vol. 10, issue 3

The Myth of the College Sweetheart
Thu, Feb 10, 2011, 4:09am
During every student’s first few days at Columbia, he’s introduced to the legend of Alma Mater’s owl: the first Columbia College boy of every class to find the owl hidden in Alma Mater’s robes will graduate valedictorian and marry a Barnard girl.
Post-Post-Modern Poetry
Thu, Feb 10, 2011, 3:45am
In 1821, Percy Shelley put pen to paper and composed an essay defending poetry against science, called “A Defense of Poetry.” A famous line emerged, inking poets’ into readers’ minds as the “unacknowledged legislators of the world.” A humanities major wishes that the argument would have ended th
16 Going On 27
Thu, Feb 10, 2011, 3:17am
A 17-year-old boy throws a wild house party, gets locked out by a squatter sleeping in his bathtub, and walks to school naked.
On The Town
Thu, Feb 10, 2011, 2:55am
Amanda Hofman, BC ‘03, is the CEO of Urban Girl Squad, a social networking group for women in their 20s and 30s. Urban Girl Squad creates a community of supportive women in Manhattan, by allowing them to explore the city that never sleeps in a new and entertaining way.
Hogwarts is Lovely This Time of Year
Thu, Feb 10, 2011, 2:47am
“I’d do it for the banter,” Alex said, taking a swig of Guinness from his pint glass amid cheers of “Lad!” from his chums. We were packed around a small wooden table in the back of a warm little pub, escaping the grim English weather for a beer.
What's in Your Fridge?
Thu, Feb 10, 2011, 2:04am
Click the image above for a photo slideshow of Columbia fridges.