2009-03-23

CU baseball captures single win over break
Sun, Mar 22, 2009, 10:38pm
Columbia baseball left New York City for the sunny environs of California almost two weeks ago with only one win to its name in its first seven games.
St. Patty's Day parade
Sun, Mar 22, 2009, 10:19pm
On St. Patrick's Day, thousands flocked to Fifth Avenue in green garb for New York City's 248th annual parade.
Bwog commenting and the silencing of good debate
Sun, Mar 22, 2009, 8:02pm
A Bwog post last week linking to the latest issue of The Current brought out a strange and interesting thread of arguments. The interest of this “Swiftcurrent” was the issue’s focus on Zionism. Scrolling down to the posting’s comments, I noticed the expected argument about the pros and cons of...
An Orgo final to remember
Sun, Mar 22, 2009, 7:49pm
To begin with, I must state that I was pre-med from the time of my orientation in September 1949 until my graduation in June 1953.
A lesson on the No. 1
Sun, Mar 22, 2009, 7:32pm
It’s coming up on 30 years since I graduated from Columbia, which is depressing (and embarrassing), especially as I realize the world I live in, covering baseball for the Bergen Record and ESPN.com, is populated by people younger than me.
Columbia's influence, then and now
Sun, Mar 22, 2009, 7:17pm
Much of my absolute joy at graduation in May 1994 came from my absolute certainty about what I was going to do with my life.
Core values
Sun, Mar 22, 2009, 7:10pm
Just to make one thing clear: contrary to the experience of my daughter who was an expert on Columbia by eighth grade and my dire warnings to applicants whom I interview that they better be able to explain the Core, I did not have any real understanding of what was in front of me when I entered...
Sophomore housing hell
Sun, Mar 22, 2009, 6:59pm
February 26, 2009: panic. At 1 AM, calls from my friends, which should have centered on midterms, dealt instead with the only thing that is more frightening about the Columbia undergraduate experience: housing.

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