Sun, Nov 23, 2008, 11:27pm
Being a child in the ’90s meant picking sides—boys vs. girls, cats vs. dogs, *NSYNC vs. the Backstreet Boys (and you know you have all of their records) and, most importantly, Sonic vs. Mario.
Sun, Nov 23, 2008, 7:15pm
Since a reworked faculty housing policy was outlined at a September University Senate meeting, Columbia professors and staff have been casting bricks at the changed guidelines.
Sun, Nov 23, 2008, 7:15pm
While Columbia and other universities have tightened their purse strings in response to economic crisis, the City College of New York has reported few serious consequences from the financial turmoil, and may even benefit from a larger applicant pool as a result of its low tuition.
Sun, Nov 23, 2008, 7:15pm
Columbia President Lee Bollinger’s total compensation rose over half a million dollars in the past year, according to a report released last week, a rise Bollinger explained as a planned adjustment to his retirement package.
Sun, Nov 23, 2008, 7:14pm
Two brain tumors nearly killed Bronx resident Deborah Brown. Rendered unable to speak, walk, or interact with others, she had to relearn all basic tasks. She attributes her full recovery to a team of surgeons, and hopes that her 14-year-old son will become a doctor and help people like her.
Sun, Nov 23, 2008, 7:14pm
For Jisung Park, CC ’09, Saturday afternoon ended like any other in his time at Columbia: he shot a game of hoops with a friend. But it was no ordinary Saturday.
Sun, Nov 23, 2008, 7:04pm
In a small survey of the students in my Waste Management class at Barnard, every person claimed to believe in the importance of recycling. However, only 40 percent of those same participants actually recycle all of their recyclable waste. Why is there such a disparity?
Sun, Nov 23, 2008, 7:03pm
My sister Sara and I have always made fun of my mum the health-nut. When we were younger, she would pack our lunches and would scrape off all of the sugar from our now-sugarless sugar cookies.
Sun, Nov 23, 2008, 7:02pm
If there’s one thing every first-year student is curious about before they arrive on campus, it’s who they’re going to be living with. Like most of us, upon finding out my roommate’s name, I headed straight to Facebook.
Sun, Nov 23, 2008, 7:02pm
This past week, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority proposed a 23-percent increase in public transportation fares, set to take effect near the end of this academic year.
