Thu, Mar 24, 2005, 12:00am
Affirmative action, today, is a flawed system based on the problems of yesterday’s generation. What was once a brilliant, principled progressive idea is now outdated.
Thu, Mar 24, 2005, 12:00am
In a city recently relieved of one championship drought, few heads turned when another was extended for at least one more year. Few expected an Ivy title out of Harvard’s men’s basketball team, and their third place finish can hardly be seen as a disappointment.
Thu, Mar 24, 2005, 12:00am
This spring, the only things Columbia’s heavyweight rowers have to lose are the shirts off their backs.
Literally.
Thu, Mar 24, 2005, 12:00am
Watching the best basketball teams in the country play each other this March, it’s easy to forget that a few short months ago, people were slyly whispering about flying to Chicago to see Columbia play a first round game in the Big Dance.
Thu, Mar 24, 2005, 12:00am
Forgive Princeton’s Gavin Fabian—who helped win a league championship as a freshman this past year—if he isn’t exactly trembling at the thought of his team losing four players to last year’s Major League Baseball draft.
Thu, Mar 24, 2005, 12:00am
The roller coaster ride is finally over for the women’s basketball team, and, thanks to an exhilarating final loop, Columbia’s seven seniors will not leave feeling sick to their stomachs.
“The downs were pretty low, the ups were high,” senior Susan Kern said.
Wed, Mar 23, 2005, 12:00am
There is a whole lot of horrible fermented grape juice floating around and being sucked down in this country. Wines are being bought based on bottles and price tags far more often than by what is actually behind the glass.
Wed, Mar 23, 2005, 12:00am
If you’re looking for overpricing, overcooking, and a general sense of over-stimulation, then don’t come to Tsampa. If you’re looking for decent prices, delicately prepared fresh food, and a general sense of serenity, do.
Wed, Mar 23, 2005, 12:00am
Syrah, the wine of many names, has been sneaking its way into the American mainstream in one guise or another for decades. Once it was the French Hermitage, then California’s Rhône Rangers, and now, Australia’s Shiraz has come to the table.
Wed, Mar 23, 2005, 12:00am
When I was a little girl, my mother tried to force-feed me borscht, but the thick Slavic beet soup made me gag and cry. These days, I’ve come to love beets, but my roommate and resident taste-tester is still wary of the root.
