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Want to Meet New York’s Pizza Rats? There’s a Tour for That

Collage of rat and pizza with garbage and map of NYC

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Want to Meet New York’s Pizza Rats? There’s a Tour for That

With her “Garbage and Rats” walking tour, Suzanne Reisman ’00SIPA showcases the city that always squeaks

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Held Hostage for 444 Days: A Story of Survival

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Held Hostage for 444 Days: A Story of Survival

Forty years ago, Barry Rosen ’74GSAS was one of fifty-two Americans released from Iranian captivity

5 True-Crime and Investigative Podcasts Worth Bingeing

Podcasts Wind of Change, The Radio Murders, Welcome to Your Fantasy, Drunk Women Solving Crime, Mother Country Radicals

5 True-Crime and Investigative Podcasts Worth Bingeing

These gripping series from Columbia alumni broadcasters will keep you hitting the play button

The Columbia-Educated Priest Fighting Peru’s AIDS Epidemic

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The Columbia-Educated Priest Fighting Peru’s AIDS Epidemic

Father Joseph Fedora ’96JRN offers hope, prayers, and healing for Lima’s most vulnerable citizens

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March Madness

The Columbia marching band gets organized

Caryn Davies, Steven Bellovin, and Other Alumni in the News

Rower Caryn Davies accepting gold medal at 2012 Summer Olympics

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Caryn Davies, Steven Bellovin, and Other Alumni in the News

Columbians making headlines

David Rakoff at Lit Night at the Columbia Alumni Center on April 25, 2012

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House of Mirth

Writer and humorist David Rakoff '86CC made one of his last public appearances at the Columbia Alumni Center

David Kocieniewski, Paul LeClerc, and Other Alumni in the News

David Kocieniewski

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David Kocieniewski, Paul LeClerc, and Other Alumni in the News

Columbians making headlines

An Honorable Life

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An Honorable Life

Gac Filipaj '12GS, a former refugee and a long-time Columbia janitor, receives his bachelor's degree

Let the Games Begin

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Let the Games Begin

Archeologist Charles Waldstein '1873CC and the 1896 Olympics

Thought for Food

Anita Lo in front of Annisa restaurant

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Thought for Food

For Michelin star-winning chef Anita Lo, all cooking is fusion cooking. Then again, Lo herself is something of a mélange

The Eyes of Gotham

Jen Chung and Jake Dobkin

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The Eyes of Gotham

How did Jen Chung and Jake Dobkin, cofounders of Gothamist, turn a simple message board into the hottest news source in town?

Jessica Greer Morris, Timothy Donnelly, and Other Alumni in the News

Jessica Greer Morris

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Jessica Greer Morris, Timothy Donnelly, and Other Alumni in the News

Columbians making headlines

Writer, Interrupted

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Writer, Interrupted

Milda De Voe '01SOA launches Pen Parentis as part of Lower Manhattan's post-9/11 revitalization

Man from UNTUCKit

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Man from UNTUCKit

Chris Riccobono '07BUS launches a unique menswear line

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Hacking It

Techies at Columbia and beyond hone their coding skills at HackNY events