Dining

As most college students know, the joys of dining hall eating are few and far between, and most of us would rather just have a nice home-cooked meal. However, eating in a dining hall is part of living on a college campus. There are many different ways to have fun, but sadly, at Columbia University, few of them involve the food.

The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs announced early last week that restaurants will be able to use portable natural-gas heaters to extend their outdoor dining seasons into colder months—but not all Morningside eateries will take advantage of the new rule.