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Columbia Adventurefirst-year edition

ORIENTATION1. Congratulations! You’ve finally made it to Columbia University in the City of New York! There are places to go and people to meet. Where to begin?

• Ifyoudecidetostayoncampus,gotoitem2.• Ifyoudecidetoheadoutintothecity,gotoitem7.

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2. You’re on campus, a beautiful oasis in the midst of the infamous concrete jungle. You’re going to get out and make friends, become king of the classroom, and join every club that’s ever interested you. You’re going to embrace the work hard, play hard attitude you’ve been practicing all summer.

• IfyoudecidetoexploretheColumbiapartyscene,gotoitem3.• Ifyoudecidetohitthebooks,gotoitem4.• Ifyoudecidetogetinvolvedinextracurricularactivities,go

toitem5.

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3. Well, it’s not so much a scene as a room. In this one kid’s suite. Here are a couple ways to deal with the disillusionment:

• IfyoudecidetobreaktheproudColumbiatraditionofgoingtoafrathouseonlyonce,gotoitem6.

• Ifyoudecidetoheadoutintothecityinsearchofnightlife,gotoitem7.

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4. Welcome to Butler Library! You’ll be spending many a mo-ment here over the next four years. It’s beautiful, isn’t it? You agree? That’s good. Remember that when you’re stuck in here on a beautiful day.

• IfyouwouldliketosocializeINthelibrary,there’salwaysroom209.

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5. Clubs, glorious clubs! You’ve signed up for quite a few. Good news: There is something for everyone at Columbia. Bad news: endless spam from club listservs.

• IfyoudecidetogoGreek,gotoitem6.• Ifyoudecidetojoinaculturalorpoliticalgroup,gotoitem8.• Ifyoudecidetogotoasportingevent,gotoitem9.

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6. Party! Wait, this isn’t like Animal House at all. Why do we pay for this?

• Becomeindignant.Gotoitem8.6

7. New York City. The capital of the world. There are res-taurants, museums, shows, bright lights—if it was enough to inspire Sinatra to inspire Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, it should be enough for you. Get an internship, see an exhibit, go into a dif-ferent borough—the possibilities are endless.

• Whenyourealizethatyou’rerunningoutofmoneyand/oractuallyneedtooccasionallygetworkdone,returntoitem2.

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8. What? The food is bad, the academic calendar is ridiculous, student funding is wrong, there’s gentrification in Morningside Heights, globalization is happening, we don’t have a men’s stud-ies department, there’s trouble in the Middle East, people didn’t come to your club’s event? There’s only one thing to do.

• PROTEST!

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9. Yeah, the sporting events don’t happen on South Lawn—they’re mostly at Baker Field. You might find it’s rather difficult to convince your friends to accompany you for the trip uptown.

• Ifyoudecidetostickitout—farewell,fairtraveler.• Ifyouheadbacktocampus,headintothecity,headwherev-

er,you’lldiscoverthatColumbia’saprettygreatplace.Findyourfriends,getsomeschoolspirit,andgrudginglyadmitthatyoulikeithere.Thengobackonyourway.

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mapping columbiaAs a first-year, you’re bound to get lost a few times. Hopefully our back-page guide will make Columbia’s surroundings a bit easier to understand.

manhattanville 101For the past seven years, some local residents and business owners have waged a vocal campaign against Columbia’s planned campus expansion into West Harlem. Now, demolition and pre-construction are underway and the project is essentially a done deal, barring intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court.

fight the apathyColumbia may not be an athlet-ic heavyweight, and the Ivy League certainly isn’t a power conference, but there are still plenty of things to cheer for. Find out what on page 11.

Beyond Columbia’s gates lie West Harlem and the Upper West Side. Get to know them on pages 5 and 6.

Columbia offers clubs for every imaginable interest. Read about a sampling of the many groups here on page 4.

116 columbiatraditionsThere’s a lot more to Columbia’s his-tory than Alexander Hamilton and Lou Gehrig. Find out what on page 2.

neighborhood profiles

student groups

meal plan 101Columbia has overhauled its undergraduate meal plan. See how this affects you on page 3.

page 2 116 TRADITIONS august 30, 2010

1.Enterthe116thStreetgatesandsing“Roar,Lion,Roar”onthefirstnightoforientation.

2.ThinkyourOLisanOG.RealizelatershewasonlyOK.

3.MakeasparekeywithanoldcreditcardandanX-Actoknife(VingCarddormsonly).

4.Pullanall-nighterwiththerestofyourfloorstudyingfortheLitHumfinal.

5.EatasliceofKoronetpizzaafteralongnightdrinking.Returnanotherdaytodis-coverit’sinediblesober.

6.GotoOrgoNight.7.GotoaWorldLeadersForum

eventandshakehandswithaforeignpresident,preferablyabrutalautocrat.

8.Gotoafiresidechat.Eatmini-burgersandchocolatechipcookiesinPrezBo’sliv-ingroom.

9.Explorethetunnels.10.Watchasunriseover(not

in)MorningsideParkafterpullinganall-nighter.

11.Pretendtobeinterestedinaclubtogetfreeswag.Getspammedforthenextfouryears.

12.Getsexiled.Sleepinthelounge.

13.WatchtheVarsityShowallfouryears.NoticerepetitionoftiredBarnardjokes.AlsoGSjokes.AndSEASjokes.

14.TakeaclassinHamilton.Missthefirst15minutesofeverymeetingwaitingfortheelevator.

15.Gotothecampustree-light-ingandYuleLogCeremony.

16.TaketheStatenIslandFerryatnight.

17.Lockyourselfoutofyourroomwhileinatowelandflip-flops.ProceedtoHartleyorthesecuritydesk(normalpeopleonly).

18.Lockyourselfoutofyourroomwhiledressed.Borrowtowelfromfloormate,undressinhis/herroom,andputontowel.BorrowcellphoneandcallHartleyorthesecuritydesk

tosayyouarelockedoutandinatowel(lazybumsonly).

19.Protestsomething.20.Counter-protestsomething.21.Getstuckontheshaft.Make

lame“shaft”jokes10timesadayfortherestoftheyear.

22.SleddownLowStepsonatrayfromHewitt.

23.Forgettotransferat96thStreetandendupatCentralParkNorth.

24.ActuallyexploreManhattanvilleandHarlem.

25.FindtheowlonAlmaMater.

26.Rocktheglasshouse.27.Gotoacampusgroup’s

concert.28.GotoMidnightBreakfast.29.Catchsomeonemoving

yourlaundry.30.Makefriendswiththepeo-

pleinmaintenanceandwithyoursecurityguards(andbuytheirCDs).

31.JoinPrezBo’s5Krun.32.AttendaColumbiasporting

event.33.Gotoyourfriend’sacap-

pellashow.Nevergoagain.34.DrinkonLowSteps.35.Readatextfromeveryau-

thoronButler.FindoutwhoDemosthenesisandletusknow.

36.Participateinawalkofshame.

37.Studyabroad.Trustus.38.Changeyourmajor.Twice.39.GotoservicesatRiverside

Churchorthe“BlessingoftheAnimals”atSt.JohntheDivine.

40.Takepartin40son40.Ifit

stillexists.Ifnot,pourouta40foranothercasualtyoftheWaronFun.

41.Enrollina9a.m.orFridayclass.Nevergo.

42.VolunteerwithCommunityImpact.

43.Seeamoviefilmingoncam-pus.Whenthemoviecomesout,gotoseeitandobnox-iouslypointoutColumbiascenestoyourfriends.

44.Gotoafratparty.Justone.45.Sneakontotheroofof

Mudd,SIPA,orSulzforapicnic.

46.Takeaclassonsomethingyouknowabsolutelynothingabout.

47.TakeawalkacrosstheBrooklynBridge.EatatGrimaldi’s.

48.OrdertheSpicySpecialatCrackDel.Neveractuallyfindoutitsingredients.

49.GetyourparentstopayfordinneratPisticci.

50.GetaBroadwayshakeatTom’s.

51.FindastudyspotinButler.Sleeptheretokeepitduringfinalsweek.

52.GototheHungarianPastryShop.RealizeArtopolisandCaféAmritaarebetter.

53.Spendavacationoncampuswhileit’sempty.

54.GotoPostcryptinSt.Paul’sChapel.

55.FindthebestpizzajointinNewYork,thenopenlymockanyonewhohasn’tbeenthere.

56.LearntheColumbiafightsong.

57.GetafakeID.Stillgetre-jectedfromHavanaCentral.

58.QuoteaCoretextoutsideofclass.

59.Takeaclassthatmeetsin309HavemeyerHall.Eveniftheclassisawful,youwon’tregretit.

60.IgnoretheredflagsonSouthLawn.

61.GototheOrganizationofPakistaniStudents’Hangama.

62.High-fiveRoar-ee.Don’tget

kickedbythevisitors’mascot.63.Makeapilgrimageto

BarackObama’soldapart-ment.Trytofindthealleyhesleptinonce.

64.CallCAVAforafriend.65.AvoidgettingCAVA-ed.66.Be“thatguy”or“thatgirl”

inaclass.67.Setfootinallfiveboroughs.

Alternatively,setfootinfourandlookatStatenIslandonthesubwaymap.

68.Checkouttheviewofcam-pusfromButler’sroof,prefer-ablyatnight.

69.ExploreGovernorsIsland.70.StartusingFlexbecause

it’sjustlikefreemoney.Feelthewrathfromyourparentswhenitshowsuponyourtuitionbill.

71.Getintomuseumsfreeus-ingyourCUID.

72.Getintomuseumsfreeus-ingseniorcitizens’discount(GSonly).

73.Stayupfor48hoursstraight.

74.Writeatermpaperin12hours.

75.HangoutinWilliamsburg.Hateit(non-hipstersonly).Ironicallyhateit(hipstersonly).

76.RegretwearingheelsafterfallingonCollegeWalk.

77.WalkallthewayupLernerusingtherampsonly.Wonderwhyit’sbuiltlikethat.

78.LosefriendsinSeniorRegroup.

79.Samplethevariouslocalsu-permarkets.PledgeyourhearttoWestside.

80.Passwithouteverscor-ingabove60onatest(SEASonly).

81.GetanAwithouteverdoing

thereading(CConly).82.Hostaprefrosh.83.WalkfromtheBatteryto

campusorviceversa.84.Getasandwichat212.

Don’tpayforit.85.Eagerlyawaitthean-

nouncementofBacchanalartists.Thencomplainthattheysuck.

86.Takescienceorlabrequire-ment.Almostfailout(non-sciencemajorsonly).

87.Putofftheswimtestuntilsecondsemestersenioryear(CConly).Considerinventingawaterphobiatogetoutofit(slackersonly).

88.TakePrinciplesofEconomicswithSunilGulati.Becomeaneconmajor.

89.DiscovereconmajorshavetotakeEconometrics.BecomeanEnglishmajor.

90.TrytogotoapartyinEC.Spendyourwholenightwait-ingtogetsignedin(Barnard/GSonly).

91.ExploreNewYorkCity(NSOPonly).ExploretheareabetweenWest96thand120thstreets(restofcollegeonly).

92.ParticipateinBarnardSpiritDay.

93.AttendHomecomingonce—theyearyougetfreebeer(seniorsonly).

94.Seriouslyconsiderdrop-pingout.AllthecoolColumbianshave.

95.Pledgetocookmore.EndupstartingalineofcreditatHamDel(coolkidsonly)orMilano(gourmeteatersonly).OrMortonWilliams(imbe-cilesonly).

96.Attendaceremonialreli-giousmeal,butnotforyourreligion.

97.Haveadrunkenhookup.Awkwardlybumpintosaidhookupeverywhere.

98.GotoHealthServiceswithacold.Leavewithcondoms.

99.TaketheM60toLaGuardia.FootthetaxibillforJFK.

100.Joinacampustourand

askthetourguideawkwardquestions.

101.Getdraggedoutofbedat4a.m.forafirealarm—threetimesinoneweek(Carman/McBainonly).Sweartosav-agelybeatthepersonwhosetoffthealarm.

102.AttendaWBAR-B-Q.103.GoforaruninRiverside

Park.104.FalloverafterDance

Marathon.105.Spendonesummerliving

andworkinginthecity.106.Makefriendswitha

GeneralStudiesstudentwhois10yearsolderthanyou.

107.HearJeffreySachsspeak.Experienceliberalguilt.

108.EatbrunchterriblyhungoveratCommunityFood&Juice.Experienceanevenworsehangoverwhenyouseeyourbankstatementandreal-izeyouspent25bucksonaplateofeggs.

109.Writeapaperbaseden-tirelyonWikipedia.EarnaB.

110.Realizethevalueofre-searchlibrarians.

111.CheckoutCitiFieldandthenewYankeeStadium.

112.Workanoff-campusinternshipduringtheyear.Don’tspillthehotcoffeeonyourself.

113.FigureouttheBarnard/Columbiarelationship.

