I think the left column on the news page is kind of a waste of space as it is used now. If it had links to longer feature stories or highlights from the last couple of days, ok, but it is just a seemingly random selection of links to old news items.
Ok, I am writing this b/c I just got disappointed. I saw the link to the "new" star wars trailer and clicked it. It turned out to be two months old. I was
so disappointed!