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Lawyers for the global elite aren’t buying Trump’s gold card visa

Even Melania’s former lawyer is warning people away from Trump’s program designed to make immigration easier for the wealthy.

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May 10 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Former School of Engineering and Applied Science student Rekik Tibebu Demeke has died

Rekik Tibebu Demeke, a former student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, has died, SEAS dean Shih-Fu Chang wrote in a Saturday email to the community.

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May 9 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • columbiaspectator.com
Plainfield North H.S. teams compete at state science olympiad

Plainfield North students competed against 54 schools at the Science Olympiad Team State Tournament at the University of Illinois.

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May 9 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • shawlocal.com
It’s like living a John Hughes movie — and shows the limits of nostalgia

“Mixtape,” an interactive love letter to adolescence, is easy to recommend to almost anyone. It’s also a reminder of the industry’s current limits.

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May 9 • 7:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • washingtonpost.com
Chinese buyer plans partial residential conversion at Wacker Drive office building

The deal is part of two major trends: A wave of downtown office buildings trading at fractions of their pre-pandemic values and office-to-residential conversions.

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May 8 • 4:09 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
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Daily 5 report for May 8: Why this dealer sold his collision repair business

John Masano sold his collision repair business to Driving Force Collision in 2024 to focus on dealership sales and service operations instead.

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May 8 • 3:00 PM EDT • Business • autonews.com
Cups distributed at local restaurant contained led, health officials warn

The public health warning came after Public Health inspectors tested the cups for lead following a customer complaint.

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May 8 • 2:55 PM EDT • Health • whio.com
Why the hantavirus cruise outbreak is not the next pandemic, according to WHO

Experts say because this strain of hantavirus typically requires prolonged or intimate contact, it is not as contagious as covid during the pandemic.

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May 8 • 1:58 PM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Opinion | How Barney Frank helped reinvent Boston

He and other ambitious, outsider-minded aides steered the city away from parochial politics and toward lasting change.

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May 8 • 12:24 PM EDT • Politics • bostonglobe.com
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Behavioral health center working to find beds for those affected by shelters’ closing

Shelter Inc., the primary provider for emergency shelter services, is shutting down May 30.

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May 7 • 5:52 PM EDT • Health • whio.com
How federal regulations choke U.S. science

Investment in research is a good use of tax dollars, but bureaucracy is reducing the return on investment.

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May 7 • 2:58 PM EDT • Science • washingtonpost.com
Rivian eyes more EV variants as affordable R2 rollout begins

Rivian is signaling that its push into more affordable electric vehicles may extend well beyond the upcoming R2 SUV — a key development for the EV maker as it tries to broaden its appeal beyond luxury buyers.

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May 7 • 2:09 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
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Tennessee approves House map to eliminate Democratic-held seat

Republicans in the state could hold a 9-0 advantage in the U.S. House with their new map, the first approved since the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act.

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May 7 • 1:21 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Massive Orlando entertainment district takes major step forward

A massive entertainment complex in downtown Orlando is taking a big step toward reality.

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May 7 • 9:54 AM EDT • Entertainment • wftv.com
Massive Orlando entertainment district takes major step forward

A massive entertainment complex in downtown Orlando is taking a big step toward reality.

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May 7 • 9:46 AM EDT • Entertainment • wftv.com
Traveling science museum delights kids in Kankakee

The “oohs” and “aahs” were nonstop when a traveling science museum came to Kankakee this week on its trip across the country.

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May 7 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • shawlocal.com
Authorities scramble to limit hantavirus outbreak, trace contacts around globe

Dutch authorities said a flight attendant is being tested as the race is on to trace passengers who left a cruise ship and two flights linked to an ill woman.

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May 7 • 6:45 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Democrats see Senate control within reach — but some big hurdles remain

The political terrain remains forbidding, but the president’s crumbling approval ratings and the Iran war’s weight on the economy offer the party an opening.

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May 7 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Brain health supplements are booming. Here’s what one longevity expert takes.

Only one has been shown in clinical trials to slow cognitive aging, by about two years. This is what the science says about which supplements work.

