Mon, Dec 10, 2007, 4:41am
If anyone needed proof that I’ve sold my soul to Spectator, they got it Saturday, when I jumped into the 40-degree Atlantic Ocean in nothing but a swimsuit. The prospect elicited only a few laughs on my part, until I stood with bare arms and legs in the freezing cold at Coney Island.
Mon, Dec 10, 2007, 4:36am
Despite the rising enrollment of women in law schools, new research shows that women face particular pressures that may explain why they fall off the legal pipeline.
After trailing men for decades, women now enroll in law school at an almost equal rate.
Mon, Dec 10, 2007, 4:23am
The number of minority applicants to law school has skyrocketed over the past decade, but the proportion of black and Mexican-American law students has not.
Mon, Dec 10, 2007, 4:17am
Despite a semester marked by hate crimes, controversial foreign leaders, and fierce student protests, prospective students said that this semester’s activities have not tainted their image of Columbia as a “dream school.”
Mon, Dec 10, 2007, 4:09am
Free flu shots and wider installation of hand sanitizing dispensers are in play just in time for the coming onset of the common flu season.
Mon, Dec 10, 2007, 4:05am
Every day, hundreds of students streaming into Hamilton Hall walk past a white stone fountain with a single enigmatic inscription: “Delacorte”.
Mon, Dec 10, 2007, 3:57am
Moving seamlessly between topics from the Middle East to East Asia to Russia, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton spoke to a modest crowd in Lerner on Friday about the international security threats that he believes should influence the 2008 presidential elections.
Mon, Dec 10, 2007, 3:52am
After months of employee protests against Ollie’s restaurant, labor notices detailing wage procedures have appeared on the wall of the 116th Street branch of the eatery. But activists say management is still violating the policies it touts.
Mon, Dec 10, 2007, 3:47am
The public review process for Columbia’s proposed Manhattanville development is entering its final stages. As the City Council gears up to give the last word, despite continued opposition, the outlook is positive for Columbia.
Mon, Dec 10, 2007, 3:41am
Following two high-profile hate crimes, Teachers College found itself in the center of media crosshairs this semester. But long after the camera vans left, concerns about diversity and inclusiveness persist among students, faculty, and administrators.