#Letters to the Editor — June 17, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — June 17, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — June 17, 2021” The Issue: French President Emmanuel Macron‘s reaction to President Biden’s first G-7 summit. So glad to hear French President Emmanuel Macron is happy with Joe Biden being part of “the club.” Why wouldn’t he be (“French kiss for Joe,” June 13)? Biden’s main concern is everything but…

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#College grad launches startup for alcoholic juice boxes

#College grad launches startup for alcoholic juice boxes

“#College grad launches startup for alcoholic juice boxes” It’s a juice box for booze hounds. And it’s designed to ward off sex fiends and COVID-19. The new company Juiced Boxes, founded by recent Columbia grad Dawson Sieradzky, launched the presale for its first product, Jungle Juiced Fruit Punch, this week. The individual pouches of 30-proof…

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#Truth-challenged Biden and other commentary

#Truth-challenged Biden and other commentary

“#Truth-challenged Biden and other commentary” From the right: Truth-Challenged Joe “I’ll always tell you the truth,” President Biden vowed a year ago — yet, the Issues & Insights editors note, he is lying “about the COVID-19 vaccine, the economic rebound already underway” and “the border crisis. Biden won’t tell the truth about the first two…

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#I snort heroin regularly for ‘work-life balance’

#I snort heroin regularly for ‘work-life balance’

“#I snort heroin regularly for ‘work-life balance’” Carl Hart is a Columbia University professor of psychology and neuroscience. He chairs the psych department and has a fondness for heroin – not only as a subject of scholarly pursuit but also as a substance for personal use. At 54, the married father of three has snorted…

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#Columbia students stage COVID-19 related tuition strike

#Columbia students stage COVID-19 related tuition strike

“#Columbia students stage COVID-19 related tuition strike” Over 1,000 students at New York City’s Columbia University are withholding this semester’s tuition payments, demanding a 10 percent decrease in tuition and a 10 percent increase in financial aid for students burdened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The strike, which was organized by the Columbia chapter of the…

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#NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson enrolls in college

#NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson enrolls in college

“#NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson enrolls in college” Council Speaker Corey Johnson is pulling a Rodney Dangerfield — enrolling in college amid the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson, while participating in a recent virtual meeting held by Manhattan Community Board 4, revealed that he’s taking online night college classes with the Columbia University School of General Studies….

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#ACS worked with Columbia prof despite studies of pedophilia

#ACS worked with Columbia prof despite studies of pedophilia

“#ACS worked with Columbia prof despite studies of pedophilia” The city Administration for Children’s Services commissioned a Columbia University professor to lead a $416,000 study on LGBTQ orientation in foster kids — despite his history of publishing works on pedophilia. The embattled ACS only cut ties with Theo Sandfort late last week, nearly a month…

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#Ex-FBI director James Comey to teach at Columbia Law School

#Ex-FBI director James Comey to teach at Columbia Law School

“#Ex-FBI director James Comey to teach at Columbia Law School” Columbia University announced on Tuesday that former FBI director James Comey will be teaching there next year. Comey is joining the Reuben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership at Columbia Law School as a leader-in-residence for the spring semester. He’s expected to start teaching…

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#Columbia University temporarily bans 70 students for traveling

#Columbia University temporarily bans 70 students for traveling

“#Columbia University temporarily bans 70 students for traveling” Columbia University announced it has temporarily banned 70 students who traveled to Turks and Caicos — violating the school’s travel policy, according to a report. “The Turks & Caicos trip was a group event that violated this policy and thus was met with disciplinary action,” Columbia University…

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