2008-02-11

Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 3:03am
The blue gym of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine is home to closets of basketballs, a wooden Trojan horse awaiting exhibition for an upcoming sixth-grade play, and two sets of bleachers that hold a total of about 20 spectators.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 2:58am
A new round of announcements regarding financial aid reforms designed to keep college within reach for the middle class is turning up the heat on top colleges, including Columbia and Barnard to up the ante.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 2:55am
The glimmer of streetlights shines from black puddles on the pavement as we walk up the street, illuminating our path to Manhattanville. There’s plenty of traffic on the road, but not much on the sidewalk—just me and three friends that I brought along for the night.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 2:49am
The new Columbia-based online environmental journal, Consilience, has something of a balancing act to perform.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 2:48am
John Jay Dining Hall at Columbia was cited for 32 violation points this January, while Hewitt Dining Hall at Barnard performed comparatively well with nine violation points.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 2:44am
General Studies Student Council Social Chair Ashley Forman announced her resignation Sunday night in an e-mail, obtained by Spectator, to General Studies Dean Dominic Stellini and members of the GSSC executive board.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 2:10am
For the first time in the history of Columbia women’s basketball, the Lions (7-13, 4-2 Ivy) completed a road sweep, overtaking Penn and Princeton this past weekend to rise to fourth in the conference standings.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 2:04am
The Lions’ offense is somewhat built on the team’s ability to drive and kick to free up open shooters, such as K.J. Matsui and Niko Scott. Last season, Columbia prided itself on being the 12th-ranked three-point shooting team in the entire NCAA, at a 40.2 percent mark.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 1:58am
It took some last-second heroics to push Columbia past Penn and Princeton the last time the Lions swept both schools in a weekend.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 1:54am
The Columbia men’s swimming and diving team’s momentum was cut short this weekend after losing in a conference matchup with Navy. Despite another fantastic showing from junior Hyun Lee, the Lions could not overcome the depth of the Midshipmen, who won 10 of 16 events in a 176-119 victory.

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