Tue, May 2, 2006, 12:00am
An early-afternoon blaze damaged several apartments inside 549 Riverside Drive on Friday, temporarily shutting out a handful of area residents from their homes. The corner building, a block south of 125th Street, is owned by Columbia University.
Tue, May 2, 2006, 12:00am
The underground art and music festival, Collision '06, has announced this year's event will take place at Public Bath House #9 in Brooklyn. That same concert hall played host to Brooklyn's underground film festival last year.
Tue, May 2, 2006, 12:00am
In March, the College Board announced in a press release that 4,411 of the 495,000 students who took the October SAT did not receive credit for certain correct answers and, as a result, were inaccurately given a lower score. Most errors were within 100 or fewer points.
Tue, May 2, 2006, 12:00am
Tens of thousands took to the streets of downtown Manhattan on Saturday to call for peace and a withdrawal of American troops from Iraq.
Tue, May 2, 2006, 12:00am
This year two Barnard students and nine Columbia students have been granted Fulbright scholarships for year-long study abroad projects.
Tue, May 2, 2006, 12:00am
The first ever SEAS Diversity Award was presented on Friday evening, at a dinner ceremony at the Faculty House attended by administrators, faculty, and students.
Tue, May 2, 2006, 12:00am
This semester, Columbia students organized major protests against the University's current financial aid system, hate on campus, sweatshop-manufactured Columbia apparel, and John McCain's scheduled appearance at Columbia College's Class Day, to name only a few of the most high-profile issues.
Tue, May 2, 2006, 12:00am
I was a newly minted associate news editor on Spec when I received the first nasty e-mail about a story I had written.
Tue, May 2, 2006, 12:00am
Heading back from a jaunt into the Meatpacking District, I ran into a unique New York City quagmire, a 4 a.m. West Side Highway traffic jam.
Tue, May 2, 2006, 12:00am
Finals week, late night, only one thing on my mind. I pick up Hank from McBain. He's charged and ready to go. We nestle down in seclusion, and I prepare myself while Hank gets turned on. I stare at him for hours and forget that anyone else in the world exists.
