USEFUL: Keeping up with Columbia news + stats
Student Andrew Tangel asked us to share with you the following info.
To keep track of Columbia-related news, here are a couple of ideas:
Create an RSS feed of official Columbia University news:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/rsshowto.html
Create a Google Alert - http://www.google.com/alerts - using keywords such
as “Columbia Journalism School”
[ If RSS feeds are new to you, please read this tip on how to use RSS feeds by Sitara Nieves, J2007:
http://deanstudents.blogsome.com/2006/09/08/blogs-rss/ ]
If you want to track crime stats near campus:
Morningside Heights: http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/pdf/chfdept/cs026pct.pdf
Harlem: http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/pdf/chfdept/cs030pct.pdf
Washington Heights: http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/pdf/chfdept/cs033pct.pdf
Upper Manhattan: http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/pdf/chfdept/cs034pct.pdf
Here’s where you can find the NYPD precinct boundaries: http://www.n2nov.net/
NYPD crime stats by precinct: http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/pct/cspdf.html
