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Alumni

Abram Hewitt and the Disputed Election of 1876

How the campaign manager for Democratic nominee Samuel J. Tilden helped keep a contested presidential race in check

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NFL Patriots cheerleader Jade Bucci

Tech Worker by Day, NFL Cheerleader by Night

Jade Bucci ’25CC, a former Columbia computer-science major, leaps into her first season with the New England Patriots

Leeza Mangaldas

Let's Talk About Sex on YouTube

Leeza Mangaldas ’11CC has made a career out of demystifying taboos and destigmatizing sexuality

Death investigator Barbara Butcher

A Death Investigator Learns to Live

Barbara Butcher ’83PH spent two decades behind police tape in New York City, examining bodies. Now, she reflects on the hard lessons learned

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Bill De Blasio
Alumni

Tales of One City

Bill de Blasio '87SIPA rallied the five boroughs with his message of two New Yorks. He wasn’t the first Columbian to bring the city together

Asi Ikida
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Aki Ishida, Bill de Blasio, and Other Newsmakers

Columbians making headlines

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Alumni

Bettor Living

David Benefield's poker face

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Alumni

Shades of Green

Michael Christmas '00SEAS, a Marine in Afghanistan, writes home

James Stewart
Alumni

The Pillage Option

How do you stop genocide before it starts? Legal theorist James Stewart, a former war-crimes prosecutor, has revived a forgotten strategy

Ayad Akhtar
Alumni

Ayad Akhtar, Diane Paulus, and Other Alumni in the News

Columbians making headlines

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Alumni

Safe at Home

At twenty-seven, General Studies sophomore Joey Falcone is the oldest Division I ballplayer in the country

Frank Lautenberg
Alumni

Army of One

Remembering Senator Frank Lautenberg ’49BUS

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Alumni

The Tender

The story of the steam engine that could

Harold Brown
Alumni

To Deter and Protect

Harold Brown ’45CC, ’49GSAS, who served as secretary of defense under Jimmy Carter, discusses the threats of the Cold War and their lessons for today

Carlos Gonzalez
Alumni

Street-Beat Confidential

Journalist Juan González has been writing about wrongs for thirty-five years. What's he got today?

Liz Magic Laser
Alumni

Liz Magic Laser, Beau Willimon, and Other Alumni in the News

Columbians making headlines

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