114.HookupintheButlerstacks.

115.Rememberthatthesisyouweresupposedtowrite.Leavethestacks.

116.Graduate!

116 COLUMBIATRADITIONS

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Surviving the 9 Ways of Knowing

university president lee bollingerKnowntostudentsas“PrezBo,”Bollingerhasservedasthe19thpresidentofColumbiasince2002.BollingerservesastheUniversity’schiefexecutiveofficerandhasthefinalsayinimportantdecisions,suchasadministra-tiveappointments.Heholdsstudentfiresidechatsathisresidenceat116thStreetandMorningsideAvenue,sokeepyoureyespeeledfortheselectionlotteries.Inthepast,hehastaughtanundergraduatecourseontheFirstAmendment,butthisyearhe’llbeleadingaJournalismSchoolclasscalled“FreePressforGlobalSociety.”

provost claude steeleLastyear,SteelebecametheUniversity’s21stpro-vost,otherwiseknownasthesenioracademicofficer.HeisthefirstAfricanAmericantoholdthepost.Amongmanyduties,SteeleoverseesallacademicplansandpoliciesatColumbiaanddecideswhoshouldberecommendedfortenure.Heisalsoaprofessorofpsychology,afieldinwhichhegainedfameforhistheoriesonstereotypethreat.

columbia college dean michele moody-adamsMoody-Adamssetaprecedentwhenshebecamethefirstwom-anandfirstAfrican-AmericandeanofColumbiaCollegelastyear.Sheisalsothevicepresi-dentforundergraduateeduca-tion,anewpositionthatinvolvesthedeaninacademiaaswellasstudentaffairsadministration.Sheiswellknownforherunder-graduatephilosophylecturesandteaparties,whicharesimilartoBollinger’sfiresidechats.Sheisaprofessorofpoliticalphilosophyandlegaltheory.

school of engineering and applied science dean feniosky peña-moraSincehewasappointedthe14thdeanofSEASlastyear,Peña-Morahasin-stituteda“RisingSuperstars”strategytoattractthebestfacultytoSEASandtorewardthecurrenttopfaculty.Hehasalsofocusedonthenewfieldof“CyberBioPhysicalSystems,”whichfusesthebiological,physical,anddigi-talworlds.Hehassaidthatheplanstopromoteinterdisciplinaryworkamongtheappliedsciencesdepartmentsandtoencourageengineerstotakeonlead-ershiproles.Bollingeraffectionatelycallshim“Feni.”

general studies dean peter awnAwnhasbeendeanofGSsince1997andhasworkedtointegrateGScourseswiththoseoftherestoftheUniversity.Heisalsoaprofes-sorofIslamicandcompara-tivereligionandthedirectoroftheMiddleEastInstitute.AwnhaslecturedwidelyontheroleIslamplaysininter-nationalsocialandpoliticaldevelopment.

barnard president debora sparTwoyearsago,Sparbe-camethe11thpresidentofBarnard.Knownas“DSpar”amongstudents,shehassoughttobroadenBarnard’spresenceabroadandampupstudentlead-ershipinitiativeswithprogramsliketheAthenaCenterforLeadershipStudies.Shehasalsowrit-tenbooksonavarietyoftopics,includingtheeco-nomicsofthehumanfertil-ityindustry.

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Meet your administrators: the faces behind the names

BY MADINA TOURESpectator Senior Staff Writer

Every year, incoming first-yearsatBarnardwonderhowto fulfill the Nine Ways ofKnowingrequirements,whicharemeanttoteachstudentstolookatissuesfromvariousper-spectives,fromthequantitativetotheartistic.Fortheaspiringpremed student, a literaturecourse seems to spell a slowdeath,andforthephilosophymajor, a three-hour chemis-trylabseemsimpossible—andsomeoftherequirementssoundexactlythesame.Howistheav-erageBarnardstudenttofindherwaythroughtheWays?

the self-explanatoryTheVisualandPerforming

Artsrequirementisasstraight-forward as they come—art,dance,music,photography,film,andtheatercoursesallfulfillit.Someclassesprovideanexcusetoseeperformancesoffcampus:Dance in New York City andNew York Theater are popu-larchoices.FortheHistoricalStudiesrequirement,studentscantakeanyhistorycourseorcertainclassesinpoliticalsci-ence, religion, and women’sstudies.

the vagueCultures in Comparison,

Social Analysis, and ReasonandValuerequiresomedemys-tifying,asit’snotalwaysclearhow they differ from one an-other.CulturesinComparisoniseasyforanthropologymajors,butcanalsobefulfilledbycer-tain history, political science,Africanastudies,andreligioncourses—anything that com-paresdifferentpeopleswilldo.SocialAnalysisfocusesonsocialinstitutionsandlendsitselfwellto the sociology, political sci-ence,psychology,anthropology,oreconomicsmajor,thoughur-banstudiesstudentssometimesfulfilltherequirementwiththeTheorizingCivicEngagementcourse.AndthebroadReasonandValue,whichlooksathowvalues shape thought, canbe completed with anythingfrom Nineteenth Century ArttoTheoreticalFoundationsofPoliticalEconomytoEuropeanHistory Since 1789. Pick yourpoison.

math and science for the humanities-minded

TheLaboratoryScienceandQuantitative and DeductiveReasoning requirements mayseem daunting for studentswho were hoping to fill theirschedulewithEnglishclasses.For Quantitative Reasoning,tryphilosophycoursessuchasIntroductiontoLogicorastron-omyclassessuchasLifeintheUniverse.Forthosewhoaren’tbig on math and science butcanstillhandlenumbers,MathMethods for Economics andStatisticsforEconomicsmightbe appealing. Science majorsmay easily fulfill the lab sci-encerequirementseveraltimesover,buthumanitiesstudentshaveahardertime.Psychologyisapopularchoice,butgettingthrough the psych lab lotterycan be a drag. Some environ-mentalscienceclassesalsohavelabs.Whateveryoupick,trytogetthelabsciencerequirementoutofthewayearly—it’stime-consuming and not what youwanttofocusonwhilewritingyourseniorthesis.

physical educationP.E.isn’ttechnicallya“Way,”

butitisarequirement.Evenifyou weren’t the star of yourhigh school volleyball team,Barnardofferseverythingfromswimmingtoselfdefensetothealways-populardance.Studentsmusttaketwophysicaleduca-tionclassestograduate,andonemustbedonebytheendoffirstyear,sostartplanningnow—andmakesuretoenterthelotteryontimeifyouwantasayinwhatyou’llbetaking.

e-bear is your friendCheck out your schedule

oneBear—it’llgiveyoualistofcoursesthatfulfilleachrequire-ment,especiallyifyou’recon-fusedaboutwhythatoneclassfulfillsCulturesinComparisonbutnotReasonandValue.

BY AMBER TUNNELLAND MADINA TOUREColumbia Daily Spectator

New year, new meal plan policies.

If you don’t know a meal from a Dining Dollar from a Flex point, don’t look to last year for guidance—both the Columbia and Barnard meal plans have changed it up this semester.

Columbia first-years have op-tions this year: They can buy 19 meals per week with 75 Dining Dollars per term, plus an addi-tional 15 “floating” meals for any time and six “faculty meals,” or dinner with a professor on the house. In the second option, a first-year could have 15 meals per week and 125 Dining Dollars per term, with 10 floating meals and six faculty meals.

Upperclassmen, General Studies students, and graduate students will have four plans to choose from, ranging from 14

meals per week to 175 meals per term. They also have the option of guest meals.

Meals or Dining Dollars are now required at John Jay’s late-night favorite JJ’s Place and at Ferris Booth in Lerner, both of which had previously accepted Flex points. This is a change from previous years’ policies, which stated that meals could only be used at John Jay Dining Hall and Barnard’s Hewitt Dining Hall.

Dining Dollars are still versa-tile and can be used at all dining locations on both the Columbia and Barnard campuses, such as the Blue Java Coffee Bar in Butler and Cafe 212 in Lerner.

For the first time this year, all Barnard students are required to get a meal plan—so don’t expect to bid it farewell come spring. Previously, with the exception of students living in Hewitt Hall, all upperclassmen had the choice of buying an unlimited meal plan, a

limited plan, or opting out alto-gether. However, all students are now required to be on at least a limited meal plan.

Despite the new meal plan mandate, the new policy offers

students more flexibility in terms of plan options. There’s no get-ting off your first-year unlim-ited plan, but upperclassmen living in Barnard Quad housing can choose a different plan with

fewer meals and at a lower cost. All other students can choose from three options for $300 per semester. Kosher options will be available in all plans, but at a rela-tively higher cost.

MealPlan 101 A brief introduction to the new Columbia and Barnard meal plans

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MEAL PLAN CHANGES | Studentswillhavemoreoptionstopayforfoodoncampusthisyear.

New meal plan options on both sides of Broadway

BY ELIZABETH SCOTTSpectator Senior Staff Writer

CCSC? ESC? FollowingColumbia’s student councilscenerequiressomebrushing-uponacronyms.

Eachundergraduateschool—Columbia College, the Schoolof Engineering and AppliedScience,theSchoolofGeneralStudies,andBarnardCollege—hasitsownboardofstudentrep-resentativeswhoplanactivitiesandworkwithadministrators.Despitedifferencesinstructure,thefourcouncilsoftenworkto-getherinshapingstudentlife.

Columbia College Student Council

LearnedFoote,CC’11,pulledawaytowinoneofthemostcom-petitiveCCSCpresidentialracesin recent years. Foote’s party,StandColumbia,wasuniqueinthat the majority of the ticketwascomposedofunderclassmen,whichhesaidisimportantforhisboard’svision.

CCSCwasinvolvedinanum-ber of hot-button issues last

year,suchastheirsupportofaproposaltoallowgender-blinddoubles in Columbia dorms.The proposal was shot down,butwiththepossibilityofapilotprogramtotestoutopenhous-ing,theissuewilllikelyberevis-itedthisyear.

Engineering Student CouncilIfyou’reanincomingSEAS

student, Chris Elizondo, SEAS’11,isyourcaptain.

Inaprocessuniquetotheircouncil,ESC’sboardsarecho-sen in internal elections, notby the general SEAS studentbody. The ESC constitutionwaschangedlastyeartoallowspectatorstowatchthecoun-cil’sdeliberations,butcouncilmembersvoteindividuallyandtheirvotesareprivate.

Thispastyear,thecouncildi-videditstwoUniversitySenateseatsbetweentheschool’sun-dergraduateandgraduatepop-ulations.Previously,therehadbeentwoseats,eachofwhichcould be held by an under-graduateoragraduatestudent,but after the council held a

referendum,oneseatisnowdes-ignatedforeachdemographic.

General Studies Student Council

Jacqueline Thong will behelmingthisyear’sGSSCafteranuncontestedelection.Thecoun-cilhassomeseatstofill—somepositionswereleftemptyafterlastsemester’selectionsduetopoorvoterturnout.

GSSC has pushed for en-hancedGSfinancialaidforyears,aswellasformorecomprehen-sivestudenthousing.Lastyear’sGSSCalsofoughtforLatindiplo-masfortheirschool(GSdiplo-masareprintedinEnglish),buttheproposalwasshotdownbyGSDeanPeterAwn.

Student Government Association

Whilethisyearsawaboominsororityparticipation,Barnard’sSGAisstillstrugglingtodecidewhethertoofficiallyrecognizesororities.WhileSGAdoespro-videfinancialgiftstotheInter-Greek Council each year, itsconstitutionstatesthat itcan’t

officiallyrecognizegroupsthatchoosemembersona“discrimi-natorybasis.”TheInter-GreekCouncilhassaidthatifBarnardparticipation continues to in-crease without SGA recogni-tion, it may consider capping

thenumberofBarnardstudentsallowedtojoinsororities.

The issue was not resolvedlastyear,andwillalmostcertain-lycropupagainthissemesterun-derthewatchofSGAPresidentLaraAvsar,BC’11.

What to expect from your student councils

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MEET YOUR REPS | SGAPresidentLaraAvsarandVicePresi-dentBridgitDonnelly,bothBC’11,poseinfrontoftheDiana.

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INSIDE

INDEXWEATHER

BY ALIX PIANIN

Spectator Senior Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 20—Barack Obama , CC

’83, made both Columbian and American history on Tuesday,

when he offi cially became the 44th president of the U.S.

All eyes were on Washington yesterday afternoon, as

Obama was sworn in as the country’s fi rst black commander

in chief—making him the fi rst Columbia graduate to hold

the offi ce.Nearly 2 million people poured into the Capitol and

National Mall to watch as Obama took his oath and called

on Americans to support his effort

to begin reconstructing the country

in the face of economic and political

disrepair.“Th at we are in the midst of crisis

is now well understood,” Obama said,

citing the wars in Afghanistan and

Iraq , the crippled economy, inadequate school and health

care systems, and lack of effi cient energy usage as evidence

of the country’s “collective failure to make hard choices and

prepare the nation for war.”

