Wed, May 21, 2003, 12:00am
The Columbia College class of 2003 gathered on South Lawn under a glaring midday sun yesterday and officially entered the real world, a world that George Stephanopoulos, the keynote speaker at yesterday’s CC Class Day ceremony, described as both treacherous and exciting.
Wed, May 21, 2003, 12:00am
Few students have been more dedicated to serving the SEAS Class of 2003 than Amar Doshi.
Wed, May 21, 2003, 12:00am
Imam Al-Hajj Talib 'Abdur-Rashid addressed graduates of the Class of 2003 at the annual Baccalaureate Service on Sunday.
Wed, May 21, 2003, 12:00am
Graduation leaves some seniors exhilarated and others terrified, but among the plethora of different emotions there is at least a single constant: most find graduation stressful.
Wed, May 21, 2003, 12:00am
Max Lipyanskiy is, by all accounts, a man of many talents. His academic achievements include notable contributions to both mathematics and physics research, and his senior thesis includes an original argument that improves on a famous proof of a basic theorem.
Wed, May 21, 2003, 12:00am
Denise De Las Nueces grew familiar with the Columbia University campus and its Morningside Heights environs long before she or her classmates began the college admissions process.
Wed, May 21, 2003, 12:00am
Samir Arora, CC '03, is only 5'3" tall, but he has been face to face with individuals of the highest political stature.
Wed, May 21, 2003, 12:00am
Michael Ching, SEAS '03, is something of a renaissance man.
As the captain of the men's soccer team, he is an athlete. As a class representative on the Engineering Student Council, he is a statesman. And as a computer engineering major who somehow finds time to study, he is a scholar.
Wed, May 21, 2003, 12:00am
Alice Boone has always loved school. "I was always the kid on the first day of school, from kindergarten up through this year, who just wiggled with delight," she said. "I really wiggled. I can remember sleeping with my shoes on when I was little."
Wed, May 21, 2003, 12:00am
Aside from being senior class president on the General Studies Student Council, co-coordinator of Columbia Men Against Violence, and a Spectator columnist, senior Jimmy Dahroug is a West End mainstay. He has tended bar there for four years.