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May 7 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Gas prices spike: Medical transport business feels added cost

Prices have risen 10 cents since yesterday and more than 30 cents over the past week. Compared to this time last year, gas prices are up by more than a dollar per gallon.

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May 6 • 6:03 PM EDT • Business • wsbtv.com
Now we know what Uber paid to buy Chicago’s SpotHero

The purchase price was disclosed today in an SEC filing.

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May 6 • 5:26 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
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Kraft Heinz sees early payoff from $600 million brand bet

Kraft Heinz beat Wall Street expectations as CEO Steve Cahillane said investments in core brands are beginning to revive sales and market share at the Chicago food giant.

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May 6 • 10:34 AM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
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Opinion: Chicago companies offer a playbook for implementing place-based investments

On the South and West Sides of Chicago, place-based investments are bringing jobs, training and capital closer to home and advancing the city’s economy

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May 6 • 9:30 AM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
After defying Trump, a Republican lawmaker hangs on by a thread

Republicans in Indiana’s Senate tested voters’ tolerance for defying the president. Most lost in primaries amid a wave of threats, campaign cash and popular backlash.

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May 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Iran war amplifies divisions within both parties over U.S.-Israel ties

On the campaign trail and elsewhere, the alliance has gone from a bipartisan consensus to a subject of fierce debate among Republicans and Democrats alike.

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May 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Ramaswamy advances in Ohio, and other takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

Primaries in Indiana and Ohio reinforced President Donald Trump’s power in the GOP and set the stakes for several top-tier midterm races.

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May 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Atlanta hip-hop icon Ludacris announced as Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame inductee

Princess Ivori said she recognized Ludacris’ potential early, pointing to his drive and consistency even in his earliest days in radio.

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May 5 • 7:39 PM EDT • Entertainment • wsbradio.com
Why leaders should consider launching a business book club

Three tips for turning reading into a practice for building strong thinkers on your team.

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May 5 • 3:32 PM EDT • Business • fastcompany.com
GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards’s office acknowledges Ethics Committee investigation

A spokesman for the North Carolina congressman said he welcomes a chance to refute allegations regarding his conduct toward female staffers.

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May 5 • 2:06 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Ogilvy invests in sports agency, names first global sports and entertainment chief

Article 41 co-founder Vickie Segar will fill Ogilvy's newly created role as global chief sports and entertainment officer.

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May 5 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • adage.com
Ogilvy invests in sports agency, names first global sports and entertainment chief

Article 41 co-founder Vickie Segar will fill Ogilvy's newly created role as global chief sports and entertainment officer.

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May 5 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • adage.com
Barney Frank and Rudy Giuliani: Two powerful men with different paths

The two politicians couldn’t be more different, but, like us all, face the same inescapable fate.

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May 5 • 8:06 AM EDT • Politics • bostonglobe.com
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Leschi business owners frustrated with Seattle Parks construction project

“We understand construction projects have to happen. But it’s about timing. And the timing is the worst possible time for the businesses in this area.”

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May 5 • 7:12 AM EDT • Business • kiro7.com
Thoma Bravo is hunting software bargains amid selloff pressure

The Chicago firm is closely watching for any “motivated selling” among business-development companies that have been beset by a wave of investor redemptions.

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May 4 • 3:39 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
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Assertio parlays competing offer into $26 million bump for take-private deal

The 21% price hike would put the value of the transaction at nearly $151.5 million.

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May 4 • 2:37 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Opinion: Young people make nonprofit boards better. Here’s how.

Research suggests that young people have greater optimism, creativity, and motivation to drive social change than other age groups.

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May 4 • 1:18 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Utah’s new strength coach was part of an F-minus staff in the NFL, but has the backing of a Utes legend

Utah and Ravens great Eric Weddle defended the coach on X.

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May 4 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sltrib.com
Long-deferred projects move forward as Chicagoland communities build for the future

Communities throughout Chicago are modernizing public facilities as part of a broader construction effort to build for function and longevity.

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May 4 • 6:45 AM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
A GOP lawmaker supported an immigration crackdown. Her husband paid a price.

The situation cost Idaho state Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld and her husband most of their income and highlights an escalating split in the party.

