The Ear

Telling stories about the past, through sound, for @theeyemag and @ColumbiaSpec. Reach us: [email protected]

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Columbia’s Greek letter organizations were once again scrutinized for sexist and anti-Black traditions this year. In 1988, Students for a Reformed Fraternity System pursued change but largely failed. What can today’s movement learn from their experiences?

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Ever wonder why Columbia’s fall break falls on Election Day? The answer lies in a months-long debate in the University Senate half a century ago.

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You might have noticed an issue with the audio for our most recent episode — it's been corrected!

Find the updated audio on The Eye website; Spotify and Apple Podcasts might take a little bit longer to update.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has made us rethink the spaces we inhabit. This episode of The Ear examines how Columbia has shaped the urban landscapes of Morningside Heights and West Harlem, and how it continues to do so in 2020.

https://t.co/RVmfqFD98M

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The COVID-19 pandemic has made us rethink the spaces we inhabit. This episode of The Ear examines how Columbia has shaped the urban landscapes of Morningside Heights and West Harlem, and how it continues to do so in 2020.

https://t.co/RVmfqFD98M

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On the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, check out our episode on Mabel Ping Hua Lee—leader of the suffrage movement in NYC even though she herself would be excluded from the vote—from earlier this spring:

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Mabel Lee’s achievements—suffragette, the director of the First Chinese Baptist Church, the first Chinese-American woman to receive a Columbia Ph.D.—speak for themselves. But Lee herself defies easy categorization.

https://t.co/iNPrvebfgn

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In the aftermath of Columbia Law professor Wolfgang Friedmann’s 1972 murder, the University made a promise that it wouldn’t solve safety problems with increasing police, but that is exactly what happened.

https://t.co/hiN1iaqjF8

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Columbia has faced multiple health crises in its history. Now, as the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the University and dramatically reshapes our lives, how can the past inform our current experiences?

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Find us (and our new episode "The Woman at the Center of the Photograph") on Spotify!

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Mabel Lee’s achievements—suffragette, the director of the First Chinese Baptist Church, the first Chinese-American woman to receive a Columbia Ph.D.—speak for themselves. But Lee herself defies easy categorization.

https://t.co/iNPrvebfgn

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Postcrypt Coffeehouse, the first LGBTQ college group in the United States, 1968 protests, and the Episcopal Church are connected historically by chaplains John Cannon and Bill Starr. These men loom large in CU history—but how do we remember them?
https://t.co/e6tjhsVKip

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The Ear is talking about space again. This time, it’s cosmic—a total solar eclipse at Columbia in 1925 established a pattern of public astronomy at the University. https://t.co/QkfLweZvdf

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Postcrypt Coffeehouse, the first LGBTQ college group in the United States, 1968 protests, and the Episcopal Church are connected historically by chaplains John Cannon and Bill Starr. These men loom large in CU history—but how do we remember them?
https://t.co/e6tjhsVKip

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Our review of last season continues with @armindadowney's fantastic piece about Columbia's nuclear history. Give it a listen, and get excited for new episodes this week (you'll find them wherever you get your podcasts—and @theeyemag): https://t.co/gmjn2lRt7h

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Intrigued by Columbia's complicated relationship to early American political history? Want to review past episodes of the Ear before our third season premieres next week @theeyemag ? H(ear)'s what you should listen to: https://t.co/fGbTJXHmo7

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As the new season of the Ear approaches, brush up on your Columbia history by listening to @theeyemag reporter @KaraSchechtman's story about the timepiece missing from Columbia's sundial: https://t.co/dS5flf3okl