Mon, Nov 11, 2002, 12:00am
Aix is a gamble. The success of Ouest as an upscale, upper-West Side newcomer restaurant was like counting cards at a blackjack table. Just because the right cards had come up so far, it didn't mean that Aix was going to turn out an ace.
Mon, Nov 11, 2002, 12:00am
Babar is a little elephant who makes it big. Orphaned Bambi-style, he flees to the city, where a wealthy patroness outfits him with a smart green suit and a derby hat.
Mon, Nov 11, 2002, 12:00am
Nowadays, everyone knows something about Federico García Lorca.
Mon, Nov 11, 2002, 12:00am
Biological anthropology, the division of Columbia's anthropology department that has historically taught human evolution, might soon become extinct.
Mon, Nov 11, 2002, 12:00am
Yale and Stanford Universities rocked the world of college admissions last week when they announced within hours of each other that they will abandon an early decision program that has become as controversial as it is popular.
Mon, Nov 11, 2002, 12:00am
While most students adorn their walls with movie posters, calendars, and photo collages, the residents of EC townhouse H304 have selected a different item to decorate their wall: a Pendleton robe, a blanket that Native Americans traditionally exchange at ceremonies.
Mon, Nov 11, 2002, 12:00am
When the French nobleman Alexis de Tocqueville toured the United States in 1831, among the phenomena that made the greatest impression on him was the proliferation of newspapers.
Mon, Nov 11, 2002, 12:00am
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- When a team is in the middle of a six-game losing streak, the last thing they want to do is play the best squad in the league.
Mon, Nov 11, 2002, 12:00am
When the Columbia women's soccer team defeated Cornell 1-0 in their regular season finale in 2001, it appeared that the team's 10-6-1 record was merely an aperitif for a long, sumptuous 2002 dinner.
Mon, Nov 11, 2002, 12:00am
I have a confession to make: I don't know a thing about field hockey.