Fri, Jan 21, 2005, 12:00am
2004 was a disappointing year in American releases, not so much for the lack of unquestionable cinematic masterpieces, but for the number of promising films that failed to meet expectations.
Fri, Jan 21, 2005, 12:00am
We are college students, so we like rock and roll. Such is God’s long-standing decree (Genesis 1:1). But we are a discriminating bunch—we have standards. Rheingold vs. Brooklyn Lager. Jet vs. Kings of Leon. We know what was created equal and what was not.
Fri, Jan 21, 2005, 12:00am
When Conor told me, a few years ago, about how his five baby brothers drowned in a bathtub, I cried for him. When Conor told me last year that he didn’t read the reviews, I was proud for him. To hell with the reviews, what do they know anyway?
Fri, Jan 21, 2005, 12:00am
The Chorus, Christophe Barratier’s remake of the obscure 1945 film La Cage aux Rossignols, could just as well be a remake of Music of the Heart, Mr. Holland’s Opus, and Dead Poet’s Society rolled into one.
Fri, Jan 21, 2005, 12:00am
As a small group of students made their way back from Washington, D.C. Thursday night, they returned to a campus that had been largely untouched by both the fanfare and the chaos of the day. While President George W.
Fri, Jan 21, 2005, 12:00am
Today, and every Monday and Friday until late February, the ad hoc faculty committee founded in response to the controversy surrounding Columbia’s Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures department will meet to try to find out just what went wrong.
Fri, Jan 21, 2005, 12:00am
When WKCR decided last month to relegate their coverage of two Columbia basketball games held at Madison Square Garden to its Web stream, the radio station grabbed the attention of the University and found itself in the middle of controversy.
Fri, Jan 21, 2005, 12:00am
Community Board 9 members heard presentations about the proposed development of a new City College dormitory building and a decision on subway service on the 1/9 line. Reactions ranged from wide acceptance to deep skepticism.
Fri, Jan 21, 2005, 12:00am
Governor George Pataki’s proposed 2005 budget, released on Tuesday, contains several proposals for cuts in state aid to college students including programs that hundreds of Columbia students rely on.
Fri, Jan 21, 2005, 12:00am
In his State of the City address last Tuesday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg expected to illustrate how he applied his common sense techniques from the business world to the management of City Hall to make the city stronger.