Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 2:02am
Speakers blast Aerosmith and Guns N’ Roses. Brightly colored lights wash over the audience. Stagehands tune guitars and set up the band’s instruments. This could easily be a rock concert. But no. It’s a tap dance performance.
Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 1:55am
Amid the chaos of Roy Arias Studios’ open casting call, Kimmy Gatewood is standing near a broken elevator swapping stories with an old friend, laughing about the latest picture in her pin-up calendar.
Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 1:54am
There’s nothing worse than meeting a children’s book writer, especially the one who wrote the book you’ve read at least four times since seventh grade.
Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 1:17am
School of International and Public Affairs Acting Dean John Coatsworth has been in the news recently for his invitation of Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Columbia.
Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 12:45am
Now that reports about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have become boring and dated, according to the rule of “But I’ve read lots of stories about this,” we can finally turn our attention to the real question facing Columbia: would we have invited Hitler to speak here?
Thu, Sep 27, 2007, 10:48pm
Free speech and academic freedom are often conflated as if they are identical or so overlap that their differences are not important. This misunderstanding is prominent in discussions of Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit as it has been on previous occasions.
Thu, Sep 27, 2007, 10:41pm
What a pity that the media didn’t stick around for Monday’s second act.
Thu, Sep 27, 2007, 10:38pm
I felt very proud when I heard that my Alma Mater decided to host a speech by the president of Iran. I expected that the event would stimulate students and many others to debate issues related to the U.S.-Iran relationship and Iran’s controversial president.
Thu, Sep 27, 2007, 10:23pm
In the aftermath of President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s campus visit, I certainly expected to read criticisms of University President Lee Bollinger and his handling of various aspects of the planning and execution of Monday’s event.
