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Students enter the Admissions Building on the campus of Harvard University.

Poison Ivy League: Is It Actually Worth It to Cheat Into the Elite?

Lesson 101: You don’t need a big-name school to succeed in life.
By John A. Tures
‘Easties’ supplanted the less adaptable native western gray squirrel in urban/suburban areas.

Nutty Professor Argues Squirrels Endure Media Racialism

Not a joke: academic paper penned in defense of browning squirrel demographic.
By Selwyn Duke
Canary Island palms tower above Melrose Avenue after the sun set on the popular 20th Century symbols of southern California which are fading into history because of a fatal fungus, old age, and city plans to replace them with other trees on October 18, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Originally imported by 18th century Spanish missionaries, the majestic Canary Island palms grow as high as a 12-story building but are threatened by an always-fatal fungus that is killing them at an alarming rate. 42% have been infected so far. Standing up to the fungus are the native California fan palms, endemic to southern California?s inland deserts, and the Mexican fan palm but all the populations are nearing the ends of their natural lives, having been planted mostly in the early 1900?s. City planners, led by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, intend to plant one millions trees to improve air quality but no palms, having fewer leaves to offset the effects of air pollution than other native varieties. Experts predict that Los Angeles will look very differently in coming decades as oaks and sycamores replace most the iconic palms loved by both tourists and residents.

Is California the Best Place to Go to Art School?

Incoming CalArts prez Ravi Rajan weighs in on an age old debate: Which coast is the best coast?
By Alanna Martinez
The Wade Thompson Drill Hall at the Park Avenue Armory.

Professional Mourners Perform at Park Avenue Armory, Jewelry Auctions’ Bright Future

By Alanna Martinez

Students Should Interview Professors Before Taking Their Classes

By Nicolaus Mills

If You Want a Job You Should Major in Drama, Not Tech

By Molly Mulshine
Jim Belushi in Animal House

You Don’t Need a Tech Degree To Be a Productive Member of Society, Liberal Arts Professors Swear

By Molly Mulshine
Oberlin vs. Columbia (Tumblr)

Columbia Students May Be Stealing Nutella, But at Least They Aren’t Writing ‘N***** Oven’ on Campus Elevators (Video)

By Drew Grant

Snapshots from Last Night’s <em>Liberal Arts</em> Screening

By Daniel D'Addario

Rude Discovery: End of an Era for Recession-Racked Big Law

By Laura Kusisto
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