Mon, Dec 4, 2006, 12:00am
As the price of a Columbia education increases every year, some students and families strategically bend their financial records in order to make aid packages more favorable.
Mon, Dec 4, 2006, 12:00am
David, CC '09, lives in a beachfront house in Florida. Last summer, his parents paid for housing while he had an unpaid internship. This year, Columbia is giving him $22,000 in financial aid.
Mon, Dec 4, 2006, 12:00am
Leo, GS, is married, but he and his wife never dated, they were never romantically involved, and they plan on keeping their relationship platonic.
Mon, Dec 4, 2006, 12:00am
John Shekitka, CC '07, was gung-ho about mathematics his first year at Columbia.
Mon, Dec 4, 2006, 12:00am
In a move some allege was retaliation for a recent development decision, Governor George Pataki removed Assemblyman Keith Wright, D-Harlem, as chairman of the board of the Harlem Community Development Corporation in October.
Mon, Dec 4, 2006, 12:00am
In an attempt to maintain its reputation and accommodate growth, the department of Spanish and Portuguese is undergoing a major overhaul.
Mon, Dec 4, 2006, 12:00am
Six months after the School of International and Public Affairs temporarily suspended the Institute of African Studies, some students say they are pleased with the administration's increased efforts to increase dialogue but that more is needed to improve the study of Africa at Columbia.
Mon, Dec 4, 2006, 12:00am
Four hours of performances, speeches, and presentations encapsulated feelings of optimism about the AIDS epidemic at a Sunday afternoon event where around 350 people gathered to celebrate the opening of Riverside Church's Global HIV/AIDS Ministry.
Mon, Dec 4, 2006, 12:00am
Several years after an outdoor cafe in Morningside Park closed because of financial struggles, the New York City Parks and Recreation Department again tried to resurrect the project.
Mon, Dec 4, 2006, 12:00am
After decades of students' spelunking, the Columbia tunnel system is currently undergoing changes designed to secure the passageways from entry by unauthorized people.