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May 4 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • washingtonpost.com
How employer partnerships are reshaping Chicago’s workforce

WGU explores how Chicago employers are investing in flexible education pathways to strengthen talent pipelines.

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May 4 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Why manufacturing? Gathering data, building community and propelling success

What’s shaping the future of manufacturing? Insights on workforce, automation and supply chains every business leader should know.

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May 4 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • crainsdetroit.com
Globe readers pan a return to five days a week in the office

Readers didn’t pull any punches when lambasting last week's column that argued Boston’s economy would get a much-needed boost if more employers required workers to return to the office full time.

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May 4 • 5:30 AM EDT • Business • bostonglobe.com
How Republicans came to embrace psychedelic drugs

After decades of backing a “war on drugs,” the GOP has warmed to psychedelics for mental health treatment as high-profile backers and veterans tout the drugs.

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May 4 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
The role of philanthropy in health care today

: Health care is one of the most complex and essential sectors of Northeast Ohio’s economy. At UH, care is guided by a mission to heal, to teach and to discover.

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May 4 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • crainscleveland.com
The role of philanthropy in health care today

: Health care is one of the most complex and essential sectors of Northeast Ohio’s economy. At UH, care is guided by a mission to heal, to teach and to discover.

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May 4 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • crainscleveland.com
Opinion | Stop paying doctors to do everyone else's jobs

Letting nurses, pharmacists, and AI handle routine care could make the system cheaper and more efficient.

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May 4 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • bostonglobe.com
Barney Frank, in hospice, says he remains hopeful but warns Democrats on ‘litmus test’ politics

Speaking from his home in Ogunquit, Maine, the 86-year-old former congressman told CNN that his own experience gives him reason to believe the political landscape can improve.

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May 3 • 11:29 PM EDT • Politics • bostonglobe.com
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GSU to launch mobile health clinic with help of federal grant

Once operational, GSU Health on Wheels is expected to serve 50 to 100 individuals per clinic event.

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May 3 • 5:30 PM EDT • Health • wsbtv.com
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After attack, Multnomah Athletic Club will stay closed for at least a week

Staff of the membership-based social and sports club say the MAC will reopen, but they need time to make repairs.

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May 3 • 4:43 PM EDT • Health • opb.org
1 person dead after vehicle crashes into a Portland health club, police say

“Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives believe the driver intentionally entered the building with the intent to deploy explosive devices,” according to police.

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May 3 • 4:05 PM EDT • Health • kiro7.com
Pittsburgh Irish Festival reveals headlining acts for 35th annual event

The 35th annual event at the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark features a slate of international headliners and local performers.

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May 3 • 2:11 PM EDT • Entertainment • wpxi.com
The body’s most mysterious organ may play a key role in longevity and cancer

A raft of research is recasting the thymus from a bit player to a potent regulator of aging and immune health.

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May 3 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
60 years building Black political power: He sees a wipeout coming

It was a trajectory the son of a poor sharecropper in the Jim Crow South never envisioned was possible.

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May 3 • 5:43 AM EDT • Politics • bostonglobe.com
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He spent 60 years building Black political power. He sees a wipeout coming.

Press Robinson, who years ago mounted a legal fight to become the first Black person elected to a Louisiana school board, was on the losing side of the Supreme Court case weakening the Voting Rights Act.

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May 3 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
‘The reality, for better or worse’: Columbia comp sci students and faculty grapple with AI’s disruption of the field

