Fernanda Diaz

On beauty and Columbia

Zadie Smith somehow reminded me of the first few Spec-filled years during which I was so unabashedly optimistic and channeled that into romanticizing every Columbia experience.

By Fernanda Diaz | Apr 29 08:10 pm ET

Self-Realization While Settling Into “Old” York

As I sit here in my comfortable single at the University of York, trying to meet my Spec deadline while simultaneously watching 30 Rock online and scooping cookie dough ice cream straight fr

By Fernanda Diaz | Feb 17 09:15 pm ET

Ethnic Studies Now!*

*In what is lately becoming an increasingly fragile climate in which to talk about race relations, the debate about Ethnic Studies at Columbia is one of the most obviously delicate components of th

By Fernanda Diaz | Oct 16 11:36 pm ET

What Shamu Taught Me About E-mail

This summer, "What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage" became a cultural phenomenon.

By Fernanda Diaz | Nov 28 12:00 am ET

All Green, All The Time

"Going green" is so hot right now.

By Fernanda Diaz | Nov 14 12:00 am ET

Taxicab Confessions

At a party recently, someone who I'd never met said he recognized me. I told him maybe he'd seen my picture run with my column sometime.

By Fernanda Diaz | Oct 31 12:00 am ET

It's Up To You, New York

He said that if he could make it there, then he could make it anywhere. He didn't say how, or why, but Frank Sinatra was sure that this was the case in his New York, New York.

By Fernanda Diaz | Oct 3 12:00 am ET

Neuva Yorkers

Before this weekend, I had no real idea where "El Barrio" was. I assumed it was somewhere in the Bronx, somewhere I would trek to one day in order to find the perfect tortillas.

By Fernanda Diaz | Sep 19 12:00 am ET

Dear First-Years ...

If you're a little scared right now, that's OK.

By Fernanda Diaz | Sep 5 12:00 am ET

Introduction, Body, Conclusion

I'm afraid of the Internet. Well, let me rephrase that-I'm sort of afraid of what a bunch of crazed pre-frosh can do on the Internet.

By Fernanda Diaz | Apr 25 12:00 am ET

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