As fall term begins, it’s impossible to miss the back-to-school messages: Develop good study habits! Find good professors! Make good friends! But these all leave out something that every Columbia student needs: a good coping mechanism. College life in New York City, and the whirl of papers and parties, exams and extra-curricular activities that it entails, can be enough to make anyone wish for a little nothingness. Reliable releases range from yoga to Jägermeister, but what relaxation options exist for those leery of substances and spirituality?
