There was more news this week than a 27-year-old woman who claimed she was a Columbia student for nine months. Every week, Spectator's News Desk will bring you a roundup of the week in campus and city news. In case you missed it, here's a quick breakdown of this week's top stories.
The start of the semester gets off to its usual rocky start, as the new East Campus entranceway is still not finished, the anonymous peer counseling hotline Nightline is still undergoing new training and will likely be closed through the end of the month, and student adjust to a new time of day: 8:40 a.m.
Beverages made two headlines in Friday's paper: the administration is taking a harm reduction approach to alcohol, emphasizing smart drinking policies. First-year dorms are no longer "dry," so 21+ residents of Southfield can bring alcohol into their rooms. In the real world, the Board of Health has passed Mayor Michael Bloomberg's so-called "soda ban." Look into how it will affect Harlem—which has one of the highest obesity rates in the city—in our related article and video.
