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Shipman and Fiancee to Star in Heated Rivalry Spinoff

by Matthias Pridgeon
February 13, 2026February 8, 2026

In this economy, desperate job applicants are often forced to apply skills to areas they may not have initially expected. Skills in the humanities might be applied to work in a coffeeshop,…

Articles/Books/On Campus

Report: Cute Girl Eyeing You From Across Library Just Wants Your Premium Study Spot

by Inica Kotasthane
February 13, 2026February 11, 2026

It is a tale told many times before… you arrive at Butler early in the morning, sprightly and bright-eyed, and secure the best seat in the Lawrence A. Wien Reference Room. You…

Articles/Books/The Core

Heated Rivalry Added to LitHum Curriculum

by Federalist Staff
February 13, 2026February 12, 2026

Love is in the air… and in the curriculum! Citing a lack of participation in the notorious freshman course, LitHum professors are turning to new approaches to encourage student engagement and excitement…

Articles/Books

Student Shatters 2026 Reading Resolution After Skimming Entire Cheesecake Factory Menu

by Oliver Green
January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

NEW YORK, NY – This morning, The Fed obtained an exclusive report that Columbia senior Hayes Tiu-Reed became the first student on campus to achieve one of their New Year’s Resolutions, with…

Articles/Books/On Campus

Columbia Freshmen Construct Trojan Horse Outside Broadway Gates

by Matthias Pridgeon
December 8, 2025November 24, 2025

Following their mandated reading of the Sparknotes for Homer’s Iliad in their LitHum classes, several freshmen have found some modern thematic resonance that was most certainly not on the administration’s approved thought…

Articles/Books/On Campus

Columbia Sweatshirt Store to Continue Selling Books

by Matthias Pridgeon
December 8, 2025November 24, 2025

Continuing their multi-year saga of controversial decisions, Columbia’s administration has recently announced that their famed merch store will, shockingly, continue to sell books. The store, which sprawls below the basement of Lerner…

Articles/Books/On Campus

Study Finds 93% of Creative Writing Majors Just Writing About Their Lives

by Ashley Rapp
April 4, 2025April 4, 2025

The Columbia English department recently published a study on the usage of personal anecdotes in creative writing “fiction” among university students. The department began funding the study after Professor O. Versher found…

Articles/Arts and Culture/Books/On Campus/The Core

The LitHum Syllabus Explained in BookTok Tropes

by Izzy Szyfer
March 4, 2025March 22, 2025

Completely lost in LitHum? Fret not with this handy-dandy guide to your favorite Lit Hum books with terms from the internet’s horniest little book nerds.  The Exaltation of Inanna: female rage, revenge…

Articles/Arts and Culture/Books/On Campus

Fedstigation: Are the Books in the Reading Rooms Real?

by Julia Ryan
December 9, 2024December 5, 2024

An investigation by your loyal Federalists has revealed a harrowing truth: the beloved books lining the walls of your favorite reading room in Butler are fakes! A tip was called in by…

Articles/Books/Pop Culture

REPORT: It Really is That Damn Phone

by Inica Kotasthane
October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

The Atlantic recently published an article titled “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books,” discussing a trend of disinterest in class content by students at Columbia and other competitive schools. Their…

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