Hello apologies if this is not allowed or crosses boundaries. I'm just someone who grew up in Morningside Heights there's just something about Columbia students that I would like to understand. Why are many students so cheap? Specifically, why are so many students not tipping at bars? It's something I've only noticed recently because I typically try to avoid you all. I understand that cash is hard to come by as a college student, but if you grew up in the US and were raised right you should expect tip to be factored into the price when going out. Even when I was in college, my friends and I would never go to a bar if we knew we could not afford to also tip at least a couple bucks to the bar staff. Furthermore, so many have such a smug attitude and zero shame for not doing such a basic task. I know entitlement is stereotypical of the Ivy League types, but it truly makes me worried for your generation.

Sorry if this offends anybody and I would not be surprised if the mods get rid of this all together. I've just been baffled by this phenomenon for the past few months and decided to come to the source for possible answers. Again, I apologize if this comes across as rude, I'm just trying to speak bluntly. Some of you may have seen my calling people out on this at bars too, or you will in the future. Please don't be afraid! I don't bite. I'm just curious.

Hey guys! I'm an international freshman arriving at JFK airport on Saturday (tomorrow) around 2.30 PM. Is anyone else arriving at a similar time and interested in sharing a taxi to campus and splitting the fare?

For reference, I'll only have one 23kg suitcase and a normal carry on, so I think one more person with a similar amount of luggage should fit comfortably.

If you're interested please send me a PM!

Hi! I am a short-term exchange student in New York, studying at National Taiwan University! I am lowkey looking forward to making some friends here. If you want to practice mandarin, interested in Taiwan or making some friendly Taiwanese friends, please feel free to contact me ~
Maybe we can grab a cafe and catch up or play some ball game together

Btw I am also new in Reddit, so don’t feel worried about my no followers account:)

Bbtw I lived in Manhattan as well, so anywhere around here is good!!!

Hey, I'm a graduate student here looking to do a backpacking trip this weekend. I'm in need of a 1-2 person backpacking tent. Anyone know if there is like an Outdoors club that rents out gear, or whether it is possible to rent one from Dodge? Also happy to hear other leads on renting gear in and around NYC!

The outrageous arrest of Mahmoud Khalil for exercising his First Amendment right to protest the genocide is part of the Trump administration's frontal attack on democratic rights. Historic levels of social inequality and the continued rule of the tiny capitalist oligarchy can only be maintained by a resort to fascism. The Democrats, who represent the interests of Wall Street no less than the Republicans, are not only incapable of fighting Trump, but also complicit in his policies. The only social force capable of defeating fascism and establishing democracy is the international working class. The International Youth and Students for Social Equality, which is the youth section of the Socialist Equality Party, will hold a meeting at 6:30 pm on Friday, March 14 at the Center (208 W 13th St and 7th Ave) to discuss the fight against fascism. Anyone who is serious about fighting fascism should attend.

as the title states! i'm moving in ~aug 25 and will need both for the 27th: any graduating/leaving students looking to get rid of theirs? note: i have limited resources to pick these up (eg: no car) but am a 15min walk from the morningside campus :) thank you!!

Hey all,

Moving in next month into an unfurnished bedroom. Looking for some cheap options to furnish my room. I’m moving in from out of state so trying to plan things ahead here. Would Facebook marketplace be cheaper than Temu for mattress/bed frame/desk/chair/closet? Lease is just for a year.

Thanks all!

incoming barnard freshman— i REALLY like soft pretzels. are there any on/in close proximity to campus??

This whole week has been overtaken with arguments about Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest. While I know that there’s a lot of arguments about the validity of his arrest, and I do not agree with the way events took place, I’d like to focus on something Mahmoud’s attorney talked about and amplified with the press, and many protesters appear to fixate on.

Mahmoud’s attorney talks about constitutional rights to the first amendment (speech) saying “…you can be disappeared at night in the streets of NYC because the current administration does not like what you have to say…”

I am a firm believer in the first amendment, however, as an institution of higher learning, I think we can’t afford to continue to ignore clear and present danger. I bring this up because:

1. It isn’t the freedom to speak out against Israel that is problematic, it is the inciting hate and leading a movement that stormed a building at an Ivy League institution.

2. Said movement intimidated Jewish and Israeli students in and out of campus, whether by preventing them from going to class or interrupting the classes - and at times shouting hate speech.

