Fri, Nov 15, 2002, 12:00am
Like a child on Christmas eve, I waited with anxious excitement for El Crimen de Padre Amaro. Would this Mexican film, I wondered, live up to the standards of its two recent and beloved cinematic compatriots, Y Tu Mama También and Amores Perros?
Fri, Nov 15, 2002, 12:00am
The Rising Place presents a nostalgic, sugarcoated view of the Mississippi Delta of the 1940s. Written and directed by Tom Rice, it tells the story of Emily (Laurel Holloman), a young woman who struggles for acceptance in her small town.
Fri, Nov 15, 2002, 12:00am
The most emotionally powerful scene in Standing in the Shadows of Motown is the very last: the titles of hit singles on which the Funk Brothers played scroll down the screen.
Fri, Nov 15, 2002, 12:00am
Just months after leaving the Columbia Presidency, George Rupp returned to Low Library last night to be honored with Columbia College's most prestigious award.
Fri, Nov 15, 2002, 12:00am
Amid a national controversy over early decision admissions programs, Columbia received a record number of early decision applications this year, the admissions office said yesterday.
Fri, Nov 15, 2002, 12:00am
When Merit Janow convened the first meeting of Columbia's Advisory Committee for Socially Responsible Investing in October, she became the second person to chair the young but influential advisory group.
Fri, Nov 15, 2002, 12:00am
The tone was set for future campus debate on divestment from firms engaged in military business with the Israeli government this week as students, faculty, and activists presented their arguments to the Columbia University community.
Fri, Nov 15, 2002, 12:00am
How many times have you found yourself sitting through a lecture, thinking you could present the material better than the professor? This is a common problem with lecture classes that can be solved, although the solution would require completely overhauling the lecture system.
Fri, Nov 15, 2002, 12:00am
As has been extensively reported, a currently circulating petition at Columbia calls for the University to divest from companies that sell military hardware to Israel "until Israel complies with all relevant U.N.
Fri, Nov 15, 2002, 12:00am
With all the recent political developments, what would you expect to be the national media's focus in California coverage? The future of national and local government, perhaps? The prospects for a liberal agenda with California's mounting budget deficits?
