Fri, Oct 3, 2003, 12:00am
The Rundown
Directed by Peter Berg Universal
Fri, Oct 3, 2003, 12:00am
Substitute teachers are a dangerous breed: they emerge out of thin air to usurp the power of a trusted and respected authority figure, and replace the militaristically established order of the elementary school classroom with their own whims and caprices.
Fri, Oct 3, 2003, 12:00am
The Station Agent tells the story of a lonely, friendless dwarf who moves into a deserted train depot in rural New Jersey. While there, he meets a divorcée who has lost her only son and a hot dog vendor who may soon lose his ailing father--both very lonely people.
Fri, Oct 3, 2003, 12:00am
An inaugural ceremony yesterday attended by top University brass marked the official completion of Lenfest Hall, Columbia University's new law school residence at 121st Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive.
Fri, Oct 3, 2003, 12:00am
Friends, family and acquaintances--many of them on the faculty and staff at Columbia--of the late Professor James Shenton, CC '49, filled St. Paul's Chapel to capacity yesterday afternoon.
Fri, Oct 3, 2003, 12:00am
As international students in the United States continue to weather the effects of security legislation prompted by Sept. 11, graduate students at Columbia are advocating a new University policy on visa delays to the administration.
Fri, Oct 3, 2003, 12:00am
For Jews on the Upper West Side, as for Jews throughout the world, the week that begins with Rosh Hashanah and ends with Yom Kippur is the holiest part of the year. During the two holidays, Jewish temples are more packed than at any other time of the year.
Fri, Oct 3, 2003, 12:00am
According to this week's reports by CNN, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently claimed that he was "honestly annoyed" that New York state only allows official gambling to take place on the state's Indian reservations.
Fri, Oct 3, 2003, 12:00am
Columnist's Rhetoric Merely Furthers Polarization
To the Editor:
Fri, Oct 3, 2003, 12:00am
When I was in fourth grade, I changed my parents' long-distance phone carrier following a lengthy and dramatic performance by a telemarketer. My supremely mature antics left my parents less than pleased.
