2008-11-25

Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 8:15pm
The Columbia men’s swimming and diving team swam against rival Fordham for its third meet in four days, winning the meet 182-116.
Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 8:13pm
Harvard and Brown share the 2008 Ivy League football crown after the final weekend of play. Before this weekend, a four-way tie was possible between Harvard, Brown, Yale, and Penn, but victories by both the Crimson and the Bears prevented this from happening.
Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 8:11pm
I had been receiving preemptive congratulations for weeks now, but didn’t want to accept them and jinx my luck. It seemed too good to be true; first the lead was just a few games, then four, then five, and finally six.
Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 8:09pm
“Don’t be such a girl” is the kind of unenlightened throwaway that you might expect from a frat boy or your older brother. You would probably yell at him or peg him with a football. But it’s harder (“that’s what she said!”) to combat in the average liberal Columbia male.
Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 8:05pm
To witness some truly defeated souls, check out the platform at the 96th Street station after 11 p.m. The night of the week doesn’t matter—you’ll see assorted victims of our decaying public transportation infrastructure scanning for a 1 train that they know is at least a half-hour away.
Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 8:04pm
Thanksgiving means something special to each of us, whether it is time spent with family and friends, a chance to reflect on the past year and all its good fortunes, or, to a fan of Wikipedia, “A traditional North American holiday, which is a form of harvest festival.” To me, Thanksgiving means
Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 8:03pm
Doctors knew that Helicobacter pylori, the same bacterium that causes ulcers, can also lead to stomach cancer. But a team led by the Columbia University Medical Center now knows why—and may be able to apply that knowledge to wider cancer prevention and treatment.
Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 8:02pm
New York’s attorney general Andrew Cuomo is examining relationships between Aetna, a private company, and Columbia’s student insurance services.
Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 8:01pm
Graduate students interested in studying Latin America and the Caribbean can now look no further than Columbia.
Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 8:00pm
At a time when some associate Islam with violence, Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of Interfaith Youth Core, stressed the importance of pluralism and faith at a Common Meal in Earl Hall.

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