vol. 7, issue 1

Taking It to the Streets
Thu, Sep 17, 2009, 4:29am
“I don’t care if you’re a licensed or a non-licensed vendor, blue, yellow, or white. You should have rights!” exclaims Bart, a yellow-card-holding, disabled veteran street vendor whose name has been changed to protect his anonymity.
Is Grad School Useless?
Thu, Sep 17, 2009, 2:36am
In 1981, Eriko Amino received her Ph.D. from Columbia University in comparative literature, writing a dissertation on medieval French literature. When all goes well, a doctorate marks the beginning of an academic career, but for Amino it marked the end.
The Way We Die Now
Thu, Sep 17, 2009, 1:52am
Odds you’ll die this year of: Regular seasonal flu — 1 in 8,446 Uncontrolled fire in building or structure — 1 in 113,300 Falling off a bed or other furniture — 1 in 329,819 Contact with inanimate machinery — 1 in 392,725
We Know What We Did Last Summer
Thu, Sep 17, 2009, 1:51am
- Veckatimest, May 26: "Just like so fucking beautiful, dude." - "American Idol" finale, May 29: Adam Lambert loses "Idol" and announces he is gay. One of these is apparently shocking.
Rise of the Vending Machines
Thu, Sep 17, 2009, 1:49am
A robot can sell you a “grilled” hot dog in Lerner. What ridiculous thing will Columbia bring us next? • The Live Lobster Claw Game Vending Machine — Osaka, Japan • The Medical Marijuana Vending Machine — San Francisco, CA
The Editors' Ten
Thu, Sep 17, 2009, 1:48am
1. Falling asleep on the beach to waves crashing and the sun on my skin. It was worth the sunburn.—Melanie Jones, managing features editor
Letter from a Freshman
Thu, Sep 17, 2009, 1:46am
Dear Brooke,
And Then I Got There
Thu, Sep 17, 2009, 1:32am
To all and sunder—I made it! After sweating my kokhony off (use your vivid imaginations) at a non air-conditioned Bard orientation in upstate New York, we got this show on the road.
From Biggie to Bach
Thu, Sep 17, 2009, 1:29am
Emily Wells is a 20-something singer-songwriter who has no eye for labels and no desire to fit into the neatly defined boxes so many musicians subscribe to.
Taking the Guggenheim by Storm
Thu, Sep 17, 2009, 1:21am
Offered to established professionals who demonstrate exceptional capacity in their respective fields, the Guggenheim Fellowships are well-respected prizes in both academia and the arts.

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