Excuses and Half-truths

Neil FitzPatrick is a Columbia College junior majoring in creative writing and East Asian Languages and Cultures. He is still figuring things out. Excuses and Half-Truths runs alternative Mondays.

The game theory of college rankings

Columbia should not jockey for the top of college rankings, even if we are number one.

Fame in the digital age

Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and viral videos put fame at our fingertips, but cannot replace real relationships.

Marriage and apathy in the Garden State

A look at our paradoxical views (or lack thereof) on marriage equality.