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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

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Expanding the Network

By Editorial Board
Feb 13 02:04 am ET

In spite of the fact that Columbia is a world-renowned and cutting-edge research institution, students and faculty lack access to a useful and mainstream technology that is often considered an educ

Financial Aid Isn’t Just About Staying Competitive

By Michelle Diamond
Feb 13 12:36 am ET

Columbia made a phenomenal commitment to financial aid last year, transferring all loans to grants for students whose families make less than $50,000 a year.

Forgotten Columbians

By Chris Kulawik
Feb 13 12:19 am ET

Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad is the highest-ranking Muslim in the Bush administration. The Afghanistan-born scholar-turned-diplomat served for two years as the U.S. ambassador to Iraq.

As I See It: Perspective

By Angela Radulescu
Feb 12 10:17 pm ET

The photographer is a Columbia College first-year. As I See it appears on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT »

Eat Healthy, Despite Health Code

By Carolina Perez
Feb 13 12:27 am ET

Eating at John Jay is a game of numbers: 15,000 meals dished out weekly, 30 to 210 meals consumed per term, two meals each day, and endless ways to combine the buffet offerings onto that bright blu

Want to Get Lucky Tonight? Check Out Nada Surf’s Latest Indie Charmer

By Reid Sandelands
Feb 13 12:20 am ET

Back in ’96, yet another post-grunge, indie pop-rock band burst onto the music scene with a heavyweight single. The band was Nada Surf.

Will Readers Be Down With Zadie Smith’s B.O.O.P.?

By Hannah Perry
Feb 13 12:17 am ET

Short stories have a long history of being overshadowed by the brawnier, sexier novel.

Welcome to Paradise, With Screeching Tires

By Kevin Ciok
Feb 12 10:58 pm ET

Conventional wisdom might tell you not to mess with a winning formula—“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” is the adage.

50 States of Literatue: A Trip to Wild Alaska

By Melanie Jones
Feb 12 10:54 pm ET

Nancy Lord’s short stories, collected in The Man Who Swam With Beavers, despite spanning years, locations, and all sorts of protagonists (both human and animal), are connected by their basis in Esk

Eat Healthy, Despite Health Code

By Carolina Perez
Feb 12 10:15 pm ET

Eating at John Jay is a game of numbers: 15,000 meals dished out weekly, 30 to 210 meals consumed per term, two meals each day, and endless ways to combine the buffet offerings onto that bright blu

SPORTS »

As Top Teams Meet This Weekend Ivy League’s Top Spot Will Be Up for Grabs

By Matt Velazquez
Feb 12 11:49 pm ET

Last weekend, the top half of the Ivy League began to take better shape, as the current top four teams in the league all earned sweeps.

On Road to NCAAs, Fencers Prepare for Homestand

By David Sims
Feb 12 11:41 pm ET

While both the men’s and women’s Columbia fencing teams reign supreme as Ivy League champs, there are still further goals to be reached.

Fate Rests in the Hands of Light Blue Seniors

By Sarah Sommer
Feb 12 11:37 pm ET

The Columbia women’s basketball team is known for its youth—sophomores Danielle Browne and Chelsea Frazier were voted to the Ivy League All-Rookie Team last season, and freshman Lauren Dwyer has ex

Brave New World: Killer P’s Demise, Big Red’s Rise

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Feb 12 11:31 pm ET

Since Columbia won its only Ivy League basketball championship in 1968, Penn and Princeton (commonly referred to as the “Killer P’s”) have won 37 of the last 39 Ivy League championships.

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