Taylor Napolitano

On the eve of the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, students and professors alike piled in to Jerome Greene Hall to hear Philip Bobbitt, Herbert Wechsler Professor of Jurisprudence, offer his uniquely interdisciplinary approach to considering the current war on terror.

“How would you feel about a doctor who had never interacted with a patient?” asked Columbia Law School professor Barbara Schatz, chair of the Public Interest Law Initiative, about the opportunity students have to represent real-world clients. Yet while the technique promoted by PILI—known as clinical legal teaching—has existed since the 1960s in the United States, it is just starting up in Eastern Europe.

Change was the theme of the hour in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria at the kickoff of Columbia Law School’s sesquicentennial Friday, with attendees lauding the school’s international student body and network of alumni.

University Professor Jagdish Bhagwati is known for his advocacy of freer trade and economic globalization. His 2004 book, In Defense of Globalization, has been re-released, complete with a new afterword detailing the evolution of the arguments originally presented for and against economic globalization. On Friday, professor Bhagwati gave the following interview:

The Morningside makeover continued over the past months as Columbia began and completed a variety of construction projects.

Unknown to most who attend Columbia, three power plants are hidden away beneath Charles McKim's neoclassical creation that provide heat in the winter, cold air in the spring, warm water for showers, and lights across campus.

On any given picturesque day in early April, the steps of Low Library are a hub of activity.

Major changes planned for the northwest corner of the Morningside campus have been in a pre-construction phase, preparing for a new science building since March 19.

Major changes planned for the northwest corner of the Morningside campus have been in a pre-construction phase, preparing for a new science building since March 19.

Columbia professor Joseph Massad and Israeli linguist Tanya Reinhart espoused the view that Palestinians are currently in a state of apartheid beneath the Israeli government Friday night.

Classes were cancelled at the Columbia Music Center for three days last week due to a heating failure in Prentis Hall, something that administrators and students alike admit wasn't surprising.

Rats, rodents, vermin. Call them what you want, but many students say they have noticed a marked increase in their population on campus this year, as compared with previous academic years.

The market, located on Broadway between 114th and 115th streets, is relatively new. Originally located on a side street, the market has grown considerably within the last five years, moving its many stands of fruits, vegetables, and breads to Broadway.

At City College of New York, Columbia's uptown neighbor, students of the rigorous Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education are increasingly renting apartments close to the 137th Street campus-and driving up rents in the process.

In order to expand the department's reach, a brand-new Hispanic studies program debuted this semester, replacing the old Latino studies major.

"Latin American studies has not been eliminated. ... It is very much alive and well," said Michael Agnew, director of undergraduate studies in the department of Spanish and Portuguese.

So what exactly is the offside rule?
"Most professional players don't understand it," Columbia professor Sunil Gulati said jokingly Saturday morning during the soccer game of Emilio, his 9-year-old son.