2008-02-14

Thu, Feb 14, 2008, 1:41am
With recent changes in the financial aid programs at Harvard and Yale, a new question faces the rest of the Ivy League: now that two of the three Ivy universities included in the “Big Three”—Harvard, Yale, and Princeton— are more affordable than their competitors, will the advantage they already
Thu, Feb 14, 2008, 1:15am
The inefficiencies in Columbia’s hiring procedures are unacceptable. Employees of the University often face long delays between starting new jobs and receiving their first paychecks.
Wed, Feb 13, 2008, 11:05pm
This Valentine’s Day show that you care with the first ever Columbia Spectator love song mix tape! This slightly schizophrenic mix is also available online, so you can properly seduce your partner to the sweet sounds of Johnny Cash, boy bands, and the Flaming Lips. Enjoy!
Wed, Feb 13, 2008, 10:52pm
“The More You Ruv Someone,” Avenue Q
Wed, Feb 13, 2008, 9:04pm
What is more enticing than creamy chocolate on Valentine’s Day? The liqueur filling is optional—you can opt out by just using vanilla extract.
Wed, Feb 13, 2008, 8:44pm
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Wed, Feb 13, 2008, 8:33pm
The sky was gray and bluish bleak that February day: All chocolate hearts and greeting cards and freshly-trimmed bouquets. The air was filled with promises of roses and of wine— Except for those unlucky folks who had no Valentine.
Wed, Feb 13, 2008, 8:24pm
As I stood in a line full of wide-eyed students and chatty alums waiting to shake the hand of Debora Spar, Barnard’s next president, I couldn’t help but notice the expression on her face. I knew it so well, and after ogling her for an embarrassingly long time, it came to me.
Wed, Feb 13, 2008, 8:19pm
It seems quaint from our debauched, instantly gratified vantage point of fast food, MTV, and Facebook mini-feeds, but once upon a time people believed in a biochemical anomaly called love.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 2:59am
Like what you see? Choose your favorite to continue throughout the semester. Cast your vote via the poll in the sidebar to the right after reading the selected pieces here.

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