Thu, Nov 9, 2006, 12:00am
Zvi Galil, dean of Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Science, announced Wednesday that he has chosen to depart from his post and assume the presidency of Tel Aviv University in Israel.
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
Frances, the mature young daughter in Daisy Foote's new drama, Bhutan, dreams of escaping her family by one day visiting kingdoms in the Himalayas and other faraway places. Her first step in getting away from them is applying to Columbia University.
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
"I love it all!" said Alex Athan, referencing her passion for all things dance. Her enthusiasm is fetching as she notes the different styles she has performed over the years, "tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, hip hop, and a little modern," pausing before the last and hesitant to claim authority.
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
Audience members typically return to their front-row seats after intermission with a refreshment, perhaps the occasional candy bar in hand. But at the New World Stages they carry another essential theater-going condiment-a poncho. Expecting rain?
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
The third book in prominent political journalist Bob Woodward's Bush at War series, titled State of Denial, was ushered into early release this October due to an unusually high preorder demand on publisher Simon & Schuster.
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle is a young, cosmopolitan artist, who has shown internationally at prestigious institutions such as the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Sao Paulo Biennial.
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
"I love the fashion industry ... but I tell you, it's one weird industry," said Tim Gunn, the man most of us know as the host of Project Runway (although he also chairs the fashion department at the Parsons School of Design). But what is it about the fashion industry that makes it weird?
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science Zvi Galil has been unanimously selected as the new president of Tel Aviv University in Israel, officials from the school confirmed to the Jerusalem Post Saturday.
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
Three Spectator staffers woke up at the crack of dawn Tuesday morning to serve as poll workers at different precincts across the city. During the grueling day, the workers got another perspective on elections. Here are their first-person accounts:
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
In a decision that could send waves throughout higher education, Michigan voters passed a proposition amending the Michigan state constitution to ban the use of affirmative action programs at the state's universities or in public sector hirings.
