Thu, Apr 3, 2008, 3:49am
A year after holding its first successful feminism-centered event, Students for Choice teamed up with fellow student groups and once again invited professors and administrators to discuss their views on feminism with students on Wednesday night in the Ella Weed Room of Milbank Hall.
Thu, Apr 3, 2008, 3:46am
Few college students are surprised to hear that textbook shopping can be tough on the wallet. Start with a calculus textbook, listed on Amazon for $145, add one for art history at $107, and you’ve passed $250 without before getting halfway down your course list.
Thu, Apr 3, 2008, 3:39am
In the midst of a year marked by scandal, Teachers College received a major pick-me-up on Feb. 28 with trustee John Klingenstein’s gift of $20 million—the largest single donation ever given to TC— to the institution’s Klingenstein Center, which is devoted to the advancement of private schools.
Thu, Apr 3, 2008, 3:36am
Local City Councilman Robert Jackson has added to mounting criticism of a year-old computerized system designed to assess and evaluate city public schools, calling in a letter to Education Chancellor Joel Klein for the termination of its $80 million contract between the New York City Department
Thu, Apr 3, 2008, 3:33am
At a Wednesday night discussion hosted by Hillel’s Orthodox student organization Yavneh, Barnard President Judith Shapiro engaged students in conversation on Jewish identity in the academic realm as the audience sounded off about attending college as observant students.
Thu, Apr 3, 2008, 3:19am
Embroiled in a lawsuit with its tenants over alleged failure to address housing violations, the Abyssinian Development Corporation says that, for now, it awaits funds to rehabilitate buildings and is in the process of dealing with plaintiffs’ concerns.
Thu, Apr 3, 2008, 2:12am
Off to its best Ivy League start in program’s history, the Columbia softball team will take a breather from conference play this week when it faces Rider University at home.
Thu, Apr 3, 2008, 2:05am
So, here’s the full disclosure: this weekend, I managed to both study psychology and watch Davidson’s basketball team bust thousands of brackets in one fell swoop.
Thu, Apr 3, 2008, 1:59am
After losing its first three games of conference play, the Columbia lacrosse team (3-6, 0-4 Ivy) did not get a breather as it faced second-ranked Princeton (8-0, 2-0 Ivy) last night.
Thu, Apr 3, 2008, 1:54am
In five seconds, the average human being will blink once or twice, take one full breath, and experience roughly one beat of his heart. In those same five seconds, you’ll already be a full point behind Jeff Spear.
