Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 12:00am
When junior cross country standout Carmen Ballard was a senior in high school, then coach Craig Lake called her every week to try to convince her to come to Columbia.
Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 12:00am
Hi, my name is Scott Hughes, and I'm a quitter.
Well, sort of.
Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 12:00am
Best New American Voices 2007 is a collection of new short fiction chosen from graduate writing programs across Canada and the U.S. The book is meant as an introduction to writers on the verge of becoming household names, among the book-review reading set, that is.
Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 12:00am
It's hard not to notice the Metropolitan Opera's new face-lift. In the hopes of improving the company's image and making opera a more vital part of New York culture, the Met's new general director Peter Gelb has initiated a slew of new strategies to draw a wider, more diverse crowd.
Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 12:00am
Marilyn Monroe would have fit right in. Christina Aguilera, too. Maybe even a 1994 Anna Nicole. The newest collection from Phillipe and David Blond is an array of pink and metallic fabrics and accents, in shapes emphasizing femininity and sex appeal. At the Oct.
Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 12:00am
In the words of directors Kevin Connell, CC'07, bobrauschenbergamercia "is impossible to describe because it's about everything." Rather than presenting one, unified narrative, the play consists of 43 short "chapters" that strive to represent every part of America from art criticism to trucking.
Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 12:00am
During his five-year post as the men's fashion director of Bergdorf Goodman, Michael Bastian noticed an absence of well-made American sportswear. He decided to try to fill that space by starting his own high-end collection last year. At Saks Fifth Avenue on Oct.
Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 12:00am
If you haven't heard the buzz, Czech writer, dramatist, and political leader Václav Havel arrives at Columbia University today for a seven-week residency featuring lectures, interviews, performances, and panels inspired by his life and ideas.
Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 12:00am
For many observant Orthodox Jews, the decision of which university to attend boils down to whether they want an education within a Jewish environment or a Jewish community in a secular environment.
Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 12:00am
Prominent African-American scholar and activist Cornel West spoke to a group of about 400 progressive Christians from across the country about the duty of Christians to respond to contemporary injustice at Riverside Church on Tuesday night.
