Nonsense Reporting

Is there really so little new to report that the New York Times must publish stories that befit a college newspaper? Here is an article about dorm rooms that at one time famous people lived in, because, you know, anyone besides Yale and Princeton students are going to care that Michelle Obama lived in this hall and James Stewart lived in that one. Dear Alison Leigh Cowan and David Walter, please start doing your job as journalists and start reporting the news, or at least stories that have a some sort of purpose. If not, I'm sure your college papers will be happy to have you back.