Wednesday, March 4, 2009

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Columbia Celebrates Women

By Tabitha Peyton Wood
Mar 4 01:48 am ET

This Women’s History Month begins as Columbia College rings in its 25th anniversary of coeducation and hires its first female dean, Michele Moody-Adams.

Old Marine Station to Gain New, Green Life

By Maggie Astor
Mar 4 02:15 am ET

In the latest step along a lengthy quest for green redevelopment of a former marine transfer station on West 135th Street, the Waterfront and Economic Development Committee of local Community Board 9 met Tuesday to finalize and approve planning recommendations to the board at large.

Reading and Complaining Go Hand in Hand With Heavy Syllabi

By Madina Toure
Mar 4 02:20 am ET

Though many come to Columbia to hit the books, by the time midterms roll around, a number are ready to hit their heads against a wall. “This is how much reading I have. I have so much reading that I run out my print quota for one lecture,” said Veronica Hylton, CC ’12, who added later, “Completely honestly, I don’t give a shit about French tax structure in the 1920s.”

OPINION »

Don’t Start Playing the Funeral March Yet

By Lauren Salz
Mar 3 10:14 pm ET

I have a message for Columbia liberals: conservatism is far from dead.

For Goodness’ Sake

By Akiva Bamberger
Mar 3 10:25 pm ET

It is the little actions that people commit, out of compassion or kindness and without any expectation of reward, that helped me regain a certain faith in mankind this past winter.

Small Farming and the Ivy League

By Emma Hoyt
Mar 3 10:37 pm ET

An extensive knowledge of sustainable food issues would not go amiss as the world prepares itself for looming environmental and health crises.

Better Teachers with Online Education

By Edward Kim
Mar 3 10:42 pm ET

The teacher shortage coupled with the current economic crisis makes a great case for the possibilities of an online degree program, especially considering the major advances in interactive technology and online learning platforms in the past decade.

Divestment from the Israeli Occupation of Palestine

By Aaron Winslow
Mar 3 10:47 pm ET

This week, a coalition of Columbia University students released a series of demands that clearly and forcefully lay the groundwork for the divestment of the University’s endowment funds from those corporations currently profiting from the illegal occupation of Palestine.

Smoke Stacks

By Lila Neiswanger
Mar 4 03:20 am ET

The photographer is a Columbia College first-year. She is the deputy news photo editor of the Columbia Spectator.

SPORTS »

Rudnicki Perseveres Despite Injuries

By Jonathan Tayler
Mar 4 12:12 am ET

Alex Rudnicki knew that something was wrong. His right arm dangling at his side was proof enough of that.

Lacrosse Seeks to Extend Win Streak to Three Games

By Michael Shapiro
Mar 4 12:14 am ET

The Columbia women’s lacrosse team (2-0) enters today’s match against the Wagner Seahawks (0-2) after winning its first two contests of the season against Monmouth and Lafayette. The Lions have fared well against the Seahawks in the past and will try to extend their 11-0 all-time record against them this afternoon.

A Tribute to The Hirsute

By Matt Velazquez
Mar 4 12:15 am ET

As I sit here typing this, I am sporting a soul patch. Normally, this isn’t a formation that my facial hair takes, but my suitemates and I threw a ’90s party last Friday. Before the party I was hirsute, but I knew that I had the responsibility to try to form my whiskers into something definitively ’90s. I

Big Red Dashes Dartmouth’s Hopes For Perfect Season

By Michele Cleary
Mar 4 12:17 am ET

This past weekend, the Cornell women’s basketball team did something no other Ivy team has done yet this season: beat Dartmouth. As the final weekend of the season approaches, the Big Green’s overtime loss has made for an interesting title race, as Harvard is only one game out of first place.

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