“Starting today,” he said, “we must pick ourselves up,

dust ourselves off , and begin again the work of remaking

America .”Obama also called for an end to partisanship and under-

scored the need for unity to confront the challenges plaguing

the country.“What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has

shifted beneath them, that the stale political arguments that

have consumed us for so long no longer apply,” Obama said.

Obama offi cially became president before the ceremony

had reached his swearing-in, as the noon cut-off came and

went during a classical music performance. Th e swearing-in

ceremony broke its air of formality when Chief Justice of

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games while dropping four.

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BY KIM KIRSCHENBAUM

Spectator Staff Writer

Little can draw Columbians from the daily shuffl e

along College Walk, but one who once took to it and

traveled his way to the presidency inspired a spirited

crowd to gather at Low Library Plaza for the second

time since September’s ServiceNation Forum. Tuesday’s

inaugural broadcast again showed the distinct magne-

tism of Barack Obama, CC’83, on campus—even in

the frigid cold.Hundreds of students, faculty, and local residents

united Tuesday morning and fl ooded the steps to watch

Obama sworn into offi ce, braving a sunny snowfall and

foregoing the fi rst classes of the spring semester. Loud

cheers erupted as Obama appeared on the JumboTron

screen, students rejoicing as they witnessed the fi rst

Columbia College president taking offi ce. Several of

the University’s top administrators left their offi ces to

squeeze in among students, donning scarves and gloves.

At one point, University President Lee Bollinger even

stood outside aside his wife.

“It was a very moving event,” Bollinger said in an

interview after the inauguration, when he invited the

crowd to his home for hot cocoa and a meet and greet

with his dogs. “It brings you close to tears, feeling the

moment. Th ere’s so many threads in this—there’s the

Columbia thread, the core thread, the race in America

thread, the civil liberties thread.”

For many students, this day signifi ed the revision of

America’s political system to one that feels more demo-

cratic than it has in years past.

Obama, CC ’83, Pledges

To Begin Rebuilding

Inauguration: A Day of Firsts for Nation, CU

In NYC, Locals,Travelers UniteFor Swearing-in

New York’s fi nest and

most expensive restaurants

serve up signature dishes

for slashed prices during

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Pricey Gourmet Dining for Pennies On Low Steps,

A Rare Show of School Spirit

DISPATCHES

FROM D.C.

BY LYDIA WILEDEN

Spectator Senior Staff Writer

For those unable to make the trek to D.C. to wit-

ness history in the making, venues around Harlem

and the Upper West Side opened their doors on Tues-

day for live screenings of the inauguration of Barack

Obama, CC ’83 .Hundreds of people fi lled all 760 seats of the Sym-

phony Space’s Peter Jay Sharp Th eatre of Lincoln Cen-

ter for the Performing Arts , with additional viewers

standing in the aisles and wings to catch a glimpse of

the projection screen and even overfl owing into the

172-seat Leonard Nimoy Th alia Th eatre .

“A public place is the best place to celebrate this

type of event, so we just thought, ‘Let’s throw the

doors open,’” said Isaiah Sheff er, Artistic Director of

the Symphony Space on Broadway and 95th Street.

In Central Harlem, crowds fl ocked to the Schom-

burg Center for Research in Black Culture on 135th

Street to hear Obama’s inaugural address. Some—like

attendees Beverly English and Florence Andrews—

came from as far as Michigan and Illinois. Th e two best

friends, who had been apart for thirty years, traveled

hundreds of miles to meet up and watch the ceremony

in Harlem .“It’s that warm feeling,” English said. “Everybody is

gathered, all ages, young people, old people ... every-

body in between. Everybody is smiling. Everybody is

hugging each other.”Like English and Andrews, Symphony Space event

attendee Richard Friday also came to New York spe-

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SEE LOW STEPS, page 2

SEE NYC, page 2

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The Shaft Spectator’s comprehensive housing guideFor the latest updates on the selection process,

check out The Shaft’s liveblog at columbiaspectator.com.

The housing lottery is a scary process—we’ve been here long enough to know that. What it doesn’t have to be is complicated, and that’s why we’re here to help. Below, find your group by point value and group size, and find out where you’re likely to wind up.

For 10-point groups, this is pretty much everybody else—any groups of eight or six or four are almost certainly using the Sophomore Pair-Up option, so they can be counted among the dozens of groups of two to pick here. Where do they go? In very

rough order: Broadway, Nussbaum, Furnald, McBain, Schapiro, EC sixth floor, Harmony, Wien. But there really is no order there—all of these dorms have some rooms that are better than others, so to each his own. (Yours truly, again, bemoans the fact that McBain rooms are now virtually all the same—no more hidden gems there.) Just do yourselves a favor and look around at all the floor plans when you get into the housing cage to make sure you’re seeing all the options. We really do feel for rising sophomores—it’s probably going to be slim pickings once it gets to that point. But fear not—just try to pick onto the same floor with a group of friends, and you’ll be fine. (And enjoy your last few weeks in Carman—you may never have it that good again.)

Unfortunately, those 10 seven-person suites in Claremont that were once the domain of lucky all-sophomore groups this year likely won’t get to any. With 12 groups of seven before the 10-point round even starts, they’ll likely all be gone to groups that wisely pulled in juniors, unless

some of those drop to General Selection.

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There are 39 ECX groups—23 of the 30-point variety (three seniors, two non-seniors), 15 at 26.67 (two seniors, one junior, two other non-seniors), one 20-point group (no seniors)—and 56 ECX suites. The count of 39 is, actually, far lower than last year’s 58, possibly reflecting the numerous 23.33

and 20-point groups that were left out. Juniors, to their credit, appear to have wised up. With 31 other five-person 30-point groups, there should be 14 that don’t get an all-single five-person suite in EC or Hogan. As always, we’ll have to wait to see how many of those 14 decide to suffer the double to ensure space in EC and how many seniors use Regroup to snap up some of the remainder. Our best guess, then, is that all the groups at 26.67 sneak in. Meaning, knock on wood, that far fewer ECX groups are likely to be disappointed—an unusual development, indeed.

A bunch of these, and we can’t quite figure out why. Ruggles, EC, and Hogan will be long gone. It’s conceiv-able, with a stretch, that a Claremont

suite might slip through. Beyond that, perhaps they have eyes on the groups that can fill up RA townhouses in EC? Hard to know. Slim pickings here, though.

Another nine of these—should snag any remaining Watt one-bedrooms and Woodbridge medium or

low-demand suites. After Senior Regroup and this round, the prime Watt/Woodbridge leftovers will likely be next to nil for junior pairs.

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There are a scarily large number of these—47, to be precise. There are seven East Campus six-person high rises and 40 EC six-person

townhouses, but a few are lost to RAs, and a few more are lost to special interest housing. It’s possible that one of the very top groups will drop to general selection to snag the Watt studio singles, but probably the cutoff here for everything EC sixes is around 2500. Groups below that, don’t despair yet—it’s possible that some of the groups in the 2000-2500 range will elect to drop to Senior Regroup rather than take one of the dozen six-person townhouses that have one double. The others will have to settle for the new six-person suites in Ruggles (with two doubles) or the one suite in Claremont, or drop to Regroup.

It’s 31 groups for seven

EC all-single high rises and 10 fives in Hogan—those are the choice options, and will probably both be gone be-tween 30/1000 and 30/1500. Af-ter that, we could see as many as 37 of the 56 ECX suites fall to 30-point groups—more if other seniors regroup to get them, less if all-senior groups don’t want to take a double and instead regroup toward something else.

58 of these, which is a rather terrifying prospect. Six available in Claremont, 10 in EC (though a few gone to RAs), 16 in Hogan (with a few to RAs, again), eight in Ruggles (a few to RAs, once more). So probably half

of these groups are actually going to get four-person suites. EC/Ruggles/Hogan should be gone by 30/1200 or so. Claremont will probably drop some, but anyone in the back half of the 30-point draw here should get ready for Regroup.

Eight of these, which should get everyone into either a Claremont three or a partial suite with an RA in Hogan, Ruggles, or EC, which are likely the targets of groups with RA friends.

84 of these, it would appear. These will axe all 35 twos in EC, the 11 two-bedroom apartments in Watt, and most of the dozen one-bedroom Watt apartments, too. All the high-demand H, K, and C lines in Woodbridge should go, too, and some of the medium-demand lines. Which of these op-

tions goes where will depend, as it always does, on personal preference—all of the above have various pros and cons (except the two-bedrooms in Watt—those are gold, gone by 30/1000 at the absolute latest)—but even the worst off here can rest easy with either a Watt one-bedroom or a Woodbridge medium-demand line.

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All we can say here is wow. No fewer than 24 (!) groups of eight are in play,

and there are only 14 suites available. Sorry juniors, but the days of an all-but-guaran-teed spot in Ruggles with an eight-person group are long gone. (Advance prediction for next year: some juniors start luring seniors by offering up the singles in order to boost point values—we thought that might happen this year, but this might serve as a wake-up call.) One of the top groups might drop to Gen-eral Selection, but the cutoff here should be with one of the three groups clustered around 20/2000. (It really is painful to see this—yours truly snuck in last year with a number that wouldn’t sniff Ruggles this time around. Our thoughts go out to rising juniors in this boat!)

We applaud the gumption of the juniors gunning, presumably, for the new Ruggles six-person suites. With seven suites available and only five groups, seems like

chances are reasonable. Desperate seniors might jump in, but we continue to find it hard to believe that groups of seniors would accept a suite with not one but two small doubles.

It’s possible that a few Woodbridge suites from the low-demand lines slide through to the top few groups here, but don’t count on even that. Most, then, will turn

to Watt studio doubles. Some will drop to General Selection, certainly, as old junior standbys such as McBain walk-throughs have been renovated out of existence. Some others to Nussbaum, and maybe some to Broadway.

Scattered fives and fours aren’t likely to have much luck (threes down here might still sneak into

the RA suites they’re likely targeting, though)—again, maybe something in Claremont, by chance, or the odd five-person suite on the first floor of Ruggles.

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Houses a mix of all years with sophomores and juniors picking into the seven-person suites and seniors picking the smaller ones. It’s kind of far from campus, but nice and close to Riverside Park.

The two dorms are home to the Living Learning Center and are not part of Suite Selection or General Selection. Hartley’s two-level suites are particularly desirable. Each suite boasts a large common area and kitchen. Drawbacks include the lack of control over suitemates and LLC rules against alcohol. LLC applications were due in December.

Five-person all-singles suites, four per floor. Each suite has a bathroom (with a bathtub) and a full kitchen with a refrigerator and gas oven/stove. It’s great because it’s all singles and they’re relatively large (especially the corner rooms), and there’s a big study lounge on the ground floor and a plasma TV, but it’s kind of far from campus, espe-cially in the winter, and the common space is minimal.

Plimpton

Hartley / Wallach

Ruggles continues to in-crease in demand. Juniors will still take some big suites, but they’re no longer guar-anteed to get them.

Ruggles

Cozy and removed from campus, Harmony Hall is a great place for people who like peace and quiet. It’s far from class, but close to es-sentials like Westside and Chipotle.

Harmony Hall

This dorm houses sophomores in the doubles and seniors in the large singles attached to suites. The lobby is hotel-like, which is kind of nice, but space in some of the walkthrough doubles is inequitably distributed.

Nussbaum

Furnald

Mostly doubles in suites of between two and seven people (mostly six-person suites). Each suite has a bathroom and kitchen, and there’s a TV lounge on the second floor. It’s very close to campus and a good op-tion for sophomores, but it’s right above Ollie’s, so sometimes it smells.

600 W 116thThis 20-story complex houses juniors and seniors in a variety of housing arrange-ments. Sophomores have a shot at the Exclusion Suites. Seniors will find them-selves among friends and among the week-end party crowd.

East Campus

Bathrooms on the top four floors were recently renovated—they’re nice. The rest of the bathrooms will be redone this summer. Wien houses sophomores in singles and doubles. Residents proudly call themselves “Wieners.”

Wien

Claremont

A quieter dorm for first-years and a handful of lucky sophomores, Furnald is on campus, close to Morton Williams, and a stone’s throw from Lerner.

Home to mostly sophomores and juniors, Schapiro has nice kitch-ens and is in a good location—close to campus, Morton Williams, and that tasty halal stand on 115th.

Schapiro

The singles—many of which have views of the Hudson River—generally go to seniors, who live in suites with shared bathrooms and kitchens.

River

Juniors and seniors pick into the studio doubles of Woodbridge. Each room comes with air condi-tioning, a kitchen, and a bathroom.

Woodbridge

McBainFeatures both spa-cious doubles for lucky sophomores and small doubles on the infamous “shaft”—our namesake!—for the lottery’s bottom-feeders. Singles go primarily to juniors.

HoganSeniors reign in the highly sought-after Hogan, which offers prox-imity to campus and Broadway combined with spacious suites composed of singles. Each suite comes with a kitchen.

