Tue, Feb 7, 2006, 12:00am
No one had any delusions of an Ivy title for Columbia basketball this season, but no one expected another dead last finish either.
Tue, Feb 7, 2006, 12:00am
They were once a 6-2 team who competed against Notre Dame. Now the men's basketball team finds itself at 1-5 and last place in the Ivy League.
Tue, Feb 7, 2006, 12:00am
Contrary to popular opinion, I lack thug appeal.
Tue, Feb 7, 2006, 12:00am
The most important time in any game is at the end, "Crunch-time," the minutes that separate the good teams from the bad. In both games this past weekend, Columbia was close at the half, with the possibility of stealing wins in the final five minutes.
Tue, Feb 7, 2006, 12:00am
Coming off of impressive winter tournament performances, Columbia tennis had mixed results this weekend. The men's team routed Army while the women came up short against Boston College and Boston University.
Mon, Feb 6, 2006, 12:00am
After six creative writing classes, the concept of an author-reader contract has become one of the most reiterated in discussions. (And after about a dozen English classes, I've learned that the author is dead and doesn't exist anymore.
Mon, Feb 6, 2006, 12:00am
Starship Troopers
By Robert Heinlein
Mon, Feb 6, 2006, 12:00am
At a recent book signing in New York, George McGovern gave a brief anecdote about his own aging: "In the past, when the subject of aging would enter a conversation, I would say, 'It's not how long you live that matters but what you do with your years.' I don't say that anymore.
Mon, Feb 6, 2006, 12:00am
Mon, Feb 6, 2006, 12:00am
For Willie Gonzales, every night is a long one. A four-and-a-half-year veteran of Columbia Facilities Management, Gonzales works from 10:30 p.m. until 7 in the morning collecting garbage from residence halls. Although he says he likes his job, being on the grounds crew is no piece of cake.
