20s living in New…
Letters to Fabio
Fabio, a fourth-year MPA student, shares his pearls of wisdom to students seeking adviceBy Lisa Du and Andrea Kramar Fabio is a fourth-year MPA student at SIPA. When he is not applying for his third capstone or checking boxes off his…
Juggling Wet Diapers and Hefty Textbooks
SIPA Student Parents Take Baby Steps in Multitasking and ManagementPhoto credit: Jasper van Santen By Breanna Lai The clock strikes 2:01 a.m. Jasper van Santen paces to and fro, swaddling a fussy Friso, his 19-month-old son, in his arms.…
Big Themes, Big Expectations, Hit and Miss at ‘Fireside Chat’
Columbia's annual graduate student fireside chat with the university president was lack-lustre at best. By Danielle Stouck O n Monday, November 10th, a select number of students from Columbia University’s graduate schools trickled into the…
SIPASA Debate Night: A Spotlight on the Candidates
Last night, the kegs were full, the pizza was greasy, the SIPASA candidates were all male and the main theme was Gender Policy.B y The Morningside Post Staff The SIPASA election debates are one of the few instances where SIPA students…
Graffiti: To Be or Not to Be?
Graffiti continues to stand on contested ground within the fabric of New York City By Andrea Kramar Since the 1950s, graffiti has patted the walls, buildings, and sidewalks of New York City. Today, the territorial tagging lives on—and…