Changes in the school and its curriculum over the past couple of semesters have deeply affected faculty and students alike, creating a need for community amid uncertainty and to help each other process difficult emotions.

We’ve refocused our editorial mission for print to amplify the voices of our peers at a time when many members of our community are under attack from the Trump Administration, when faculty are worried about their jobs and when students are worried about their future careers.

Beginning with this issue, the Chronicle is going to produce monthly print issues that are smaller in size but impactful. 

This will be the first time since we stopped printing weekly. Before COVID, the Chronicle printed out weekly newspapers, moving to a more regular print cycle instead of producing three or four issues per year.

We’re embracing a broader range of stories to better reflect the diverse passions and experiences of Columbia students. We hope these stories provide a sense of connection and relief — especially when so much of the news around us feels heavy.

But we need you to pick up the print issue, to share it with your friends and roommates, to visit our advertisers and to continue to engage with us online and through social media. 

Our print issue stories will remain exclusive to print for the first week after its release, allowing our print edition to take center stage before they become available online. 

This new format, more similar to that of an alt-weekly, has allowed us to foster greater collaboration between writers and illustrators, enhancing the visual storytelling of our print edition. As editor-in-chief, I’m proud to see it come to life.

We hope this creative reimagining resonates with you as much as it has with us.

Copy edited by Matt Brady