Under Financial Stress, More Colleges Cap Enrollments

With budget cuts looming, for the first time in its history Cal State may no longer be open to all the qualified students who want to go.

The Biggest Pranks in Geek History

A few days ago, in honor of the Harvard-Yale game--a perennial pranking target--I did a roundup of the best pranks that the rivalry between Caltech
and MIT has given rise to. My favorite might be the one pictured at left, but all of them are definitely cooler than anything I could think of.

Plastic Surgery Below the Belt

This week the New View Campaign, which protests what they call the "medicalization of sex," held a protest in NYC against cosmetic surgery for women where the sun doesn't shine. It was the jumping off point for this piece, which is on Time.com this morning.

Drive-By Flu Shots

In this week's issue (which, by the way, has one of my favorite cover images of late), I have a short piece on the growing number of hospitals offering curbside flu vaccinations, in part to prep for graver outbreaks.

"Change has come to America"

To wrap up a marathon campaign, our cover looks at what Obama's election means to the country; I contributed reporting.

Does Temperament Matter?

Forgot to post this, but I contributed reporting to our cover story on Presidential temperament a couple of weeks back.