Wed, May 16, 2007, 12:00am
For former high fashion model Chris Riano, GS '07, a personalized letter of recommendation from University President Lee Bollinger for his law school applications is just one of his many distinctions.
Wed, May 16, 2007, 12:00am
Saleem Ahmed, CC '07, doesn't listen to Kanye West just because he likes his music.
Ahmed, who is rarely seen without his headphones, cares much more West's career as a music-maker.
Wed, May 16, 2007, 12:00am
Most Columbia students don't consider cracking dirty jokes in Arabic a good time. Most don't also get featured in Our Bodies, Our Selves. But Suneela Mubayi, CC '07, is used to being the exception.
Wed, May 16, 2007, 12:00am
Mariel Frank's decision to matriculate at Barnard was an improbable one. After having balled up and tossed out every piece of literature that the admissions department sent her, she was lured-in part-by a program that didn't actually exist. "I thought, 'What the hell?
Wed, May 16, 2007, 12:00am
"I'm not grown up yet. That's why I want to be a Walt Disney Imagineer, so I can be a kid forever," explained Betsy McIver, SEAS '07, of her future aspirations.
Wed, May 16, 2007, 12:00am
Straight out of high school, Oscar Escano, GS, enlisted in the military, joining an Army Ranger unit that deployed to Afghanistan in December 2001.
Wed, May 16, 2007, 12:00am
If there was a protest on campus in the last four years, Brett Murphy, BC '07, was probably involved.
Wed, May 16, 2007, 12:00am
Columbia is a disparate place. Students keeps themselves as busy as the city that surrounds them, which means that "campus community" is a slogan largely reserved for recruiting pamphlets.
Wed, May 16, 2007, 12:00am
Correction appended.
University President Lee Bollinger implored the class of 2007 to be imaginative in their pursuits during University Commencement for Columbia's 253rd academic year, held Wednesday.
Wed, May 16, 2007, 12:00am
CORRECTION: This article originally stated that Zohar Tirosh's play is The Bloodiness. The play is actually called This Bloody Mess. Additionally, this article originally stated that the play was going into production. In fact, the play is going into development.
