2008-04-08

Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 5:07am
The entire General Studies Student Council Elections Commission resigned Monday night after what members described as "being asked to legitimize what we believe to be an unconstitutional and illegitimate election."
Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 2:34am
Candles in hand, hundreds stood in silence facing Alma Mater, her arms outstretched as if to comfort them in their mourning of 24-year-old graduate student Minghui Yu.
Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 2:32am
The entire General Studies Student Council Elections Commission resigned Monday night after what members described as “being asked to legitimize what we believe to be an unconstitutional and illegitimate election.”
Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 2:30am
Voting will begin tonight for a relatively calm round of Student Government Association elections.
Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 2:28am
While the campus mourns the loss of Minghui Yu, a student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences who was killed by a passing car Friday night while fleeing an assailant, the circumstances of the tragedy have raised larger questions about juvenile crime and the strength of security on and ar
Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 2:26am
Ever since the Dutch settled on the banks of the Hudson, New York City residents have gradually wrought devastation on the area’s marine ecosystem. Yet it soon may be one of just a few urban centers in the world boasting a “reef.”
Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 2:24am
After being passed over entirely in 2007, the Washington Post swept the 92nd annual Pulitzer Prizes, which were announced Monday at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, winning journalism’s most prestigious award in six categories.
Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 2:22am
While the term “gender gap” is generally associated with disadvantages for females, an event held Monday afternoon in Schermerhorn Hall addressed the increasing female advantage in the American education system, as sociology department chair Thomas DiPrete and Vice Provost for Diversity Initiati
Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 2:20am
The Engineering Student Council voted unanimously Monday night to impeach Amit Bedi, SEAS ’09 and University Senator.
Tue, Apr 8, 2008, 2:09am
Yesterday’s editorial highlighted the overly strict policies that deter Columbia students from studying abroad during the academic year.

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