Tue, Jan 28, 2003, 12:00am
Remember the good old 1980s / When things were so uncomplicated / I wish I could go back there again/ And everything would be the same." If irony is a twist of fate, then these lyrics, off of the Electric Light Orchestra album Time, are a veritable Möbius strip: they were sung in 1981, when the
Tue, Jan 28, 2003, 12:00am
Jeffrey Lehman, dean of the University of Michigan's Law School, was chosen by a committee last month to be Cornell University's 11th president. An accomplished lawyer, professor, and administrator, Lehman has all of the characteristics of a superb university leader.
Tue, Jan 28, 2003, 12:00am
Amid reports that the University is planning to curtail funding for Biosphere 2, Columbia has reiterated its commitment to its high-profile investment in the research institution for the foreseeable future.
Tue, Jan 28, 2003, 12:00am
Still waiting for grades in two of his five fall classes at of the end of last week, Michael Novielli explained that blank spaces on his official transcript could potentially throw a wrench in the process of applying to graduate schools.
Tue, Jan 28, 2003, 12:00am
Columbia University's economics department has become a center of controversy as high-profile economists struggle with the promises and challenges of globalization.
Tue, Jan 28, 2003, 12:00am
Africa is in a dire state. The health crisis, fueled by malaria, tuberculosis and, above all, AIDS, is killing millions each year and ravaging any semblance of functioning economies.
Tue, Jan 28, 2003, 12:00am
Dear Prez,
Tue, Jan 28, 2003, 12:00am
Poorly Maintained Facilities Cause Floods in University Buildings
To the Editor:
Tue, Jan 28, 2003, 12:00am
I cried a crocodile tear for him. The University of New Mexico eliminated the men's swimming program in 1999, the year I graduated from high school. A friend had planned to walk on to the team, and though he wasn't planning on the scholarship money, he still wanted to swim competitively.
Tue, Jan 28, 2003, 12:00am
First-year Matt Palmer had seen or heard of most of the opponents he wrestled over winter vacation. The 165-pound high school national champion came from Blair Academy High, a perennial powerhouse in wrestling and alma mater to some of the best collegiate grapplers in the country.
