Mon, Feb 21, 2005, 12:00am
It is a sad fact that publishing a book these days is a process that considers morality as much as the Wal-Mart bottom line does. Gone are the days of independent publishers and editors who nurtured talent--—publishing is now as ruthless a business as any other.
Mon, Feb 21, 2005, 12:00am
Peter Soter purchased the bookstore formerly known as Papyrus in January 2004. After five months of renovations, the newly christened “Morningside Bookstore” opened on July 1.
“I loved Papyrus; I worked there for 13 years. In many ways, we’re still that bookstore,” he said.
Mon, Feb 21, 2005, 12:00am
The idea of an American gaining new insight in a foreign land is not a new one, but it takes on new dimensions in Tom Bissell’s God Lives in St. Petersburg.
Mon, Feb 21, 2005, 12:00am
Columbia’s female faculty members, despite dominating their academic disciplines, are still not on top.
Women remain underrepresented at the top echelons of the University faculty—and many who do ascend the ranks say that they continue to endure gender discrimination.
Mon, Feb 21, 2005, 12:00am
Grumbling musicians are not a rare phenomenon around Columbia, particularly when talking about the lack of rehearsal space on campus.
Mon, Feb 21, 2005, 12:00am
In an era of social, if not political, upheaval, the Prospect Park Crips’ newest enemy is a middle-aged former Texas school librarian who wears pearls to work.
Mon, Feb 21, 2005, 12:00am
On the state of print journalism in America today, Bill Keller, executive editor of The New York Times, said, “This is not a time when editors swear off alcohol.”
Mon, Feb 21, 2005, 12:00am
Charles Maikish, former vice president of Facilities Management at Columbia, has been appointed to oversee reconstruction at the World Trade Center site.
Mon, Feb 21, 2005, 12:00am
International Olympic Committee officials coming to New York this weekend to judge the city’s capability of handling the 2012 games will get to see more than they thought.
Mon, Feb 21, 2005, 12:00am
Students across the country might be giving up grammar books for graphic novels, suggests a new Columbia Teachers College initiative called the Comic Book Project. This ever-growing program, founded in the city, is rethinking what both art and self-expression mean in the professional world.
