Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 3:56am
Failures of the city’s school system and possible responses to the problems were debated by members of the West Harlem Independent Democratic Club, along with Harlem teachers and parents, at St. Mary’s Church Wednesday evening.
Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 3:52am
Picture an office flooded with volumes by Gandhi, Einstein, Lao Tzu, Hitler, and Plato, all losing pages from being read, and walls decked in photographs of the Dalai Lama, Gandhi, and Marx.
Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 3:46am
While there are plenty of groups for students who believe in everything from Catholicism to Zionism, until this semester, there was no group for students who don’t believe in anything.
Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 3:41am
If you have ever spent some time in East Campus on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night, your fellow students have probably made sure that you are very aware of alcohol and its effects.
Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 3:38am
Looking noticeably fatigued, Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar explained himself to a packed Davis Auditorium last night, noting that it was still 5 a.m. in Mongolia.
“I don’t know how many of you can give a speech at five in the morning,” he said, drawing sympathetic laughs.
Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 3:35am
What does it take to be a security guard at Columbia or Barnard? Nerves of steel, a personable nature, or a sense of humor? If the stories guards tell are any indication, this last quality may be the most important.
Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 3:32am
Have you ever wondered why “midterms” seem to last a third of the semester? The extended time period in which students take their midterm examinations is a source of complaints for students every year.
Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 3:29am
Armed with pre-written questions, activists and students gathered last night at a panel held under the auspices of “Islamo-fascism Awareness Week” in a crowded Mathematics building classroom.
Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 1:04am
After a dismal start in which the Lions’ backline allowed two goals in 10 minutes, four Columbians—three of them defensive players—rose to the occasion to notch their first individual goals of the season and helped the Lions beat Lehigh in a thrilling 4-3 overtime win.
Thu, Oct 25, 2007, 12:53am
A new member has been inducted into the hall of Columbia sport. Columbia squash, until now the only Ivy League squash team with club sport status, has been elevated to varsity level.
