Fri, Sep 17, 2004, 12:00am
About a month ago, I took a state-school girl from my hometown
out for dinner. We ate in the back room of one of the nicer
restaurants in town. Afterwards, we walked the streets of our
theatre district and it felt almost ideal. That is, until 10:30
rolled around.
Fri, Sep 17, 2004, 12:00am
A few weekends ago, I found myself in Coventry, Vermont, at what
was to be the last Phish show ever. It was in late May when the
band announced that this summer’s tour would mark the end of
the band—for good. Phish fans (or Phans, as they sometimes
Fri, Sep 17, 2004, 12:00am
For four years I was a teenaged feminist living alone with my
Republican father in a South Carolina suburb. What made this setup
particularly difficult were the constant disagreements over
everything from organized religion to weekend curfew. Our current
Fri, Sep 17, 2004, 12:00am
I only buy Björk albums. They’re the only actual
discs I brought to college (well, Ziggy Stardust, but that
doesn’t count because it should have come with the room). I
even refrained from downloading the album so as to save myMedúlla hymen for the sacred experience.
Fri, Sep 17, 2004, 12:00am
Rilo Kiley, More Adventurous
Fri, Sep 17, 2004, 12:00am
Out of a sea of neon posters in every first-year dorm at the start of the year, one set of flyers stands out.
Fri, Sep 17, 2004, 12:00am
University President Lee Bollinger hopes that with renewed leadership, Columbia's economics department will have a chance to regain its status as one of the very best programs in the world.
Fri, Sep 17, 2004, 12:00am
Whether it's a registration form in student mailboxes, an e-mail, or an online announcement, students will find that as the election approaches, the University is encouraging them to vote, or at least to register.
Fri, Sep 17, 2004, 12:00am
For those Morningside Heights residents who complain that Columbia is taking over the neighborhood, tomorrow won't be a good day.
Fri, Sep 17, 2004, 12:00am
In two weeks, the parents of first-year students will arrive on campus to see what life at college is really like.
