Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
Defined in the simplest terms, the phrase "Ivy League" refers to an athletic conference made up of eight universities in the northeast.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
It is often suggested that personal connections at a firm can make the difference between landing one's dream job and not landing a job at all. With hundreds of aggressive candidates looking to crack a traditional "old boys" network, many Columbia students turn to alumni for help.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
At first glance, the economics of college sports doesn't make much sense.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
Sports fans will tell you the Ivy League is child's play compared to conferences like the Big Ten or the SEC. But its president, Jeff Orleans, will answer that the Ivy League doesn't want to run with the big boys.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
When the Ivy League was officially created in 1954, a governing body was put in place to determine and establish the rules and regulations of the League.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
In February 1935, Associated Press sports editor Alan Gould used the phrase "Ivy League" in print, the conference label as we know it today was born.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
As finals approach and students clamor for seats in Butler Library, many of them find themselves in the well-lit, glass-paneled reading room with Robert Rosencrans' name etched into the glass door and hung in bold metallic letters on the wall.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
Upon his installation in October 2002, University President Lee C.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
When Aisling Camps, SEAS '08, arrived at Columbia for the first time from Trinidad, the last thing she had on her mind was paperwork."I felt like I couldn't relate to anyone here," said Camps, who had never lived away from home before.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
Though it leads the Ivy League in international student population, Columbia is one of only three Ivies-Harvard and Penn being the other two-which does not hold special orientation programs for international students.
