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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

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Columbia alum helps steer city transit

By Aaron Kiersh
Apr 21 11:36 pm ET

As subway lines and local buses drive ahead with fare hikes and service cuts, one Columbia alumnus is trying to map the city’s transit future.

Math whiz Clader to be valedictorian

By Tabitha Peyton Wood
Apr 21 11:38 pm ET

Her parents said they knew she was intellectually gifted when she taught herself to read at age three. Now Emily Clader, CC ’09, recently chosen as class valedictorian, is preparing to bring her luminosity in mathematics and music to Michigan.

School vote grants parents advisory voice

By Jessica Hills
Apr 21 11:44 pm ET

As the families of Harlem’s public school students consider the semesters ahead, unsure of who will control their children’s education programs, some are taking some extra time to unofficially participate in planning for the future.

Religious leaders have faith in green

By Madina Toure
Apr 21 11:46 pm ET

As part of Greenspiration—a student-led ten-day series of environmentally-focused events—a panel of religious experts discussed the relationship between religion and going green.

Jewish fraternity 'Sammy' slated for Columbia

By Hilary Soloff
Apr 21 11:51 pm ET

As the Greek system at Columbia continues to expand, male students will soon have a new gateway into fraternity life.

Constantine files TC defamation complaint

By Joy Resmovits
Apr 21 11:56 pm ET

Not long after her lawsuit was disposed, Madonna Constantine is turning to yet another legal option with a $200 million defamation complaint filed Tuesday to the New York State Supreme Court.

OPINION »

The curious case of Columbia students

By Emily Tamkin
Apr 21 08:04 pm ET

As much as I complain about needing to study, I find it much easier to do that than to pry myself away from my books and laptop and head out to one of the many events held each night

Rethinking Holocaust memorialization

By Shira Borzak
Apr 21 08:05 pm ET

I know now that I was far from the only kid sitting unfeelingly on a middle school gym floor during a school-wide memorial service that invariably involves the lighting of candles, reading of war-time poetry, and pictures of survivors. Have I "remembered" myself into numbness?

Eco-construction: an exercise in symbiotics

By Elizabeth Kipp-Giusti
Apr 21 08:07 pm ET

Imagine a bustling metropolis that is environmentally responsible. Then build it.

Cold-hearted conservatism

By Lauren Salz
Apr 21 08:11 pm ET

I anticipated that my interactions with poverty would make me more progressive in terms of my economic views. In turns out that the exact opposite happened.

Self portrait in a text mirror

By Daryl Seitchik
Apr 21 11:24 pm ET

I started my online journal to make up for all the silences and missed connections, to say everything I did not say in school.

First Lady

By Joey Shemuel
Apr 22 01:18 am ET

The photographer is a Columbia College sophomore majoring in philosophy and human rights. He is a Spectator photo training editor.

An untimely inconvenience

By Editorial Board
Apr 22 02:01 am ET

Columbia University Housing Services should use computer-generated selection schedule to make the process fairer for students.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT »

The fate of music in the face of Twitter

By Catherine Rice
Apr 21 07:25 pm ET

With music—from distrubution to journalism—being shaped and changed by the internet, will music's quality diminish?

Famous physicist aims to makes the Impossible possible

By Sam Kerbel
Apr 21 07:27 pm ET

Physicist Michio Kaku, who will speak on Thursday about his new book, hopes to make science interesting to the general public by exploring topics such as time travel and robots, formerly limited to the realm of science fiction.

Treeless brings artistry to a unique coming-of-age story

By Cedric Cheung-Lau
Apr 21 07:29 pm ET

So Yong Kim's second movie, Treeless Mountain, tells the tale of two sisters struggling with the absence of their mother and the challenges of growing up.

Moved by mechanical art at LeRoy Neiman

By Hannah Kligman
Apr 21 07:31 pm ET

Richard Hollander's solo show, "Articulated Movement," at the LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies is full of moving sculptures, seemingly with minds of their own.

SPORTS »

Lions take a break from conference play before facing Penn

By Jacob Levenfeld
Apr 21 11:40 pm ET

Things haven’t exactly gone according to plan for the Columbia baseball team this season.

Lacrosse looks to extend win streak against LaSalle

By Kunal Gupta
Apr 21 11:50 pm ET

Coming off its biggest win since 2005, the Columbia lacrosse team will travel to LaSalle (4-11, 1-6 A-10), looking for its third consecutive victory.

The defining moments of CU athletics

By Jonathan Tayler
Apr 22 12:10 am ET

Just today, the Boston Red Sox—ever eager to package and re-sell the team’s history to its fans—announced a campaign that would celebrate “moments” from the 100-plus years of the franchise.

Columbia softball splits doubleheader versus Iona

By Michele Cleary
Apr 22 12:11 am ET

The Columbia softball team split its non-conference doubleheader with Iona yesterday, dropping the first game before storming back to take the second contest.

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