Andrea Garcia-Vargas

Best of: Thanksgiving in the City

Four top choices serving delectable treats on Turkey Day for those still in NYC.

By Andrea Garcia-Vargas | Nov 17 07:51 pm ET

Walker exhibits blur boundaries between art and racial politics

The extensive use of graphite and ink in the drawing exhibit appropriately reflected its themes of color and black-white relations.

By Andrea Garcia-Vargas | Apr 25 07:25 pm ET

Senior dancers have final whirl on Columbia stage

“Concentric living room” by Caroline Walthall, BC ’11, was the climax of the show, beginning with one dancer in a young girl’s smock carrying a box full of childhood trinkets: a teddy bear, a crystal ball, and others.

By Andrea Garcia-Vargas | Apr 4 07:54 pm ET

February events celebrate ‘blacknicity’

Several festive events are lined up for Black History Month, from cultural showcases to political discussions.

By Andrea Garcia-Vargas | Jan 31 07:24 pm ET

Top 5 things to know about the MTA

Continuing budget problems mean bus and subway prices will probably increase in 2011. Here's what else you need to know.

By Andrea Garcia-Vargas | Aug 30 02:35 am ET

Comptroller: CUMC not meeting affiliation agreement with Harlem Hospital

Comptroller John Liu claims that Columbia University Medical Center is not complying with several provisions of its affiliation agreement with Harlem Hospital.

By Andrea Garcia-Vargas | Jul 16 10:00 am ET

BC increases international visiting program outreach

Barnard’s Visiting International Students Program, which started in the spring of 2009, brings students from partnering universities such as the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and Collegio Nuovo of Pavia in Italy to Barnard for one semester.

By Andrea Garcia-Vargas | Apr 23 02:59 am ET

Dominican Sunday helps locals any day of the week

Dominican Sunday, a group based on 107th Street, helps Hispanic immigrants gain access to basic services and develop job skills.

By Andrea Garcia-Vargas | Apr 8 02:51 am ET

Interdisciplinary concentration in ethnic studies to be offered at Barnard

This March, the Barnard College Committee of Instruction approved a small-scale ethnic studies program after a group of students and faculty collaborated together to create a proposal.

By Andrea Garcia-Vargas | Mar 31 02:48 am ET

Maison Française hosts trilingual speak-out for Haiti

On Friday night, La Maison Française hosted a Read-In/Speak-Out on Haiti, and organizers of the event say that the timing of this effort—months after the disaster—is key.

By Andrea Garcia-Vargas | Mar 6 10:46 am ET

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