Freshwoman food expert Alison Herman attended John Jay’s Chinese New Year Brunch with unspoiled hope for a fine dining experience. Follow along as she goes through an essential Columbia experience: John Jay ethnic dining. In addition to the hordes of first-years freshly mesmerized by their very first Frontiers lecture of the semester, hundreds of Columbians […]
Last night, CCSC hosted a town hall/bitchfest called “What’s Wrong, Columbia?” Our very own Crackerjack Complainer Kem Walker went for the show, and came back with the following notes. Update, 8 pm: Topics at the meeting are provided after the jump, courtesy of Sarah Ngu. For an hour and a half this evening, Student Body President […]
At 10:40 am, Antonio Gonzalez, Associate Director of Barnard College Public Safety, sent out this security alert regarding Saturday’s Grand Larceny committed against a Barnard student: On Saturday, January 21, 2012 at approximately 12:45pm a Barnard College student was the victim of a Grand Larceny: Bag Snatch on Broadway and West 111 Street. The student […]
A couple of people in butt pads threw around a ball last night and it was kind of a BD. As the Giants go into the Superbowl to face the Patriots in almost identical circumstances as the 2007 season, ESPN is calling it déjà blue. Is that similar to browning-out? (ESPN) Football wasn’t the only show that McBainers […]
Bucket List represents the unbelievable intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. Our recommendations for this week are below and the full list is after the jump. Recommended “The Salafis, Politics, and the Revolution in Yemen” Monday, January […]
Picked it up in the Wien Courtyard. It is red, with like a somewhat paisley pattern on it, and has a turtle key-chain on it. Contact ecs2150@columbia.edu.
Update, 11:30 am: Kristin Sylvester, Associate Director of the Office of Residential Programs, and Ricardo Morales, Manager of the Crime Prevention Programs both sent out emails to residents confirming the thefts. Both are after the jump. Update, 11:11 am: According to Terry Martinez: “As in previous cases, several laptops, iPods, and chargers were stolen from […]
Do you have recurring dreams about The Odyssey? Quote St. Augustine when you call home? Routinely make a photo of Hegel your Facebook profile pic? If so, you would be a great applicant for Columbia’s Core Scholars program. To apply, you have to do what is called a Core Reflection. According to the Core Scholars […]
As all TV show addicts know, every new episode starts with a brief montage of important clips from the rest of the season, serving as a friendly reminder of all the action that’s taken place so far. For those of you who didn’t keep up CU sports over the break, this kind of recap might […]
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