Tue, Mar 4, 2008, 2:11am
The new year has seen developing controversy and discussion over the direction of a proposed ethnic studies program at Barnard College.
Tue, Mar 4, 2008, 1:51am
An individual’s body image is a strong indicator of physical and mental health and could be a major cause of the obesity epidemic, Columbia University Medical Center researchers reported in the March issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
Tue, Mar 4, 2008, 1:49am
University of Chicago political science professor Cathy Cohen spoke Monday about black youths, political and economic equality, and Barack Obama in a talk at the School of International and Public Affairs centered on her “Black Youth Project.” Though the presentation focused mostly on Cohen’s st
Tue, Mar 4, 2008, 1:47am
The City University of New York launched its Black Male Initiative program in 2005 in an effort to enhance the educational opportunities and employment success of a demographic in particular need of support: New York’s black male population.
Tue, Mar 4, 2008, 1:37am
Advocates of a recent proposal to the New York City Council, known as Intro 685 or the Local Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Law, hope to crack down on the increasingly controversial issue of racial segregation within city residences.
Tue, Mar 4, 2008, 1:33am
While City Council Speaker Christine Quinn may have been speaking in jest when she said during her State of the City address that “if we don’t do something soon, public toilets ...
Tue, Mar 4, 2008, 1:30am
As the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination approaches a pivotal and possibly conclusive moment with today’s primaries in Texas and Ohio, top left-leaning University administrators’ allegiances raise questions about the significance of the race on campus.
Tue, Mar 4, 2008, 1:27am
Discussing the need to mitigate street traffic and build up the subway system, Elliot Sander, executive director and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, gave the first annual “State of the MTA” address Monday morning at the Cooper Union.
Tue, Mar 4, 2008, 1:24am
Governor Eliot Spitzer named Mary Gordon, BC ’71 and an English professor at Barnard, the official New York State Author on Monday.
Tue, Mar 4, 2008, 1:09am
For the first time in 20 years, a team not named Penn or Princeton has claimed the Ivy League’s spot in the NCAA Tournament by winning the league crown. Cornell, the preseason favorite, has sprinted through league play without much difficulty, as its 12-0 record indicates.
