Our most famous alum still doesn’t like us, but tourists flock to Morningside to see the very alleyway where Barack Obama once spent an unhappy night (ABC).

Model Congress bemoans the Columbia caste system (Spec).

Right (or left) from the center of the bleeding heart: Wesleyan has started admitting prisoners (CityRoom).

Some people love community — even the kind that doesn’t come with eggs benedict (Spec).

Entranced by the city lights but still harboring latent Into the Wild inspired fantasies?  As always, one Brooklynite has found the answer (NYT).