Pope Francis is sending mixed signals. Heralded as a progressive, he gave a speech yesterday, saying “Children have a right to grow up in a family with a father and a mother,” a rather conservative statement by his standards. The Pope will be attending the World Meeting of the Families conference in Philly next September, […]

Click on the Northeast section of this nifty interactive map and find that Columbia gained the #8 ranking in Trojan’s 2014 Sexual Health Report Card. Our present for providing our students with accessible sexual health resources should be increasing the RA budget to put Trojan brand or condoms of similarly tiered quality in every hall at […]

Columbia students be warned: a 47-year-old man living on the Upper West Side was allegedly stabbed multiple times in the face, neck, and torso by his roommate. Sounds like he should’ve opted for a swanky Furnald single instead? (Gothamist) Some nerdy scientists have come up with a new way to treat eye diseases like Glaucoma. With these super tiny […]

Walmart employees seeking higher wages are planning a series of Black Friday protests at 1,600 stores across the country. (Reuters) Columbia Professor Sylvia Nasar’s lawsuit against the university was thrown out by a New York State appeals court for lack of standing. In the suit, Nasar alleged that Columbia had misdirected $4.5 million in funds […]

Can’t get enough of the Shake It Off video? For a small fee, Music Key, a new subscription service of Google, will allow users to stream ad-free music videos and download them! (BBC) The historic comet landing was a bit of a rougher ride than expected, rendering some aspects of the Rosetta mission impossible. (New […]

We start here in the homeland. The Supreme Court has lifted a stay on same-sex marriage licenses in Kansas, meaning that, at the very least, the future will bring a number of happy marriages, too long denied. (As an added bonus: the decision passed over the explicit objection of both Justices Scalia and Thomas.) (Washington Post) […]

The end of childhood: the lemur from Zoboomafoo, described by a co-star as “young and good-looking and very gentle,” died on Monday at the age of 20. (TVLine) New York City Council may ban texting and taking calls while bicycling. (NY Mag) Alex Rosenberg, star player on the Columbia Basketball Team, decided to withdraw for a year after fracturing […]

Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (we hope Google kept you informed during Sunday searches), and Berlin commemorated its big liberation day via a mix of somber and lighthearted events. Western ideology lives on, y’all. (Washington Post) In all its blatant pompousness, Forbes’ commentary on the Berlin Wall’s anniversary is […]

With an album out later this year, it seems Nicki Minaj will do anything for a headline. Check out the lyric video for her new song “Only” and tell us if you agree with almost every major news outlet accusing her of being anti-Semitic. (USA Today) Kelly Ripa may seem hip on TV, but don’t let that fool […]

President Obama has announced plans to send 1,500 more troops to Iraq to advise the government’s campaign against the Islamic State (Washington Post). The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a new challenge to the Affordable Care Act, a mere two years after the Court upheld a key provision of the law (NPR). The successor to the popular drug/weapon/passport emporium […]

You go to the #1 most rigorous college. So feel good about yourself. You can do life. Go rock the world and pat yourself on the back. Don’t get to obnoxious about it…please (The Daily Beast). Feeling the need for some home-style pumpkin spice flavored food? Go try Umami Burger’s Pumpkin Spice Latte Burger…ew (Gothamist)? […]

It may be time to put away your go to excuse, the impossible distance between Columbia and anything… at all really. Two comedians are organizing the crowdfund of the Harlem Independent Theater, meaning you might soon be able to indulge in all the affectations of the village without having to endure the forty minute train […]

Craving sugar and don’t feel like going downtown (and dropping serious cash)? Soon enough you will be able to buy knock-off cronuts at Dunkin’ Donuts. (Gothamist) Twitter is building a sky bridge between its two office buildings in San Francisco so its employees don’t have to walk outside. (Valleywag) How many pumpkin-flavored products did you consume this weekend? […]

To start us off: the Columbia University Medical Center, apparently among the ten worst hospitals in the state when judged on wait time, will be taking significant steps to facilitate the flow of patients through its emergency room. (New York Daily News) Moving on to the story of the moment, our ‘Carry That Weight’ protest […]

Call this season what you want – fall, autumn, midterms, flu/ebola…according to this article, ’tis the season for more vehicle-wildlife collisions on our nation’s highways. (NY Times) The latest expense of taxpayer money is the funding of methods to decrease the 1.5 million wild pigs roaming the United States. The clock is ticking for the […]