Mon, Feb 16, 2004, 12:00am
Prenatal exposure to second-hand smoke and other environmental pollutants can cause a smaller head circumference and lower birth weight among children born in certain areas of New York City, according to a recent Columbia study.
Mon, Feb 16, 2004, 12:00am
Batchelor Memorial Professor of Electrical Engineering Yannis Tsividis stood outside a classroom in the Seeley W. Mudd building on Friday and proudly declared to a group of graduate students, undergraduates, and professors, "You wanted this and you got it.
Mon, Feb 16, 2004, 12:00am
Does toilet water really flush clockwise in the southern hemisphere? What is synesthesia and why does it matter? What makes a Stradivarius violin sound so good?
Mon, Feb 16, 2004, 12:00am
The red, white, and blue election posters plastered throughout campus are not part of a presidential campaign--they are advertisements for the First Year Sophomore Academic Advising Center's new major declaration process.
Mon, Feb 16, 2004, 12:00am
During last night's presidential candidates' forum, the audience was hard-pressed to find any points of divergence among the represented policies of the various candidates, even on such a controversial issue as United States policy towards Israel.
Mon, Feb 16, 2004, 12:00am
Although the master plan for the Manhattanville expansion project is still in the works, Sutton Kiplinger, CC '04, and Jacob Shell, CC '05, have released their own plan for the site in the University's urban studies magazine, Rhapsody in Blue.
Mon, Feb 16, 2004, 12:00am
The intricacies of the Core Curriculum make academic advising even more necessary at Columbia than at other schools.
Mon, Feb 16, 2004, 12:00am
Q: After my boyfriend goes down on me, he expects a passionate kiss as a reward for his efforts. But after I swallow his kids, he gives me a closed-mouth, G-rated peck, if anything at all. WTF?--SMOOCHLESS IN SCHAPIRO
Mon, Feb 16, 2004, 12:00am
Whether you're looking for a tongue in your mouth, an "activity partner" (i.e. bondagemaster), or simply a knight in crotchless armor, chances are you've heard of the Friendster service, a thinly veiled personals site that's been getting more and more popular in the last few months.
Mon, Feb 16, 2004, 12:00am
The Bush administration's recent proposal for a temporary worker program is a disingenuous attempt to exploit undocumented workers, although it has been artfully dressed up as a real solution to the "immigration problem." Some of the proposal's opponents argue that it would encourage undocumente
