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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

By Amber Tunnell
Apr 14 10:45 pm ET

A year after the creation of the Columbia College Global Core requirement, faculty members are evaluating potential classes and looking to downsize large lecture courses to smaller seminars—neither of which have been simple tasks.

Treatment for mental illness takes many forms

By Adam Akant
Apr 14 10:47 pm ET

Andrew graduated high school near the top of his class and with an excellent academic record. He was also on drugs for most of it.

Mayoral control of public schools debated

By Jessica Hills
Apr 14 10:49 pm ET

Retracted plans to close P.S. 241 and P.S. 194 in Harlem and P.S. 150 in Brooklyn has spurred debate about who should control the city’s public school system.

Professor, coalition member debate Darfur

By Madina Toure
Apr 14 10:51 pm ET

Debate became heated Tuesday evening as students, faculty, and locals gathered for a heated debate about the role of international cooperation in the Darfur genocides.

Despite recession, Amsterdam thrives

By Aaron Kiersh
Apr 14 10:53 pm ET

Amsterdam Avenue between 115th and 125th Streets is a road of contradictions.

College Days: comedy night

By Sarah Gallagher
Apr 14 11:11 pm ET

Columbia College Days, which include a preview of the Varsity Show, celebrate school spirit and include activities such as last night’s comedy show.

OPINION »

Living the dream...sort of

By Ted Nigro
Apr 14 10:22 pm ET

My band mates and I were on a mission that was one part messianic, one part egomaniacal, and completely immature.

Redemption in our days

By David Weltman
Apr 14 10:25 pm ET

On such a politically active and rights-minded campus like Columbia, I often note my own extra sensitivity instilled by the message of Passover.

Rethinking Pakistan-U.S. relations

By Taimur Malik
Apr 14 10:30 pm ET

The United States must at all costs fundamentally change the way it deals with Pakistan.

Before you go

By Adrian Haimovich and Vedant Misra
Apr 14 10:36 pm ET

At our very own Columbia, we want every science class to remind us of the grand questions instead of letting us slip into the mentality that science is something only to be crunched out on paper.

Feminist manifesto

By Rudi Batzell
Apr 14 10:43 pm ET

Feminism must become a politics of collective democratic power for workers, individual dignity for all human beings, and a freedom that transcends the choices of market incentives.

As I See It

By Dave Minchin
Apr 14 11:28 pm ET

The photographer is a senior in the School of General Studies. He is majoring in political science.

Students in the big city

By Editorial Board
Apr 15 01:24 am ET

After four years in Morningside Heights, many Columbia seniors have yet to take advantage of some of New York’s unique attractions. As the semester wanes, seniors should utilize the city’s wealth of recreational and academic opportunities before their imminent graduation.

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