Tue, Sep 2, 2003, 12:00am
David Truman, the former University provost notorious for his role in the 1968 student protests that ended with two police confrontations, died last Thursday at age 90.
Tue, Sep 2, 2003, 12:00am
The janitors and mechanics who work in Columbia University's undergraduate residence halls are still wearing shirts emblazoned with the initials of University Residence Halls, the department in which they used to work.
Tue, Sep 2, 2003, 12:00am
Columbia University is ranked eleventh in this year's edition of the popular U.S. News & World Report college rankings, a one-spot slide from its tenth-place ranking last year.
Tue, Sep 2, 2003, 12:00am
As a new school year begins, Columbia's four undergraduate student councils are facing both old challenges and new projects.
Tue, Sep 2, 2003, 12:00am
Twenty years ago, a group of professors submitted a proposal for a Core Curriculum science course that every Columbia student would be required to take. This year that course, now called "Frontiers of Science," has finally been introduced to the Core.
Tue, Sep 2, 2003, 12:00am
Orientation has been nearly as exciting as the letters Columbia mailed in August promised it would be. The pomp of the University's program of speeches, skits, and marching through gates was engaging for this wide-eyed first-year.
Tue, Sep 2, 2003, 12:00am
I would love to join President Bollinger on the Second Annual 5K Fun Run, but it's on Friday, and I work. I would love to sign up for Urban New York events, but sign-ups are on Friday, and I work.
Tue, Sep 2, 2003, 12:00am
Two immovable forces stand on the brink of mutual destruction. A world waits with bated breath as hordes of lawyers fight over copyright laws.
Tue, Sep 2, 2003, 12:00am
Columbia students and alumni alike were dismayed to find that our university was again downgraded in the annual U.S. News & World Report undergraduate rankings released last week, down to an 11th-place tie with Northwestern. Washington University in St. Louis snagged our 10th spot.
Tue, Sep 2, 2003, 12:00am
In looking for a new baseball coach after the departure of Mikio Aoki, Columbia turned to an old and familiar face. After retiring from the position five years ago, Associate Athletics Director Paul Fernandes will return as head baseball coach.
