Wed, Nov 8, 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.
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
Yesterday was Election Day. Across the United States, over 100 million people paused during their daily routines to vote; some of them voted on ballot initiatives, others for mayors or governors, some for senators, and all voted for their congressional representatives.
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
Tuesday marked an auspicious day in modern American politics. For the first time in a dozen years, America was given the chance to strip the Republican Party of the status of the majority party, a position it has enjoyed since Newt Gingrich's Contract With America in 1994.
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
Hemingway killed my novel, but the Maine coon did the deed. He's a squirrel-tailed, tortoiseshell-striped thing who spreads blizzards of cat fuzz whenever he quivers his tail. Sure it's pretty, but tufts of pinky-length cat fur get everywhere.
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
Columbia sports fans usually have little to cheer about, especially in high-profile sports like football and basketball. But this weekend, the Columbia women's soccer team shot itself into the limelight by clinching the Ivy League championship and going undefeated in Ivy play.
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 4-There were always going to be tears at Ohiri Field on Saturday, no matter what the outcome.
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
Half in celebration, half in nervous anticipation, the Columbia women's soccer team gathered Monday afternoon in midtown Manhattan's ESPNZone to discover its opponent in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
Columbia volleyball hit the road for the final time this season last weekend, looking for a pair of Ivy wins against Dartmouth and Harvard. But despite playing tough against both teams, the Lions dropped both matches, leaving them stuck with only one Ivy win.
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
Jared Drucker's stellar fall season ended over the weekend in Columbus, Ohio, at the Indoor National tournament. The junior earned entry into the prestigious event by placing second in a regional tournament that awarded its top two finishers with a berth at Indoor Nationals.
Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 12:00am
Last Saturday, Columbia's second-line men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Princeton to participate in the Old Nassau Run, where both squads finished in second place.
