Monday, August 30, 2010

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News

Meet your administrators: the people behind the names
By Amber Tunnell

Your University administrator cheat sheet.

What to expect from your student councils
By Elizabeth Scott

New to the student government scene? Take a look at what your elected officials have been up to.

New meal plan options on both sides of Broadway
By Madina Toure, Madina Toure, Amber Tunnell

Columbia students will be returning to whole new meal plans.

An introduction to campus student groups
By Leah Greenbaum

Club and organization possibilities are endless. Here are a few that have recently made waves.

Surviving the 9 Ways of Knowing
By Madina Toure

Every year, incoming first-years at Barnard wonder how to fulfill the Nine Ways of Knowing requirements. How is the average Barnard student to find her way through the Ways?

How to survive (and love) the Core
By Amber Tunnell

Whether you hate to love it or love to hate it (or somewhere in between), the Core Curriculum is the quintessential Columbia experience. Now it's just time to figure out how to survive it.

Defining Manhattanville
By Sarah Darville

Don't know Nick Sprayregen from Norman Siegel? Here's your glossary to all things Manhattanville.

Top 5 things to know about the MTA
By Andrea García-Vargas

Continuing budget problems mean bus and subway prices will probably increase in 2011. Here's what else you need to know.

Locals engage in evolution of diverse Upper West Side
By Sarah Darville

Columbia sits at the very north end of the Upper West Side, a diverse Manhattan neighborhood that stretches south to the edge of Central Park at 59th Street. Within walking distance is a chunk of the city filled with historic architecture and current controversies worth keeping on your radar as a temporary resident of this part of the island.

In Harlem, controversy meets vibrant community
By Sarah Darville

This neighborhood is changing quickly. Be sure you don’t miss it.

Columbia looks ahead to satellite campus after bitter legal battle
By Kim Kirschenbaum

The road to the the Manhattanville expansion has been—and continues to be—rocky, at best.

Quirky politicians of Morningside and Harlem vie for support in loyal community
By Kim Kirschenbaum

Outside the campus gates, there’s an entirely different set of movers and shakers, better known as the eccentric, dramatic, and sometimes corrupt politicians of Morningside Heights and West Harlem.

Arts and Entertainment

How to make a mark on the CU art scene
By Ashton Cooper

If students know where to look, they will find chances to enjoy art in any context that interests them

New semester, new books, new ways to save dough
By Melissa von Mayrhauser, Melissa von Mayrhauser, Claire Fu

A rundown of coursebook options and costs

Illegal streaming alternatives for the TV-less
By Rachel Allen

A new student's guide to keeping up with film and TV and keeping out of trouble with CUIT and Barnard Resnet

For every great night, there’s a MoHi meal to fix the next not-so-great morning
By Allison Malecha

The Top 5 hangover-busting M’side eats

Before a night out, check the IDs of popular campus bars
By A&E Editors

Before students decide which bar they want to call their stomping ground, they should study up on all of M'side's watering holes