‘The reality, for better or worse’: Columbia comp sci students and faculty grapple with AI’s disruption of the field ‘The reality, for better or worse’: Columbia comp sci students and faculty grapple with AI’s disruption of the field A field that once seemed like a direct path to stable, lucrative work is becoming less certain under AI, students and faculty told Spectator. By Ria Vasishtha and Arjun Menon May 3, 2026 Shanying Liu / Deputy Illustrations Editor Asia Genawi, SEAS ’29, first encountered artificial intelligence during her sophomore year at her high school in Indiana. Back in 2023, policies on AI varied widely—even within the same district—and some schools had no guidance at all. As Genawi began to see the effects of AI trickle into her classroom, she turned to guidance from her home state’s Department of Education, which she said she found “outdated and inaccessible.” Genawi spent the rest of her high school career dedicated to the issue, including writing a 15-page memo exploring varying AI policies across Indiana schools, which she sent to every Indiana state senator and representative whose contact information she was able to find. She later helped draft a bill that would have required public high schools to establish and share their own AI policies with students in an accessible format. But with so many other bills already awaiting referral, hers never made it to committee. When Genawi arrived at Columbia to study computer science, she found that the gaps she had spent years trying to address in Indiana had followed her there. Many students and professors were also grappling with what AI meant for the field. Across Columbia’s undergraduate schools, computer science has become the most popular major—accounting for around 11 percent of degrees awarded in Columbia College, 32 percent in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and 12 percent in the School of General Studies in 2024. While the number of computer science majors in SEAS grew from 166 to 173 during the 2024-25 academic year, the total number across the three schools fell around 4.5 percent from 393 to 375, driven by declines at Columbia College and General Studies. At Barnard, it has grown to become the second most popular major as of 2025, up from third the year prior. The number of degrees awarded have grown fivefold since 2016. Faculty members and students in the department told Spectator that the surge in the major’s popularity has been driven in large part by its apparent promise of a secure, well-paid career path. However, they noted that the recent rise of generative AI has compromised the sense of stability that once defined the field, even as interest in technical skills among students persists. According to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in 2024, out of 74 majors tracked, computer science had the fifth highest unemployment rate among majors at 7 percent, while computer engineering had the second highest at 7.8 percent. “Anecdotally, people are moving away from CS as a major,” Daniel Bauer, a senior lecturer in the computer science department, said. “They’re still taking some of our classes, right, because they think they need that, but they’re instead majoring in other things.” Bauer described a field that had shifted from what he called a “nerdy outlier discipline” to one that “everyone needs,” a sign that technical skills have become a baseline expectation across industries with the emergence of AI. “A lot of people thought, ‘Oh, it’s a guaranteed path to a stable income. You get a six-figure job right out of your undergrad,’” Bauer said. Now, companies may see AI as a way to reduce demand for entry-level programmers, especially in what he calls “code monkey jobs,” roles where a large number of employees are “just writing out code nine-to-five.” Chris Murphy, a senior lecturer in the computer science department, described the current moment as the convergence of two forces: the downturn of the job market and generative AI coming onto the scene. “Things kind of started to really pick up in 2014, 16,” he said, recalling the years after the weaker 2010 market. Murphy added that this was also a period where “students were getting more experience outside of class than they were inside of class” through internships, jobs, and side projects. Murphy suggested that the earlier momentum helped make computer science feel like both an academic program and a reliable pathway into work. That feeling is harder to sustain now as the industry reconfigures, which is a shift that students are seeing firsthand. Rebecca Yu, SEAS ’27, said that during a recent internship in Big Tech, she saw that “every single tech company was racing to integrate” large language models. She added that her manager said her intern class was the first to complete their assigned projects, which she attributed to the increased efficiency that comes with AI. Frank Liu, SEAS ’29, said that with AI lowering the barrier to coding, companies now expect everyone to write code. “A lot of companies outright say if you’re not using coding in your job, you might get fired for not being productive enough,” Liu said. Yu similarly expressed that students increasingly have to accept AI being a part of industry workflow, adding that many also “make use of it to maximize their productivity.” Richard Li, CC ’28, described a “franticness” among his peers as the pace of change accelerates. He explained how “some new tool” is released regularly, noting that tools rise and fall in prominence within weeks. He has come to believe that he doesn’t need to “match that speed all the time” and keep up with every development. Li has learned that AI tools allow him to “take a breath” and “get back into the loop much easier than before” when he needs to. While some companies specifically target Columbia when hiring, sending representatives to campus career fairs and recruiting large numbers from Columbia, a computer science degree cannot be treated as a static credential, Yu described. “You can’t just get your degree and stop learning after that. You have to always be learning,” Yu said. “That is something you basically have to expect for your job.” AI has not only affected students’ decisions to major in computer science, but also reshaped how the subject is taught. Across departments, faculty members no longer treat work done outside the classroom as a reliable measure of understanding, shifting instead toward in-person exams, quizzes, and attendance checks. While homework once made up as much as 60 to 70 percent of a student’s grade in computer science classes, Murphy said that breakdown has since flipped, with exams and quizzes now accounting for the majority. “The assumption—especially among pessimists—is that they’re using it to do their homework,” Murphy said. “They take the homework assignment. They put it into generative AI. Out comes the solution. Submit solution. The end.” Murphy said that faculty members ranged in their responses from fully prohibiting AI use to actively teaching students how to effectively work with AI. He said he shifted his approach this year after his teaching assistants called his belief that students weren’t using the technology “naïve,” and now permits students to use AI on assignments. His surveys of students in his introductory classes have told a more complicated story than the one so-called