2009-02-16

Mon, Feb 16, 2009, 12:31am
As a Barnard College sophomore, major declaration is swiftly sneaking up on me. Will I fulfill my spirit, and choose English? My wallet, and choose economics? My brain, and choose biology?
Mon, Feb 16, 2009, 12:30am
Barnard College’s new Nexus student center aims to succeed where Columbia University’s Lerner Hall has failed. Both buildings aspire to serve their respective communities with designs that promote interaction among students, but they pursue their goals in radically different ways.
Mon, Feb 16, 2009, 12:28am
More like a museum exhibition than a traditional fashion show, Rachel Roy’s fall presentation showcased mannequin-still models, feminine fabrics, and recurring silhouettes.
Mon, Feb 16, 2009, 12:23am
Mon, Feb 16, 2009, 12:07am
All of a sudden, I was somewhere else—wedged between complete fear and utter enthrallment, stuck between my own sweaty shirt and one billion others. Here, I cannot hear my thoughts, and when I do, I don’t want to. I want to turn off my heart, my head, and just “observe.” But I can’t.
Mon, Feb 16, 2009, 12:04am
The concept of studying abroad had seemed so distant during the months preceding my departure from the United States.
Mon, Feb 16, 2009, 12:01am
About ten days ago, I was called “tío” for the first time.
Sun, Feb 15, 2009, 11:58pm
A couple of Saturdays ago, I was traveling from Tel Aviv to Be’er Sheva, on one of the most crowded trains I had ever sat on in Israel. It was a direct, and as I got on at the final of four Tel Aviv stops, the seats were long gone and even the aisles were, for the most, part packed.
Sun, Feb 15, 2009, 11:23pm
The questions I’m about to pose about the Columbia community have been asked and addressed over and over again. And recent events would lead me to ask one more painful question: If I were suddenly gone one day, would the university really miss me?

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