Thursday, April 9, 2009

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BC elects Palillo to lead SGA

By Elizabeth Scott
Apr 8 08:41 pm ET

Katie Palillo, BC ’10, was elected Student Government President Wednesday after an extended campaign period led to the largest Barnard voter turnout in recent years.

Graduates' job searches clouded by depression, anxiety

By David Xia
Apr 8 08:47 pm ET

She had just graduated from Barnard College, landed a prestigious internship in a major city, and was making successful rent payments. Life was going as she had planned until the end of the summer—when she found herself jobless and sinking into depression.

'Best-kept secret' to close this weekend

By Sam Levin
Apr 8 08:51 pm ET

Customers call La Negrita Columbus Avenue’s best-kept secret, and apparently they are right. The 109th Street bar will close its doors indefinitely on Saturday due to low patronage. The beloved campus watering hole, which opened four years ago, is frequented by students and local residents seeking refuge from the retail hub of Broadway and the loud nightlife of Amsterdam Avenue.

Landlords opt out of subsidy developments

By Katherine Meduski
Apr 9 01:51 pm ET

Several buildings around the Upper West Side have participated in Mitchell-Lama, a New York housing subsidy program that builds and maintains affordable homes for low- to middle-income residents. But the number of developments still participating in the program has decreased as landlords choose to opt out—a move which can subject their tenants to rent deregulation.

OPINION »

A global guise

By Jake Miller
Apr 8 06:42 pm ET

What does it even mean to be the “primary focus” of Lit Hum or CC? Should we consider Spain an area of primary focus? Or Russia, with only Dostoevsky on the syllabus?

Letters to the Editor

By Opinion
Apr 8 06:46 pm ET

I agree with Emily Rose Jordan’s observation in her April 2nd op-ed “A future for the rest of us” that many of Columbia’s career advising resources are geared towards those who plan to go into professional careers in finance, law, or medicine.

Playing the race card—Part II

By Chris Morris-Lent
Apr 8 06:47 pm ET

We are who we admit, and much of the blame must go to the admissions office’s amazingly cynical affirmative action policy.

Ready to play, not pay

By Editorial Board
Apr 9 12:38 am ET

As Funding at Columbia University prepares to determine how to allocate funds among the five governing boards, it must ensure that the fee every undergraduates pays for campus life benefits all students equally. The Club Sports Governing Board in particular must make sure lower-income students are not put at a disadvantage.

SPORTS »

Glynn leads lacrosse offensive attack

By Juliette Daley
Apr 9 01:09 am ET

“We have never won an Ivy League game in my career and I am determined to change that.” Holly Glynn can most accurately be described as a silent killer.

Columbia looks to improve run production

By Michele Cleary
Apr 9 01:12 am ET

While it may not be all that surprising that the Columbia softball team has a current Ivy League record of 2-6 (12-20 overall), given that the program only won three conference matchups last year, the Lions’ record could very easily be much better. During the first eight games of Ivy play, the Light Blue left a total of 46 runners on base.

Cornell, Dartmouth stay atop Ivy League rankings after weekend

By Sara Salzbank
Apr 9 01:22 am ET

With the softball season well under way, Cornell and Dartmouth lead the Ivy League and prove they’re the teams to beat. Dartmouth (13-13, 6-2) leads the North Division following its sweep (13-7, 12-7) of Princeton on Saturday and split with Cornell on Sunday.

Dartmouth in control with perfect record

By Jonathan Tayler
Apr 9 01:24 am ET

We’re two weeks into the Ivy League baseball season with intra-division play beginning this weekend. So what do we know so far?

Columbia lacrosse offense falters against Yale

By Jonathan Tayler
Apr 9 01:26 am ET

It was another day and another conference loss for Columbia lacrosse as the Lions fell to Yale by a score of 12-6 at home. The defeat is the sixth straight of the season for the Light Blue, and the 26th straight loss to an Ivy League team.

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