Prof. Amy Darnell

Instructor, Speech Communication * Visual and Performance Studies

Spring 2008 Advising

Starting next Monday, 5 November 2007, students will need to meet with their advisor(s) to prepare their schedules for the following semester. The best way to have a successful meeting with your advisor is to come prepared. You have to take a certain level of accountability about your degree here at Columbia, and […]

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Feminists = Fun…

…according to Yahoo! News, it’s true.
Feminists Have More Fun

Jeanna Bryner
LiveScience Staff Writer
LiveScience.comThu Oct 18, 8:30 AM ET
Feminism boosts sexual satisfaction for both men and women, a new study suggests.
Busting stereotypes that peg feminists as ugly lesbians, a new study shows that having a feminist partner is linked with healthier, more romantic heterosexual relationships.
The study, published […]

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Is it art?

A couple of recent incidents raise ever burning questions about art.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/entertainmentbritaincolombiaartsculpture;_ylt=AqjdlpBQDWn0SH3Nmag_2.nq188F
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071009/od_nm/france_art_kiss_dc_1

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From revolution to bikinis

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/world/americas/09che.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

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What was also lost on 9/11

This article from The Huffington Post is fascinating.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leslie-griffith/thank-you-dan-rather_b_67078.html
Thank you Dan Rather. It’s balls to the wall time, and as a fellow Texan, you sure came through.
As an investigative journalist who worked as both a reporter and anchor for the San Francisco Bay Area’s highest rated newscast for 22 years, I can only say what happened […]

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