2011-12 in Review: Editorial and Opinion

From September to May, opinion writers have offered thoughtful commentaries and passionate arguments on issues relevant to Columbia. Here, we offer selections from columns, op-eds, and staff editorials that reflected the debate on campus.

By Lanbo Zhang and Andrea Garcia-Vargas | May 5 04:14 pm ET

Head and heart

Columbia should seek to develop good character, not just intellect.

By Lanbo Zhang, Justin D'Agostino, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Derek Turner, and Daniel Bonner | Apr 24 08:05 pm ET

Words and style

Should scholars make a greater effort to use simpler language?

By Tsering Lama, Nasser Hussain, Lanbo Zhang, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, and Derek Turner | Mar 27 08:35 pm ET

Institutional priorities

Should Columbia give higher priority to research or teaching?

By William Theodore de Bary, William Deresiewicz, Lanbo Zhang, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, and Derek Turner | Feb 21 07:54 pm ET

Bacon in the reference room

The adage “a man is but what he knoweth” is engraved in gold lettering above Butler’s Reference Room. Do we agree with this assessment?

By Lanbo Zhang, James Chappel, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Douglas Chalmers, and Derek Turner | Feb 8 12:44 am ET

The Canon

Is Columbia an American University? Should it be?

By Rega Jha, Mrinal Mohanka, Lanbo Zhang, Kenneth Prewitt, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, and Derek Turner | Jan 25 01:58 am ET

ZHANG: CU football program due for reconsideration

We hang onto the football team despite its failure to justify its existence year after year. Successful college football programs serve at least one of two often inseparable functions. They are either NFL stepping stones or indispensable to the identity and existence of their institutions as a whole. Columbia’s football program is neither.

By Lanbo Zhang | Nov 28 10:10 pm ET

Basketball Supplement 2011

Men's Basketball

With core returning, Lions look to build on last season

2010-11 season recap: Struggles on road limited Lions’ success in 2010-11

Player profile: Healthy and fit, Cisco ready to step up as Lions leading big man

Women's Basketball

By Zach Glubiak, Steven Lau, Muneeb Alam, Lanbo Zhang, Josh Shenkar, Hahn Chang, and Eli Schultz | Nov 11 07:09 am ET

Basketball Supplement: Struggles on road limited Lions’ success in 2010-11

The men's basketball team finished its 2011 season 15-13, winning eight of its 14 conference games.

By Lanbo Zhang | Nov 11 03:58 am ET

Academics

From cheating to the Core, faculty and students weigh in on classes.

By Lanbo Zhang, Jelani Harvey, Derek Turner, David Helfand, and Christia Mercer | May 8 06:19 pm ET