Plan outlines more efficient building access for GS

General Studies students hope to gain swipe access to buildings they must currently be signed into.

By Paul Hsiao | Nov 10 04:22 am ET

WFMU puts positive spin on fair

This free form independent radio station holds its annual record fair, where vendors sell everything from Afro-funk to vintage rock to jazz.

By Ishani Mitra | Oct 25 11:10 pm ET

For West Village cafes, espresso is both an art and a science

Formerly the center of Bohemianism, the Village retains a cup of its artsy past with a slew of some of the best—and most creative—espresso drinks New York has to offer.

By Devin Briski | Oct 2 09:30 am ET

‘Some Like It’ vintage and flock to downtown Film Forum

Columbia cinephiles too often choose art cinema over entertaining cinema, which is a terrible mistake. While “Some Like It Hot” may not be a foreign film with imbedded metaphors, it is pure entertainment of the highest quality.

By Lily Cedarbaum | Oct 1 06:45 pm ET

Dean Peña-Mora chats with Spec

Spectator talks to Feniosky Peña-Mora, the new dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

By Alexa Davis | Sep 10 08:27 pm ET

Folk legend Pete Seeger highlighted community-wide green festival

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At the Rockin’ Earth Day Fest organized by the Teachers College Go Green Committee on Saturday, legendary folk musician and activist Pete Seeger added one more item to his impressive resume: “I wish I went to Columbia. Then I could have studied anthropology—all my life I’ve been an amateur anthropologist.”

By Jennie Rose Halperin | Apr 19 11:05 pm ET

'Best-kept secret' to close this weekend

Customers call La Negrita Columbus Avenue’s best-kept secret, and apparently they are right. The 109th Street bar will close its doors indefinitely on Saturday due to low patronage.
The beloved campus watering hole, which opened four years ago, is frequented by students and local residents seeking refuge from the retail hub of Broadway and the loud nightlife of Amsterdam Avenue.

By Sam Levin | Apr 8 08:51 pm ET

Local groups aim for development in former bakery lot

Aside from the squabbling chickens peeking their heads out of the live poultry shop on the corner, 126th street is otherwise quiet as it winds its way from Amsterdam to Morningside Avenue.

By Sam Levin | Apr 1 08:16 pm ET

La Negrita, 1020 face financial, legal woes

With news of a police sting against one area bar, and the likely imminent closure of a second, options for thirsty Columbia students may be dwindling.

By Danny Ash and Sam Levin | Mar 30 01:26 am ET