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Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States, and is recognized as one of the top academic and research institutions in the world.
Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States, and is recognized as one of the top academic and research institutions in the world.
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Robert Giroux, giant of publishing, dies
The Associated PressRobert Giroux, a distinguished giant of 20th century publishing who guided and supported dozens of great writers from T.S. Eliot and Jack Kerouac to Bernard Malamud and Susan Sontag, died in his sleep early Friday morning. He was 94. Giroux, who helped...Tags: Hannah Arendt, Awards and Prizes, Elizabeth Bishop, Book, Derek Walcott
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Brain cells relive your past -- before you even realize it
Individual cells in the brain may be reliving the past even before a person consciously experiences a memory, a study published in Science journal shows. Researchers in California and Israel played clips of The Simpsons and other television shows to...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Alzheimer's Disease, Ecosystems, Illnesses, Colleges and Universities
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Movie capsules
Here are selected capsule reviews of movies in current release. Babylon A.D. * PG-13. 1:25. Vin Diesel isn't the whole problem with this gritty sci-fi road picture in the "Children of Men" mold, with Diesel playing a mercenary hired to escort a waif...Tags: Penelope Cruz, Helena Bonham Carter, Newspaper and Magazine, Disasters, Hamlet 2
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Robert Giroux dies at 94; publisher guided array of great writers
Robert Giroux, a distinguished giant of 20th century publishing who guided and supported dozens of great writers from T.S. Eliot and Jack Kerouac to Bernard Malamud and Susan Sontag, died in his sleep early Friday morning. He was 94.
Giroux, who helped...Tags: Hannah Arendt, Awards and Prizes, Book, Elizabeth Bishop, Derek Walcott
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Essay: Prophet's bride holds up publication
Don't plan a bake-sale benefit for Sherry Jones, whose novel, "The Jewel of Medina," should be in bookstores now but isn't. No doubt she took an emotional hit by having her publisher cancel the novel at the last minute. Explaining the unusual action,...Tags: International Military Interventions, Islam, Book, Salman Rushdie, O.J. Simpson
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Hard to see, impossible to turn away
Great documentary photojournalism, squeezed out of mainstream newspapers and magazines in an age of shrinking column inches, has had a hard time gaining traction in other venues. Although it has found new life on web sites and in books, the age of the...Tags: Photography, John F. Kennedy
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Man Who Faked His Way Into Yale Spared Jail
The Hartford CourantAkash Maharaj who duped Yale University into accepting him as an undergraduate student and giving him scholarship money, won't be going to jail but must pay more than $31,000 in restitution for his crime. Akash Maharaj 26, a native of Trinidad, was...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Yale University, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Achievement Records, Punishment
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Man Who Faked Way Into Yale Avoids Jail Time
Courant Staff Writer— Akash Maharaj stood before a Superior Court judge Friday a convicted felon, stripped of the false persona he had created to finagle his way into Yale University, where he was a successful student for one year. Although Judge Richard A. Damiani...Tags: Trials, Awards and Prizes, Yale University, Court Administration, Punishment
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Robert Giroux, 94, editor of great writers
The Associated PressRobert Giroux, a giant of 20th century publishing who guided dozens of great writers such as T.S. Eliot, Jack Kerouac and Susan Sontag, died in his sleep Friday morning. He was 94. Mr. Giroux, who helped create one of the most notable publishing houses...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Elizabeth Bishop, Derek Walcott, Thomas Merton, Susan Sontag
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The imperfect hero
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOn a humid summer morning, the Straight Talk Express is rolling along, en route from a town-hall meeting in Albuquerque to a private airstrip where a newly refurbished plane, also dubbed the Straight Talk Express, awaits. Sen. John McCain sits stiffly in...Tags: Armed Forces, Charity, Political Campaigns, Laws, Western Medicines
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McCain, Obama to attend 9/11 forum
Organizers say Columbia University will host a Sept. 11 community service forum featuring John McCain and Barack Obama. The presidential candidates have said they will participate in the New York City event, which will launch a pro-volunteering...Tags: Ceremonies, Barack Obama, John McCain, Society, Elections
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John McCain, the imperfect hero
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOn a humid summer morning, the Straight Talk Express is rolling along, en route from a town-hall meeting in Albuquerque to a private airstrip where a newly refurbished plane, also dubbed the Straight Talk Express, awaits. Sen. John McCain sits stiffly in...Tags: Armed Forces, Charity, Laws, Political Campaigns, Western Medicines
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