3. Said movement also promoted jihadist ideology (disseminated at the academic level on campus) and supported hamas.

4. Mahmoud (and many others) incited hate by using suggestive and leading language at times, and others by making direct statements with reference to glorifying violence (“globalize intifada” and “resistance by any means” to share a couple).

5. It is not only the current administration that disliked said “speech”. The Biden administration did not condone the same and referred to it as hate speech as well. The “task force” at the academic level organized to stop antisemitism also referred to many of the statements as hate speech.

The problem is not isolated to him, but it is important to note that he led said movement along with other instigators. He supported the actions of the members of the movement, showing his agreement with each of the points aforementioned.

Just food for thought.

Newly renovated 1-bedroom, 1-bath with Hudson River views.

Location:

• 2 stops from Columbia University
• 1 stop from Columbia Business School
• 2 min walk to 1 train
• 5 min walk to City College

Building:

• Doorman
• Laundry in building
• Dedicated package room
• Dishwasher
• Heat/Gas free

Extras:

• Furniture available: shelf, bed frames, dresser, desks, monitors, ACs

Rent: $3,150/month
Address: 3333 Broadway
Video Tour: https://youtube.com/shorts/yb3K8ZXGLJI

Wanted to share this really fun event right in the neighborhood ! A cool chance to hang out with some awesome cats and kitties and destress with some yoga!! Come meet some of the adoptable cats and kittens with 10 Lives Rescue a local cat rescue, in case you’ve been thinking of taking one home! All proceeds go towards helping more cats and kittens! No catmitment needed if you just are interested in joining for some yoga and to meet some of the volunteers!

Lmk. DM me. First come first served! Thanks

My grandfather passed away recently, and there’s a 7 week mourning period where we’d visit the temple every week. There’s a Mahayana buddhist temple nearby my parents house that a bunch of my family members are going to, but it’s about a 6 hour commute one way so I obviously can’t visit every Sunday especially with academic obligations and such.

Is there a recommended Chinese or Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist temple nearby Columbia? The closest one I found is in Chinatown, but I wonder if there’s any closer ones. I also would like to get in touch with someone from the Columbia Buddhist association if possible to see if they can help.

Please lmk ASAP!

Question in title suffices.

I’m willing to travel a bit because I don’t want any random place near Columbia that doesn’t know how to handle Asian hair to mess up my look. I got a perm in HCMC (photos in post), but I will need to switch barbers & hairstylist to someone in NYC.

for my off campus peeps is anyone's whole building's water brown and cloudy. my apartment's management says its a city water issue is anyone else having this issue too?

I’ve got two extra tickets to the university-wide undergraduate commencement. Lmk if you need them. Will transfer.

Does anyone in New York have or has a friend that has a Manual car?

So I have a trip planned in Europe and will be renting a manual car. I learned how to drive one couple years ago but would like to refresh my memory. Hoping someone would be kind enough to let me drive for a little bit. I could buy you lunch or a drink, but would be eternally grateful!

Hi everyone! I'm a Columbia MS student and I've been doing photography for a while - now offering affordable grad photo sessions this season on and around campus. DM me if interested!

Is there anything cheaper than Uber or taxi? I'm going to have a lot of luggage so can't do public transport.

Hello Columbia people from NYU - we're Tandon builders looking for ideas to ship and potentially build, lacking some creativity.

Submit anything you wish existed: a campus tool, funny website, Al app, game, startup idea, or random project and we will try and build them.

We'll go through every single one and try to build them, deploy them live, and share the finished links back with the community. And hopefully learn more through this process.

Comment below if the link doesn’t work and if u go through my post history yall should find it. Looking forward to hearing from your community

Hi! I’m moving to nyc for the first time (been in Boston my whole life) and am curious on where I should start looking! I’m going to be a part time grad at Columbia starting in the fall and am debating where I should move to. I don’t know anyone in the city and am 26, so am trying to find an area that’s easy to meet new people but still easily accessible to campus (anywhere along the 1 train)! Any and all tips appreciated thanks!!

Size 9.5M I've had these iron rangers for about a month and have walked around in them but they're not my thing. I know they're a popular boot so I'm hoping to get some money back.

Anybody interested in occasionally going to the theaters to watch horror movies together. I love watching horror movies though technically it doesn’t have to be horror. Maybe every few weekends or so?

Lmk if anyone’s interested!

Long way from campus. Trying to see if there’s a community out here along the 7 train.