Thu, Sep 30, 2010, 4:21am
On Aug. 17, U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best Colleges edition. Barnard remained at a respectable 26th place in the National Liberal Arts Colleges category, but the big news came when readers turned to the section on National Universities.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010, 3:41am
This week, editors reveal which song has been stuck in their heads.
1. “Dancing On My Own” by Robyn. This song “speaks 2 me”—thanks, Amanda, for getting me hooked on this new era Joni!-Devin Briski, Managing Editor, Features
Thu, Sep 30, 2010, 3:37am
Charles Santoro, CC ’82, is managing partner and co-founder of Sterling Investment Partners, a private equity firm with more than $1 billion of equity capital.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010, 3:33am
“Did it hurt?” For those uninitiated into the world of tattoos, the question of pain occupies the imagination. The tough ones with tattoos try to play it cool and say it didn’t even sting, but they’re lying. Tattoos hurt. A lot.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010, 3:33am
The typical student who takes human rights classes at Columbia is perhaps the typical student activist. He or she was most likely involved in Amnesty International in high school and maybe even attended a protest complete with angry signs.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010, 3:30am
We meet when it is warm; the air sticky and sweet and perfect for our tentative friendship, with nowhere fancy or important to go afterwards. It is sublimely asexual; the two of us carefully withdrawn so that once September comes, life will go on as it always had.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010, 3:27am
“There I see you, you’re walking ’cross the campus/ Cruel professor, studying romances” croons Ezra Koenig, lead singer of indie rock band Vampire Weekend.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010, 3:13am
A few days ago a CNN reporter asked former President Bill Clinton about the methods involved in his remarkable weight loss for his daughter’s wedding. “Plants,” he offered, referring to his near-vegan diet that cuts out almost all meat and dairy.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010, 3:06am
It’s Saturday night in New York City. Some choose to go a frat party, others a nightclub or a concert… but a hole in the wall on 109th?