Tue, Oct 3, 2006, 12:00am
The stage is set with splashes of red light paired with offbeat yet catchy synthesizer music, setting the tone for the evening.
Tue, Oct 3, 2006, 12:00am
The period after freshman year, when students' mandatory meal plans have ended and their survival culinary skills have yet to kick in, is an awkward one.
Tue, Oct 3, 2006, 12:00am
For the 60 Frederick Douglass Academy students who opt to stay late after school, Dec. 2 is a big day.
Tue, Oct 3, 2006, 12:00am
Long-time tenants of 515 W. 110th St. say their building is starting to feel less like the "family" building they remember from years past and more like a dorm-and they blame their landlord.
Tue, Oct 3, 2006, 12:00am
This past spring, Nathan Walker, a student at Teachers College, lobbied for a bill in Washington D.C. that would reform the current government-funded financial aid programs.
Tue, Oct 3, 2006, 12:00am
The United States Senate dealt a terrible hand to Internet poker enthusiasts early Saturday morning, when Republican leaders passed a bill that will make it virtually impossible for Americans to play poker online.
Tue, Oct 3, 2006, 12:00am
October 5, 1949
"Ike Opens Orientation"
The function of education is that of "piercing the hazy cloud of misunderstanding which surrounds world problems," President Eisenhower told the Freshman Class at this year's Orientation Lecture yesterday at McMillin Theater.
Tue, Oct 3, 2006, 12:00am
Candidates are listed with the number of votes received and the percentage of total ballots cast. The winners of each race are bolded. 409 first-years, or 40 percent of the class of 2010, voted in the election.
President and Vice President
Tue, Oct 3, 2006, 12:00am
Excellent though academic resources at Columbia may be, when it comes to money, the University is sorely lacking. While Columbia's endowment is ranked eighth nationally, it still falls far short of those of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.
Tue, Oct 3, 2006, 12:00am
The final days of August commemorated the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. While many issues remain woefully unclear, the events and aftermath of this disaster point to undeniable failures of the US administration to effectively respond to a predictable event.
