Thu, Jul 11, 2002, 12:00am
Let's take a backseat from the explosive missiles on the Indo-Pak border, and move to something just as fiery and hot -- spicy Indian food. Morningside Heights has its share of mediocre Indian restaurants, which offer insipid curries, greasy samosas, and limited menus.
Thu, Jul 11, 2002, 12:00am
For the past few years the echoes of sweat-soaked bodies hitting the mat have fallen on deaf ears as Craig Austin and the men's basketball team--perennial Ivy League contenders and dissapointments--have soaked up all the student body's interest during recent winters.
Thu, Jul 11, 2002, 12:00am
After fifteen years at the helm of Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Dean Bernard Tschumi has announced his decision to step down at the conclusion of the spring 2003 semester.
Thu, Jul 11, 2002, 12:00am
As if graduating was not enough to celebrate, four Barnard women have given themselves and their college something else to crow about.
Thu, Jul 11, 2002, 12:00am
In one episode of The Sopranos, Carmela, wife of Tony the waste management executive, is test-driving a new Mercedes when she tries to get the car dealer to ask her where her daughter, Meadow, attends college.
Thu, Jul 11, 2002, 12:00am
The other day, my friend and I were chatting on the steps when our eyes fixed momentarily on an attractive female classmate walking past. After a moment's pause, my friend said "Yo, for real, G, if I could do it over, I'd be a straight-up pimp in a minute." I could empathize.
Thu, Jul 11, 2002, 12:00am
They're two of sports' best teams, yet two of sports' most hated. When it comes to the Lakers and Yankees, which dynasty is better? Which team is cooler in this showdown of left coast and right coast? To answer this pressing question, I decided to use the method devised by ESPN's Nick Bakay.
Thu, Jul 11, 2002, 12:00am
Edward Said is a master of slaying other people's ideas. His contribution to this month's Harper's ("Impossible Histories: Why the Many Islams Cannot Be Simplified"), a book review in which he lays to waste Bernard Lewis' What Went Wrong?
Thu, Jul 4, 2002, 12:00am
One of my favorite commercials is the Sprite ad from a few years ago in which three actors are rapping about Sprite. The director cuts the scene, and the actors revert to their classically trained selves asking, "What's my motivation?" They have a good point.
Thu, Jul 4, 2002, 12:00am
When I watched the movie Dogma for the first time, I admit I was amused at the hypothetical "Buddy Christ" figure the Catholic Church unveils. In the movie, Buddy Christ is a marketing ploy--an attempt to make Jesus more accessible by showing him winking and making the thumbs up sign.