BroadwayRooms are mostly singles hous-ing juniors and seniors with a few doubles on each floors at the corners of hallways that house sophomores. The kitchens are kind of small, but Broadway’s pretty nice.

WattA very popular building com-posed of apartments and studios with their own kitchens and bath-rooms. Rooms lack AC, though.

Doubles and singles in five- and six-person suites. The location is great and the rooms are big (especially the corner doubles, at 235 square feet). Unless you’re lucky enough to get the front-facing rooms in one of the six-person suites, though, you’re going to be on the shaft.

616 W 116th

Floors 1-4 are comparable to 616, with a mix of singles and doubles in mostly five- and six-person suites. Floors 5-10 (seniors only) are all singles in mostly four- and five-person suites. There’s no computer lab and no TV lounge—you have to go to 616 for that.

620 W 116th

Two large suites (eight singles, two doubles) on each floor. It’s a safe bet if you’re dead-set on a single, but they’re miniscule.

ElliotMostly singles on cor-ridors. It’s the surest way to get a single as a sophomore, but the bathrooms are kind of gross.

Hewitt

Two suites per floor, six singles and one double in each suite. The views are amazing, but you share the building with first-years.

Sulzberger Tower

Two- to nine-person suites with a combina-tion of singles, doubles, and triples. It’s more apartment-style living, if that’s your thing—non-students live there as well—but it’s also far from campus, and there’s no computer lab or printer.

601 W 110th StSingles and doubles in four- to six-person suites, with a kitchen, bathroom, and common area in every suite. The suites are gorgeous, but it’s about a 15-minute walk from campus, which can suck in the winter.

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BY LEAH GREENBAUMSpectator Senior Staff Writer

Prepare for spam: Part ofcollegeisfouryearsofsiftingthrough notices from all thestudentgroupsyousignedonwithatyourfirstactivitiesfair.There’ssomethingforeveryone,buthere’sahandfulofgroupsthatmadenewslastyear.

everyone allied against Homophobia, genderevolution, Q, and columbia queer alliance

These groups made head-linesaftermembersproposedthat the University allow formixed-gender doubles in thedorms.Administratorsreject-edtheproposal.NationalmediaoutletspickedupthestorythatColumbiastudentsmightsoonbe“livinginsin”lastfall,butrepresentativesfromEveryoneAllied Against Homophobiaand GendeRevolution coun-tered that the proposal wasintendedtomakehomosexualandtranssexualstudentsmorecomfortable with their livingarrangements.

Topadministratorshavesaidthey will “seriously considerintroducing a pilot programforthe2011-2012schoolyear”thatwouldopenupsomemixeddoubles,soyoucanexpecttohearmore fromthesegroupsthroughouttheyear.

advocates of the arts initiative

Althoughit’snotaparticu-larlylargegroup,lastyeartheAdvocatesmobilizedinoppo-sitiontoaproposed30percentbudgetcuttotheArtsInitiative.AIwasfoundedin2005bytheOfficeofthePresidenttosub-sidizediscountedtheatertick-ets(whichstudentscanbuyinthelobbyofLernerHall),fundstudentartsgroupsandarts-re-latedinternships,andmanageanumberofotherartsprogramsoncampus.While theircam-pusvisibilitywanedat times,the Advocates re-emerged attheendoflastsemester.

postcrypt coffeehousePostcrypt,astudent-runmu-

sicvenueinthebasementofSt.Paul’sChapel,founditselffight-ingforsurvival lastyearafter

administrators became con-cernedaboutunderagedrink-ingatthegroup’sweeklyfolkmusicconcerts.There’snocov-erchargeatPostcrypt,sotheclubreliesonsellinglocal,mi-crobrewedbeerstostayafloat.Currently, they are requiredtohireonesecurityguardandtwo alcohol proctors at eachof their concerts—conditionsthatmembersclaimarenotfi-nancially sustainable. Expectto hear more as the club andadministratorscontinuetoup-datethetermsandconditionsoftheiragreement,butinthemeantime, catch one of theirfreeconcertswhileyoucan.

columbia university college democrats and college republicans

While the Democrats andRepublicansoncampusaren’tquite as hot-headed as theircomrades and liberty-loversonCapitolHill,you’reboundtohearabouttheiractivitiesdur-ingtheupcomingelectioncy-cle.Bothgroupsorganizecam-paigningtripsacrosstheEastCoastandinvestthemselvesinlocalpolitics.

An introduction to campus student groups

BY AMBER TUNNELLSpectator Senior Staff Writer

Love it or hate it, there’s noth-ing in the Columbia experience that quite compares to the Core Curriculum.

The Core unites students in Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science with a common learn-ing experience, albeit one with endless reading lists and discus-sion posts. Whether you sleep with “The Iliad” under your pil-low or have long since chucked it out the window, the Core de-fines the University’s mission to cultivate critical thinking in undergraduates.

Here are some universal max-ims (Kant, anyone?) for making your way through:

1. Tailor the classes to your interests. In many courses, you can choose your own essay top-ics. Love Jane Austen but hate Virginia Woolf? If you go with

what you like, you’ll make even your least favorite Core class more palatable.

2. Instructors are key. A good one can make you love a course, while a bad one can have you running for the hills with-in a week. When possible, use CULPA (www.culpa.info) to pick the professors that are right for you. Remember, though, that dif-ferent students look for different traits in professors—you might actually love a professor who got poor reviews on CULPA.

Also keep in mind that a good instructor can come from anywhere: Your favorite teach-er may end up being a graduate student, while the class taught by that award-winning profes-sor might turn out to be a bust. Look at the amount of time they have for each of their students and how much they are willing to work with students, and don’t make judgments solely based on a professor’s field. Many Core

professors come from differ-ent departments. Even if your professor has only ever taught Italian, she could still be an in-sightful Literature Humanities professor.

3. Take Core classes that con-tribute to your major. A Global Core course or a class that ful-fills the science requirement might force you to explore a dif-ferent aspect of your major than you normally would have—and you have to graduate sometime, after all.

4. Read selectively. Even in-structors will admit that you can’t read everything, and certain por-tions of the texts provide greater insight than others.

The Core is the one part of the curriculum that is uniquely, well, Columbian. Whatever you feel about it, know that every single student around you has to get through the Core for his or her diploma. It is the tie that binds us together as Columbia students.

How to survive the Core and enjoy it too

august 30, 2010 CITY NEWS page 5

BY KIM KIRSCHENBAUMSpectator Senior Staff Writer

En route to Columbia, you mayhave noticed some checkered con-structionsitesalong125thStreet.Aseasyastheyaretooverlook,whatyoumightnotknowisthatthey’repartofalongandheatedcourtbattleovertheUniversity’splanstoexpandbeyondMorningsideHeights.

The clash began in 2003 whenUniversityPresidentLeeBollingeran-nouncedColumbia’splans tobuilda17-acrecampusspanningfrom125thto133rdstreetsbetweenBroadwayandtheHudsonRiver—anareaknownasManhattanville.Thefirststageofcon-struction, slated to be completed by2015, will include new buildings fortheBusinessSchool,theSchooloftheArts,andtheJeromeL.GreeneScienceCenterforMind,Brain,andBehavior.

Since the project was proposed,Columbia has acquired almost everyproperty in the expansion footprint.Onebyone,ithasstruckdealswithallofthebusinessesandpropertyownersinthearea,withjusttwoexceptions.

Tuck-It-Away Self-Storage ownerNickSprayregenandgasstationown-ersGurnamSinghandParminderKaurrefuse to sell their land, which theysayistheirlivelihood.AndthoughtheUniversityhasalreadydonesomepre-liminaryconstructionwork,officialsin-sisttheyneedtheselastpropertiesinordertofullyrealizetheUniversity’svisionforexpansion.

SoColumbiadecidedtoobtainthepropertiesthrougheminentdomain,theprocessbywhichthestatecanseizepri-vatepropertyforthe“publicgood,”withmarket-ratecompensationfortheowner.

Butitisn’tsosimple.Inorderforeminentdomaintobe

used,theareamustbedeclaredblight-ed,meaninginaconditionofdisrepair

beyondthepotentialfornaturalrelief.ToshowthattheSprayregenandSinghpropertieswerepartofablightedarea,the University turned to the EmpireState Development Corporation, anindependentstateagencythathasthepowertoinvokeeminentdomain.

In December 2008, ESDC de-clared Manhattanville blighted, set-tingoffafierylegalbattle.Shortlyaf-ter, Sprayregen and the Singhs filedlawsuitschallengingESDC’sdetermi-nation,andsincethen,thebattlehaswounditswaythroughthelegalsys-tem.Columbiamaintainsthatitisnotapartyinthecase,asitistechnicallyamatterbetweenESDCandtheprivatepropertyowners.

InDecember2009,asurpriserulingbytheNewYorkStateSupremeCourt,Appellate Division reversed ESDC’sblightfinding,declaringeminentdomainintheneighborhoodillegal—amajorvic-toryforSprayregenandtheSinghs.ButESDCappealed,andthisJune,theNewYorkStateCourtofAppeals—NewYork’shighestcourt—ruledinthestate’sfavor,upholdingthefindingofblightandtheuseofeminentdomain.

Sprayregen and his attorney,NormanSiegel,arenowtryingtotakethecasetotheU.S.SupremeCourt.BylateSeptember,Siegelwillpetitionforawritforcertiorari.Ifthisisgranted,theSupremeCourtwillreviewthestatecourt’sdecision.Buttheoddsareslim,astheSupremeCourthasagrantrateofjust1.1percent.

And so the fate of Columbia’s ex-pansionplanhangsinthebalance.WemaynotknowformonthswhethertheSupremeCourtwillevenagreetohearthecase,muchlesswhatitwoulddecideifitdidhearit.Butwhileyou’regettingacclimatedtotheMorningsideHeightscampus,keepinmindthattheremaybeanentirelynewonetoexplorejustafewyearsdowntheroad.

Columbia looks ahead to satellite campus after bitter legal battle

Manhattanville 101

angela radulescu / senior staff photographer

FOOTPRINT | Manhattanville,seenlookingnorthfrom125thStreetand12thAvenue,isthesiteofColumbia’splanned17-acrecampus,firstproposedin2003.

A guide to Columbia’s newest mark on the neighborhood

M’VILLE THROUGH THE YEARS

gurnam singh and parminder kaur

OwnersoftwogasstationsinManhattanville;alongwithNickSprayregen,thelastpri-vatelandownersintheexpan-sionareawhohavenotsoldtheirpropertiestoColumbia.

bill perkinsStatesenatorwhorepresentsHarlem;opposesColumbia’suseofeminentdomaintoob-taintheremainingpropertiesandhasheldseveralpublichearingsonthematterinre-centmonths.

blightAconditionofeconomicdis-repairbeyondthepotentialfornaturalrelief;acriterionforeminentdomain.

david smithTheattorneyforGurnamSinghandParminderKaur.

DEFININGM’VILLE

new york state court of appeals

Thestate’shighestcourt;ruledinJulythateminentdomaincanbeusedtoobtainprivatepropertiesinthearea,amajorvictoryforColumbia.

new york state supreme court, appellate division

UnexpectedlydeclaredinDecember2009thatstatesei-zureofprivatepropertyinthe17-acreexpansionzonewasil-legal.ItsrulingwasoverturnedthissummerbytheNewYorkStateCourtofAppeals.

nick sprayregenOwnerofTuck-It-AwaySelf-Storage;alongwithGurnamSinghandParminderKaur,oneofthelastprivateland-ownersintheexpansionareawhohasnotsoldhispropertytotheUniversity.

norman siegelSprayregen’sattorneyandfor-merNewYorkCivilLibertiesUniondi-rector;willsoonpetitiontheUnitedStatesSupremeCourttoreviewtheNewYorkStateCourtofAppeals’rulingoneminentdomain.

joe ienusoTheUniversity’sexecutivevicepresidentoffacilities;overseestheconstructionandon-the-groundaspectsoftheexpansion.

lee bollingerUniversitypresident;announcedColumbia’splantobuildanew17-acrecampusin2003;hasardentlymaintainedthattheUniversitycannotproceedwithitsexpansionplanswithoutacquiringeverypropertyinthefootprintoftheexpansion.

manhattanvilleTheneighborhoodinwhichColumbia’splannedcampuswouldbelocated;looselyde-finedastheregionbetween122ndStreetand135thStreetfromtheHudsonRivertoSt.NicholasPark.

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Park

BY SARAH DARVILLESpectator Staff Writer

JustnorthofcampusisWestHarlem,hometosoulfood,charterschools,andColumbia’sbiggestcontroversy.

The neighborhood is borderedto the south by 123rd Street, to thenorthby155thStreet,tothewestbytheHudsonRiver,andtotheeastbyMorningsideandSt.Nicholasavenues.ItincludesthesmallerneighborhoodofManhattanville,whichbeginsroughlywhereColumbiaendsandwhere—youmighthaveheard?—Columbiaisplan-ningafewnewbuildings.

