New York

An atypical American university

Like New York, Columbia should be American in its own way.

By Kenneth Prewitt | Jan 25 01:48 am ET

The bad old days

A seasoned New Yorker finds himself missing some of the grit of the city's past.

By Jose Giralt | Sep 26 07:36 pm ET

My life as a hybrid

Despite the fact that the author spent her entire middle and high school careers south of the Mason-Dixon Line, she considers herself to be a New Yorker.

By Emily Hoffman | Nov 17 07:18 pm ET

True New Yorker

Every day, we pass people—hundreds of people—on the street, in the subway, entering the elevator. As we tread onwards, we are passing lives rich with history, people with distant family connections we may never know—pedestrians and motorists, locals and foreigners, professionals and students. But who are these people, really?

By Shelby Layne | Oct 4 06:21 pm ET

AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Manhattan: Tip to Tip

By Melanie Jones and Maggie Astor | Oct 9 01:05 am ET

Two students walk the streets of Manhattan, tip to tip

Roommates trek though Manhattan by foot, in one day.

By Melanie Jones and Maggie Astor | Sep 21 09:28 pm ET

Area Dems critical of Paterson’s performance

For New York Governor David Paterson, even his home turf is a tough spot.

By Aaron Kiersh | Apr 26 09:11 pm ET

Relearning New York

My Facebook “interests” read like this: theater, politics, New York. Like most students here, I feel a strong attachment to New York.

By Sheri Pan | Feb 17 11:22 pm ET

Doom and Materialism in New York

Midterms aren’t the only impending doom we Columbians have to worry about.

By Shira R. Borzak | Feb 17 11:04 pm ET

New York City, Home for Now

At the age of sixteen, I moved to Manhattan from Virginia. I was determined to become an actress, so I never had plans to attend college. It was not Columbia that brought me to New York.

By Rebecca Taylor | Dec 4 09:55 am ET

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