Below is our first columnist post of the semester. For the uninitiated, these are regular entries to Spectrum from our regular editorial page and sports columnists with their brief takes on the goings on at Columbia.
Mastering the skill of self-introduction is very important. What are you going to do when you meet Corey from Connecticut in John Jay?
When it's finally your time on the first day of every seminar or discussion section, you are expected to rattle off Name, School, Place of Origin, Possible Major, and Favorite [Insert Something Idiotic Here] in a smooth, seamless oration. Like a good Boy Scout (or Girl Scout), you must be prepared.
Unfortunately, NSOP has failed me.