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 […]

In the world of football, Michigan State decided to run up the score after Michigan apparently “disrespected” them earlier in the game by planting a spear in their field. Hey, at least they didn’t shout about Ebola. (Michigan Live) Nevada police officers arrested a man who went on a spree attacking seven people within an […]

Just in time for Halloween, the Connecticut ghost town of Johnsonville has been put up for sale by a hotel developer for $800,000. (Business Insider) Creatively-named Luxembourg space exploration company LuxSpace has launched the first private (unmanned) mission to the moon. LuxSpace was able to keep the cost under a million dollars by hitching a ride […]

Looks like America needs to step it up with national holidays. It could lead to greater happiness in the public. Come on Obama, just add a few already. (BBC) Rome’s Mayor, registered the marriages of several same-sex couples yesterday, putting pressure on the Italian government to clarify the laws of civil unions. You can do […]

Oscar Pistorius. Man. Remember that guy? Well, it doesn’t matter; his existence does not rely on your faith. He persists, and his five year prison sentence may soon mean house arrest. (The New York Times) There was a while when we were all mildly interested in Ebola. Then terrified. Then generally okay, because we moved […]

Desperate for an escape from midterms? Try faking a coma for two years like this guy did. (Gawker) Taylor Swift wrote an ode to New York for her new album, and it’s not great. (Gothamist) The war on smoking continues! It may cost more for you to fill your prescription at a pharmacy where they […]

Dr. W. Ian Lipkin, a professor at Columbia’s Mailman School of Health, said about a group undergraduates who created a protective suit for Ebola patients as part of Lipkin’s design challenge, “But the undergraduates! People talk about ennui and apathy in undergraduates? I don’t see it. They came up with some fantastic stuff.” More succinctly, […]

Just when you thought the Catholic Church was ready to loosen the seams a just little bit, an assembly of bishops this weekend ended without any main progress on how the Church will accept and discuss gay couples. (NY Times) Where darkness meets light: British astronomers are one step closer to finding proof that there […]

Let’s start off with HBO, which has announced the launch of a stand-alone streaming service next year! Unfortunately not soon enough to meet your urgent need to watch Season 2 of The Sopranos the night before your micro midterm. (Washington Post) Though new love might be beckoning, your current lover calls; Netflix needs your help. […]

Shia Labeouf went on Jimmy Kimmel to explain his drunken arrest this past summer outside of a performance of Cabaret. (Complex) This guy has been banned from entering all 35,000 restaurants and bars in London after getting caught stealing bags and phones from bars. He’s also going to jail for four years. (Grub Street) The Ukrainian […]