Thu, Mar 11, 2004, 12:00am
Noted campus activist Nell Geiser, CC '06, will assume the student representative position on the Committee on Instruction until the end of this semester.
The position has been open since February, when former student representative David Bornstein, CC '04, graduated.
Thu, Mar 11, 2004, 12:00am
Harvard political scientist Samuel Huntington's new book, as yet unpublished, has already generated the same amount of controversy that typically surrounds his theories.
Thu, Mar 11, 2004, 12:00am
With the recent shooting of another young black male by a white police officer, race relations between New York City police and the ethnic community have once again become an issue.
Thu, Mar 11, 2004, 12:00am
At St. Mary's Church in West Harlem on Monday night, residents of West Harlem and students from Columbia and other universities came together in a community speak-out against what they said was racism at Columbia University.
Thu, Mar 11, 2004, 12:00am
According to grumblings from the Engineering Student Council, many SEAS students feel they do not receive fair treatment in Core Curriculum and liberal arts classes at Columbia.
Thu, Mar 11, 2004, 12:00am
According to Barnard College President Judith Shapiro, the greatest impediment to the advancement of women in the United States is denial.
Thu, Mar 11, 2004, 12:00am
"I'm bringing this home to South Africa next week."--Charlize Theron, the untalented South African actress, referring to her newly-won Oscar.
Thu, Mar 11, 2004, 12:00am
HUMA C1010y
Contemporary University Civilization
Professor Edward R. Board
1. Which administrator is a member of CUCommunity.com?
a) Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science Zvi "Supa Fly" Galil.
Thu, Mar 11, 2004, 12:00am
Eight years ago, New York City eliminated smoking in the dining section of all restaurants, and tobacco interests promptly claimed that sales went down 20 to 50 percent. When tax data was released two years later, it showed that restaurants had experienced the biggest boom in New York history.
Thu, Mar 11, 2004, 12:00am
"117 million, the first weekend. Do you know how many new anti-Semites we're gonna have on our hands as a result of this movie?!"--A fellow student, commenting on the opening weekend gross of The Passion of the Christ.
