J.D. Porter

My Last Column: Vote Obama

Despite our years of political activism, from taking over buildings to sitting in tents, Columbians don’t usually matter in presidential elections.

By J.D. Porter | Dec 7 02:42 am ET

Going Wess With Sinatra and Basie

Frank Wess has been playing jazz for over half a century.

By J.D. Porter | Nov 16 02:00 am ET

Liberal Bias is A-OK

Here at Columbia, as at most top universities, we enjoy belittling conservative beliefs.

By J.D. Porter | Nov 9 12:58 am ET

'Islamo-facism': A Dumb Idea

Like David Horowitz, CC ’59, I believe that we could end most of America’s problems if we simply repeated the word Islamo-fascism enough times, preferably from some sort of stage.

By J.D. Porter | Oct 26 01:03 am ET

Shut Up and End Racism

If you’ve been following the last few years of Columbia bias incidents, you’ve learned that racism is bad, and that we should do something about it.

By J.D. Porter | Oct 12 02:37 am ET

Who Else Would We Invite?

Now that reports about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have become boring and dated, according to the rule of “But I’ve read lots of stories about this,” we can finally turn our attention to the real question

By J.D. Porter | Sep 28 12:45 am ET

Legacy Admissions are Stupid

I like rich, academically incapable idiots as much as the next guy, but I’m beginning to wonder if Columbia should stop admitting so many of them. I’m speaking, obviously, of legacy students.

By J.D. Porter | Sep 14 01:56 am ET

Workin' the Job

Like many students at Columbia, I blame all of my problems on failures of the school, and, in this year's Fail-a-Thon, the biggest donor is poor career counseling.

By J.D. Porter | Apr 20 12:00 am ET

Murder the Senate

Like many of you, I'm not entirely sure what the University Senate is. Nonetheless, I strongly believe that we should abolish it.

By J.D. Porter | Apr 6 12:00 am ET

Hard Core: Get It?

Every so often, some furious student group will come along and demand that Columbia's Core curriculum feature more dead minority figures.

By J.D. Porter | Mar 23 12:00 am ET

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