Wed, Jan 19, 2005, 12:00am
The first annual Global Colloquium of University Presidents opened at Columbia University last night with Jan O. Karlsson’s lecture addressing “A Global Framework for International Migration.”
Wed, Jan 19, 2005, 12:00am
This Christmas was a bleak one for Timothy Merritt, who spent his holidays in jail. Now, New York State lawmakers have offered him and 455 others incarcerated under the Rockefeller Drug Laws a belated gift—the chance for an early release.
Wed, Jan 19, 2005, 12:00am
While Columbia affiliates eagerly anticipate moving into their newly constructed residential building at 103rd Street and Broadway this April, the big news for the community is who will be moving in on the ground floor.
Wed, Jan 19, 2005, 12:00am
Three weeks after devastating tsunamis killed more than 162,000 people in Southeast Asia and left tens of thousands missing or injured and millions displaced, Columbia University has joined the global efforts to raise relief funds to aid victims of the disaster.
Wed, Jan 19, 2005, 12:00am
Residents once looked out their windows and saw the renowned Olympia movie theater. Now, a new building project has left them with a view of a 20-story luxury apartment building and the small low-income housing building down the street.
Wed, Jan 19, 2005, 12:00am
In the aftermath of the tsunamis that struck much of Asia on Dec. 26, the Earth Institute and the Columbia University Medical Center are doing much more than raising money.
Wed, Jan 19, 2005, 12:00am
The Recording Industry Association of America subpoenaed two Columbia students Dec. 16 in a round of 745 lawsuits, bringing the total number of computer users it has sued for downloading copyrighted material of its member companies to 7,704.
Wed, Jan 19, 2005, 12:00am
How many opportunities are there for Columbia College students to get internships that involve more than just filing papers and fetching coffee—and are paid? Thanks to Jack McGourty, associate dean for undergraduate studies in the Engineering School, there are more than ever before.
Wed, Jan 19, 2005, 12:00am
Three weeks after devastating tsunamis killed more than 162,000 people in Southeast Asia and left tens of thousands missing or injured and millions displaced, Columbia University has joined the global efforts to raise relief funds to aid victims of the disaster.
Wed, Jan 19, 2005, 12:00am
One of the first songs taken off U.S. radio playlists in the run up to the Iraq war was The Cure’s “Killing an Arab.” Far from an incitement to hatred, the 1980s hit is a tribute to Albert Camus’ book L’ Etranger, The Outsider.
