So proud of the Columbia Daily Spectator staff for winning Best All-Around Student Newspaper in the nation in the Society of Professional Journalists annual Mark of Excellence Awards. Can’t express enough how deserving this group is of such an honor. spj.org/spj-announces-…

1. 🧵For decades, Indian Americans have been winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee. But this year, something has changed. Isha Banerjee reports: thejuggernaut.com/faizan-zaki-sp…

West Harlem hits 100% trash containerization as New York ramps up battle against rats | amNewYork amny.com/news/west-harl…

1. 🧵For Pride Month 2025, we bring you some of our favorite stories on South Asian queer icons, history, and culture: thejuggernaut.com/south-asian-pr…

1. 🧵A history of goddess worship in Bengal has long shaped the region’s identity as a matriarchal utopia — but data tells a far more uncomfortable truth. Isha Banerjee reports: thejuggernaut.com/bengal-matriar…

1. Today marks 10 years of #DilDhadakneDo 🧵

9. Read Isha Banerjee's full retrospective at the link below: thejuggernaut.com/dil-dhadakne-d…

Xulhaz Mannan defied the state and extremists to publish #Roopbaan, Bangladesh’s first queer magazine. Years after his murder, the country’s LGBT community is still trying to heal. Isha Banerjee reports thejuggernaut.com/xulhaz-mannan-…

Read Nadia Knoblauch and Alexis Hernandez Lopez's story about Columbia and Barnard students changing their registration to vote in the mayoral primaries below: columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/06/2…

My analysis of Zohran Mamdani's historic win for The Juggernaut:

on june 27, i’m celebrating 27 bylines at The Juggernaut 🪩🪩 thejuggernaut.com/author/isha-ba…

My high school friend Snigdha Sur, founder of The Juggernaut, spoke to the AP on how Zohran’s win has sparked pride among South Asians around the world, with his campaign resonating far beyond NYC and inspiring a sense of connection across the diaspora apnews.com/article/zohran…

A few hours ago, Acting Columbia President Claire Shipman sat for her first interview with Spectator and spoke about Columbia’s deal with the government. The deal “is in line with our values,” Shipman said. Via Isha Banerjee and Tsehai Alfred columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/07/2…

Great to join Annika Pergament this afternoon to discuss yesterday’s settlement between Columbia and the Trump administration: ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…

Personal news: I’m starting this week as a Fact Checker for New York Magazine! I’m so excited to be joining an incredible team at such a sharp and brilliant magazine.

The stolen data includes SSNs, financial, insurance, and health information, academic history, and contact details. Columbia will provide tools to help affected individuals manage their personal security. W/ Isha Banerjee

despite other universities notably retracting their participation, Columbia will continue with the program; read Columbia Daily Spectator !

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed former University President Minouche Shafik as his Chief Economic Advisor on Monday. columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/09/0…

surprise! i'm back as layout editor.. for now. last week's print is out now everywhere. for those who don't have access, here are a couple of notable stories we had in print. first is an exclusive Rosenbury interview by Isha Banerjee & Heather 🇹🇼 columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/09/1…