Thu, Nov 9, 2006, 12:00am
Over the course of my lifetime, Richard Ford has written three long novels about Frank Bascombe, a bright, middle-aged New Jerseyan with a predilection for internal rumination and difficult women.
Thu, Nov 9, 2006, 12:00am
Everybody knows at least something about Andy Warhol. And yet even today, his language remains as coded as ever. Part 20th-century pop idol, part subculture freak show, he never provided any straight answers to even the most basic of questions-though so many have been asked.
Thu, Nov 9, 2006, 12:00am
Thomas Rock posted a personal best in Sunday's New York City Marathon. The director of admissions at Teachers College completed his sixth race in record time. Too bad he couldn't have fared better in his other recent big race-The Amazing Race.
Thu, Nov 9, 2006, 12:00am
Zvi Galil will step down as dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science to take over as President of Tel Aviv University at the end of the school year, Galil announced Wednesday.
Thu, Nov 9, 2006, 12:00am
Parents reacted with anger on Wednesday to the news that the Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Education would be temporarily housed at P.S. 36 on Morningside Drive and Amsterdam.
Thu, Nov 9, 2006, 12:00am
Small clusters of baby blue balloons and triumphant Upper West Side Democrats gathered at the Three Parks Independent Democrats meeting last night to celebrate victory and hear Congressman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and Borough President Scott Stringer, D-N.Y., speak.
Thu, Nov 9, 2006, 12:00am
Last August, Ayub Nuri, Journalism '07, went from covering car bombs in Baghdad to food pantries in Brooklyn.
Thu, Nov 9, 2006, 12:00am
Correction appended.
Education Testing Services, the organization that runs most entrance exams for higher education, including the SAT, released preliminary results on their new Information and Communication Technology Test two weeks ago.
Thu, Nov 9, 2006, 12:00am
The cherry and linden trees lining college walk provide a quiet escape from the bustling city to many, but the recent appearance of large outgrowths on the trees has some members of the Columbia community concerned about their health.
Thu, Nov 9, 2006, 12:00am
Anderson and Maria Rodriguez are employees at Morton-Williams at 115th St. and Broadway, one of the most accessible grocery stores around the Columbia campus. Both work 4 p.m. to midnight, six days a week. Maria, 20, is a cashier, while Anderson, 19, works "on the floor."
