Thu, Mar 25, 2004, 12:00am
Chancellor of New York City public schools Joel Klein framed the challenges facing New York and other urban school systems last night, speaking to a capacity crowd of about 200 at the M. Moran Weston II Distinguished Lecture in Urban and Public Policy.
Thu, Mar 25, 2004, 12:00am
Every Columbia student is familiar with the Columbia Bookstore and Labyrinth Books, but Morningside Heights is also home to another kind of bookstore.
Thu, Mar 25, 2004, 12:00am
Two new residential spaces--a ground floor suite in McBain, and the tenth floor of 600 West 113th Street--will open to undergraduates in Fall 2004.
Thu, Mar 25, 2004, 12:00am
The hunt for a new vice president for arts and science is entering its final stage. The search committee, headed by professor of art history David Freedberg, will give President Bollinger its list of five candidates next week.
Thu, Mar 25, 2004, 12:00am
The groups are set, the numbers are posted, and now, with the start of group suite selection one day away, the housing lottery has proved for the umpteenth time that only one thing is certain about Columbia's undergraduate housing: its unpredictability.
Thu, Mar 25, 2004, 12:00am
More than 20 years ago, Columbia administrators, in an effort to initiate coeducation at Columbia, proposed merging Barnard and Columbia Colleges.
Thu, Mar 25, 2004, 12:00am
President Lee Bollinger has challenged the Columbia community--and the U.S. academy in general--with a far-reaching question: do we spend enough energy thinking about globalization? And if not, how can we start?
Thu, Mar 25, 2004, 12:00am
I went to a sold-out Jack Johnson show last year near Lincoln Center. It was unforgettable. What song did he open with? Well, I never actually got inside.
Thu, Mar 25, 2004, 12:00am
Pat Robertson and Osama Bin Laden have something in common: they both would like to nuke the State Department. Although Pat Robertson has said so in public, Osama is currently preoccupied. I'm sure he will get back to us on that one.
Thu, Mar 25, 2004, 12:00am
Columbia's three-game winning streak came to a screeching halt last night as the Lions were routed 17-6 in their Ivy League opener by powerhouse Princeton. The match was never close, as Princeton (6-0, 1-0 Ivy) racked up an 11-0 lead by halftime.
