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Illustration by Arthur E. Giron of a map of America with a pile of coal on top of it

Fall 2008

Fall 2008 cover of Columbia Magazine with illustration by Arthur Giron

The Deep Sleep

Are Americans waking up to global warming?

Features

Defending the Forgotten
A boy at a Roma settlement in Hungary, photographed by Jessica Greenberg
Alumni

Defending the Forgotten

Jack Greenberg's crusade to help integrate the Roma of Europe has its roots in the Deep south

Stage Flight
Bass Wilbur Pauley at Miller Theatre
Arts & Humanities

Stage Flight

The Miller Theatre's 20th season takes off with a bold U.S. premiere. Impresario George Steel discusses the Miller's commitment to the original and the adventurous

The Undying Animal
Sir John Gilbert's 1873 watercolor Cordelia in the Court of King Lear
Arts & Humanities

The Undying Animal

A critic reminds us why literature still matters

The Modest Virtuoso
Emanuel Ax photographed by Sarah Shatz
Arts & Humanities

The Modest Virtuoso

Pianist Emanuel Ax has scaled astonishing musical heights. But his feet are still very much on the ground

College Walk

Matinee Hero
Video cassette over yellow background
Arts & Humanities

Matinee Hero

Mr. Kim's Video says goodbye to Morningside Heights

Handicap This
Illustration by Mark Steele of Wayne Allyn Root running for president in 2024
Alumni

Handicap This

Professional sports prognosticator Wayne Allyn Root ’83CC gets political

Wax Philosophical
Illustration by Irena Roman of Columbia University's "The Thinker" statue in a bathtub outside Philosophy
On Campus

Wax Philosophical

Columbia's "The Thinker" sculpture gets a spa treatment and makeover

Photo Finish
Illustration of photographers by Mark Steele
On Campus

Photo Finish

During the election of 1948, a surprise development

Books

Review: "Chronicles of My Life"
Illustration from Donald Keene's "Chronicles of My Life"
Books

Review: "Chronicles of My Life"

An American in the Heart of Japan, by Donald Keene '42CC, ’49GSAS, ’97HON

Review: "The Narcotic Farm"
The dairy herd at the Narcotic Farm prison for drug addicts
Books

Review: "The Narcotic Farm"

The Rise and Fall of America's First Prison for Drug Addicts, by Nancy D. Campbell, JP Olsen '95JRN, and Luke Walden

Review: "The Bishop's Daughter"
Cover of "The Bishop's Daughter" by Honor Moore
Books

Review: "The Bishop's Daughter"

A memoir by Honor Moore

Bulletin

McCain, Obama Share Views on Public Service at Columbia
Audience watching Obama and McCain at Columbia University in 2008
On Campus

McCain, Obama Share Views on Public Service at Columbia

The two senators and presidential candidates appeared on campus on the evening of September 11, 2008

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