While most college students are busy cramming for finals or hosting a dorm party, Columbia University undergraduate Narayan Subramanian ‘13 was focused on a loftier goal. His organization, aptly named Collegiate Climate Collaboration (CCC), is committed to raising awareness about the environment and promoting climate change-related discussions amongst the international college community.

A handbag is one of the most versatile accessories a young woman can have. Some would prefer them to be roomy and spacious, with many pockets and zippers, while others something small and easy to carry. For entrepreneur Sunny Woan, however, the answer could be no clearer.
“A handbag,” she said, “that can defy the laws of physics would be ideal. I could throw in five textbooks, a laptop, a pair of shoes, a makeup bag the size of a small watermelon, and it would still look slim and feel weightless …

Many of you who have traveled to Asia may recall stepping into seemingly standard stationery stores only to find that they have the coolest, (and cutest) pens that rock every other pen you would normally find at Staples. Instead of traveling to Asia for your supply refill, all you have to do is visit JetPens, an online store that sells high-quality Japanese pens, notebooks and other supplies. We got in touch with one of its co-founders, Lily Kim, to dish on her entrepreneur spirit and how she came up with this …

Last week brought great optimism, as we learned that the latest well cap is working and that the oil flow in the Gulf of Mexico has finally stopped gushing, at least for the time being. While the government and BP are busy with oil-relief efforts, there is much that you can do as well to help with the environmental recovery of this horrific oil spill disaster.
An obvious way to help cleanup efforts is simply by raising money—either through an organization, school club or your own initiative. Many young teens have …

While the rest of us are updating our Facebook accounts and listening to Justin Bieber, 14-year-old Pierce Freeman is busy developing applications for Apple’s iPhone.
Freeman, an eighth grader who lives in the Bay Area, has recently become one of the youngest app developer in the world. His app, appropriately titled “Cardshare,” enables people to trade virtual business cards and other info completely electronically through the iPhone. “I did this whole thing primarily out of school,” said Freeman, in an interview with Forbes.com. “Everything was done at home, after school or …