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Kira Goldenberg

What Spec Has Given Me

I almost did not write this column.

I almost did not write this column.

Head of College to Step Down After Marathon Tenure

Barnard College President Judith Shapiro will step down in 2008, she announced Monday.

Barnard College President Judith Shapiro will step down in 2008, she announced Monday.

Spivak Speaks on Liberal Arts

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak defended the relevance of the humanities in a University lecture on "Thinking About the Humanities" held in Low Rotunda Wednesday evening.

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak defended the relevance of the humanities in a University lecture on "Thinking About the Humanities" held in Low Rotunda Wednesday evening.

BC Hires Two New Profs for Africana Studies

Barnard has hired two new faculty members for its Africana studies program, echoing University-wide efforts to rejuvenate African-related scholarship.

Barnard has hired two new faculty members for its Africana studies program, echoing University-wide efforts to rejuvenate African-related scholarship.

College Republicans Ignore Party Lines to Campaign for Lieberman

The Columbia University College Republicans are going blue this election weekend. Or maybe it's more of a blended purple.

The Columbia University College Republicans are going blue this election weekend. Or maybe it's more of a blended purple.

Pamuk Takes Nobel for Literature

Orhan Pamuk, a Turkish novelist and fellow of Columbia's Committee on Global Thought, was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize for literature by the Swedish Academy Thursday.

Orhan Pamuk, a Turkish novelist and fellow of Columbia's Committee on Global Thought, was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize for literature by the Swedish Academy Thursday.

How Anthro Won the War

Franz Boas, founder of American anthropology at Columbia, was censured in 1919 by the American Anthropological Association for condemning anthropological involvement in wartime intelligence-a rebuk

Franz Boas, founder of American anthropology at Columbia, was censured in 1919 by the American Anthropological Association for condemning anthropological involvement in wartime intelligence-a rebuk

Panel Gathers Over Katrina

Over a year after Hurricane Katrina barreled through the Gulf Coast, the storm's repercussions are still echoing.

Over a year after Hurricane Katrina barreled through the Gulf Coast, the storm's repercussions are still echoing.

Barnard's Mixed Message

Correction appended.

Correction appended.

BC Senior Killed in Car Wreck

Barnard senior Alexis "Lexie" McNaughton Knox died in a car accident in North Carolina on Monday afternoon. She was 22.

Barnard senior Alexis "Lexie" McNaughton Knox died in a car accident in North Carolina on Monday afternoon. She was 22.