Wed, Nov 5, 2003, 12:00am
Accurately, if incompletely, described in a press release as "an erotic chamber musical," Wilder is set in a Depression-era bordello, and its entire structure extends the themes of sparseness and desperate improvisation of the era.
Wed, Nov 5, 2003, 12:00am
Among this year's 34,662 runners in the New York City marathon were such athletic specimens as P. Diddy, City Councilman Bill Perkins, and a dozen Columbia students who chose to forego the usual Election Day weekend activities of visiting friends or taking a road-trip to Montreal.
Wed, Nov 5, 2003, 12:00am
Barnard College may soon approve a plan to provide multi-function vending and identification cards similar to the Columbia Card. But other, more ambitious swipe ideas aren't likely to happen any time soon.
Wed, Nov 5, 2003, 12:00am
The combined neighborhoods of Morningside Heights and Central Harlem host the highest HIV rate of 42 neighborhoods surveyed throughout all five New York City boroughs, according to a recent report from the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Wed, Nov 5, 2003, 12:00am
After a disappointing season of mediocre performances from a talented group of runners, the men's cross country team nearly had the Ivy League title within its reach on Friday.
Wed, Nov 5, 2003, 12:00am
There seems to be something in the late-game air up at Baker lately. But with six goals in the last five minutes of regulation play over its last five home games, the women's soccer team (6-7-3, 1-3-2 Ivy) isn't complaining.
Wed, Nov 5, 2003, 12:00am
CHo MYINT NAING--STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Carving out a reputation
The LLC hosted a pumpkin carving contest on Halloween night. Pumpkins were in short supply in Morningside Heights, but creativity was not--the intricately-carved pumpkins all took home prizes.
Wed, Nov 5, 2003, 12:00am
Barely 40 years old, Columbia Professor Brian Greene does not look like your typical particle physicist. But then again, he's anything but typical.
Fri, Oct 31, 2003, 12:00am
For years, popular cinema has nurtured our need to escape from daily routine and to immerse ourselves in the grand flow of love and adventure. Movies cheerfully retell the dreams we ourselves produce--but in packaging that promises greater chances for glamour and success.
Fri, Oct 31, 2003, 12:00am
Ingmar Bergman once remarked, "I'm like the common whore; I have an enormous need for people to like me and what I'm doing." This is a strange quote, considering that most of the director's work can hardly be termed crowd-pleasing.
