On April 6, Ralph Nader brought his traveling carnival of alternative politics to a crowd of more than 300 in the 11th Street Campus' Getz Theatre. Promenading in front of Columbia's notoriously liberal students, Nader spoke animatedly on America's excursion into Iraq, demanded President Bush's impeachment and answered questions from students.
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Editorial: Parents need to take control of the remote

A recent study by the American Academy of Pediatrics found that toddlers who watch a lot of television are more prone to developing "signs of attention deficit disorder" later in life. Between three and five percent of children are diagnosed with ADD or ADHD each year-and that's not counting those who go undiagnosed. So it shouldn't surprise us that any child who is practically raised by mommy HDTV and daddy DVD wouldn't pay attention to anything less exciting, such as school and parents.
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Girl who cried wolf should be thrown to them

There are some things that should be punished.

Murder for one, real cold-blooded butchery. Faking your own kidnapping for another.

It used to be people who wanted to disappear did so because they were running from something: debt, a mistress or a life they couldn't bear to steer on track anymore. But most people who disappeared stayed gone. They didn't do it for a little bit of attention.
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