Mon, May 11, 2009, 12:27pm
Since January, the editorial board has supported policies that it deemed constructive to the University and has served as an advocate for students on issues ranging from academics to student life.
Mon, May 11, 2009, 12:26pm
Perhaps we should remember this year not as a string of events but rather as a collection of continually recurring thoughts and trends.
Mon, May 11, 2009, 12:17pm
The 2008 Presidential election got all of the nation buzzing, and Columbia was no exception.
Sun, May 10, 2009, 12:54am
This spring, as students, teachers, and administrators at local schools pack up their books and head off for summer vacation, many will still be wondering where they will learn or teach next year, who will be in charge of the education system, and what programs may no longer exist at their schools...
Sat, May 9, 2009, 10:34pm
Administrative resignations and hires became a recurring feature of the 2008-2009 academic year, signaling a substantial turnover of Columbia’s leadership. See full article to learn about newcomers such as Michele Moody-Adams and Feniosky Peña-Mora, and the administrators they are replacing.
Sat, May 9, 2009, 10:25pm
With the city’s approval process more than a year in the past, Columbia’s Manhattanville campus expansion has moved into new stages of planning.
Sat, May 9, 2009, 10:24pm
Local business in Morningside Heights and Harlem has taken a hit by the year’s economic downturn, and many streets—with boarded up store fronts and fading signs of retail activity—have the scars to prove it.
Sat, May 9, 2009, 10:22pm
Faced with a nearly unprecedented deficit over the past year, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is poised to raise its base subway fare and implement what MTA officials themselves termed “doomsday” service cuts.
Sat, May 9, 2009, 10:19pm
Financial crisis impaired the city’s housing market this year, and locally threatened the preservation of affordable housing—an increasingly vexing problem in the diverse neighborhoods of Morningside Heights and Harlem.
Sat, May 9, 2009, 10:12pm
Columbia’s ever-evolving residential system changed drastically this year.
In light of a dearth of dormitory space and flaws in the housing-selection process, students had a first taste of these changes as they lined up in John Jay Lounge and in Barnard’s James Room to make their housing...
