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Alex Peacocke
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Bomb Threat Closes Broadway
| Apr 4A New York Police Department bomb squad closed off one block of Broadway to all car and pedestrian traffic for about an hour late Thursday night, allegedly in response to a suspicious package. The street has since been reopened.
Cab Slams Into Sedan on Broadway
Three people were hospitalized when a yellow cab collided with a car at the corner of 114th Street and Broadway Sunday night.
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CTV NEWS VIDEO: The Scene of the Accident
City News Briefs
| Oct 24A police officer protecting the mayor on his way to work was assaulted Tuesday morning.
Suspect in Robberies Arrested
| Dec 31A man suspected of robbing seven local women has been arrested, police said Tuesday. The arrest comes days after police announced they suspected a single man in the string of robberies, and released his description to the public.
One Dead, Another Hurt in Shooting
| Oct 22A 15-year-old boy was murdered a block from his home on Friday.
Community Board in Uproar Over River-to-River Rezoning Plan
| Oct 4Members of Manhattan’s Community Board 10 voiced their concerns about the New York City Planning Commission’s proposed “river-to-river” rezoning of 125th Street at a meeting last night held in the Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building.
New Semester Brings Changes To Morningside Eateries
| Sep 12When students returned to Morningside Heights to start the new semester, they found a spate of changes to the neighborhood’s streetscape, with old stores and restaurants closing down and new ones moving in.
Fight Breaks Out in Front of Milano
| Sep 27A fight broke outside Milano Market Tuesday evening when one man smashed another in the face with a stick.
Ahmadinejad Demystified
| Sep 24Ever since Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accepted the invitation to speak on campus, students and observers have been searching everywhere for information regarding our latest lightning rod, so Spectator has provided you with a guide to this infamous world leader.
As Visit Looms, Alum Released From Prison
| Sep 24While Columbia entertains one Iranian from Tehran today, the plight of another has come to a close in the past week.
City News Briefs
| Dec 31A Baruch College professor was mugged and her boyfriend stabbed by a parolee, the New York Post reported.
Club Alleges Mistreatment
| Dec 31The Columbia University Kung Fu Club alleged it has been unjustly charged and poorly treated by the Columbia University Club Sports Governing Board, the group announced on Tuesday.
Delivery Workers Share Their Plight
| Dec 31Solicitations of support and stories of worker abuse found a home in Hamilton Monday night as fired Saigon Grill delivery workers brought their plight to campus.
Kluge To Donate At Least $400 Million to University
| Dec 31The Wall Street Journal has reported that the University is expected to receive between $400 and $600 million from John W. Kluge, CC '37, in a donation to be announced tomorrow.
SDS Returns to CU Campus
| Dec 31A student activist group that spearheaded the takeover of Hamilton Hall in April 1968 has been resurrected on campus.
Stiglitz Hosts Panel About Globalization
| Dec 31At a colloquium hosted by the Committee on Global Thought last night, renowned scholars from developing nations across the globe expounded upon how globalization is revolutionizing the models of government in "The Global South."
Stiglitz Hosts Panel About Globalization
| Dec 31At a colloquium hosted by the Committee on Global Thought last night, renowned scholars from developing nations across the globe expounded upon how globalization is revolutionizing the models of government in "The Global South."
Faculty House Workers See Uncertain Future at Columbia
| Dec 31Workers at Columbia University's Faculty House remain unsure as to the future of their jobs after learning that planned renovations to the facility have been postponed by one year.
Arts May Go Without Dean Until Spring
| Dec 31Seven months after the resignation of Dean Bruce Ferguson, the Columbia University School of the Arts is still without a permanent dean.
Bookstore Hosts Discussion Of Professor's Latest Work
| Dec 31Professor of English and comparative literature Ross Posnock appeared at the Columbia University Bookstore Thursday night for a discussion and signing of his new book, Philip Roth's Rude Truth: The Art of Immaturity.