Really,thecampusexpansionintoManhattanvilleisthemostcontrover-sialandimportantissuefacingthearea,andunderstandingitiskeytounder-standingtheneighborhoodasawhole.(Checkoutourin-depthintroductiontoallthingsM’villeinthisissue.)Fornow,knowthatsomedemolitionisalreadyunderwayalongBroadwayjustafewblocksaway.

You’re now a student at ColumbiaUniversityintheCityofNewYork,andthatmeansit’simportanttoknowwhat’sgoingonoutsidethecampusgates.

Takeawalknorthandyou’llfindadi-versepocketofManhattan.WestHarlemresidentshaveawiderangeofeconomicbackgrounds,butwithalargelow-incomepopulationandahighconcentrationofpublichousing,affordablehousingisal-waysahot-buttonissue.

Anumberoflocalhousingprojects,includingtheGeneralGrantHousesonBroadwayand123rdStreet,havemadethenewsrecently,asbudgetproblemsareforcingthecitytoreducethevouchersthatallowfamiliestolivethere.

Other buildings, such as 3333Broadway,anenormouscomplexbe-tween133rdand135thstreets,arecon-stantly fighting with landlords andmanagementcompaniesoverrentpric-esandbasicmaintenanceservices—orlackthereof.

InthemiddleofitallisCommunityBoard 9, a group that makes adviso-ry decisions about West Harlem andMorningsideHeights.Historically,theresidentsandactiviststhatmakeuptheboardhaveoftenclashedwithColumbia.

MaintainingaffordablehousingisnottheonlystruggleforsomeofourHarlemneighbors.Recently,publicschoolshavebecomeanothercontentious topic forparentsnorthofcampus.

Harlemisnowatthecenterofahuge,nationaldebateabouteducation.Attheheartofthisheateddiscussionistheques-tionofwhetherincreasingthenumberofcharterschools—publicschoolsthathavetheirownboardsandcanessentiallymaketheirownrules—isthebestwaytoimprovetheeducationalsystem.

MayorMichaelBloomberghasbetyes,andrecentnumbersshowthatformanyfamilies,chartersareanattractivealter-nativetotraditionalpublicschools.OneinfivekidsinHarlemnowattendsacharter

school,andthousandsmoreareturnedawaybytheoften-dramaticlotteriesthatdecidewhichkidsgetin.

Ofcourse,bigchangesdon’thappenwithoutbacklash.Charterschoolsareoftenplacedinexistingschoolbuildings,andit’snotunusualforonebuildingtohousethreecompletelyseparateschools.Parents have complained that charterschoolstudentsgetthebestclassroomspaceandevenprimelunchhours,andthecityhasgonesofarastoconvene“warrooms”tocometospaceagreements.

Meanwhile,tensionswillcontinuetogrowasnewlawsallowmorecharterstoopennextfall—atleasteightarealreadyintheworksforManhattan.

Butthere’smoretoHarlemthande-batesovereducationalpolicy.Turneaston 125th Street and you’ll quickly hittheheartofHarlem.This isnorthernManhattan’sretailhubandmainstrip,hometomom-and-popstoresandau-thenticAfricanrestaurants,aswellasnew chain arrivals such as Starbucks,H&M,andOldNavy.GooneblocknorthonMalcolmXBoulevardandyou’llfindSylvia’sRestaurant,afamoussoulfoodjointthatsometimesplayshosttoimpor-tantpoliticalmeetings.

125thStreethasn’tescapedcontro-versialzoningchanges,butlandmarkslike the Apollo Theater, Bill Clinton’soffices, and the contemporary StudioMuseumareheretostay—atleastfornow.Regardless,thisneighborhoodischang-ingquickly.Besureyoudon’tmissit.

In Harlem, controversy meets vibrant community

angela radulescu / senior staff photographer

HEART OF HARLEM | 125th Street—here, intersecting with Broadway beneath the 1 train in Manhattanville—is the commercial and cultural center of Harlem.

JUNE 24, 2010—TheNewYorkStateCourtofAppealsrulesthateminentdomaincanbeusedtoob-tainprivatepropertiesinthearea,amajorvictoryforColumbia.

2003—Columbia announces its planto build a new 17-acre campus inManhattanville that would span from125thto134thstreetsandfromBroadwaywestwardtotheHudsonRiver.

JULY 17, 2008—TheEmpireStateDevelopmentCorporationdeclaresColumbia’sproposedexpan-sionareablighted,therebyallowingthestatetoinvokeeminentdomainonthepropertiesofNickSprayregen,GurnamSingh,andParminderKaur.

MAY 21, 2009—DavidSmithandNormanSiegelbringtheircasesagainstthestatetotheNewYorkStateSupremeCourt,AppellateDivision,wheretheyquestionthelegalityofESDC’sap-provalofeminentdomain.

SPRING 2004—Columbiasubmitsitsinitial“197-c”rezoningplantothecity.TheproposalthengoesthroughthearduousUniformLandUseReviewProcedure,acityprotocolforlandusereviewinvolvingvotesbyCommunityBoard9,theCityPlanningCommission,andtheNewYorkCityCouncil.

DEC. 18, 2008—ESDC approvestheuseofeminentdomainontheUniversity’sbehalf.

DEC. 3, 2009 —TheAppellateDivisiondeclares,inanunexpected3-2ruling,thatstateseizureofprivatepropertyinthe17-acreexpansionzoneisillegal.Themajorityopinion,writtenbyJusticeJamesCatterson,callsESDC’sblightstudy“meresophistry.”

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empire state development corporation

Anindependentstateagencywiththeauthoritytoseizeprivateprop-erty;ruledinDecember2008thatManhattanvillewasblightedandeligibleforeminentdomain.

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CHANGING LOTS | ConstructionisunderwayinManhattanville,wherenewbuildingswillriseoverthecomingdecades.

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TOP 5 things to know about the MTA

BY ANDREA GARCIA-VARGASColumbia Daily Spectator

Subwaysandbuseswillgetyoueverywhereyouneedtogointhecity,andthere’snoreasontofearthesystem.Thecloseststopisat116thStreetjustoutsidethemaingatesonBroadway,whereyoucancatchthe1traindowntowntotheUpperWestSide,ColumbusCircle,TimesSquare,PennStation,andbeyondoruptownintoHarlem,WashingtonHeights,andtheBronx.AbasicMetroCardis$2.25perswipethroughtheturnstileorontoabus.Butwatchout—continuingbudgetproblemsmeanpriceswillprobablyincreasein2011.Here’swhatelseyouneedtoknow.

avoid looking like a tourist.SubwaylinesinNewYorkgobynumbersandletters,notcolors.Callingthe1line

the“redline”isjustasbadaspullinga“WhereisHEW-stonStreet?”(It’sHOW-ston.)ForthedirectionallyimpairedandiPhone-equipped,HopStophasanappthatsupplies

subwayandbusdirections—theyevenaccountforconstructiondelaysandweirdtrainchanges.TheMTA’sapp,NYCMate,isprettygood,too.

Don’thaveaniPhone?That’sOK!Youcangetdirectionsfromhopstop.combeforeyouleaveordownloadGoogleMapsontoyourphone—oryoucould,youknow,buyanactualmap.

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the mta is not completely broke. There’sactuallysomeshinynewtechnologyandconstructioninourneighborhood.

Despiteallitscost-cuttingattempts,theMTAmanagedtorackupsomeà-la-Londontraintimekeepers—digitalLEDdisplaysthattellanxiouscommutershowmanyminutes

theyhaveuntilthenexttrainarrives,includingatourhumble116thStreetstop.Threestopssouthofusat96th,whereyoucantransferfromthe1tothe2and3express

trains,asparklingnewstationisontheriseonBroadway.ThefinaltouchesshouldbecompletedbySeptember,andbelieveus,it’sanimprovement.Besuretocheckouttheflowersculptureshangingfromtheceiling,too.

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don’t be scared (except when you should be).Ridingthesubwayat6a.m.isnothingtobeafraidof,especiallyonaweekday.New

Yorkcommuterswilljoinyoufornapsbetweenstops.Late-nightridescangetsketchier,sorememberthatasubwaycarwithatleastafewpeopleinit—ortheconductor’scar,

whichislocatedmid-train—issaferthananemptyone.Ifit’sHalloweenoranyregularSaturdaynight,though,you’vegotnothingtoworryabout—mobsofthecity’sbestwilljoinyou.

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buses are not immune.Busesareimportant,too—theycanbetheeasiestwaytogettoUpperEastSidesites

suchastheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,andsometimesthey’rethebestoptionintheouterboroughs.Unfortunately,buseshavefacedsomeoftheworstcuts,andtheMTA

haslimitedserviceonthelinesthatrunthroughColumbia’sbackyard.ThebusesthatrunthroughMorningsideHeightsaretheM4,M60,andM104(whichmeets

withthecross-townM96).Afewblockseast,theM10runsthroughHarlem.TheM60route,whichgetsyoutoLaGuardiaAirport,hasbeenleftuntouched.TheM104and

M10hadthesouthernendsoftheirroutescutoff,withtheM104nowendingatTimesSquareandtheM10atColumbusCircle,whichisatthesouthwestcornerofCentralPark.

2budget woes are hitting riders.

TheMetropolitanTransportation Authority,alongwithmanycityagen-cies,isinbudgetcrisismode.With the MTA’s budgetswellingover$400million,NewYorkCitycommuterskeepgettinghitwithrisingcostsandreducedservices.Last December, the MTAvotedtoreducethenumberofovernighttrainsonthe1line,butitheldoffonrais-ingfares.

Fordaysyouplantoridethesubwaymorethanfourtimes,getyourone-dayun-limited Fun Passes—whileyoucan.Theywilllikelybeeliminated as soon as nextJanuary,alongwiththe14-day unlimited cards. Thebonus discount (you paylessthan$2.25aridewhenyou buy a more expensiveMetroCard) will probablydecrease too, from 15 per-centto7percent.TheMTAevenfloatedacontroversialplantotakeawayfreeridesfrompublicschoolstudents,prompting protests acrossthe city. Despite expectedfarehikes, theplantotakeawaystudentMetroCardsisnowoffthetable.

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angela radulescu / senior staff photographer

TURNSTILES | NavigatingNewYorkCity’spublictransportationsystemissimpleonceyouknowthetricksofthetrade.

BY KIM KIRSCHENBAUMSpectator Senior Staff Writer

You’llsoonbecomefamiliarwiththewho’s-whoofColumbia:those all-powerful administra-torswhomakethebigdecisionsthateveryonelovestocomplainabout.Butoutsidethecampusgates,there’sanentirelydiffer-entsetofmoversandshakers,betterknownas theeccentric,dramatic, and sometimes cor-ruptpoliticiansofMorningsideHeightsandWestHarlem.

Morelikelythannot,you’realreadyfamiliarwithU.S.Rep.CharlesRangel,whosefacehasgracedthepagesofnewspapersfor much of the summer. He’sbeen in quite a bit of hot wa-tersinceJuly,whentheHouseEthicsCommitteechargedhimwith13ethicalviolations.Inmid-September,hewillfaceapublictrialbeforethecommittee.

Worriedaboutbeingassoci-atedwithRangelasthemidtermelectionsapproach,DemocratsinCongresshavebeenclamoringfor

himtoresign.Hefacesacrowd-edprimaryelectiononSept.13against five other Democrats,allofwhomhaveharpedonhisallegedethicalbreachesduringtheircampaigns.

But in spite of this vitriol,there’sonegroupthatwillalmostcertainlyensureRangelisn’tgo-inganywhere:hisardentlyloyalconstituents.Justwalkacoupleblocksnorthofcampusandyou’llseeforyourself.

Rangel,whorepresentsnorth-ernManhattan,hasbeenlargeand in charge of West Harlemsince 1971. Strike up a conver-sation with any local, and it’slikelythey’llgushaboutCharlie.They’lltellyouhe’saforcetobereckonedwith,apoliticianwhohelpedpullWestHarlemoutoftheurbandecayofdecadespast.

Over the last40years,he’susedhiscongressionalsenior-ityandpowerfulcommitteepo-sitions to pass legislation andbring vast amounts of federalmoney home for local educa-tional programs, job-creation

projects,andaffordablehous-ing,amongmanyotherthings.

Still skeptical about howpopularsuchanembattledcon-gressmancanbe?Looknofur-therthanthenumbers:Rangelisdominatingtheelectionpollswithnearlydoublethesupportofthesecond-placecandidate.

Even with all the achieve-mentsunderhisbelt,youmightbewonderingwhyWestHarlemresidentswouldpulltheleverforapoliticianwho’sbeenwidelyde-criedascorruptformonthsnow.

WelcometoHarlempolitics,wherethepowerofincumbencyreignssupreme.

This incumbent advantagehas long been a trademark ofHarlem.It’saplacewherepoli-ticians rarely move throughrevolvingdoors.Instead,elect-ed officials are long-servingand deeply entrenched in thecommunity.

