Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 12:00am
Columbia researchers should see an increase in the speed of their Internet connections after an upgrade to the New York leg of a network connecting a consortium of research institutions.
Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 12:00am
Maybe it doesn't take perfect SATs and thousands of extracurriculars. According to the New York Post, Esther Elizabeth Reed, 28, proved that all it took to get into Columbia was a name-specifically, someone else's name.
Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 12:00am
Two days into the new year, Wesley Autrey decided to test if you can avoid being crushed under an oncoming subway train by laying in the trough between the two track railings and keeping very, very still. As he found out, you can.
Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 12:00am
Self-proclaimed "new kid on the block" state Sen. Bill Perkins, D-Harlem, was appointed to seven committees by Senate leaders Tuesday.
Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 12:00am
While John Jay Dining Hall consistently provides a varied selection of frozen yogurt, many frozen-yogurt lovers often find that Hewitt Dining Hall's yogurt machine is either non-functional or absent at meal times.
Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 12:00am
When Saddam Hussein was executed last week for the 1982 murder of 148 people in Dujail, Iraq, the Bush administration's first reaction was one of praise, publicly commending the fair trial process through which Hussein had been convicted.
Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 12:00am
Nov. 7 was a momentous day for women's rights. In the span of just 24 hours, Representative Nancy Pelosi was set to take her place as the first female speaker of the House, bringing her closer to the presidency than any other woman in history. And Britney Spears served K-Fed divorce papers.
Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 12:00am
Last semester, Columbia was the center of a debate concerning free speech. This was in no small part due to the very public coverage of the protests against Jim Gilchrist of the Minuteman Project.
Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 12:00am
It is fair to say that the women's basketball team has seen its fair share of struggles this season. Columbia is currently riding a losing streak that is now five games long, with losses to Princeton and Penn in the opening weekend of league play.
Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 12:00am
With March Madness about eight weeks away and the Ivy season still young, you can't help but imagine the scenarios that would put your school on the national stage. For the Ivies, there has seemingly always been just one path-securing the best conference record.
