Posts Tagged ‘cu charted’
The sad lunch story
As the semester winds down, we find ourselves falling into a routine with our eating habits…
Quantifying Wall Street
We’re all familiar with the Occupy Wall Street protests. Maybe you’re even taking part in them. But as the Zuccotti Park protests continue, we find ourselves wondering, “who exactly are the people of Occupy Wall Street?”
Here’s an infographic of the 99% to shed some light on the question:
Sources: Fast Company, Congressional Budget Office
Columbia’s Notable Dropouts
We all know about the successful Columbia graduates, the ones who took their Columbia degree and changed the world with it, but what about the others? The ones who didn’t really make it past midterms (as it seems so scarily possible) and just dropped out? This week in CU Charted, we bring you Columbia’s most notable dropouts:
The sandwich showdown
Ever wonder how much Milano is charging you for the joy of not making your own sandwich? Or whether Trader Joe’s is worth the $4.50 subway fare? Check out the price breakdown of Milano’s eggplant mozzarella sandwich using ingredients purchased from Trader Joe’s and from Westside:
Frat parties: the deterioration of your social life
We’ve all been been there at some point, especially during NSOP. But the story is familiar year-round: bored student packs up from Butler early in hopes of getting the “real” college experience at the frats across the street. What could go wrong?
The five stages of listserv grief
They may have offered cupcakes, lured you in with the thought of an exciting experience, or you might have really thought this was the club for you. But it wasn’t.
How to hold a free bake sale
It’s that time of year where clubs start planning exciting …bake sales! Here’s a helpful graphic to minimize your costs when preparing delicious treats.
Caffeine, by the numbers
It’s Reading Week, which means it’s almost Finals Week, which means it’s time to finally sit down and cram all that knowledge from that 9am class you keep skipping into your brain. Luckily, we live in the age of the energy drink, where artificial stimulants can keep you awake for as long as you need to write those term papers. To help aid your decision on which beverage to pick, a simple guide to the caffeine content of energy drinks.
