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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

Alumni

Defending the Forgotten

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

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

Arts & Humanities

The Undying Animal

A critic reminds us why literature still matters

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

Arts & Humanities

Matinee Hero

Mr. Kim's Video says goodbye to Morningside Heights

Alumni

Handicap This

Professional sports prognosticator Wayne Allyn Root ’83CC gets political

On Campus

Wax Philosophical

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

On Campus

Photo Finish

During the election of 1948, a surprise development

Books

Books

Review: "Chronicles of My Life"

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

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

Books

Review: "The Bishop's Daughter"

A memoir by Honor Moore

Bulletin

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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