pessimists offer: Around 60 to 70 percent of students who reported using AI said they used it to have concepts explained to them, to clarify assignment instructions, to generate test cases, or to create practice questions. “Those are all ways that you might have had a tutor in the past to do that, and now you have this AI essentially as your tutor,” he said. Bauer has taken a different approach, teaching students how to use AI productively without sacrificing the core principles of the discipline. “People who are trained to actually use AI tools productively, while being in charge of designing the overall project, will be very much in demand in the next couple of years,” he said. Over the past year, a working group of computer science faculty has been redesigning the introductory and intermediate programming sequence to integrate generative AI as both a subject and a tool, representatives from SEAS wrote in a statement to Spectator. The effort is “coordinated” across the department, “not course-by-course,” with a systematic assessment of how AI integration is affecting student outcomes underway to shape the next round of changes. The goal, the department explained, is for students to be able to “read, verify, and reason about code, whether they or a model wrote it.” Tony Dear, senior lecturer in the computer science department, is piloting individualized AI feedback in a discrete mathematics course, while a machine learning course is also testing a Socratic AI dialogue system designed to “guide inquiry rather than supply answers,” the statement reads. Beyond individual courses, SEAS funded seven cross-departmental faculty projects in generative AI this past academic year, spanning biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, industrial engineering, and computer science, according to the statement. This phenomenon extends beyond the computer science department. SEAS’ new AI minor, which it announced in November 2025, reflects the University’s attempt to adapt. The minor is specifically designed for noncomputer science majors and aims to provide “essential AI knowledge” while emphasizing practical and responsible use across disciplines, according to the SEAS website. At the center of the minor is AI in Context, a course taught by a team of faculty from the departments of computer science, applied mathematics, philosophy, music, literature, and the Writing Center, the representatives told Spectator. Bauer described it as targeted at students who want to bring AI into fields like economics or biology, rather than as a path into software engineering itself. At the graduate level, SEAS announced a new Master of Science in artificial intelligence in February, with the inaugural cohort starting in the fall. While recognizing how AI has helped them navigate coursework, students also described its rise as isolating, even among members of the Application Development Initiative, one of Columbia’s largest computer science clubs. “As people start to ask AI for questions that they would normally ask students and members, it starts to isolate people” Li said. Alexa Kafka, BC ’27, echoed Li’s sentiment, pointing out that computer science has always been a collaborative discipline with code reviews and pull requests, even as AI makes independent work easier. Despite this, Kafka noted that she hasn’t been to office hours “in at least a year.” Bauer added that faculty are exploring long-term solutions to the assessment problem. “One of the things that we’re trying to do at the department or school level is to maybe move towards computerized testing facilities,” Bauer said, referring to ideas in the department to revitalize computer labs as an alternative to pen-and-paper exams. “We have to accept that this is the reality, for better or worse.” But more exams, students say, does not mean better learning, nor does it reflect how computer science is actually done. “Code is so variable and can be approached in so many directions, there’s never just going to be one correct answer. There can be multiple optimal solutions,” Kafka said. Students also expressed concern that the shift toward exam-heavy grading pulls focus away from the applied, project-based work that better reflects both discipline and industry expectations. ADI has tried to respond more quickly than the curriculum can. Through a vibe coding workshop this past semester, club members said they wanted to help students understand not just that AI exists, but how to use it deliberately. “Vibe coding” refers to the practice of prompting AI to write code for a task or project, and has become widespread enough that ADI felt the gap in formal instruction was worth addressing, according to Sophia Huang, BC ’29. The workshop introduced students to the concept of context engineering, which Shaina Sahu, SEAS ’27, described as not just writing a prompt, but optimizing “the rest of the relevant information that you would feed into the model.” Without that, students said that AI-generated code can fail at scale or introduce difficult-to-detect bugs. Genawi said the shift toward AI has changed what it means to be good at computer science. “I think the shift has kind of gone towards what can you create and what can you do, instead of, what do you know,” she said. Indeed, during ADI DevFest, its annual hackathon, Li said more teams are trying to complete their projects than in years past. While sign-ups have historically outpaced submissions, Li said this is beginning to change because teams “have a tool that completes the vision for them.” While many students see AI as an equalizer that lowers the barrier to entry for coding and technical work, Murphy said it also creates new equity concerns inside the classroom around who can afford stronger tools and who already knows how to use them. “The equity issues I worry about are students who have access to paid versions of things versus free versions of things,” he said. Although popular AI models like ChatGPT and Claude have free versions available, both have paid models that can reach over $100 per month, which output different qualities of code. Murphy also pointed to differences in prior exposure to AI literacy itself. “Students who go to high schools or K-12 education, where they’re taught AI literacy, prompt engineering, context engineering, they understand how to do this, as opposed to students who go to schools who don’t teach that,” he said. “Then they come in, and then they’re somehow expected to know how to use these tools.” For Genawi, those disparities begin long before students arrive on campus. “It’s very interesting to consider how lucky you were geographically,” she said. “To be born where you were is influencing your ability to get access to these spaces.” Students like Yu, though broadly apprehensive about the future of computer science, are not without hope. “I’m optimistic, because I think if you’re truly passionate about CS, there will definitely be a place in the field to do something you want to do,” she said. Senior Staff Writer Ria Vasishtha can be contacted at ria.vasishtha@columbiaspectator.com. Follow Spectator on X @ColumbiaSpec. Staff Writer Arjun Menon can be contacted at arjun.menon@columbiaspectator.com. Follow Spectator on X @ColumbiaSpec. Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter and like Spectator on Facebook. Produced with Spectate by Emily Ta

