SGA short 9 members
New student government can’t start with empty seats

On Monday, Sept. 23, Columbia’s fledgling Student Government Association held its first official meeting of the fall semester in its new home on the lower level of the 1104 S. Wabash Ave. building. But it did so with nine representatives short of a full senate panel.

Over the course of nearly an hour and a half, SGA officers discussed an action plan to fill its nine empty seats. In order for the SGA senate to begin formally reacting to and voting on student issues around campus, these seats must be occupied. Read more...

Enrollment rises 4 percent; College nears 10,000 mark
Columbia’s growth attributed to both new freshman and graduates

Columbia’s enrollment has reached an all-time high this semester, according to information released last week by the Office of Planning and Institutional Research.

This information indicates that enrollment has jumped 4 percent to reach 9,803 full- and part-time students presently attending the college. Read more...

War on Iraq, more problems at home

How quickly the winds of Washington politics change. Recall a time, nearly two years ago, when a presidential candidate vowed to end Washington in-fighting, spelling an untimely end to partisanship.

Now, fast-forward to last month, when President Bush, in a rhetorical swing, said he thought members of the (Democrat-controlled) United States Senate were “not interested in the security of the American people.” Read more...

In the name of sisterhood

Last month, two women in search of sisterhood drowned. What kind of sisterhood is that, you ask? Sorority sisterhood.

They died as a result of hazing—a longstanding tradition in which many frat or sorority pledges are forced to prove their loyalty by performing demeaning tasks. Read more...

‘Attraction’ a hedonistic pleasure

In one of the opening scenes of The Rules of Attraction, Sean Bateman (James Van Der Beek) walks across the room at a party to approach Kelly (Kate Bosworth). The scene that follows can’t be described without blushing—this isn’t a star of "Dawson’s Creek" meeting a star of "Young Americans" in some sort of WB fantasyland. This is a crash course in the dark, satirical world of Bret Easton Ellis, author of American Psycho and other novels. Read more...

What went wrong, right for the Sox
Despite strong September rally, South Siders ousted from postseason play

The roller coaster White Sox season has come and gone. From the promising start in April and May, the pitiful play of June and July, and the potential-filled finish from August and September—to the Konerko/Thomas war of words, Clayton/teammates war of accountability, and JR/players war of heart, the season was never quite right. Read more...