A small fire broke out on the sixth floor of the Barnard residence at 600 W 116th St. Friday morning. Everyone in the building was evacuated immediately and no students were injured.

Major requirements for Columbia College political science students will be lessened by 12 points starting this semester, the Columbia political science department announced.

The Columbia University College Republicans hosted a watch party of John McCain’s speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, an event which took place exactly a week before the newly dubbed presidential nominee appears on campus.

As the 2008 Fall Activities Fair kicks off Friday afternoon, College Walk will overflow with eager first-years and the even more eager representatives of Columbia’s countless student groups. But in the wake of a turbulent school year and in the final months before a hotly debated national election, extracurricular life may be up for a new kind of energy.

6:00 p.m.--Spectator has confirmed with President Bollinger's Office that there are 200 seats in the lottery for full and part-time students for admission to the September 11th event featuring John McCain and Barack Obama, CC '83.

Columbia has released details about the process by which students will be able to try to obtain tickets to next Thursday's joint appearance of presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Senator John McCain (R-Ari.) at Roone Arledge Auditorium.