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Thursday, April 23, 2009

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Columbus Village brings new retail, development

By Sam Levin
Apr 22 07:52 pm ET

The elementary school courtyard, the public housing playground, the market-rate condo, and the backyard garage sale are part of a three-block neighborhood on the brink of transformation.

Bollinger talks economy, shows off puppy

By Amber Tunnell
Apr 22 07:54 pm ET

Last night, about 50 students attended University President Lee Bollinger’s fireside chat at his residence at 60 Morningside Drive.

In first fireside chat this semester, Spar discusses global BC

By Madina Toure
Apr 22 07:55 pm ET

Barnard President Debora Spar held her first fireside chat this semester on Wednesday evening to discuss the concerns of international students and how to raise Barnard’s profile abroad.

Faculty to convene on Palestinian academic freedom

By Scott Levi and Kim Kirschenbaum
Apr 22 07:56 pm ET

Members of the Faculty of the Arts and Sciences will meet at noon today to discuss Columbia’s role concerning academic freedom and scholarly research in the West Bank and Gaza, and to once again call on University President Lee Bollinger to publicly take a stance on the issue.

Feniosky Peña-Mora named SEAS dean

By Joy Resmovits
Apr 22 07:57 pm ET

Feniosky Peña-Mora, associate provost of the University of Illinois, has been appointed the next dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, according to a university-wide e-mail sent by President Lee Bollinger on Wednesday afternoon.

Peña-Mora returns to New York's acropolis, desires communication

By Joy Resmovits
Apr 22 07:59 pm ET

In coming to Morningside Heights, Feniosky Peña-Mora returns to his roots. A fast-talking Dominican Republic native, Peña-Mora described growing up with his family in Washington Heights for certain parts of the year.

CCSC winners: Action Potential, Clear Party

By Alix Pianin
Apr 23 01:58 am ET

Uncontested party Action Potential was unsurprisingly elected to the Columbia College Student Council Executive Board Tuesday night, while the majority of Cliff Massey’s Clear Party won out over The Party, ticket of class of 2010 presidential incumbent A.J. Pascua.

Schwartz, salutatorian, to pursue science in D.C.

By Tabitha Peyton Wood
Apr 23 02:05 am ET

Mollie Schwartz, this year’s Columbia College salutatorian, prepares to address her class at graduation, but still doesn’t know what she will say.

OPINION »

CML contra senatus

By Chris Morris-Lent
Apr 22 07:23 pm ET

Some are content to have a resume do justice to their personality—a column will have to do the same for me.

Let’s commence a no-paper tradition

By Emily Rose Jordan
Apr 22 07:25 pm ET

One way Columbia could take a non-partisan stance on the crucial issue of our environmental future would be by not printing paper programs for Commencement or Class Day this year.

Letters to the editor

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Apr 22 07:27 pm ET

Congratulations: class of 2009 valedictorian will inspire future Columbia women

Politics On Stilts

By Shaina Rubin
Apr 22 07:31 pm ET

Politics on Stilts. The artist is a Columbia College senior majoring in English and Comparative Literature.

SEAS going overseas

By Editorial Board
Apr 23 12:29 am ET

As Days on Campus comes to an end, prospective students will leave looking forward to the opportunities that await them in college. Many of them will want to study abroad, but due to stringent academic requirements, few students in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will able to spend a semester in a different country. The University has taken measures to remedy this, and SEAS students should match these efforts by participating in study abroad programs.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT »

Student filmmaker shoots movie under the Spanish sun

By Julia Alekseyeva
Apr 22 09:31 pm ET

Victor Suarez, CC ’11, is so down-to-earth, it is almost hard to believe that he directed a $15,000 film production in Spain last summer.

WBAR-B-Q concert brings beef and beats together

By Angela Ruggiero-Corliss
Apr 22 09:34 pm ET

Barnard’s independent radio station will host its sixteenth annual WBAR-B-Q on Lehman Lawn this Sunday. The free concert and barbecue is scheduled to run from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Professor’s stories combine the strange and silly

By Tommy Hill
Apr 22 09:37 pm ET

Columbia Professor Scott Snyder combines the fun of teaching with his short story collection Voodoo Heart

TV viewers to face new troubles on YouTube redesign

By Joe Daly
Apr 22 10:15 pm ET

the YouTube redesign that is pushing the legal streaming of TV shows over original content has fans doing a double take, wondering if the company is essentially removing the “You” from YouTube.

SPORTS »

Track travels to Philly for three day Penn Relays

By Sabine Schulz
Apr 23 12:23 am ET

The Columbia track and field team will be heading to Philadelphia this weekend to compete in the Penn Relays. After last week’s successes at the Larry Ellis Invitational in Princeton, the Lions look to improve their times against Ivy League opponents.

CU softball hits the road to face Rider in twinbill

By Sara Salzbank
Apr 23 12:26 am ET

Continuing its short break from conference play, the Columbia softball team (13-29, 3-23 Ivy) will face Rider University (10-28, 3-5 MAAC) on Thursday before taking on its final Ivy foe, Penn, this weekend.

Lacrosse wins double-overtime thriller for third straight win

By Bart Lopez
Apr 23 12:32 am ET

The Columbia lacrosse team traveled to Philadelphia to face La Salle on Wednesday. The Lions won their third straight contest, defeating the Explorers 10-9 after two overtime periods.

Baseball drops two against Manhattan

By Jacob Levenfeld
Apr 23 12:38 am ET

In a final tune-up before the last weekend of league play—which promises to be chock-full of drama—Columbia baseball dropped a pair of afternoon games at home to Manhattan, 4-1 and 8-4. The Lions (10-29, 6-10 Ivy) knew that the two seven-inning matchups did not affect Ivy League standings and, importantly, will go into the weekend series against Penn with rested arms.

A look at the first round of the 2009 NBA playoffs

By Jelani Johnson
Apr 23 01:17 am ET

Last week I went to play basketball at a park here in Salvador, Brazil. As far as recreational sports go, you’d be hard-pressed to find a burgeoning basketball scene here in Salvador.

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