Posts Tagged ‘sororities’
Today’s paper: movin’ on up
It’s a rough time of year, comrades… so rough it makes you reach for one of those tried-and-true expressions they say in the movies. Don’t despair, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel! There’s a landing at the top of the stairs. The night is darkest before dawn.
If this isn’t doing it for ya, check out today’s paper. It’s a real uplifter. More »
NY Post skims Columbia Spectator, overestimates importance of frats
The New York Post reads Spectator. Or skims it, at least. Over the weekend, the Post published an article that equated the Columbia social scene to that of a state school, claiming that frats and sororities make up 30 percent of Columbia social life. There were limiting typecasts (ex: DG = “The Queen Bees”), played-out Animal House references, and intellectualized puns (Columbia’s Greek ‘Rho’). While many of us here on campus were scratching our heads and thinking, “Really? Greek life is THAT big here? Hm. Guess I was wrong,” New York Magazine was investigating. Turns out the Post needs a new fact checker. More »