Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 3:31am
Sometimes words just fail us.
Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 3:28am
The first lady of Tanzania, Salma Kikwete, addressed students from the School of International Affairs on Friday afternoon as the keynote speaker of the annual African Economic Forum, hosted by the Institute of African Studies.
Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 3:24am
Bliss seems to pulse through Minghui Yu’s fingertips as he jumps into the air and smiles for a photograph taken by his girlfriend on a recent trip to Florida. In a moment of happiness on the sandy beach, he is relaxed in jeans and an orange tee swept back by the breeze.
Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 3:21am
In light of increased focus on campus violence, experts from different disciplines convened at the Columbia Law School on Friday to discuss “Violence on Campus: Prediction, Prevention, and Response.”
Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 3:17am
As I stroll out of an empty Madison Square Park, I finally see it—a rectangular box, covered in matted silver and opaque glass material. “Toilet,” with an arrow, is printed boldly on the side, letting curious New Yorkers and tourists know exactly what to expect.
Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 3:12am
Ben Marcus, associate professor and chair of the creative writing program at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, was awarded this year’s American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Morton Dauwen Zabel Award.
Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 3:08am
Six months ago, 15-year-old Drew said he would have described himself as an “ordinary teenager.”
“I lived with my parents in a nice house in a good neighborhood in upstate New York,” he said. “I got good grades at school, and my life was pretty great.”
Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 3:03am
Engineering Student Council candidates presented their platforms at a sparsely attended forum on Friday afternoon, where they presented their platforms in informative—and occasionally fiery—speeches.
Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 2:40am
The Columbia men’s and women’s tennis teams went a combined 1-3 in a pivotal weekend in Ivy League play. The men defeated Dartmouth 7-0 on Friday and then dropped a heartbreaker to Harvard 4-3 to lower their record to 7-5 (2-1 Ivy).
Mon, Apr 7, 2008, 2:33am
Although the final score was closer than it has been for the Columbia lacrosse team’s (3-7, 0-5 Ivy) first four conference matchups, it was still not to the Lions’ liking, as they fell to Brown, 11-7, on Saturday at Baker Field.
