Identity theft and imposture so good it's "pathological" are ingredients in the story of Esther Elizabeth Reed, who New York authorities say has stolen identities in order to attend California State University at Fullerton, Harvard, and now Columbia, where she enrolled as a graduate student under a missing woman's name for two years before she got caught, the New York Post reports . Two students from Harvard but none from the University of Chicago are members of this season's Beauty and the Geek cast, a fact that makes one Chicago Maroon editor very unhappy. more >>

Money, not love, was the reason for one Columbia University student's recent marriage. Getting legally married to a woman with whom he shares no romantic relationship--and who is actually in a relationship with another man--helped the Leo, who was not named in the Spectator article, prove he was financially independent from his parents. more >>

"I don't know of many lactating freshmen," says one student, "but I think it adds a spark to Carman," the freshman dorm that just opened a room dedicated to breast-feeding. "A sink, a soft leather chair, counter space, and a fold-down changing station" are provided for female staff members and students, the Spectator reports. more >>

Some Columbia University students who registered with their campus addresses had to fill out provisional ballots--because they just couldn't find their polling station, says the Spectator. Washington University in St. more >>