Mon, Dec 1, 2003, 12:00am
New York may be the most self-obsessed place on the planet. Appropriately, the young, hip, homegrown novelist Colson Whitehead's latest venture, The Colossus of New York: A City in Thirteen Parts, can be found in neither the "Fiction" nor the "Non-Fiction" sections of local bookstores.
Mon, Dec 1, 2003, 12:00am
La Rambla could use some downsizing. Don't get me wrong: the new West Sider's stock has gone through the roof. But after eating there twice, I feel as though it may be a little too big for its britches.
Mon, Dec 1, 2003, 12:00am
"Will you come and listen to the bread?" is one of my favorite sentences, uttered by my father whenever he wants a second opinion on the loaf of Dresdner Stollen just pulled from the oven. He picks up the bread in his left hand and gives it two deft pats with his right.
Mon, Dec 1, 2003, 12:00am
A green Ford Explorer crashed into Columbia's main gates at 116th Street and Broadway early Saturday morning, severely damaging the gate and south iron lamppost.
The only person to sustain an injury was the driver, who was taken to a hospital for medical attention.
Mon, Dec 1, 2003, 12:00am
After only two years in Morningside Heights, Windy Corner, the sporting goods store on the corner of 113th Street and Broadway, is going out of business.
The location has proved a difficult one for a series of tenants.
Mon, Dec 1, 2003, 12:00am
For students concerned with sexual assault policy and prevention, last week's teach-in sponsored by the student group Reforming Sexual Assault Policy signalled a step in the direction of increased discussion and openness about sexual misconduct.
Mon, Dec 1, 2003, 12:00am
Last year, the Engineering Student Council restructured its board in an effort to place a bigger focus on students.
Mon, Dec 1, 2003, 12:00am
As we mark the 40th anniversary of a president's assassination, the nation looks back with nostalgia and pain on the short life of John F. Kennedy. Democrats above a certain age still remember the courage and hope Kennedy brought to a weary nation.
Mon, Dec 1, 2003, 12:00am
To the Editor:
Mon, Dec 1, 2003, 12:00am
Women bring a different and very important perspective to sports. As outsiders in a masculine domain, women discover depths in the game that men miss.
