Stephanie Turner

President Spar Trades Knitting Needles for Politics

At the first fireside chat of her tenure, Debora Spar, the newly inaugurated eleventh president of Barnard, came armed with questions about Tuesday’s historic election in lieu of knitting needles,

By Stephanie Turner | Nov 5 11:09 pm ET

Governments Struggle to Find Ideal Model

Some things are constant: you see their faces on fliers every day, read their e-mails once a week, and turn out to vote once a year.

By Ivy Chen, Alix Pianin, and Stephanie Turner | Apr 15 03:51 am ET

Besnoff Elected President of SGA

After an uncontested election, Sarah Besnoff, BC ’09 was officially named next year’s Student Government Association president in results released Sunday evening.

By Stephanie Turner | Apr 14 12:16 am ET

Barnard Elections Kick Off as Online Voting Opens

Voting will begin tonight for a relatively calm round of Student Government Association elections.

By Stephanie Turner | Apr 8 02:30 am ET

The Swinging Pendulum: Housing Trends Over the Years

The housing-selection process is about as easy to predict as the stock market, but where there are numbers, people will always use them.

By Stephanie Turner | Mar 12 06:34 pm ET

Residence Halls Make Way for Eco-Friendly Renovations

Since June 2007, when Columbia and Barnard joined eight other New York City colleges in adopting Mayor Bloomberg’s “30 in 10” challenge, ongoing efforts to make the University more eco-friendly hav

By Stephanie Turner | Mar 12 06:22 pm ET

SGA Calls for Clearer Relationship With CU

The Barnard Student Government Association passed a resolution Monday night pushing for further clarification of the ever-perplexing relationship between Barnard and Columbia.

By Stephanie Turner | Mar 12 04:21 am ET

Barnard Alums Look Back on 1968 at SGA Town Hall

A Student Government Association town hall meeting Thursday evening provided an arena for conversation about how activism has changed in the past 40 years as Barnard Dean Dorothy Denburg, BC ’70, a

By Stephanie Turner | Mar 7 04:16 am ET

Views on BC Ethnic Studies Diverge

After a semester filled with discussion of issues of diversity and education, Barnard College is grappling with how best to address race and ethnicity in an academic context.

By Stephanie Turner | Feb 15 02:29 am ET

Shapiro Says Goodbye, Plans for Transition

While knitting a brown scarf with long-time friend and Barnard College Dean Dorothy Denburg, President Judith Shapiro reminisced about her time at Barnard, revealed her future plans, and talked abo

By Stephanie Turner | Feb 8 01:59 am ET

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