Fall 2008

A critic reminds us why literature still matters

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

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

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

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

During the election of 1948, a surprise development

Mr. Kim's Video says goodbye to Morningside Heights

Professional sports prognosticator Wayne Allyn Root ’83CC gets political

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

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

A memoir by Honor Moore

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