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May 2 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • columbiaspectator.com
Local politicians face threats, cost of security sparks debate

A spate of political violence and a rising number of threats had rattled state and local officials asking what should be done to protect those in public office.

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May 2 • 6:20 AM EDT • Politics • bostonglobe.com
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Spirit Airlines shuts down after White House rescue deal falls through

The airline said early Saturday it had “no choice” but to wind down operations immediately, dashing hopes of a last-minute financial lifeline.

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May 2 • 2:55 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Spirit Airlines closer to a shutdown

A person familiar with the matter said preparations were being made for a Saturday shutdown.

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May 2 • 1:07 AM EDT • Business • bostonglobe.com
Gen Z Cares about Politics, We Just Don’t Believe Politics Cares about Us

As part of a collaboration between The Fulcrum's NextGen initiative and Made By Us, The Fulcrum is publishing Letters to America, a series created through the Youth250 project that invites Gen Z to reflect on the nation’s past, present, and future as the United States approaches its 250th anniversar...

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May 2 • 12:20 AM EDT • Politics • thefulcrum.us
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Two more Southern states move toward adding Republican House seats

GOP-led states are rushing to take advantage of the Supreme Court’s decision to curtail the Voting Rights Act with new maps that could end the careers of several Black Democratic House members.

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May 1 • 8:09 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Trump returns to public events, delivering profane speech

In his first public speech since the White House correspondents’ dinner, the president mocked transgender weightlifters and the “medical crap” an adviser was telling him.

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May 1 • 8:04 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Trump says Iran conflict is ‘terminated’ as he hits congressional deadline

Trump’s statement came as the United States continues to enforce a naval blockade of Iran and as he declined to rule out additional strikes on the country.

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May 1 • 5:12 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
FDA authorizes early access for experimental pancreatic cancer pill

The FDA said the action recognizes the dire need for a drug to improve survival for pancreatic cancer patients, who face the worst survival odds in oncology.

