Fri, Sep 26, 2003, 12:00am
In Jonathan Lynn's lackluster musical-cum-comedy The Fighting Temptations Cuba Gooding Jr. plays Darrin, a scheming, ambitious advertising executive whose brilliant but soulless career ends after his fake qualifications are discovered.
Fri, Sep 26, 2003, 12:00am
University Professor Edward W. Said, a prominent advocate of Palestinian independence and a professor at Columbia for 40 years, died Thursday morning at a New York hospital, a university spokesman said yesterday.
Fri, Sep 26, 2003, 12:00am
Emphasizing the importance of a drafting a new constitution, President of the Transitional Nation of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai said there was still much to be done in the reconstruction of his country in an address at the School of International and Public Affairs yesterday.
Fri, Sep 26, 2003, 12:00am
Columbia University has given itself an early birthday present. The school has signed Wyclef Jean and Erykah Badu to perform at the concert that will take place on Oct.
Fri, Sep 26, 2003, 12:00am
Fri, Sep 26, 2003, 12:00am
After a long summer hiatus, Community Board 9 reconvened last night for a four-hour general board meeting.
Fri, Sep 26, 2003, 12:00am
Columbia Interactive, a web site created by professors and other members of the Columbia community to provide access to selected digital media, received a 2003 Web Award for Outstanding Achievement in Website Development from the Web Marketing Association earlier this month.
Fri, Sep 26, 2003, 12:00am
Facilities management has quietly overhauled work assignments for its custodians who work in residence halls, a move that has many of those employees in an uproar.
Fri, Sep 26, 2003, 12:00am
I have, hanging on my wall, a print of Chesley Bonestell's famous painting of the New York Central Building. It is an awe-inspiring image. The catch is that Bonestell's version of the New York Central Building is not entirely accurate.
Fri, Sep 26, 2003, 12:00am
University Professor Edward W. Said, who died yesterday morning, was, by any standard, a singular figure in academia over the last 40 years.
