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Illustration of activists with megaphones by Phoebe O Chou

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The Many Shades of Authoritarianism

At Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Institute, pro-democracy activists from four different countries shared stories of repression and resilience

Ahmadinejad at Columbia: A Campus View

September 24, 2007 was a busy day for free speech on campus

Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible?

Illustration of journalistic objectivity

Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible?

A Columbia panel holds a central principle up to the light

Tibet's Long Shadow

Buddhist monks marching in Mumbai, India

Buddhist monks participate in an April 10 peace march in Mumbai, India (Arko Dattar/Reuters).

Tibet's Long Shadow

China’s bitter relationship with its highland province and the Dalai Lama

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All About the Hamiltons

Actor Michael Hedges, in the persona of Alexander Hamilton, addressing Columbia alumni at a September 8, 2007 ceremony celebrating the renovation of Hamilton Hall

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All About the Hamiltons

The Campaign for Undergraduate Education aims to raise $865 million for undergraduate students and the faculty who teach them

Roar, Lion, More

Columbia Lions football team in 2006, photographed by Ben Shyman

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Roar, Lion, More

Over the past five years, Columbia has been rebuilding its athletic programs

Ahmadinejad at Columbia: A Campus View

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia University in 2007

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Ahmadinejad at Columbia: A Campus View

September 24, 2007 was a busy day for free speech on campus

In the Eye of the Storm

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In the Eye of the Storm

Columbia Magazine talks with Lee C. Bollinger about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, new media, and the value of French poetry

The Cynical Optimist

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The Cynical Optimist

Investigative journalist Sheila Coronel brings her watchdog ethic to the J-school

Forbidden Fruit

Illustration of an old-fashioned sign for peaches grown in Morningside Heights, by Irena Roman

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Forbidden Fruit

A peach tree grows in Morningside

Politics and Prose

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Politics and Prose

After a criminal indictment and a Nobel Prize, the novelist Orhan Pamuk reflects on the challenges of remaining true to his art

Sentimental Coeducation

Painting by Laurie Luczak of Maritza Jauregui shocked in front of a coed bathroom door during freshman year at Columbia

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Sentimental Coeducation

A shy freshman learned how to make friends the hard way

Greek Aisles

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Greek Aisles

George's Underground Bazaar settles in Morningside

A Lifetime Investment

John W. Kluge, during his 90th birthday party at Columbia University, speaks with recipients of Columbia scholarships that he funded

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A Lifetime Investment

Kluge’s gift to bring many happy returns

The Great Game

Illustration by Darren Gygi of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad standing on a map of the Middle East

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The Great Game

With Iran in tatters, the Bush administration has turned its attention to Iran. The stakes couldn’t be higher

Love on the Beach

Alma Mater statue on Columbia Low Library stairs in the 1980s, with a sign about weather conditions

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Love on the Beach

A husband remembers the highs in front of Low

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