Please Put That Sophomore Out. Thanks.

A few years ago it was shark attacks. Child abductions are always good for a scare. A few child molestation charges will get the country in a tizzy. Now, over at TNR online, Michelle Cottle takes aim at the latest of these pseudo-trends to which a handful journalists haved latched themselves: college fires. And she offers a thorough debunking in her inimitable fashion.