2009-05-04

City water budget drops, costs may rise
Sun, May 3, 2009, 10:08pm
Like many other indicators of decreased consumption during the recession, water use has dropped in New York City over the past year.
As their rents rise, small businesses need a boost
Sun, May 3, 2009, 10:07pm
As the recession continues to take a toll on small businesses, the New York City Council is considering a measure to help them. Along with 18 co-sponsors, Council member Robert Jackson, who represents Morningside Heights, recently proposed the Small Business Survival Act to grant commercial...
Shoplifters hit local stores, other crime rates fall
Sun, May 3, 2009, 10:05pm
With a decrease in murders, robberies, and assaults, Morningside Heights can boast safer streets and fewer criminals—that is, except for one crime.
Activists protest stimulus funds for Manhattanville
Sun, May 3, 2009, 10:03pm
Protesters gathered on College Walk to rally against the possible allocation of federal stimulus funding to Columbia’s Manhattanville expansion project on Saturday.
In praise of Columbia
Sun, May 3, 2009, 9:07pm
I will offer some words of thanks and praise to the institution that is Columbia University, and clarify some of the arguments I have sustained in this column in light of these words of praise.
MFA student revisits high school in first novel
Sun, May 3, 2009, 8:25pm
“I definitely didn’t set out to write a novel,” said Liza Monroy, a current nonfiction MFA student in Columbia’s creative writing program. Monroy looks young enough to be an undergraduate, yet Mexican High, which she wrote five years ago, was published by Spiegel & Grau last summer, and it...
Brain food to fuel CU
Sun, May 3, 2009, 8:24pm
Ever wondered why your attention span is waning even after all that coffee you drank? For most of us, reading week is crucial to our semester’s success: Either we’re playing comeback kid to boost our grades, or striving to maintain the grades we’ve worked so hard for since January. For sources of...
NY summer music festivals that won’t break the bank
Sun, May 3, 2009, 8:24pm
New York City is, in some ways, a pretty unpleasant place to be over the summer. The streets get so hot you can feel the heat through your shoes, the humidity makes your hair look as if you’ve been electrocuted, and an influx of European tourists crowd the streets and create endless lines in front...
Minor characters shine through V115’s Gates
Sun, May 3, 2009, 8:23pm
In the 115th Annual Varsity Show, titled The Gates of Wrath, the minor characters didn’t just steal the show—they were the show. This year, the creative team decided to rename the traditional “cast” and “chorus” as “principals” and “ensemble.” It was a smart move—the title of “chorus” doesn’t do...

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