Tue, Sep 12, 2006, 12:00am
Significant changes came to the second floors of Philosophy and Kent halls this summer as the University began addressing one of the most frequently heard complaints on campus: bureaucratic bungling in student services.
Tue, Sep 12, 2006, 12:00am
In a settlement last month that will cost the university $135,754, Columbia University resolved an EPA lawsuit filed against it for violations of the Clean Air Act.
Tue, Sep 12, 2006, 12:00am
Plans to place a Jamba Juice franchise in Ferris Booth Commons fell apart this summer after issues arose over granting the smoothie company full use of the Columbia University name. Director of Housing and Dining Scott Wright called the name-use stipulation a "deal breaker."
Tue, Sep 12, 2006, 12:00am
Columbia is considering integrating the Common Application into its admissions process "in the near future," according to university spokesperson Robert Hornsby, a move that could significantly increase Columbia's applicant pool when the change goes into effect.
Tue, Sep 12, 2006, 12:00am
When Blythe King, a former flight attendant and Columbia General Studies student, heard about the attack on the World Trade Center towers, she knew St. Luke's would need plenty of volunteers.
What surprised her was what she saw when she got there-only 30 minutes after the attack.
Tue, Sep 12, 2006, 12:00am
Harvard College will do away with its early admission program next year in the hopes of equalizing and simplifying its application procedure, according to a statement released on Tuesday.
Tue, Sep 12, 2006, 12:00am
Returning undergraduate students were understandably annoyed to discover a series of changes at Uris Deli last week: Flex points and Dining Dollars are no longer accepted, Tea and Tea has been supplanted by a line of vending machines, and the deli bar has been removed.
Tue, Sep 12, 2006, 12:00am
Sudan's new military buildup in Darfur will unleash a fresh wave of displacement, torture, rape, mutilation, and killing unless we're willing to employ radically new tactics to stop the violence. Despite the best efforts of humanitarians worldwide, the crisis has continued for three years.
Tue, Sep 12, 2006, 12:00am
On my second night in New Orleans, I sat on the front steps of a gutted-out elementary school among dirty, long-haired volunteers and a few local residents. I turned to a resident, a quiet young black man sitting back in a plastic chair, and asked him how he liked it here.
Tue, Sep 12, 2006, 12:00am
Throughout Columbia's history, there have been clashes between radical students and more conservative administrations.