Take,forexample,NewYorkStateAssemblymemberKeithWright,whogrewupinHarlemand has represented much ofthe neighborhood since 1992.Thankstohisfather,whowasawell-connectedjudge,hegrewupamong the likesofRangel,former New York City MayorDavid Dinkins, and the latePercySutton,oneofHarlem’smostprominentpoliticiansandactivists.Wrightisverypopularamong his constituents and isrunningunopposedthisfall.

Then there’s State SenatorBill Perkins, who was electedjustfouryearsagotorepresentWestHarlembuthasalreadybe-comeafixturehere.Aftercom-ing under fire recently for hisadamantstanceagainstcharter

schools,he’sbeengivenarunforhismoneybyhisonlyopponent,who just so happens to be anadjunctprofessoratColumbia:BasilSmikle,SIPA’96.Still,theoddsseemtobeinPerkins’favor,ashemaintainsastrongpowerbasethatconsistentlysupportshimatprimarycandidateevents.

Fellowstatesenatorandstateattorney general hopeful EricSchneiderman,whosedistrictin-cludesMorningsideHeights,theUpperWestSide,WestHarlem,andWashingtonHeights,maybeamongthelesser-knownnamesin the neighborhood, but it isrightherewherehiscareerfirsttookoff:MorningsideHeightswas the first place where hebrought prosecutions againstdrugdealers.

Thesenamesmaynotringabellnow,butyouneedonlywaituntilNovembertoseethesepol-iticianstakecenterstageintheHarlem arena. Then you’ll beabletoobservetheuniquepo-liticaldynamicsoftheneighbor-hoodjustoutsidethegates.

Quirky politicians of Morningside and Harlem vie for support in loyal community

BY SARAH DARVILLESpectator Staff Writer

WelcometotheUpperWestSide,homeofdevelopmentcon-troversies,not-in-my-backyardland use politics, grassrootscommunityactivism—andmostrecently,UrbanOutfitters.

Columbia sits at the verynorth end of the Upper WestSide, a diverse Manhattanneighborhood that stretchessouth to the edge of CentralPark at 59th Street. Withinwalking distance (the upperUpperWestSide?)isachunkofthecityfilledwithhistoricar-chitectureandcurrentcontro-versiesworthkeepingonyourradarasatemporaryresidentofthispartoftheisland.

Theneighborhood’sbound-aries and labels are blurry.The Upper West Side blendsinto—or, some may argue, in-cludes—Manhattan Valley, aregion technically borderedby 110th Street, 96th Street,CentralPark,andBroadway,butthat’sdebatable.Theresiden-tialUpperWestSideeventuallybecomesMorningsideHeights,Columbia’shome,whichquick-lytransitionsintoWestHarlem.

Withoutworryingtoomuchaboutnames,youshouldknowthat the area just south ofColumbia is under construc-tion, with several new devel-opmentsontheriseandclassicrealestatebattlesinfullswing.

Between a major retailand housing development onColumbus Avenue from 97thto 100th streets—known asColumbusSquare—andnewlyopenedoutletsofmajorretailers(mostprominently theUrbanOutfitters on Broadway be-tween99thand100thstreets),theincreasingdensityoftheup-perUpperWestSidehasbeenalloverthenewslately.

The Columbus Square de-velopment includes storessuchasWholeFoods,Sephora,Michaels, and TJ Maxx, aswellasfiveapartmenttowers.AlookatGoogleMapsgivesagoodideaofwhythishasbeensocontroversial—itformsasu-perblockofactivity.Somelocalsliketheshoppingbuthatetheincreasedtrafficandlackofin-dependentstores.

That’s also why UrbanOutfitters, which opened thissummer,hasbeenmakinghead-lines. Its 110-foot storefront ismade to look like a group ofmom-and-pop stores—exactlywhat some longtime residentssayisdisappearingfromthearea.

The storefront may foolsomepassersby,butotherswhofearthe“mallification”oftheircitystreetsknowbetter.

Still,anynewdevelopmentiscontroversialonthecrowdedislandofManhattan,andespe-ciallysoontheUpperWestSide,which is known for its com-munity activism. CommunityBoard7holdscourthere,anditsmonthlymeetingsbringadvi-sorydecisionsabouteverythingfrom bike lanes to the fate ofhugehousingcomplexes.(Funfact: Supreme Court JusticeElena Kagan grew up at 75thStreet and West End Avenue,andherfather,RobertKagan,waschairofCB7inthe1970s.)

New high-rises have also

put the spotlight on local ed-ucation, mainly the growingproblem of overcrowding inschools.Parentsandprincipalsroutinely complain that thecity’sDepartmentofEducationisn’tprovidingmorespaceforkidsas thepopulationgrows.As a result, schools such asP.S.163,anelementaryschoolnearColumbusSquare,relyonportableclassroomsorsharedroomsforclasseslikeart.

Andwithapartmenttowersontheriseandmorefamiliesmovingin,someeducationad-vocatesthinkit’sonlygoingtogetworse.

Meanwhile, CB 7 has alsobeen a central meeting placetovoiceconcernsaboutacon-tentious landswapjustsouthofColumbia.It’sprettycom-plicated,butinshort,anursinghome,JewishHomeLifecare,is brokering a deal to switchlandwithasomewhatnotori-ouslocaldeveloper,theChetritGroup,sothattheresidentialdeveloper can build apart-ments on 106th Street andthenonprofitcanbuildatallnursinghomeinaloton100thStreet.

Soundsimple?Thedevelop-ersinvolvedthinkitis,buttheyhaverunupagainstagroupoflo-

calresidentsandelectedofficialswhostronglyopposetheswap.

Though the neighborhoodmayhaveareputationforbe-ingyuppieandposh,especiallywiththeshinynewapartmentbuildingsofColumbusSquare,oneuniquefeatureoftheUpperWestSideisitsrelativelylargenumberof“singleroomoccu-pancy”buildings,orSROs.

These housing options,whichareoftentakenbylow-incomeresidents,typicallyin-cluderoomsthatshareabath-roomorkitchenwiththerestofahallway.Theseapartmentshavemadeheadlinesrecentlyas“illegalhotels,”withsomelocallandlordsaccusedofrent-ingoutroomstotouristseventhough the buildings aren’tclassified as hotels. This canhurt long-term tenants whocall their SROs permanenthomes. A new state law willmakethepracticeillegalnextMay,buttheconcernsandcon-troversyarelikelytolinger.

TheneighborhoodssouthofColumbiacanfeelfarawayevenwhenthey’resoclose.Butthenexttimeyouventure“down-town”—maybetobuysomenewjeans at the “mom-and-pop”UrbanOutfitters—lookaroundyou,andthinkaboutthelocal-levelpoliticsshapingthisareaintransition.

Locals engage in evolution of diverse Upper West Side

jasper l. clyatt / senior staff photographer

STILL STANDING | Rep. Charles Rangel, who recently marched near Columbia, is leading election polls despite alleged ethics violations.

The next time you venture “down-town,” look around you, and think about the local-level politics shaping this area in transition.

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Before a night out, check the IDs of popular campus bars

For every great night, there’s a MoHi meal to fix the next not-so-great morning

BY CLAIRE FU ANDMELISSA VON MAYRHAUSER

Columbia Daily Spectator

Arequirement-heavyCoreCurriculummeansmanythings,butfortheaveragestudentonabudget,itmostlymeansabigheadacheoverwhereandhowtoacquireallthereadings.Weighingthemanyop-tionsforbook-buyinginadvancecansavestudentslotsoftimeandmoneyduringthefirstweekback,whenbothareinhighdemand.

TheColumbia University Bookstore—alsoknownastheBarnes&NobleinthebasementofLernerHall—allowsstudentstopurchaseusedandnewbooks.Studentsmaysellthesebackattheendofthesemes-terforafractionoftheoriginalprice—like$0.50forsomeusedLitHumbooks.

Thisyear,somebooksmayhavea“rent”stickerontheircovers,allowingstudentstosaveuptohalfthecostandreturnthebooksafterclassesend.Unlikeotherlocaloptions,theCUBookstore’sselectionisacookie-cuttersurveyofcoursereadingmaterials,whichistobeexpectedofanofficialcampusbookstore.Yetwhilethecementstoreroomwherestudentsfindcoursebooksmaybelackingincharm,itholdsathoroughsupplyoftextsatreason-ableprices—enoughtowinoverthedeal-huntingstudent.

Book Culture—anindependentstorebrimmingwithintellectualreadingma-terials—haslocationson112thStreetbe-tweenBroadwayandAmsterdamandonBroadwayat114thStreet.Coursebookscanbefoundattheoriginallocationon112th.ThisMorningsideHeightsliterarystaplepayshomagetoitsacademicneigh-bortothenorth,offeringrareandout-of-printbooks,foreign-languagetitles,andotherartsandhumanitiesworks.Italsoworksdirectlywithmanyprofessorstosupplybooksfortheirclasses.

While Book Culture does providebargaintitles—andownerChrisDoeblinsaiditpricestextsbelowBarnes&Noblecosts—therearefarfewermoney-savingoptions here than there are in the CUBookstore,withitslargeselectionofusedtextsandboxsets.Butifstudentsarecap-tivatedbytheallureoftheindiestoreandtheideaofwanderingpastshelvespiledwitheverythingfromFrenchcomicbookstoartdecoencyclopedias,theaddedcostmaybeworthit.

Ofcourse,studentscanalsobuyre-quiredtextswithoutleavingtheirdormrooms. Half.com—an online market-placereminiscentofitsparentcompany

eBay,onlywithmillionsofusedandnewbooks—offersdrasticallyreducedprices,oftenmorethanhalfoff.Searchenginessuchascampusbooks.comandbigwords.com doalltheworkforyoubyscanningtheInternetforthebestprices.Althoughthesewebsitesboastcomprehensiveandcheapbookselections,studentsshouldmakesuretheyknowtheseller’sreputa-tionandcomparepricesbeforebuying.

Renting textbooks online is anothersmart option, especially for titles thataren’t available for rent in local stores.The popular chegg.com allows you torentbooksforasemester,withfreereturnshipping.Thisgetsridofthehassleofre-sellingbookswhenthesemesterends,butstudentswholiketounderlineandtake

notesinthemarginsshouldconsiderbuy-ingtheirbooksinstead.

Students can also soak in theMorningside Heights literary scene bybrowsing through the vendors alongBroadway from 110th to 114th streets,whichboastaneclecticarrayofmostlyused books neatly set out on tables. Itispossibletopickouta fewLiteratureHumanitiestextsonthecheap,butthesevendorshavecomparativelylimitedselec-tionsandusuallydon’toffertextbooks.Itisadelightforthecasualreaderandtheseriouscollectoralike,though,tofindtrea-suresburiedamongthevintageprintsandforeignnovels—andmaybeevenrekindlealoveofreadingforpleasure,whichissoeasilystifledbyheftysyllabi.

New semester, new books, new ways to save dough

TOP 5 Hangover-busting M’side eats

left: jason bell for spectator, right: embry owen / senior staff photographer

HANG-UNDER | StudentsseekingaheartybreakfasttohelpthemwakeupbrightandearlyforNSOPactivitiesafterlatenightscanfindallofthatandmoreatplaceslikeNussbaumandCommunity.

BY ALLISON MALECHA

Spectator Staff Writer

Hazy NSOP morningscall for hearty, fuel-me-upbreakfasts—es-peciallyforthosewhoactuallyplanonattend-ingallthecheeryNSOPactivities.Besuretogetfamiliar with the besthangover-banishingmealsMorningsidehastooffer,becauseJohnJayeggscanonlydosomuch.

Nussbaum & Wu’s bacon, egg, and cheese:Onaneverythingbagel,thisclassiciseverythingabreak-fastshouldbeinonetightlittlepackage.Servedatthealways-buzzingdelionthecornerof113thandBroadway,itputsMcDonald’sfakeeggversiontoshame.Theupside—it’scheap($4.50),readyinahurry,and,forthosewhoalreadysleptthrougheverymorningactivity,serveduntil3p.m.Thedownside—it’s

notexactlylow-fat,butlet’sfaceit,theNSOPcarbandcaloriewatchwasblownwiththatfirstsliceofKoronetpizza.Addfresh-squeezedorangejuiceforelectrolytereplenishmentandsomevitaminCtomakemomproud.

TIE: Kitchenette and Tom’s breakfast menus:TheKitchenetteSpecialatKitchenette($7)isall-Amer-icanbreakfastatitsbest,withtwoeggs,crispybacon,andmeltycheeseserveduponaflaky,homemadebiscuit.Asanaddedbonus,freecoffeethatwould’vebeenworthpayingforisthrowninforfreeuntil11a.m.Fora$12premium,theLumberjaneisalsoworthashot:Frenchtoast,eggs,andturkeysausage.

