Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 12:00am
Mike White's new film, Year of the Dog, impresses with such understated comedy that, at times, it can be mistaken for pure bleakness. Ultimately, though, one comes away with an unexpectedly hopeful and uplifting feeling.
Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 12:00am
Whoever wrote the clever tagline for Bravo's newest reality competition should be promoted. The show, Shear Genius, is a contest for hair stylists. The tagline-brace yourself-is "Lather. Rinse. Compete." That is sheer genius.
Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 12:00am
The University is set to receive a $400 million donation from media mogul John Kluge, CC '37.
University President Lee Bollinger confirmed in an interview last night that the donation, to be bequeathed following Kluge's death, is the largest in Columbia's 253-year history.
Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 12:00am
On any given picturesque day in early April, the steps of Low Library are a hub of activity.
Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 12:00am
Suki Terada Ports still gets fired up when speaking about the day she wrapped her arms around a thick tree in Morningside Park, physically blocking bulldozers from knocking it down. Now, about 40 years later, the park may become formally protected from development.
Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 12:00am
Correction appended.
Plans to hold Hot Jazz, Alpha Delta Phi's biannual fundraising party, on April 14 have been scrapped after Columbia housing refused to approve the event, citing fire regulations that prohibit having more than 74 people in ADP's brownstone at one time.
Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 12:00am
On Tuesday night, the Columbia Political Union held a panel to discuss eminent domain, bringing together local perspectives to debate the implications for Columbia and other private and public institutions.
Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 12:00am
Shayne Barr, CC '09, started a Columbia chapter of a program called Books Through Bars with the help of ABC No Rio, a city-based arts center that donates books to prisoners in New York.
Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 12:00am
While the official Activities Board at Columbia executive board elections take place tomorrow, unopposed presidential candidate Paula Cheng, CC '08, is already making plans for what she wants to accomplish during her term.
Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 12:00am
Last month's Wired lead story covered the emergence of a new world of "Bite-Size Entertainment." Nancy Miller exalts in her opening piece: "Music, television, games, movies, fashion: We now devour our pop culture the same way we enjoy candy and chips-in conveniently packaged bite-size nuggets ma
