Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 12:00am
An expert panel critically discussed and debated deceased former Russian president Boris Yeltsin's legacy and examined current president Vladimir Putin's administration before a packed crowd in the Low Rotunda Friday afternoon.
Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 12:00am
The first Faculty Forum organized by the Executive Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences pointed out departmental facilities upkeep, computer support, and housing as three major concerns among professors.
Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 12:00am
Last week, the Graduate School of Journalism announced plans for the construction and opening of the Stabile Student Center—the school's first such facility since its opening in 1913.
Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 12:00am
Columbia has had a strong year in the Fulbright Scholarship competition, with at least eight student—six from Columbia College and two from Barnard—declared award recipients for the coming academic year.
Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 12:00am
Correction appended.
Parents of public school students will hold a press conference May 9 on the steps of City Hall to express their dissatisfaction with the way Mayor Michael Bloomberg has involved them in talks about his plan to change the formula governing school funding.
Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 12:00am
Correction appended.
Columbia is ahead of schedule on the way to its goal of raising $4 billion in a capital campaign slated to last through 2011, according to University officials.
Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 12:00am
As I walked up Broadway on the Take Back the Night march two weeks ago, I looked up at the editors crowded around the grimy third-floor window of the Spectator office. It was the first time I was on the outside looking in.
Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 12:00am
Once, during my junior year, I was denied a paper extension.
"I'm rather confident that you can accomplish this, especially since you're a pro at writing on tight deadline from your work at the Spectator!" read the e-mail from my European History TA.
Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 12:00am
Obviously I have left this column until the last minute. My deadline was 40 minutes ago. I meant to write it yesterday. I could have written it this morning. But instead I had a showdown with one of my too-many ex-boyfriends and got shit-faced.
Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 12:00am
"Ah, the joys of spring!" As I looked up from my book, I soon realized the guys sitting near me on Low steps were not referring to flowers or sunshine but a girl in a miniskirt and midriff-baring cami. I felt the wind blow on my own bare legs and blushed.
