Have a comment? A story idea? Let us know.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

NEWS »

Workgroup proposes smoking ban

By Alix Pianin
Apr 27 10:12 pm ET

Enjoy that cigarette on Low Steps now, as campus smoking may soon be more tightly regulated.

N.Y. proposes same-sex marriage

By Liza Weingarten
Apr 27 10:13 pm ET

The right to same-sex marriage, once a long-shot hope for many couples in New York, may now be closer to becoming a reality.

SIPA cuts non-financial aid, non-salary costs by five percent

By Elizabeth Foydel
Apr 27 10:14 pm ET

In light of a decreased University endowment, the School of International and Public Affairs has initiated a five percent cut on all non-salary, non-financial aid spending in 2009 and will maintain the cut for the 2010 fiscal year.

New York State Senate, Assembly will vote on rent regulation bill

By Katherine Meduski
Apr 27 10:16 pm ET

As landlords continue to buy out of affordable housing programs, low-income renters remain at risk.

Technology improves results of CU psych study

By Aviva Shen
Apr 27 10:17 pm ET

The digital age has left nothing untouched, least of all mental health.

The Diana joins Barnard divinities

By Maggie Astor and Joy Resmovits
Apr 27 10:19 pm ET

“It’s a girl!” So read the first line of the announcement Barnard sent to students describing the name of the school’s new student center, slated to open at the beginning of the spring 2010 semester.

CCSC Elections Board reviews rules in order to prevent offensive posters

By Kim Kirschenbaum
Apr 27 10:22 pm ET

Campus council protocol is on the brink of a change that may cause candidates to think twice about campaign tactics.

OPINION »

Immigrants are people, too

By Shamsa Mangalji
Apr 27 07:29 pm ET

It will take the combined effort of both political leaders and members of civil society to ensure that our tax money is not spent treating innocent people inhumanely.

Reclaiming a voice on campus

By Sarah Camiscoli
Apr 27 07:30 pm ET

Engraved upon the columns of Butler library and expressed throughout the classrooms, such ideals are assumed to be at the forefront of our minds and are imagined to permeate throughout campus.

The ultimate sacrifice

By Ana Baric
Apr 27 07:30 pm ET

This year, I decided to not only follow Lent, but to make the ultimate sacrifice—I gave up Facebook.

Diversity in dining

By Editorial Board
Apr 27 11:35 pm ET

By increasing the number of locations that accept meal swipes, Dining Services can act on students’ complaints about the quality and uniformity of meals served at John Jay. Expanding meals to Ferris Booth would provide more flexible, diverse, and inexpensive dining options for all students with dining plans.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT »

Music majors: theory over practice

By Galaxy Cho
Apr 27 09:59 pm ET

As college students, we can often feel defined by our majors. When we meet new people, we share it with as much facility as we do our names, and we are forced to suffer the stereotypes with which our majors are associated.

Preston Keat and Ian Bremmer dissect political risk

By Valeria Zhavoronkina
Apr 27 10:02 pm ET

Professor Preston Keat of the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs presented the aim of his recently published book, The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing, as “the beginnings of a toolkit to think about political risk.” In an increasingly interdependent world that is weathering an economic downturn, this may be an offer we can’t refuse.

Il Divo’s director Paolo Sorrentino sheds light on former prime minister

By Jacklyn Katz
Apr 27 10:04 pm ET

He is a man of many nicknames but you only have to remember one—“Il Divo.”

Cinema politico: Irish fight for their rights in political films

By David Berke
Apr 27 10:06 pm ET

It would be difficult to find films more disparate in style than The Wind That Shakes the Barley and The Crying Game. But the two films are, at their core, about the same thing—the Irish fight for independence from Great Britain.

SPORTS »

Dartmouth and Cornell to clash in contest for softball Ivy League title

By Michele Cleary
Apr 27 11:50 pm ET

The dust has settled from the final weekend of Ivy League softball, and Cornell and Dartmouth have emerged as contenders for the Ivy title. Though Southern Division champion Cornell clinched last weekend, Dartmouth wasn’t crowned Northern Division champion until its final game this past weekend.

Dartmouth and Cornell to clash in contest for softball Ivy League title

By Michele Cleary
Apr 27 11:50 pm ET

The dust has settled from the final weekend of Ivy League softball, and Cornell and Dartmouth have emerged as contenders for the Ivy title. Though Southern Division champion Cornell clinched last weekend, Dartmouth wasn’t crowned Northern Division champion until its final game this past weekend.

Not enough preparation, more injuries

By Jacob Shapiro
Apr 27 11:56 pm ET

It’s already the end of April, and for fantasy baseball owners, that means it’s time to start evaluating your team. Players that start off slowly hamper all teams, but this season, I’ve noticed a specific trend that is proving to be quite harmful. Over the past three weeks, three of my top players have gone on the disabled list (“DL”) with injuries that were only recently detected.

Penn poised for NCAA lacrosse championship

By Jonathan Tayler
Apr 28 12:01 am ET

Even in the one of the best women’s lacrosse conferences in the country, Penn is making it look easy. The Quakers locked up a third straight Ivy League regular season title with a third straight undefeated conference season, sweeping all seven Ivy League opponents.

Tigers and Big Red vie for Gehrig bid

By Bart Lopez
Apr 28 12:04 am ET

Dartmouth headed into the weekend looking to capture the Rolfe Division title by defeating Ivy rival Harvard.

view issue in pdf form

Subscribe

Subscribe now and have the Columbia Daily Spectator delivered to your doorstep.

More information

sign up

Got a news tip? Tell us!

Submit tip

MOST VIEWED