Written wisdom

“‘I didn’t really say everything I said.’”—Yogi Berra
Amin Ghadimi, The Way That Can Be Told

“If anything made perfect sense, philosophy would cease to exist, and I would have had nothing to question or write about this year. So I’m glad that nothing did (or ever will).”
Yurina Ko, 2+2=5

“Being a student at Columbia is just such an incredibly serious thing. So when we write about it, we should be totally serious, without any hint of humor or sarcasm at all.”
Tony Gong, Tony Gong Explains the Universe

“This year I learned that when you find something you want and love to do and run with it, great things happen. And that passion is contagious.”
Monica Varman, Green Piece

“Sometimes while writing an environmental column, you think, ‘This is changing things!’ And sometimes you think, ‘I just really want a burger.’”
Elizabeth Kipp-Giusti, A Tree Grows in Morningside

“Sometimes your life is like a tabloid, and sometimes you’re really glad it’s not. That’s what makes the tabloids so interesting. Life too, I suppose.”
Aarti Iyer, Culture Vulture

“There is a growing number of (ethical) hackers on campus, and they are going to bring Columbia the technological revolution that it has been dying for. Either that, or they are going to steal your passwords and sell your private information. So log out of any public terminals you use and join their cause.”
Akiva Bamberger, Bits and Pieces

“This past year as a columnist has convinced me that despite appearances to the contrary, there is no shortage of unquestioned assumptions on our campus. Simply pointing these out—not to mention refuting them—is a practice we would all do well to engage in.”
Derek Turner, Opening Remarks

“I started writing a column for the fame and glory. I now get called a ‘blogger’ on a regular basis. Something went terribly wrong.”
Neil FitzPatrick, Excuses and Half-Truths