Tue, Aug 29, 2006, 12:00am
When you first move to New York, the music scene seems overwhelming. Countless bands play every night, and it's a pretty safe bet that you'll only recognize a handful of the names. One of the best ways to handle the amount of music is to learn your favorite venues and go from there.
Tue, Aug 29, 2006, 12:00am
The fun doesn't end with Orientation Week. Even during the school year, Columbia has a few hot events that bring the campus together. Give up your state school envy and read on for a sneak peek of some of the highlights.
Alpha Delta Phi's Hot Jazz
Tue, Aug 29, 2006, 12:00am
Trust us-it won't take more than a month to make you feel like you can't swallow another mouthful of the grub at John Jay Dining Hall or Ferris Booth Commons.
Tue, Aug 29, 2006, 12:00am
Welcome to SoHa-your friendly neighbor to the north and the facetious yet loathsome acronym for South Harlem.
Tue, Aug 29, 2006, 12:00am
You came here-at least ostensibly-to get an education, so we'll begin with classes: how to choose them, how to do well in them, and how to have some semblance of a life at the same time. Columbia classes, like Lee Bollinger's hairstyles, come in many varieties-and they're not all equal.
Tue, Aug 29, 2006, 12:00am
Whatever your expectations about the Core might be, the opinion of seasoned Columbia students is nearly unanimous: the Core, for the most part, is a major drag. The classes last forever, they're mostly taught by soporific grad students, and you'd rather be taking courses in your major.
Tue, Aug 29, 2006, 12:00am
Campus Eateries
Tue, Aug 29, 2006, 12:00am
Here's something you may find hard to believe: nothing you've done in anticipation of college has even remotely prepared you for the next four years of your life.
Tue, Aug 29, 2006, 12:00am
In honor of you all trying and failing to register for Art Hum as first-years, here's the historical view of your future Alma Mater.
Alma Mater
Tue, Aug 29, 2006, 12:00am
Among New York's myriad mythologies exists that of cinephilia-a world of its own in which college students and professorial types line up for the "Sorrow and The Pity" chatting about Fellini and their therapists and sodomy.
