Thu, Feb 4, 2010, 1:53am
With midterms madness still months away, Columbians found a creative excuse to ward off sleep last weekend with the tenth annual CU Dance Marathon—a huge success, where dancers raised nearly $50,000 for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
Thu, Feb 4, 2010, 1:51am
“They’re talking about finding a rat under the deep fryers,” says Marcos Belasquez , Pinnacle Gourmet’s new manager. Suddenly agitated, Belasquez shifts forward in his seat, eyeing the slow trickle of customers flowing into his restaurant.
Thu, Feb 4, 2010, 1:50am
For those preoccupied with their State of the Union drinking games to pay attention, here’s the Sparknotes version:
Thu, Feb 4, 2010, 1:45am
Tuning in, turning on, and rocking out is a college tradition. This week, editors reveal what’s been topping their playlists.
Thu, Feb 4, 2010, 1:41am
“It’s vintage… which is another word for obsolete,” explained swing dance instructor Nathan Bugh.
Despite Bugh’s flippant protestations that swing is a thing of the past, at Columbia, the 80-year-old dance form continues to thrive.
Thu, Feb 4, 2010, 1:37am
One of the best and worst things about going to school in the city is the constant barrage of visitors, all expecting to be entertained and dazzled by the Big Apple.
Thu, Feb 4, 2010, 1:37am
Walking past McBain or Butler on a pleasant winter afternoon, one can almost certainly find two or three people loitering outside with cigarettes in their hands, or at the very least, the faint scent of tobacco lingering in the frigid air.
Thu, Feb 4, 2010, 1:34am
“Across continents, cultures, religions, and schools of philosophy and law, freedom of expression is of the utmost importance,” said David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker.
Thu, Feb 4, 2010, 1:31am
I don’t even know why I’m writing this. Just another one of those phony big-league university publications whose name I don’t even know, asking me to tell them about what I think about this damn place. You really want to know what I think?
Thu, Feb 4, 2010, 1:31am
Beginning college was a scary time for most of us—it was our first time away from home and in a new city. Yet we all felt like we were ready to get out of the house and away from our parents. I remember being the eager freshman, showing up early to move in and to start a new chapter in my life.