NEWS »

New eateries try to resist recession

Goodbye Tokyo Pop, hello Angelina Pizzabar.

Public artists sculpt Broadway

The Broadway Mall Association set up an installation of sculptures scattered along the Broadway Mall, the thin island of green that divides the east and west sides of the avenue.

University Senate to meet Friday for second time this semester

On the docket for Friday's U. Senate plenary: spaces, vaccines, and swine flu absences.

Report: how to save journalism

Journalists release a report with recommendations to save the floundering industry.

Tajbakhsh, Ph.D. '93, sentenced to at least 12 years in Iranian prison

Instead of teaching at Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, urban planning scholar Kian Tajbakhsh is in solitary confinement.

OPINION »

Subcultural capital

Choosing the flea market as a site for field research was the perfect excuse to hang out with my dad all Saturday as he sold records to this strange underbelly of New York culture.

Recycle, reuse, rehash

From epic poems to 3D movies, plotlines have always been somewhat formulaic: boy sets out on adventurous quest, boy meets girl, boy slays the dragon and wins girl’s heart, with some give or take. Jungian theory tells us these stories, all composed of the same basic formulas, stem from a collective human unconscious and reflect our shared experience.

The power of one

In technology power is often quickly attained by college kids with good ideas, lots of drive, and ripe opportunities. As such, the majority of Internet and Web development in general is in the hands of elite computer literati, characterized by extreme individual achievement and skill.

Crowns and frowns

Student Affairs just had their Web site revamped—maybe it's time to redo Columbia's too.

Columbia & Its Discontents

SPORTS »

It’s time for the third annual X-Factor Awards

It’s sad to say, but we’ve hit the midpoint of the Ivy League football season and that means that it’s time for the 3rd and final installment of the X-Factor Awards.

Quakers, Bears victorious in conference matchups

This past weekend was a disappointing one for most of the Ivy football teams. Half of the Ancient Eight had in-league competition while the other half was subjected to non-conference opponents.

Schneiderman leads CU at Regional Championships

Sophomore Haig Schneiderman advanced to the semi-finals of the Wilson/ITA Regional Championships over the past week, falling one win short of representing the Northeast Region at the National Indoor Championships.

Lions fall to Villanova in second consecutive shutout

After dropping a disappointing Ivy League match to Princeton, the Columbia men’s soccer team (3-7-1, 1-2 Ivy) faced Villanova (8-5-2) on Tuesday in hopes of winning a match against a nonconference foe. But the Lions were unable to follow through on their shots—a recurring problem this season­—resulting in a 1-0 victory for the Wildcats.

Field hockey to face Lehigh

Thanks to terrible weekend weather, the Columbia field hockey team will have one more nonconference tune-up before it returns to league play. The Lions’ (5-6, 1-2 Ivy) Sunday matchup with Penn was rescheduled for Oct. 28, giving them the weekend off in preparation for their Wednesday game against Lehigh (5-8, 1-2 Patriot).

Quote of the Day

“It’s important to me that the school play a leadership role, as the future of our profession is at stake.”

-Nicholas Lemann, Journalism School dean

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