Thiscozyspace,locatedonAmsterdambetween122ndand123rdstreets,hasacutesydécorandfriendlyservicethataren’tbadtowakeupto,thoughguysmightfindthepinkandblackcolorschemeabitmuchtostomach.Thealternative:Tom’sRestaurant(Broadwayat112th)servesupacheapegg,bacon,andhomefrybreakfastwithcoffeeJerrySeinfeld-styleontheside.Thefoodismorebasicall-American,butthespotisiconicColumbia.

Taqueria y Fonda carne asada burrito:Taqueria’sburritoisforthosewhowakeuphungry.It’smeaty,it’scheesy,it’sdeliciouslyrice-yandblackbean-y.ItmakesChipotle’ssteakburritolooklikedollfood.LocatedonAmsterdambetween107thand108thstreets,theeatery’splainbrowntablesanddingywhitewallsleavesomethingtobedesired,butthisburritoreallyistoobigtocarryelse-

where.Pileonthesalsaverdeandwashitdownwithcinnamonandricemilkhorchata.ThenrollbacktoCarmanandintobed—there’slittlechanceofbeingupforNSOPgaietyaftersomuchMexicangoodness.

Artopolis’s cinnamon waffles:ThecinnamonwafflesatArtopoliswillsatisfyanymorningsweettooth.At$12.95,it’salsoamoreexpensiveoption,butthepriceincludesachoiceofcoffeeorteaandorangejuiceormimosa.For

thosealreadyhunkeringaftermorealcohol,thechampagneandOJoptionisdelicious,althoughorangetangisnotthebestcomplementtocinnamon.Threedoughywafflesarepiledhighanddrapedwithapple-cinnamongooeyness.Thisistoppedwithascoopofvanillagelatoforgoodcaloriemeasure.Artopolisalsohasaselectionofsavory,egg-filledcrepesforamoreprotein-mindedbreakfast.Plus,theeatery’slocationatAmsterdambetween113thand114thstreetsmeansnothavingtodragthosemorning-wearyfeettoofar.

Community Food & Juice’s house granola:ServedwithGreekyogurt,lavenderhoney,andfreshfruit,thisbreakfasttreat($8.50)isahealthnut’sperfectmorn-ingpick-me-up.Ifthat’salittletoohealthy,addaside

ofNorthCountryCanadianbacon($4.50)orchorizosausage($4).LocatedonBroadwaybetween112thand113thstreets,Communityisespeciallytemptingforbreakfastafterthetough-estnight.It’snotthemostwallet-friendlybreakfast,butitwillkeepyoufeelingfreshandenergizeduntilthenextmeal—pref-erablyonNSOP’sdime.

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Textbook buying 101 A rundown of coursebook options and costs

will brown / senior staff photographerTEXTBOOK CULTURE | First-yearslookingtobuytheirbookshavemanyoptionstodosothataregearedtowardstudents,bothonlineandlocally.

Why run from store to store and website to website? To the right is the breakdown of prices and options available at a few popular booksell-ers on campus and online for one common text. Check Spectator’s blog, Spectrum, for a similar cost comparison of other popular coursebooks.

Hubbard, “Economics,” third ed. (Principles of Economics):

• BookCulture:$194.00(new)• CUBookstore:$186.25(new),

$139.70(used)• Amazon: $147.32 (new, free

shipping),$123.68andup(used)• Half.com:$120.00andup(used)• Chegg.com:$55.49(rent)

comparing real costs

1020LocatedonAmsterdambetween110thand111th,1020istheclas-

siccollegebar,completewithdartboardandbilliardstable.Thenot-quite-mahoganywoodbarhasbeersontap,strongmixeddrinks,andTop40playing.ThoughthisMorningsidestalwartdoesn’thaveadancefloor,chattingcangetprettyraucousbyabout2a.m.,whenthecrowdpeaks.1020playstoanolderaudience—it’sawateringholeforgraduatestudentsbeforemidnightandturnsovertoacrowdofmostlyupperclassmenafterwards.Thismighthavetodowithitsstrictdoorpolicy.ThursdaysthroughSaturdays,there’sabounceratthedoorcheckingIDs.

campoWithdoorsthatfirstopenedafewyearsago,Campoisthemostver-

satileofMorningside’snightlifevenues.Atthesamemoment,Campocanbeanalfrescodinnerspot,achillbar,andadancespotforbump-ingandgrinding.Thelong,narrowfrontofthehousehasalongbarwithinattentivebutfriendlybartenders.TheraisedbackareacanbetransformedfromoverflowseatingtoadancefloorwhereDJsspintracksonselectThursdayandSaturdaynights.Althoughit’scommonforfraternitiesandsororitiestomakespecialdealswiththeownerstorentoutthespaceforevents,CampodrawsayoungercrowdthananyotherMoHibarandisafavoriteamongfirst-yearsandsomesopho-mores.ThebiggestsurpriseaboutCampo?No,it’snotthefirst-yearshookingupinthecorner.It’sthesurprisinglytastydinnermenuserveduntilmidnightonweekendsand11p.m.onweekdays.

the heightsPerchedonthesecondfloorofastorefrontbetween111thand112th

streets,TheHeightsisMorningside’smostelusivebar.Mostlyafavoriteofupperclassmen,TheHeightsisknownforitsstrictdoorpolicy.Fakesarespottedeasilyandalwaysrejected.Fortheluckyonesletin,thebarservesupcheapmargaritasandofferscomfortable,bigbanquetsperfectforyellingtoafriendaboutthehardweekthatjustpassed.

cannon’sAlthoughthesignreads“O’ConnellsPub,”don’tbefooled—anyone

who’sspentmorethanfiveminutesontheUpperWestknowsthisdivebariscalled“Cannon’s.”Afavoriteamongfirst-yearsandathletes,Cannon’sisthefrattiestofanylocalspot.GettingtoCannon’stakesabitofathleticism,too,asit’slocatedat108thandBroadway.

havana centralThisbehemoth,locatedspittingdistancefromCarmanonBroadway

between113thand114thstreets,isaCubanrestaurantbydayandabarbynight.Thespaceismassive,withasquarebaraccessiblefromallsidesandtwolargeroomsthatgetemptiedoftablesandchairseachnight.ThursdaysthroughSaturdays,Havanafillsupwith30-some-things,sothetimetohitisWednesday(yes,somepeoplegooutonWednesdays),whenthebarthrowsitsweekly“SeniorNight.”Then,Havanaturnsintoaloudbarscenewithdancinginthesiderooms.ButtheIDpolicytendstowardstrict,sotheunpreparedshouldbeware.

BY JOE DALYSpectator Senior Staff Writer

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BY ASHTON COOPERSpectator Staff Writer

Youdon’tneedtotakethe1trainallthewaydowntoChelseatogetadoseoftheNewYorkartscene.Thereareplentyofven-ues right on campus that givestudents the opportunity notonlytoseeart,buttocreateandcurateitthemselves.

curatePostcrypt Art Gallery isa

space for undergraduates toshow, curate, and view stu-dentart.Theycuratemonthlyshows,whichallowsstudentstobothsubmitworkforreviewand choose what goes on thewalls.Lastyear’sshowswere“TheObstaclesShow,”“ScarletFever,”and“HumanGraffiti.”The gallery often hosts openmic nights, poetry slams, andlive music, as well as publicartinstallations.Lastfall,theydidanenvironmentalpieceonCollegeWalkthatwasmadeofhundredsofplasticbags.ThegroupalsojoinswithPostcryptCoffeehouse in the spring topresent ArtsFest, which is anart auction and afternoon oflive music on the lawns nearJohnJay.PostcryptArtGallerymeetings are Wednesdays at8:30p.m.inthebasementofSt.Paul’sChapel(betweenAveryLibrary and Buell Hall), butcheck the group’s Facebookpage for the most up-to-dateinformation.

createThe Artist Societywasor-

ganizedbystudentswholovedto create and wanted studiotime,butcouldn’tfitvisualartsclassesintotheirschedules.Thegroup hosts a weekly figure-drawingsessioncalled“FridayNightSketch”inwhichthear-tisticallytalentedcantakead-vantage of a live model from6-8 p.m. This is a great placetomeet fellowartistsandgetcriticismandfeedback.Inthespring, the group also hosts“The Drawathon,” which hasmodelsposinginshiftsforanentire night. Attendees alsoget free dinner. For students

interested in modeling, theArtistSocietyhiresat$15perhour.Alloftheireventsarefree,and they provide snacks andsuppliesatmost.

contemplateThereareseveralon-campus

venuesatwhichartisregularlyshownforfree.The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art GalleryisrunbytheColumbiaDepartmentofArt History and Archaeology.Thegalleryisintendedtoextendartistic conversations beyondtheclassroom.Studentsinterest-edingaininggalleryexperienceclosetohomecanparticipateininternshipsandfellowshipswiththegallery.

The Gallery at the LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studieshostsmanyexhibitionsduringtheyearthatfeatureartsfaculty,undergraduateandgrad-uatestudents,andworkcreatedintheCenter’sprintshop.Theseexhibitsallowstudentstohavetheirworkshowninaprofes-sionalsetting,andtheyareof-tenedgierandmorecontempo-rarythantheWallachGallery’sshows. The current exhibit is“OnaSmallPieceofLand”byLeileiMeng.Itfeaturesgelatin

silverprintsthatchronicletheyear the Beijing-based artistspentinaruralChinesevillage.

The Macy Gallery is partof the Art and Art Education department at Columbia’sTeachersCollege.Itshowsworkbyunaffiliatedartists,graduatestudents,facultymembers,andevensometimeschildren.Thegalleryaimstopresentawiderange of international exhibi-tionsthatreflectacommitmenttodiversity.Italsohostsseveral“Artists’ Talks and Lectures”throughout the year.Thecur-rentexhibitis“InsideOut”byDonnaClovis,aphotographer,performanceartist,andjournal-istwhospecializesingenderandidentityissues.

Wallach Art Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m., and is located on the eighth floor of Schermerhorn Hall. LeRoy Neiman Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and is located on the first floor of Dodge Hall. Macy Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., and is located on the fourth floor of Macy Hall on West 120th Street. Admission to all three venues is free.

How to make a mark on the CU art sceneBY RACHEL ALLENSpectator Staff Writer

As easy as streaming ordownloading the latest TVshowornewlyreleasedmovieis,isitworththeriskofalargefineorColumbiashuttingoffyourInternet?Itmayseemlikethebenefitsoutweightherisks,buttherearemanywaystokeepupwithallthemostpopularen-tertainmentwithoutchancingarun-inwithcampusofficials.

Columbia UniversityInformation Technology andBarnard Resnet abide by allfederalcopyrightlaws,andac-cordingtotheCUITwebsite,ifastudentisaccusedofcopy-rightinfringement,Columbia“isrequiredunderthe lawtotakeawaytheinfringer’scom-puter account and terminateall access to our network.” Itseemsaharshpunishmentforwatchingthatlatestepisodeof“JerseyShore,”andwhilemanystudents do stream or down-load,thereareeasier(andle-gal)waystodoit.

All major residence hallshave large, flat screen televi-sionsintheirmainlounges—allhighqualityandworthawait.

They get cable (unfortunate-ly,notHBOorShowtime,butclose to everything else) andHDchannelsaswell.Inmorehighlypopulateddorms,itcanbehardtogettheremote,soit’salwaysagoodideatogetdowntotheTVearlyandstakeoutabit.Bringhomeworkanhourorsobeforetheshow,gettheremote,andhangout.TheTVsarefirstcome,firstserved,sothere’snoshameinmakingsuretobethefirstonethere.

For students interestedinkeepingupwiththe latestblockbusterreleases,therearemanywaystoavoidthesteep$12-17 New York price rangefor a movie ticket. All AMCmovie theaters (the nearestlocations are on 125th StreetinHarlemandonBroadwayat84thand66thstreets)have$6matineepricesforanyfilmbe-forenoon.

CUArtsisaninsider’sgoldmineforcheapermovietickets.TheysellpremiumgoldAMCticketsforonly$8,whichcanbeusedatanytimeforanyfilm.Theyalsohave$7discounttick-ets for art house cinemas alloverNewYork, includingtheUpper West Side staple Film

SocietyofLincolnCenter(70LincolnCenterPlaza).

If waiting to get a TV ortaking thesubway toget toamovie doesn’t sound appeal-ing,therearealwaysthelegalonline outlets for watchingfilms.Websites likeHuluputup many shows the next day,andallthemajorTVnetworkshavefullepisodesavailableforviewingonline.Purchasingepi-sodesandmoviesoniTunesorAmazonisanoptionaswell.

Fornot-so-newreleasesbutstill reliable entertainment,Netflixhasanamazingselec-tion of instant-watch moviesandTVshowsonline,aswellas an incomparable selectionofDVDsthatcanbedeliveredeventocampusmailboxes.Anddon’t forget thatButlerhasacollectionofover150,000filmsthatcanbeviewedwhenever(though at the moment, theycanonlybewatchedintheli-braryitself ).

