Wed, Feb 26, 2003, 12:00am
To the Editor:
Wed, Feb 26, 2003, 12:00am
Should we talk about the weather? Should we talk about the government? These past weeks, if anyone had asked, I would have intoned a verse from William Carlos Williams: "These are the desolate, dark weeks / when nature in his barrenness / equals the stupidity of man."
Wed, Feb 26, 2003, 12:00am
Why would we do community service? The quick response from the idealist: "To help others!" The quick response from the cynic: "To boost resumés!" But at this point in our lives at this particular institution, we ought to examine even more closely the benefits of doing service.
Wed, Feb 26, 2003, 12:00am
The women's swimming and diving team jumps into its most important meet of the season tomorrow when it begins competition at the Ivy League Championships at Princeton University.
Wed, Feb 26, 2003, 12:00am
If commuting to Baker for varsity teams seems bad, what would compel anyone to join a club that involves taking a 90-minute bus ride four times a week to Mountain Creek in New Jersey?
Wed, Feb 26, 2003, 12:00am
After traveling to every football stadium and basketball gym in the Ivy League, I'm as qualified as anyone to rate them. The criteria I use are slightly skewed, however. They're all rated on the scale of a media person.
Football Stadiums
1. Schoellkopf Field--Cornell
Wed, Feb 26, 2003, 12:00am
Last week began with a snowstorm, but by Friday, all eyes were on a flurry of housing changes. First, news broke that Columbia will open a new undergraduate dormitory in September at 600 W. 113th St., directly above Nussbaum & Wu Bakery.
Tue, Feb 25, 2003, 12:00am
Richard Ashcroft's latest album, Human Conditions, inspires reflection on the fine line between the brilliantly self-absorbed and the merely self-indulgent.
Tue, Feb 25, 2003, 12:00am
Sinéad O'Connor
Séan-Nos Nua
Vanguard
Tue, Feb 25, 2003, 12:00am
"Bring It On," the first single from Nick Cave's Nocturama, opens with his band, the Bad Seeds, playing a riff that is clearly derived from Curtis Mayfield's Superfly. It's hard to communicate what a bad idea this is.
