The Eye

The Eye is the weekly arts and culture magazine of Spec' that comes out every Thursday. So-named for urbanologist Jane Jacobs' term "eyes on the street," as it supposedly ties together "Columbia and the City". Founded in 2006 by Tim Shenk, Julia Israel, and others, it published many controversially reported articles and highly criticized humor pieces in its first year.

The "About" section on The Eye website reads as such:

Every Thursday, Spectator puts out a magazine called The Eye, an arts and culture publication that likes to dabble in politics, religion, and the philosophical implications of Nicki Minaj. The staff of The Eye is devoted to putting out content every week, in print and on our blog, that keeps you at one with the zeitgeist and one step ahead of your noise-pop-loving friends down at NYU.Some of our favorite stories last year covered pop-up restaurants, Girls, and gay hip-hop. Ultimately, the Eye’s about what’s important to us right now—whatever that may be. Each week we publish a lengthy lead story, several long-form features, an interview, and a personal essay or work of fiction. In addition, we write several bite-sized reflections on campus life and pop culture punningly called Eyesites and 20/20.

The Eye Staff

Editor in Chief: Rikki Novetsky

Managing Editor for Optics: Laura Booth

Managing Editor for Features: Alison Herman

Art Director: Suze Myers

Head Copy Editor: Natan Belchikov

Senior Design Editor: Annie Wang

Deputy Lead Story Editor: Zoe Camp

View From Here Editor: Adina Applebaum

Fiction Editor: Eric Wohlstatder

Eyesites Editor: PJ Sauerteig

Features Associate Editors: Carolina Gerlach, Parul Guliani, Dunni Oduyemi, Kierstin Utter

20/20 Associate Editor: Rebecca Schwarz

Deputy for Multimedia: Morgan Wilcock

Online Associate Editor: Amy Zimmerman

Visuals Editor: Hannah Sotnick