2007-10-17

Thu, Oct 18, 2007, 10:06pm
Dear President Lee Bollinger and the Columbia Community,
Wed, Oct 17, 2007, 2:27am
The symbols of racism and intolerance that have rocked Columbia over the past several weeks have brought to light an ambiguous gray area in the legal definitions of racially charged episodes.
Wed, Oct 17, 2007, 2:24am
To the Editor of the New York Post: Last Friday, your cover page ran what I consider to be the most important news of the week. I’m talking, of course, about the naked saga of Josh Drimmer.
Wed, Oct 17, 2007, 2:20am
Four professors debated academic freedom and the line between squeamish discomfort and real threats in light of recent campus controversies at an event Tuesday night.
Wed, Oct 17, 2007, 2:17am
A major labor union and a federal empowerment zone announced an initiative to boost health care job advancement for Upper Manhattan residents at a press conference on Monday.
Wed, Oct 17, 2007, 2:15am
David Eisenbach is, by his own terms, “not a political professional.” As a Columbia professor specializing in media and politics, Eisenbach had never personally invested himself in government affairs­ until he met former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel (D-Alaska).
Wed, Oct 17, 2007, 2:03am
When he was elected mayor of New York City in 1990, David Dinkins called the city a “gorgeous mosaic” of diversity. It was a mosaic his administration promised to maintain even as racial tensions continued to mark the city with violence throughout the early ’90s.
Wed, Oct 17, 2007, 2:01am
The Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine celebrated its grand opening Monday at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. The college, which is the first medical school to open in New York State in the last 30 years, aims to help underprivileged communities such as Harlem banish health disparities.
Wed, Oct 17, 2007, 1:23am
With Columbia at the helm, NASA has restarted a high-profile astrophysics mission to probe the high-energy emissions of space.
Wed, Oct 17, 2007, 1:06am
At a fireside chat last semester, University President Lee Bollinger said that Columbia strives to obtain the best minds in the world regardless of geographic location or nationality. However, while the University hosts the second-most international students among U.S.

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