Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 12:00am
When a friend of mine learned that my column ostensibly focuses on the Core, she mocked the entire idea of a “Core Curriculum.” She might have scoffed because she goes to Barnard—“The Nine Ways of Learning,” the name of Barnard’s general education requirements, sounds more like a Buddhist doctri
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 12:00am
If we are to believe what we hear, Tom Wolfe is out of touch, in over his head, and too old to be writing about contemporary college life. All of these things may be true.
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 12:00am
New Yorkers know that living in the city is expensive, but that doesn't mean they will let MTA raise subway fares and cut services without putting up a fight.
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 12:00am
Columbia recently launched a new Environmental Management System for its Morningside Heights and Lamont-Doherty campuses as part of a settlement of a lawsuit filed against Columbia by the Environmental Protection Agency for failure to properly manage hazardous waste.
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 12:00am
In the wake of viruses, hackers, worms, and other technical glitches that have plagued Columbia's computing system over the last two years, Columbia is looking to restructure its technological support network.
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 12:00am
This week, Columbia plans to announce the relaunch of a program allowing students to get cheap and reliable cell phone plans through the University.
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 12:00am
If someone in a pajama top offered you a four dollar concoction of Raisin Bran and Corn Pops topped with Pop Rocks and soy milk, would you buy it?
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 12:00am
Before they have even finished cleaning up the dishes from Thanksgiving dinner, many parents and children line up to explore the Taj Mahal of toy stores, the eighth wonder of the consumer world--FAO Schwartz.
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 12:00am
Consolidated Edison will create a $1 million scholarship at Teachers College as part of a settlement with the family of a student who died in an electrical accident last January.
Mon, Nov 29, 2004, 12:00am
Nestor Kirchner’s government has recently christened Argentina “A Serious Country.” Serious debt, perhaps, or serious flux, but a serious country?