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May 1 • 3:41 PM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Alight’s new CEO makes more leadership moves

The moves come as new CEO Rohit Verma builds out a leadership team and refines the company’s focus on innovation, operational excellence and getting better benefits outcomes for clients.

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May 1 • 3:05 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor’s Legion Sports Bar shuts down in Bellevue

Legion Sports Bar, an establishment anchored and operated by Seattle Seahawks legends from the “Legion of Boom” era, is officially closing its doors after three years.

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May 1 • 1:01 PM EDT • Sports • kiro7.com
Chris Dudley was on Oregon’s political sidelines, but he’s back and wants another shot

Dudley is trailing the other top two contenders, state Sen. Christine Drazan and state Rep. Ed Diehl in recent polling. And Drazan just nabbed an endorsement from the state’s largest newspaper.

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May 1 • 9:00 AM EDT • Politics • opb.org
Prop 4 repeal ‘petition is insufficient’ for 2026 ballot, Utah Lt. Gov. Hendeson declares

Utah Lt. Gov Deidre Henderson formally declared an initiative to repeal Proposition 4 failed to make the November ballot.

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May 1 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • sltrib.com
Analysis | What Janet Mills’s failure to launch tells us about this political moment

The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C.

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May 1 • 6:01 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
More people are heading to the ER for tick bites this year. Here’s why.

Experts point to several reasons for the larger-than-usual spike, but there are easy ways to protect yourself.

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May 1 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Science-backed ways to keep your bones strong as you age

These are the lifestyle habits that promote bone health and can help prevent osteoporosis from developing as you get older.

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May 1 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Science-backed ways to keep your bones strong as you age

These are the lifestyle habits that promote bone health and can help prevent osteoporosis from developing as you get older.

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May 1 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • washingtonpost.com
Ten years in, Nubian Square's Black Market is struggling

Black Market hoped to help small businesses plant roots in Nubian Square. Now after years of business struggles, they're at risk of losing their place there too.

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May 1 • 5:53 AM EDT • Business • bostonglobe.com
Months after Potomac River sewage spill, businesses are still hurting

Most advisories against recreational activities in affected areas have been lifted, but perceptions about lingering waste continue to hurt local companies.

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May 1 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • washingtonpost.com
Medicare portal database exposed health providers’ Social Security numbers

It is the latest technical problem related to the Trump administration’s push to create a national directory of health providers.

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Apr 30 • 8:08 PM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
AI & Tech brief: States regulate AI in health care

Plus, what the Musk vs. Altman court battle says about AI governance

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Apr 30 • 3:00 PM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
West Coast tech firm eyes big Chicago office expansion

San Francisco-based Databricks is poised to lease about 50,000 square feet in the Franklin office building at 227 W. Monroe St., expanding from its current co-working space.

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Apr 30 • 2:44 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
White House drops embattled surgeon general pick Casey Means, announces new nominee

Means’s nomination stalled as some Republicans questioned her credentials. The new nominee, Trump’s third pick for the role, is Nicole Saphier a radiologist and Fox News contributor.

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Apr 30 • 1:06 PM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Sikich buys Manpower division for $100M

The acquisition follows a private-equity infusion by Bain Capital two years ago.

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Apr 30 • 12:59 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
‘Weed City’ pushback: New Buffalo crackdown sparks legal fight

New Buffalo, a popular vacation destination — and a draw for Chicagoans seeking lower-cost cannabis products — and is trying to rein in that trade, but dispensaries are fighting back in court.

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Apr 30 • 12:07 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Krafton's removal from Subnautica 2 Steam page "blown up a little bigger than it was meant to", as developers emphasise continued co-publishing support

Krafton has confirmed to Eurogamer that it will continue its collaboration with Unknown Worlds on Subnautica 2 following Steam page debacle.

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Apr 30 • 11:18 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
New Englanders report significant daily stress linked to politics

When pollsters asked New Englanders recently to identify their recurring stressors, one answer rose to the top: politics.

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Apr 30 • 10:01 AM EDT • Politics • bostonglobe.com
Economy picked up in early 2026, but inflation jumped, too

The U.S. economy grew at a 2 percent pace in the first three months of the year, new government data shows.

