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Columbia University faced criticism after its campus dining menu listed "October 7th Blush Sauce," which some interpreted as a reference to the Hamas attacks three years prior that killed around 1,200 people. Assistant Vice President Vicki Dunn of Columbia Dining clarified it was an accidental inclusion and not intended as a reference to those events; the signs were removed shortly after the mistake was noticed. The university issued an apology for any confusion or concern caused by this error.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
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Story summary
On October 7, 2026, Columbia University faced intense backlash after its dining hall menu listed a pasta sauce as 'October 7th Blush Sauce', coinciding with the third anniversary of Hamas' deadly attack on Israel. The university's decision to name a dish on this date sparked outrage among students and critics, who accused it of insensitivity towards the victims of the 2023 attacks that killed over 1,200 people. Assistant Vice President Vicki Dunn from Columbia Dining acknowledged the error, explaining that including the date was an "unfortunate mistake" made while copying menu information into a template. The university promptly corrected the menu and assured stricter review processes moving forward to prevent such issues.
Written for “Columbia University Pasta Sauce Contr…” on 2026-10-09,
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Columbia University faced backlash after a campus dining menu appeared to advertise "October 7th Blush Sauce" on the third anniversary of the deadly Hamas terror attacks on Wednesday.
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menu → face → Wednesday
The menu was publicized by Israeli newspaper Haaretz correspondent Simone Saidmehr, who shared an image of the menu which placed "October 7th" next to "Blush Sauce."
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which → publicize → Sauce
Many comments took the image as a reference to the approximately 1,200 victims of the terror attacks.
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comments → take → attacks
However, in a comment to Fox News Digital, Vicki Dunn, assistant vice president of Columbia Dining, insisted that the menu printing was an "unfortunate mistake" and was corrected shortly after it was discovered.
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"This was an unfortunate mistake and was not intended as a reference to the events of October 7," Dunn said.
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Dunn → intend → October
"The blush sauce was scheduled to be served, and when that information was copied into the menu template, the date was accidentally left in.
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Our staff took the signs down as soon as the mistake was identified.
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mistake → take → signs
We are sorry for the confusion and concern this caused."
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this → cause → confusion
She added, "Moving forward, Columbia Dining will also have a team member review all menus before they are posted."
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Columbia University released a similar statement on X in response to Saidmehr's original post.
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The date was accidentally left in when the day’s meal information was copied into the menu template.
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information → leave → template
The signs were removed as soon as the error was caught, and we’re sorry for the concern and confusion this caused," Columbia's X post said.
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Columbia University was one of several college campuses that faced protest encampments and riots in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks three years ago.
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that → face → attacks
As a result, the university faced multiple federal civil rights investigations based on claims that it failed to protect Jewish students.
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By July 2025, the Trump administration secured a $221 million settlement from Columbia University for alleged discriminatory practices as well as to settle claims of antisemitic employment discrimination against Jewish faculty.
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However, the New York university continued to be the site of anti-Israel activism.
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university → continue → activism
Several anti-Israel demonstrators from The Columbia Intifada also descended on Columbia University Wednesday afternoon.
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demonstrators → descend → University
Columbia University has previously told Fox News Digital that the Columbia Intifada is not officially associated with the Ivy League school.
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Intifada → tell → school
Fox News' Preston Mizell and Asra Q. Nomani contributed to this report.
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