Ahmadinejad

What we talk about when we talk about politics

When talking about politics, let's seek to discuss real issues and not the sensationalist aspect.

By The Executive Board of the Columbia Political Union | Mar 7 01:05 am ET

Letter to the editor

The dinner with Ahmadinejad would be an abuse of our right to free speech.

By Judith S. Jacobson and Awi Federgruen | Sep 27 07:45 pm ET

Iranian mission rescinds CIRCA invite

CIRCA member Rich Medina, CC '13, said that members had planned to attend the event as a chance to talk to a world leader, not because they supported his views.

By Karla Jimenez | Sep 20 08:44 pm ET

Sympathy for the Devil’s Advocate

Columbia has historically been an activist’s campus—basking in the memory and the legend of ’68, we draw in folks of strong opinions and talents on both sides of the spectrum (although we admittedly lean en masse toward one side).

By Mark Hay | Mar 22 09:40 pm ET

Bulliet Juggles Controversy, Comic Books

When an Iranian U.N. ambassador invited Richard Bulliet to travel as a guest to his country, he agreed, picturing tea time with a room full of professors.

By Kim Kirschenbaum | Nov 14 04:29 am ET

Bollinger Reaffirms Stance on Ahmadinejad

University President and Chair of the University Senate Lee Bollinger reviewed the visit of Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and was criticized by various faculty members at last Friday’s Senat

By Melissa Repko | Oct 29 04:46 am ET

Fascism Is the Problem

Imagine a 21st-century Pope who ruled by 13th-century standards. Imagine hundreds of millions subjected to the whims of Papal fiat.

By Chris Kulawik | Oct 22 01:49 am ET

Letters to the Editor

Freedom of Speech Comes From the People, not the Military

By Adam Serwer and Eric Foner | Oct 19 12:35 am ET

Bollinger Speaks Out on Campus Environment

On Thursday afternoon, Spectator sat down with University President Lee Bollinger to discuss recent bias inc

By Spectator News | Oct 12 03:09 am ET

Iranian Students Protest Ahmadinejad

In a rare show of dissent, Iranian students at the University of Tehran gathered outside school gates, demonstrating against the government as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke there yesterday, a

By | Oct 9 02:53 am ET

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