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Apr 30 • 8:41 AM EDT • Business • washingtonpost.com
Brain scans reveal 3 ADHD subtypes, including a more extreme form

A study analyzing 1,154 children and adolescents breaks new ground in how to think about the growing diagnosis.

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Apr 30 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Despite Trump’s push, most Americans still oppose his ballroom, poll finds

The president’s planned 250-foot arch and a Treasury department plan to put Trump’s signature on paper money are also unpopular ideas.

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Apr 30 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Trump, Iran are locked in high-stakes standoff as oil prices hit wartime high

The U.S. blockade and Iranian mines and drones continue to halt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as each side bets the other will break first.

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Apr 30 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Carbon pollution is making food less nutritious and risking health of billions

Surging concentrations of carbon in the atmosphere have produced potent changes in the way plants grow, draining the nutrients from food.

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Apr 30 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Louisiana governor prepares to suspend House primaries after court ruling

Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates he plans to suspend the May 16 primary elections so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map.

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Apr 29 • 10:57 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Healthy workers are ditching company insurance to save $1,000 a month

With premiums rising 6 percent in 2025 for company family plans alongside the growing cost of living, some workers are questioning whether their benefits are worth the cost.

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Apr 29 • 5:23 PM EDT • Health • bostonglobe.com
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Johnson quells House GOP revolt to advance controversial surveillance bill

For more than two hours on the chamber’s floor, the speaker and fellow Republican leaders cajoled holdouts on that bill and others on DHS funding and farm policy.

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Apr 29 • 3:34 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
A. Duda and Sons marks 100 years of success

A. Duda and Sons celebrates 100 years! Discover how this Seminole County celery farm grew into an international produce giant.

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Apr 29 • 3:33 PM EDT • Business • wftv.com
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A City That Works: Illinois can’t let local politics deepen the housing shortage

Local control has not solved Illinois’ housing shortage. State standards can help add homes, ease costs and spread growth more broadly.

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Apr 29 • 2:40 PM EDT • Politics • chicagobusiness.com
Former Florida governor Charlie Crist is running for St. Petersburg mayor

Former Florida governor and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is running for mayor of his hometown of St. Petersburg

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Apr 29 • 12:02 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
AbbVie raises outlook even as its blockbuster Skyrizi faces new rivals

Much of the company’s out performance stemmed from the immunology business.

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Apr 29 • 11:52 AM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
We research aging. Those at-home ‘biological age’ tests won’t work for you.

Tests promising to reveal your “biological age” are booming. But scientists say the results vary widely — and aren’t reliable enough to guide health decisions.

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Apr 29 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
We research aging. Those at-home ‘biological age’ tests won’t work for you.

Tests promising to reveal your “biological age” are booming. But scientists say the results vary widely — and aren’t reliable enough to guide health decisions.

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Apr 29 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • washingtonpost.com
This ‘longevity drug’ may weaken gains from exercise

Researchers anticipated rapamycin would enhance the effects of working out, while also initiating health improvements of its own, but the results surprised them.

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Apr 29 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Many Democrats are stressed out by the news. They still can't turn away, a new poll finds

A new AP-NORC survey finds that most U_S_ adults try to avoid news stories about President Donald Trump at least “sometimes.”

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Apr 29 • 12:07 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Several Buckhead businesses damaged in electrical fire

At least four businesses appear to have suffered damage.

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Apr 28 • 10:52 PM EDT • Business • wsbtv.com
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The Ankler moves to new publishing platform created by Ben Thompson

As The Ankler's subscription business matures, it wants to find more ways to customize its subscription offerings and marketing efforts.

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Apr 28 • 5:30 PM EDT • Technology • axios.com
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Business Professor Engages Students in Real-World Research on Supply Chains and Human Behavior

Jianliang Hao has built a strong record of impactful research and teaching since 2021, publishing in top-tier journals and engaging students through applied learning. His work connects real-world challenges with data-driven insights, advancing both student success and societal impact.

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Apr 28 • 3:30 PM EDT • Business • today.csuchico.edu