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Dani Winkler

Dani Winkler is a rootin' tootin' writer from the wild west (Los Angeles). Over her three years on the Federalist, she's served as Head Submissions Editor, Feditor-in-Chief, and Senior Advisor. Her Barnard Religion degree has recently been diagnosed as "terminally unemployable."

Arts and Culture/Breaking News/World

HELP! TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEKEND AND I CANT FIND MY GOTH GF!

by Ashley Rapp and Dani Winkler
October 26, 2023October 26, 2023

Amidst all the ghouls, goblins, ghosts, and platform shoe-d frankensteins, exists your platform Doc Marten wearing girlfriend “Twas the night before Halloweekend, and all through campus,  Not a creature was stirring, not…

Advice/New York City

Dear Freshmen: Instead of the Promoter at Palace, Call These People on Friday Night Instead 

by Dani Winkler
October 9, 2023October 20, 2023

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Breaking News/On Campus

In Honor of Mary Boyce Stepping Down as Provost, Here Are Five People Who Managed to Hate Unions More Than Her

by Dani Winkler
April 13, 2023April 13, 2023

Dani Winkler On April 6, President Lee Bollinger, via an email sent to Columbia University community members, announced that University Provost Mary C. Boyce will be stepping down from her administrative positions…

Advice/On Campus

15 Things to Name Your Borg for Bacchanal

by Dani Winkler
April 8, 2023April 2, 2023

Michigan does it. Bama does it. OSU does it. Even Cornell does it. And now, with Bacchanal coming up, Columbia does it. The Spectador (Dani Winkler) officially endorses “The Borg” as the…

Advice/On Campus

The Fed’s Official Valentine’s Day Gift Guide 

by Ashley Rapp and Dani Winkler
February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

Love is in the air! The Fed wants to help you score a public makeout sesh worthy of making every unlucky student in a .2 mile radius retch, so we’ve created a…

Advice/New York City/On Campus/World

‘I Forgot What it Feels Like to Be in a Car!’ and 10 Other Signs You Might Be Suffering From First Semester Syndrome

by Dani Winkler
February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

The holiday season is known for heralding wonderful surprises: twinkly lights, overcooked ham, your 84-year-old grandma’s decision to redecorate your childhood bedroom while you’re asleep on the couch. But our collective immunity…

Advice/Barnard

Dear Class of 2027, Welcome to Barnard! Here’s Your Fed-Official Pre-NSOP Checklist. 

by Dani Winkler
December 17, 2022December 17, 2022

December 14: Put Barnard in your bio. Alternate between “Barnard ♔ Columbia 2027,” “Barnard ’27 💙,” “@barnardcollege,” and “barnard” for the next twelve to fourteen months until you forget it’s there in…

Barnard/On Campus/PrezBo

Columbia Rebrands U.S. News Burn as ‘Reputation Era’

by Dani Winkler
September 25, 2022September 26, 2022

Columbia University has finally responded to its demotion on the U.S. News and World Report college ranking list, decrying the campus-wide scandal as the beginning of the University’s “Reputation Era.” President Lee…

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