Fri, Dec 2, 2011, 4:57am
The median household income of the highest fifth of the population is $207,053—34 times $6,073, the median income for the lowest fifth, according to a report by the Census Bureau released in November.
Fri, Dec 2, 2011, 4:54am
Larry Summers, former president of Harvard University and director of the National Economic Council, cautioned that reforming damaging economic behavior is not as simple as “not doing today what was painful yesterday.”
Fri, Dec 2, 2011, 4:48am
Dean of the School of General Studies Peter Awn is looking for a donor to endow a name change for the school. Awn says GS has outgrown the original meaning behind its name—a “highly distinguished name referring back to a state of the medieval universities when they began to expand their outreach...
Fri, Dec 2, 2011, 4:44am
The trees lining College Walk lit up with the spirit of the holidays, as deans and students from all four undergraduate schools gathered in Low Plaza.
Fri, Dec 2, 2011, 4:38am
On World AIDS Day, Earth Institute director Jeff Sachs said that the cut to funding for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS is a “horrendous decision,” while health advocates shared stories of dealing with AIDS.
Fri, Dec 2, 2011, 2:11am
Men's and women's squash head to Ithaca; wrestling competes in the Nittany Lion Open; men’s swimming and diving heads to the 2011 Big Al Open.
Fri, Dec 2, 2011, 2:02am
Women's swimming began competing in the 2011 Winter National Championships which will last throughout the weekend.
Fri, Dec 2, 2011, 1:49am
Coming off of its first two wins of the season, men’s basketball plays in the Loyola Marymount Centennial Classic in Los Angeles this weekend.
Fri, Dec 2, 2011, 1:38am
The Lions dropped Thursday night's contest to San Diego by a 54-32 decision. They welcome in Hawaii on Saturday evening.
Fri, Dec 2, 2011, 1:24am
Columbia’s football team was a founding father of collegiate football. Cutting it would be like taking down Alma Mater because it’s just some old sentimental relic.