Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
In the Manhattan housing market, as in many markets around the country, it often takes more than money to buy or rent a home. Among many area residents, there is the sense that-in addition to finances-race, language, children, and disability status may play a role.
Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
University President Lee Bollinger has been appointed to the nine-person board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the largest and most important of the 12 Federal Reserve banks.
Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
The debate between Columbia's administration and its student community has escalated again.
Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
Since entering the North American transportation system in 1971, the name "Amtrak" has been synonymous with high government subsidies, mismanaged business transactions, and blatant monetary incompetence.
Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
Students at Columbia have grown accustomed to the football team winning a few games at the beginning of the season and losing nearly all the rest.
Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
Every day during my trek up the stairs to the seventh floor of Hamilton, I have ample time to ponder the egg-donation posters on every landing's bulletin board. The most common sign features a pretty blonde with curly hair. She is smiling because, apparently, she helped a woman become a mother.
Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
Whatever your preferences or ideological beliefs, the year 2006 will be remembered as a historic year in American politics. One could see it as the demise of the Republican Revolution of 1994, the rise of progressive candidates in America, or a shift in the Democratic Party toward the center.
Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
Scientists learn a great deal from the study of mice. We can mess with their genes, cut off their tails, and stick electrodes in their brains, all with the hopes of expanding our knowledge.
Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
Many people continue to question whether women's colleges offer a sufficiently different educational experience to merit their existence. My parents certainly did. Upon hearing of my decision to attend Barnard, they claimed, "You're not going to be living in a women-only world.
Mon, Nov 20, 2006, 12:00am
I have never understood why cynical Americans complain that companies are pushing the holiday season earlier and earlier by commercializing Christmas and Hanukkah.
