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2011-12 in Review: Manhattanville construction proceeds, faces setbacks

Construction of Columbia's Manhattanville campus continued through a demolition worker's death, several fraud investigations of construction firms, and the loss of potential city funding to Cornell.

By Jillian Kumagai | May 6 12:14 pm ET

An uneasy relationship

Columbia needs to find who is accountable for the building collapse in the Manhattanville expansion.

By Editorial Board | Mar 25 11:39 pm ET

Contractor says building collapsed due to 'unknown, unusual, latent condition' in structure

Breeze National said that the century-old building collapsed as the result of an unusual, unforeseeable beam condition.

By Finn Vigeland | Mar 23 10:19 pm ET

Demolition strains Columbia’s relationship with local politician

Assembly member Daniel O'Donnell said in a letter: “Columbia’s continuing to ignore this neighborhood’s pleas would irrevocably damage my working relationship with the university."

By Sarah Darville and Kim Kirschenbaum | Apr 16 03:46 am ET

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