Whether it’saguilty-plea-sure TV show or a new art-sy film, don’t get desperate:Thereareendlessoptionsforkeepingupwithwhatyou’reinterested inwithoutriskingtroubleoncampus.

Illegal streaming alternatives for the TV-less

Exploring Morningside Heights can be exhilarating, but it can get tiring to waste time and money on neighborhood duds. For those looking to cut a few corners, check out A&E’s SparkNotes for en-joying Columbia’s environs to the fullest:

The first-year’s cheat sheet to the best of Morningside

best barber shop and hair salonMelvin&Pat’sBarberShop,Amsterdambe-tween109thand110thstreets;ScottJ.LifestyleSalon&Spa,Broadwaybetween114thand115thstreets

best caféMaxCaffé,Amsterdambetween122ndand123rdstreets

best coffee Oren’sDailyRoast,Broadwaybetween112thand113thstreets

best dose of cultureCathedralofSt.JohntheDivine,Amsterdamat112thStreet

best chinese take-outColumbiaCottage,Amsterdamat111thStreet

best columbiagreenmarket standSamascottOrchards

best grocery storeWestsideMarket,Broadwaybetween110thand111thstreets

best hewitt stapleMade-to-orderhamburgers

best john jay stapleWilma’somelets

best laundromatCleanPort,Broadwaybetween98thand99thstreets

best place to runRiversidePark

best view of campusSIPA roof

emma pattiz for spectator

EYES OPEN | CUhasendlessopportunitiestoenjoyartculture.

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august 30, 2010 SPORTS page 11

YoumayhaveheardthatColumbia’ssportsteamsaren’tthegreatest,butthat’sfalse!Here’salistofreasonswhytheotherIviesareallworsethanweare:

brownDoyoureallythinkthesepeace-lov-ing,flowerwreath-wearing,hippieshavethe“killerinstinct?”No.

cornellCornell offers a course called“Sheep.”Yes,that’stheofficialtitle.TheBigRedmaybeabletohangaSweetSixteenbannerthisfall,butit’ll probably celebrate by goingcowtipping.

dartmouthOkay, so people say we suck atsports,butDartmouthreallysucks.Probably because Hanover stilldoesn’thaveindoorplumbing.

harvardJeremy Lin may be the first Ivyplayerin15yearstoentertheNBA(congrats, dude), but the rest oftheteamisaBUNCHOFDIRTYCHEATERS—oratleast,theiras-sistantcoachcommittedanunin-tentionalsecondaryviolation.

pennTheFightingQuakers?Whatan(oxy)moronicmascot.Also,we’renowrankedhigherthantheyareintheU.S.NewsandWorldReportrankings—notthatthoseareim-portant—soPenncansuckit.

princetonDoweevenneedtoexplainthisone?Eatingclubs,lawnparties,poppedcollars—thelistofreasonsPrincetonsucksgoesonandon.

yaleNo need to poke fun at theBulldogs—theyalreadyhavetoliveinNewHaven.

Whetheryou’readie-hardfanorasportsneophyte,

followingColumbia’steamsisprobablyunlikeanythingyou’veexperienced.Butdon’tworry,I’mheretoguideyouthroughthistreacherousadventure.

Thisweek,you’llprobablyhearatleastonejokeabouttheineptitudeofColumbiasportsorstudentapathytowardsports.Unfortunately,thesejokeswillbesomewhattrue.

EvenwithintheIvyLeague,Columbia,Iconcede,isn’tthegreatestwhenitcomestoathletics.Thatbeingsaid,itisn’ttheworsteither.Someofourteamsareactu-allyreallygood!Fencingandmen’stennisperformconsistentlywellonthenationallevel.Andwithintheleague,baseball,crosscountry,andgolfareallsolid.

It’smostlythemarqueesports—footballandbasketball—thatgivetheLightBlueitsless-than-stellarreputation.Buteventhosesportsaren’tsobad—anymore.ThereasontheLionsareknownascellar-dwellersisthatforyears,theseprogramswereprettyawful.Butluckilyforyou,theyaren’tanymore.

Football,forexample,hascomealongwaysinceits44-gamelos-ingstreakthatstretchedfrom1983to1988.Lastseason,the

Lionstiedforfourthintheleaguewitha3-4Ivyrecord(4-6overall).Now,Irealizeit’snotthesameaswinningachampionship,buttheLightBlueappearspoisedtobuildonlastyear.Whoknows?IfyoucandragyourselftoBakerFieldoneSaturday,youmaygettowatchyourpeersmakearunfortheIvytitle.

Boththemen’sandwomen’sbasketballteamshavealsoim-provedtremendouslyoverthepastfewyears.Thewomen’steamearneditsfirstwinningseasonlastyear,finishingwithan18-10overallrecordanda9-5conferencerecord,whichwasgoodforthirdplace.

Themen’steamstumbledabitthispastseason,earningitsfirstsub-.500conferencerecordinfour

years.ButtheLions’11-17overallfinishismuchbetterthanits2-25recordfromthe2002-2003season.

Sowhatdoesallthismean?ItmeansyoushouldactuallycareaboutColumbiasports.

I’mserious.Youmaybethinking,“Why

shouldIrejectthetime-honoredColumbiatraditionofignoringath-letics?”Here’syouranswer:Whilecheeringonyourclassmatesisanovelconceptformoststudents,you,theclassof2014,mayactuallyhavethechancetoseeyourfriendsbringhomeanIvycrowninama-jorsport.Getexcited.

OldergenerationsofColumbiastudentshaveanexcusetobeapathetic,butyoudon’t.Sure,ourteamsstillaren’tthegreatest,butthey’reworthcheeringfor.

I’mnotgoingtosugarcoatit—beingaColumbiaLionsfancanbe,attimes,frustrating,difficult,andevendepressing.But,asistruewithallsportsteams,thejoyofvictorymorethanmakesupfortheagonyofdefeat.

EventhoughI’veexperiencedmorethanonedishearteningloss,I’mstillgoingtotrekuptoBakerforfootball’shomeopener.Andyoushould,too.Afterall,thiscouldbetheiryear.

—Michele Cleary

Why we’re better than everyone else

TOP 5Moments in Columbia sports historyThoughColumbia’sathleticpro-gramhasalonghistoryofwhatcangenerouslybedescribedasmediocrity,therehavebeenafewshiningmoments—morethanyouwouldthink.SomeoftheLightBlue’steamshaveachievedtremendousgroupsuccess,whilesomeindividualLionshavegoneontowinOlympicmedalsandenterthepros.BelowisalistofthetopfivemomentsinColumbiasportshistory.

july 4, 1878The Columbia crew teambecomesthefirst interna-tionalsquadtowinarace

attheHenleyRoyalRegatta.TheLions defeat University College,Oxford and Hertford College,Oxford,markingthefirst lossofan English crew in English wa-ters.ThisisthefirstyearthattheVisitors’ChallengeCup—theracethe Light Blue won—is open toforeigners.

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april 18, 1923InagameagainstWilliamsCollege,LouGehrigstrikesout a record 17 batters.

In the only season he played forColumbia,Gehrighit.403withsevenhomeruns—someofwhichlandednear the Journalism building andAlma Mater, as the baseball fieldwasSouthField(nowcalledSouthLawn)atthetime.Afterthe1923sea-son,GehrigsignedwiththeYankees.

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jan. 1, 1934The Columbia footballteamdefeatsStanford7-0towintheRoseBowl—the

only bowl game at the time. TheLionsbeattheIndiansthankstoatrickyplaybyLightBluequarter-backCliffMontgomerythatledtoaColumbiatouchdowninthesec-ondquarter.ThoughtheRoseBowlPlayeroftheGameawarddidn’tex-istuntil1953,Montgomeryreceivedthehonorretroactively.

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dec. 10, 1983Themen’ssoccerteamsuf-fersa1-0double-overtimelosstoIndianaintheNCAA

Championship game. Normally, alosswouldn’tmakeatop-fivelist,buttodate,thisisthefurthestanIvyteamhasgoneintheNCAAtourna-ment.TheLionswent18-0thatsea-sonbeforefallingtotheHoosiersandwererankedfirstinthenationattheendoftheregularseason.

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march 20, 1998Cristina Teuscher, CC’00,becomesthefirstfe-male Ivy Leaguer to win

anNCAAchampionshipinswim-mingwhenshetakesthe500-yardfreestylein4:35.45.Teuscherwonagoldmedalinthewomen’s4x200freestylerelayatthe1996SummerOlympicsandabronzemedalinthe200mindividualmedleyatthe2000Olympics.

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Fight the apathy and give CU sports a chance

jasper l. clyatt / senior staff photographer

HIGHS AND LOWS | TheLionshavehadtheirfairshareofletdowns,butthoseonlymakethewinsthatmuchbetter.

Dos and Don’ts for attending Columbia sporting events

DO:• TakeapicturewithRoar-ee

(ourmascot).• Pregameanysportingevent

youattend.It’lleitherhelpyoumanagethepainormakevic-torythatmuchsweeter.

• Mockanygingersontheop-posingteam.They’reaskingforit.

• Participateinanycrowd-widechants(“Let’sgoLions,”“air-ball,”etc.).

• TakethefanbustoBakerin-steadofthesubway.It’sfree.

DON’T:• Leavebeforethegameends—

youneverknowwhatyoumightmiss.

• Cheerfortheotherteam.• Hesitatetochant“safetyschool”

whenweplayCornell.• Getmadifthepeopleinfront

ofyouarestanding.You’resup-posedtodothatatgames.

• Waituntilyou’reaseniortogotoasportingevent.You’llregretit.

Who knows? If you can drag yourself to Baker Field one Saturday, you may get to watch your peers make a run for the Ivy title.

Columbia Sports 101 Everything you need to know about the major sports at CU

How did they do last year?4-6(3-4Ivy),tiedforfourthintheleague.

Who should I be watching out for? SophomorequarterbackSeanBrackett(#10),seniorlinebackerAlexGross(#37),andjunioroffen-

sivelinemanJeffAdams(#76)

Who’s running the show? HeadcoachNorriesWilsonhasbeenatthehelmsinceDecember2005.

What should I expect this season?TheLionswerepickedtofinishfifthinthepreseasonpoll,buttheyexceededexpectationslast

year,soatop-halffinishisn’tunlikely.

Where can I watch? TheLightBlueplaysitshomegamesupatRobertK.KraftField.Justtakethe1trainto215thStreetandwalktwoblocksnorth.

FOOTBALL

How did they do last year? 11-17(5-9Ivy),tiedforfifthintheleague.

Who should I be watching out for? JuniorguardNoruwaAgho(#1),seniorforwardBrianGrimes(#2),andsophomorecenterMarkCisco(#55)

Who’s running the show? HeadcoachKyleSmithwashiredinMayafterformerheadcoachJoeJones leftfortheassociateheadcoachingpositionatBostonCollege.

What should I expect this season? UnderJones,theLionswentfromconsistentlylastintheleaguetomiddleofthepack,butSmithcouldbewhatpushestheLightBlueintothetopoftheconference.

Where can I watch? Men’s(andwomen’s)basketballplayinLevienGymnasium,whichisconvenientlylocatedoncampusinDodgeFitnessCenter.

BASKETBALL

How did they do last year? 26-21(15-5Ivy),firstintheGehrigDivision,losttoDartmouthinthecham-pionshipseries.

Who should I be watching out for?SophomoreoutfielderDarioPizzano(#25),juniorfirstbasemanAlexanderAurrichio(#30),andseniorpitcherDanBracey(#27).

Who’s running the show? HeadcoachBrettBorettitookthereinsinJuly2005andhasledthesquadtotwoGehrigDivisiontitlesandanIvyLeagueChampionshipin2008.

What should I expect this season? TheLightBluedidn’tlosemanyplayerstograduation,soitshouldbepoisedforanothertitlerun.

Where can I watch? TheLionsplayatRobertsonField—partoftheBakerAthleticsComplex—whichisrightnexttoKraftField.

BASEBALL

jasper l. clyatt / senior staff photographeralyson goulden / staff photographer

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Mapping ColumbiaHaving trouble finding your way around campus? That’s okay. You’re a freshman! You’re supposed to get lost. But maps can help. Let our guide help you navigate your way around Columbia and its surrounding areas.

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SPORTS

You know all about how to be a Columbia sports fan thanks to page 9. Now get out there and show your Lion pride!

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Columbians can get stuck on campus and in the surrounding area thanks to classes and general exhaustion. But that isn’t always a bad thing. Enjoying New York’s cultural offerings can be as simple as knowing the right places to look.

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NEWS

Columbia’s influence extends well beyond its gates. Be sure to take a walk up to 125th to see Manhattanville construction in ac-tion. Also check out new retail and housing developments south of the University.

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MISCELLANEOUS

Broke after spending all of your money at page 10’s eateries? Just add more to your Flex account and let your parents pick up the tab.

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