Features
The Confessions and Obsessions of Ariel Schrag
A young cartoonist draws inspiration from high school
Conserving the Center
In trying to uphold Judaism's center, retiring JTS Chancellor Ismar Schorsch found himself caught in the middle
College Walk
Taps for the Beats?
The 90-plus-year-old West End is invariably mentioned in any discussion of the Beats at Columbia
Auld Lang ’Zine
The Columbia Review claims to be the nation’s oldest college literary journal
Explorations
Preparing for the Unthinkable
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a grant to develop radiation-screening tools
Prenatal Air
Researchers have found that when pregnant women are exposed to high levels of air pollution, their unborn babies are at risk for cognitive problems
See You, Silicon
Columbia researchers achieved major breakthroughs in developing tiny cylindrical pieces of carbon
Books
Fidel's Man in Manhattan
The Man Who Invented Fidel: Castro, Cuba, and Herbert L. Matthews of The New York Times, by Anthony DePalma
Whitman Sampler (& Dickinson, Poe, et al.)
The Oxford Book of American Poetry, edited by David Lehman
Grand Central to All Points
The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore, by Peter Pennoyer '80CC, '84APP and Anne Walker '00APP
Bulletin
With New Acquisitions, Library to Open Human Rights Documentation Center
Amnesty International USA sent its archive to Columbia
Ed Reform Expert Susan Fuhrman Named President of Teachers College
She is the first woman to hold the position
Art's Diamonds
Art Garfunkel ’62CC, ’65GSAS wins third annual I.A.L. Diamond Award for Achievement in the Arts
Still Left Behind
Black men, especially in cities, did not benefit from the economic boom of the 1990s, according to new research
Torture's Thin Line
“Torture on Trial,” a discussion held at Columbia Law School, explored the implications of the US government’s allowing extreme interrogation practices
Breaking Bread, Moving Ahead
Jewish and Muslim students convene at an event supported by the Kraft Family Fund for Interfaith and Intercultural Awareness
Bad News Bearers
The Project for Excellence in Journalism recently released its annual State of the News Media study,
Public Health Dean Rosenfield to Step Down
He will remain as dean until the University chooses his successor, and he will stay on as a professor
UCSF Epidemiologist Lee Goldman Tapped to Lead Medical Center
Goldman will join Columbia on August 1