Tue, Feb 4, 2003, 12:00am
Ordinarily, I am opposed to casino gambling in any form. In the Midwest, where I hail from, riverboat casinos have long been touted as a miraculous cure-all for the economies of ailing rustbelt cities, but somehow the windfall never seems to materialize.
Tue, Feb 4, 2003, 12:00am
To the Editor:
Tue, Feb 4, 2003, 12:00am
We knew this would be a rebuilding season, but it's an architectural project resembling the "Big Dig" more than the Eiffel Tower.
The Columbia men's basketball team has struggled mightily this year; however, I think few people understand just how bad it's been.
Tue, Feb 4, 2003, 12:00am
In a record-breaking weekend, Columbia's women's swimming team stroked Cornell and Brown, beating the Bears in a dual meet for the first time in 10 years at Uris Pool, 173-126. Columbia pummeled a lesser Cornell team 233-66, posting one of their highest-scoring performances of the year.
Tue, Feb 4, 2003, 12:00am
In perhaps its most important road trip so far this season, the Light Blue women's basketball team traveled to Ivy League rivals Yale and Brown over the weekend.
Tue, Feb 4, 2003, 12:00am
As the Columbia fencing team looks to secure the men's and women's Ivy title this year, every match against an Ivy opponent is a must-win--and on Saturday, the Light Blue showed again that they can win in such high-pressure situations.
Tue, Feb 4, 2003, 12:00am
"One, two, cha cha cha," calls out dance instructor Annette Nicole. "Swing your hips!" Nicole is teaching her Monday night advanced cha-cha class at the Broadway dance studio DanceSport, leading a group of 20 mostly middle-aged couples through a series of complex spins, turns, and dips.
Mon, Feb 3, 2003, 12:00am
Emmett is 44, married, a father of two, somewhat clumsy and absentminded, and the owner of a duck.
Mon, Feb 3, 2003, 12:00am
I started thinking about aphrodisiacs over winter break. My girlfriend had been half a continent away for three weeks, and my pent-up desire was on par with those amorous Satyrs you see on terracotta Grecian urns, prancing insatiably from nymph to nymph.
Mon, Feb 3, 2003, 12:00am
Manhattan, arguably the world's capital of haute cuisine, has become awash with neo-contemporary fusion restaurants that tend to ignore the staples of fine dining. That is why it is so nice to see a pair of New York restaurateurs focus their culinary efforts squarely on a single culture.
