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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

Court Appearances

Trump’s trial is less about corrupting the election than it is about gossip.
Encounter

The anti–voice of her generation, Honor Levy.

Departments

‘New York’ Crossword

Matt Gaffney’s latest puzzle.
Comments: Week of May 6, 2024

Readers sound off on Donald Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche, MSNBC’s Mehdi Hassan, and the man behind the gossip blog Crazy Days and Nights.
The Approval Matrix: Week of May 6, 2024

Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
A Special Report by the Columbia Daily Spectator Staff

The cover package is written and photographed entirely by the undergraduate staff of the Spectator, featuring an oral history and campus poll.

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.

The Culture Pages

On Normani’s Time

The pop star felt like she owed it to herself to take her time on her debut album.
Help! There’s So Much Pop!

A practical guide for a summer packed with new music.
The Art World’s Pot Stirrer Returns

In his new solo show, Maurizio Cattelan’s currency of choice is attention.
Why Can’t Music Biopics Be Good?

The worst of the genre, ranked.
The Theater Review

At Lincoln Center, Uncle Vanya misses the mark.
The Podcast Review

The new season of Serial takes us inside the perverse surreality of Guantánamo.
The Book Review

Miranda July’s hot and weird and captivating novel of sexual awakening, All Fours.

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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