Emily Tamkin

The big man on campus is small

Achievements may seem elusive after we enter the real world.

Call me, beep me, if you wanna reach me

We should reconsider what we mean by "staying in touch."

The meaning behind giving meaningfully

Seniors should understand what it means to give back to Columbia College.

On being immature, maturely

We have reason to revert to moments of childish naïveté.

My final class act

As much as I wish I had learned even more in college, I have no regrets.

Don't rank stressed students

There's more to our lives than talking about the amount of work we have.

The undergraduate lament

Learning is much more important to us beyond getting us a job–but why?

If ours is a lost generation

The media often forgets our ability to rise to the challenges of the economic recession.

What I would like to tell an interviewer

The value of my study abroad shouldn't be measured by the job it gets me.