Wed, Nov 15, 2006, 12:00am
Concert versions of operatic works are risky propositions. When they succeed, they can astound. Undistracted by stage apparatus, both audience and performers can focus more intently on the music.
Wed, Nov 15, 2006, 12:00am
The maze-like layout of the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Queens, N.Y. lends itself to small finds. On the second floor of the Museum of Modern Art satellite museum, there are three shows in little rooms, situated between two of the museum's current major exhibitions.
Wed, Nov 15, 2006, 12:00am
Remember Grosse Pointe?
Wed, Nov 15, 2006, 12:00am
A group of 30 faith-based walkers carrying fliers and signs spoke out against world hunger Tuesday afternoon as they made a circuit through the streets of Morningside Heights to raise money for Church World Service's 10th annual 475 Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty Hunger Walk.
Wed, Nov 15, 2006, 12:00am
The New York City Department of Education postponed a meeting Tuesday night for parents concerned about a decision to locate the Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering at P.S. 36.
Wed, Nov 15, 2006, 12:00am
Zvi Galil, departing dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, hosted a fireside chat on Tuesday night at Carleton Lounge to answer students' questions about issues related to SEAS and Columbia.
Wed, Nov 15, 2006, 12:00am
Since his arrival at Columbia, University President Lee Bollinger has repeatedly stated his goal of realizing Columbia's potential as a global university. And this year, students have been able to get involved through the Undergraduate Initiative of the Committee on Global Thought.
Wed, Nov 15, 2006, 12:00am
Civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel came to Columbia to reach out to students and discuss eminent domain, several days after filing a lawsuit against the Empire State Development Corporation for withholding information on the possible use of the power for the University's expansion into Manhattanv
Wed, Nov 15, 2006, 12:00am
A light fall breeze blew through the open plate-glass doors in the Dewitt-Clinton dining room on the fourth floor of the Faculty House, fluttering the starched tablecloths set out for a dinner event.
Wed, Nov 15, 2006, 12:00am
Immediately after the terrorist attack on London's public transportation system on July 7, 2005, the mainstream media lacked photos. After all, most of what happened occurred in the Tube, underground and roped off to all but the commuters-some of whom were equipped with cell-phone cameras.
