Friday, February 27, 2009

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Moody-Adams Selected as Next Dean of CC

By Joy Resmovits
Feb 27 02:13 am ET

Michele Moody-Adams, vice provost for undergraduate education and professor of philosophy at Cornell University, will become Columbia College’s next dean, assuming the mantle from Austin Quigley and becoming the first woman and first African American to hold the post. She will begin her tenure on July 1, 2009.

New Columbia College Dean To Come With Love of Plato, Fresh Philosophy

By Joy Resmovits
Feb 27 02:15 am ET

Though men were scarce at Wellesley College, Michele Moody-Adams found love in a titan of philosophy.

GS Acting Dean Relates To Students

By Claire Stern
Feb 27 02:46 am ET

Although Scott Halvorson has recently been appointed as the School of General Studies’ acting dean of students, he still considers himself a teacher through and through.

Columbia Scientists Discover Genetic Link to Epilepsy

By Danny Ash
Feb 27 03:00 am ET

As complex as it is devastating, epilepsy has always been a puzzling disease, rebuffing scientists’ attempts to find a single causative factor. But through a combination of sophisticated analytical techniques and old-fashioned detective work, scientists are finally beginning to understand how subtle genetic factors can lead to faults in the brain’s wiring.

Conservative Conference

By Liza Weingarten
Feb 27 03:03 am ET

This weekend, a small group of Columbia students—comprised mostly of members of the Columbia University College Republicans—will head down to Washington, D.C., for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.

Columbia Acquires Properties in Manhattanville, Upper West Side

By Maggie Astor
Feb 27 03:09 am ET

Columbia recently finalized the purchase of two buildings near campus, according to city records published on Thursday. One is a residential building at 619-623 W. 113th St., sold Feb. 19, and the other is an industrial building at 2305 12th Ave., sold Jan. 30. The University paid a combined $13.65 million for the properties.

Local Entreprenuer to Plant Life in Barren City Plot

By Sam Levin
Feb 27 07:07 pm ET

The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence, and nowhere is this more apparent than on Amsterdam Avenue and 119th Street, where metal lattice and barbed wire section off nearly half a block of weeds, dead plants, and a pump house. James Lenzi, owner of Haakon’s Hall restaurant—which is scheduled to open in mid-April—is organizing a transformation of this city-owned plot that sits adjacent to his business.

OPINION »

Taming the Wild West of Assisted Reproduction

By Debora Spar
Feb 26 11:42 pm ET

Ever since IVF became possible in 1978 with the birth of Louise Brown, the U.S. has been the wild west of assisted reproduction. Americans gave birth to 54,656 IVF babies in 2006 and underwent 16,976 procedures in which the eggs of one woman were fertilized and then transferred to another’s womb.

Ease Your Feet Into the Sea

By Daniel D'Addario
Feb 26 11:45 pm ET

I first noticed a creeping feeling of unhealth while sitting outside the library reading Christopher Marlowe on a Sunday afternoon. A throat-clearing became something more ominous, and I knew that the coming week would be an unpleasant one, remembering both the physical discomfort of sickness and the dullness that comes with being trapped in the cycle of fatigue and Kleenex.

In the Mood for Change

By Editorial Board
Feb 27 02:38 am ET

Yesterday, Michele Moody-Adams was appointed as the next dean of Columbia College and vice president of undergraduate education. Just over two decades since the college went co-educational, its administration is now taking steps toward emulating its diverse student body. Moody-Adams brings a fresh perspective from her broad academic background and her installation will provide an opportunity to re-examine undergraduate academics at Columbia.

Stars and Fights

By Joey Shemuel
Feb 27 05:08 am ET

The photographer is a Columbia College sophomore majoring in philosophy. He is a training editor in the Spectator photo department.

SPORTS »

Road Sweep Needed for Shot at Ivy Title

By Max Puro
Feb 27 03:16 am ET

With only two weekends left in the season, the Lions’ Ivy title chances are slipping. The team needs consecutive weekend sweeps, and the prospect for the first championship since 1968 looks bleak.

How the Hustle Got Knocked

By Jonathan August
Feb 27 03:40 am ET

As some of you may have noticed, there was no sports column in the Feb. 25 issue of Spectator. I would like to inform you as to why this was, in fact, the case.

Lions Try to Advance Past Leading Ivy Teams at Home

By Sarah Sommer
Feb 27 03:42 am ET

Third in the league standings, the Columbia women’s basketball team will get its best chance of the season to break into the top two this weekend. Columbia (13-11, 6-4 Ivy) faces second-place Harvard on Friday night and first-place Dartmouth on Saturday night, closing its home portion of the schedule with a bang.

CU to Compete in IFA Championships

By Jonathan August
Feb 27 03:46 am ET

After completing its Ivy campaign, the Columbia fencing team will travel to Harvard this Saturday to compete in the nation’s oldest collegiate athletic competition, the Intercollegiate Fencing Association Championships.

Lions Look to Continue Success at Home

By Kunal Gupta
Feb 27 03:49 am ET

The men’s tennis team will stay home this weekend and take on two nonconference foes, Binghamton and Stony Brook. The Lions (6-2) are coming off a weekend sweep of St. John’s and Fairleigh Dickinson, and are in the midst of a five-match home streak.

Reigning Ivy Champs Begin Quest for Repeat in Texas

By Michael Shapiro
Feb 27 03:53 am ET

For Columbia baseball, the road to back-to-back Ivy titles begins under Friday night lights. After an unexpected run to capture the league championship in 2008, the Lions kick off the 2009 season with a four-game series against the Lamar University Cardinals this weekend. It will not be an easy opener for the defending champions.

One Last Tuneup for CU Before Ivy Championships

By Bart Lopez
Feb 27 03:56 am ET

With the regular season over, the Columbia men’s swimming and diving team will be focusing on the upcoming Eastern College Athletic Conference championships this weekend in Cambridge, Mass.

Tigers, Crimson Stand in Way at League Championships

By Sara Salzbank
Feb 27 03:58 am ET

It all comes down to this weekend for the Columbia women’s swimming and diving team. The results of the dual-meet season no longer matter. How a team performs at the Ivy League Championships is the only factor in all-Ivy honors and league standing. If the Lions want to cap the season on a high mark, however, they’ll need to take down the only two Ivy teams that blemished their record this year.

CU to Open Season Against Monmouth, Lafayette

By Jonathan Tayler
Feb 27 04:01 am ET

The 2008 season opener for Columbia women’s lacrosse produced drastically different results for its participants. On one side was Monmouth, which squeaked out an 11-10 win over Columbia, finished second in the Northeast Conference, and came within one goal of playing in the NEC title game. On the other side was Columbia, which ended the year a far cry from playing in any tournament, much less at the top of any standings.

Cornell, Princeton Await At Indoor Heps

By Jonathan Tayler
Feb 27 04:07 am ET

After an indoor season that has pitted them against the tri-state area’s worst teams and the nation’s best, Columbia track and field will finally compete against its Ancient Eight foes at the Ivy League Indoor Heptagonals this weekend. The odds are against the men’s and women’s teams pulling off an upset and grabbing first place, but there should be a number of intense individual battles in Cambridge over the two-day event.

Columbia Looks to Continue Rolling Against UMass and BU

By Kunal Gupta
Feb 27 04:22 am ET

“Be focused, be determined, and play with confidence.” This mantra, coined by women’s tennis head coach Ilene Weintraub, embodies the mindset that she would like to see her young team adopt for the rest of its spring season.

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