Thursday, December 3, 2009

USenate to debate confidentiality

By Amber Tunnell
Dec 3 03:23 am ET

At the last University Senate meeting of the semester, President Lee Bollinger and Provost Claude Steele might show up.

BIG support for Barnard students who study abroad

By Shira Poliak
Dec 3 03:30 am ET

A new Barnard program hopes to enhance study abroad opportunities.

Construction safety scrutinized

By Sarah Darville
Dec 3 03:44 am ET

Park West Village residents faced off with representatives of the New York City Department of Buildings, two months after a construction crane accident at Columbus Square.

City schools embrace film in new arts curriculum

By Cathi Choi
Dec 3 03:52 am ET

“Invasion of the Body Snatchers” will show in New York City classrooms.

Residents, historians work for landmarks

By Leah Greenbaum
Dec 3 04:04 am ET

“Everything we ever had here has been torn down or set aside and abandoned,” said Juanita Thomas, a community activist who believes that the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission has done little to preserve Harlem’s character and culture.

Court says no to eminent domain in Manhattanville

By Maggie Astor and Betsy Morais
Dec 3 04:10 pm ET

The state court dealt a harsh blow to Columbia’s expansion plans by ruling eminent domain use there to be illegal, after a string of disappointing losses to the University’s challengers over the past few years.

Looking beyond the month

By John Haney
Dec 2 07:12 pm ET

As the heritage month draws to a close, the Native American student community should be commended for their amazing job working together to organize events on campus that showcased the many talents and cultures of Native people.

Letter to the editor

By Jeffrey Milarsky
Dec 2 07:14 pm ET

CU Orchestra serves student musicians and University

Letter to the editor

By Alex Katz
Dec 2 07:15 pm ET

Picture painted of GS financial aid was incomplete

Letter to the editor

By Michael Spitzer-Rubenstein
Dec 2 07:17 pm ET

Spread ignores the irrationality of death penalty

Politics on Stilts

By Shaina Rubin
Dec 2 07:19 pm ET

Sixty-nine theses (not in order)

By Chris Morris-Lent
Dec 2 08:14 pm ET

Neither New York nor Columbia was what you expected.

Crowns and frowns

By Editorial Board
Dec 2 11:35 pm ET

The holidays inevitably come with crowns and frowns.

Unlikely forces join to produce and fund student music video

By Maddy Kloss
Dec 2 07:13 pm ET

Aided by a Gatsby grant and some creative fund raising tactics, a group of CU filmmakers and a Yale indie rock musician are producing a music video.

Though it is world’s second most popular drink, tea gets little respect in campus cafés

By Paula Gergen
Dec 2 07:15 pm ET

Though stores near campus offer a variety of teas, the on-campus tea selection is less impressive.

The garden may be Secret, but the family drama is touching and clear

By Claire Fu
Dec 2 07:16 pm ET

The Columbia Music Theatre Society's performance of "The Secret Garden" brings the story of a young orphan to the stage with a chorus of dancers, an accompanying orchestra, and a cast of actors.

CU book talk sheds a new light on preservation and history of ‘Candide’

By Adriana Toma
Dec 2 07:17 pm ET

A book talk on Wednesday night hosted by the Book History Colloquium at Columbia University explored interpretations of Voltaire's "Candide."

Columbia athletics set to take a turn for the better?

By Kunal Gupta
Dec 2 06:47 pm ET

I won’t go so far as to say that the Lions are on the verge of pulling the 2007 Florida Gators feat of winning national titles in both basketball and football in the same academic year. Overall the programs still have room to grow and improve, but make no mistake about it, they are improving.

Sophomore Beato shines in Light Blue victory over Delaware

By Sarah Sommer
Dec 2 06:49 pm ET

Columbia head coach Paul Nixon cited rebounding as the key to Columbia's victory over Delaware on Wednesday.

Lions look to end two-game losing streak with win over Lehigh

By Michele Cleary
Dec 2 06:51 pm ET

The Lions (2-3) have dropped their last two games, both on the road, to No. 8 Syracuse and No. 7 Sacred Heart, but will look to bring their record back to .500 when they face Lehigh in New York.

After two weeks of play, Cornell in to lead

By Spencer Gyory
Dec 2 06:52 pm ET

Judging by preseason predictions and early-season results, the Cornell men’s basketball team, led by senior forward Ryan Wittman, who earned Co-Ivy League Player of the Week honors for the week of Nov. 30, seems to be the likely favorite to win the Ivy League. Columbia’s own sophomore guard Noruwa Agho was also named Ivy League Co-Player of the Week for the second straight week.