The Candidates At Columbia

VP Candidate Joseph Biden Spotted in Motorcade

Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. and the Democratic nominee for Vice President was spotted in a black sports utility vehicle turning onto 114th Street at around 5:20 p.m.

By Spectator Staff | Sep 11 05:27 pm ET

On 9/11, Service Takes the Stage

After making a joint appearance at Ground Zero, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama will speak about service in Alfred Lerner Hall this evening.

By Joy Resmovits | Sep 11 03:37 am ET

McCain Returns to Columbia After Cool Reception in 2006

When Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) last spoke on campus at Columbia College’s Class Day in 2006, he was greeted with 800 orange buttons and 100 umbrellas that read “McCain does not speak for me.”
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By Melissa Repko | Sep 11 03:32 am ET

Outside the Campus Gates, Neighborhood Keeps Calm

When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the Columbia stage last year, the campus went on lockdown as the sidewalks of Broadway filled with New Yorkers eager to voice their opinion on the gu

By Daniel Amzallag and Lydia Wileden | Sep 11 03:31 am ET

Civic-Minded Stars Join ServiceNation

For a young organization, community-service coalition ServiceNation is already making big waves.

By Scott Levi | Sep 11 03:30 am ET

Student Leaders Echo Day’s Call to Volunteer

Student councils, club governing boards, and student political groups scrambled to organize Columbia University Serves 2008, a nonpartisan, service-oriented event on Low Plaza before the ServiceNat

By David Xia | Sep 11 03:28 am ET

After ’70s Drop, Service Is Back at CU

Forty-eight years ago, a senator three weeks away from a tight presidential election arrived on a college campus in the middle of the night. Democratic presidential candidate John F.

By Alix Pianin | Sep 11 03:26 am ET

Former Senator Brings Long Resumé of Service Experience to Coalition

As a civil rights adviser to President John F.

By Alix Pianin | Sep 11 03:24 am ET

After Long Absence, Obama, CC ’83, Speaks At Alma Mater

A young man with a red backpack often lingered outside the International Affairs Building.

By Betsy Morais | Sep 11 03:23 am ET

Students Score ‘Golden Tickets’

Students trickled into Lerner Hall’s East Ramp Lounge throughout Tuesday afternoon, Columbia University ID cards in hand, to claim the coveted blue slips of paper that several referred to as “golde

By Maggie Astor | Sep 11 03:21 am ET

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