Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
As the caliber of sports in the Ivy League demonstrates, having great academics does not necessarily lead to athletic greatness. However, outside of elite academic schools, success in major sports can translate to gains in the academic realm.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
The Ivy League catches the eyes of the national media only a few times a year, and nothing brings attention to the Ancient Eight like the storied meeting between Harvard and Yale football.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
A 13-foot cake. A Wyclef concert. Free giveaways. And lots of attention to alumni.
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
This year, approximately one-fifth of Columbia College students will graduate with a degree in economics. But while most of them have never seen the top professors in their department, the presence of those marquee names has had a more subtle effect on the quality of education.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
The centerpiece of a Columbia experience may be the Core Curriculum, but in the last few years it's been the focus of as much controversy as acclaim.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
When Doug Flutie rolled out of the pocket in the final moments of the 1984 Boston College-Miami game, he certainly wasn't thinking of college admissions.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
Most students in Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science first encountered Eric Furda's name at the bottom of their acceptance letters to Columbia. When they graduate, they will hear from him once again.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
When the class of 2011 receives Columbia admissions brochures in their mailboxes, they'll have no doubt that for this University, location is everything.
Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 12:00am
Alumni clubs hark back to the good old days of the post-graduate world-places to visit and drink with old college chums in a swanky room, in a swanky building, a block away from Grand Central Station, before heading back home to Westchester.
