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2009-03-03
Wed, Mar 4, 2009, 2:03am
On Monday, one group of students demanded that the University divest from companies that profit directly from the Gaza conflict. On Tuesday, another group did just the opposite, calling divestment a way to deliberately single out the state of Israel.
Wed, Mar 4, 2009, 2:02am
According to city officials, bedbug complaints reported to the 311 hotline doubled between 2006 and 2008, with 9,200 calls in 2008 alone. With these insects’ numbers on the rise, New York City Council officials are taking a firm stand, recently introducing various bills to fight back against the...
Tue, Mar 3, 2009, 2:58am
Gregory Brown, vice president of finance and planning at Barnard, announced a 3 percent tuition increase for the 2009-2010 academic year at a financial forum on Monday evening. The hike will amount to an increase of about $1560 more per student, which Barnard hopes will bolster financial aid when...
Tue, Mar 3, 2009, 2:54am
The Student Government Association held a shorter Monday night meeting than usual after a Barnard financial forum with Vice President of Finance Greg Brown. EcoReps, gender-blind housing, and security vans are just a few of the issues on members’ minds.
Tue, Mar 3, 2009, 2:46am
Ergun Ozbudun, professor of Law at Bilkent University, Turkey, has harsh words for Turkey’s current government: “Pluralism is not in the structure of the state. The state is overpowering.”
Tue, Mar 3, 2009, 12:01am
While Columbia students are frantically preparing for midterm week, park officials handed free sleds to families enjoying the early March snow in Morningside Park.
Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 11:58pm
The College should encourage its students’ success by working to make summer classes more affordable.
Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 11:54pm
“You’d be shocked at how isolating Low Library is,” Senior Executive Vice President Robert Kasdin said at a recent Columbia College Student Council meeting.
Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 11:52pm
While January’s wave of student activism surrounding the Gaza conflict has abated, another is on the rise with Monday’s launch of a Palestinian rights campaign.
Mon, Mar 2, 2009, 11:52pm
Once lauded as a champion of New York City’s green spaces, Mayor Michael Bloomberg responded to the ongoing municipal fiscal crisis by slashing the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation’s budget. While the mayor has not released information on how specific parks will be impacted, the...
