Neil FitzPatrick

ORIENTATION 2011: Meet the seniors

Interviews with three of our opinion writers who are entering their final years at Columbia.

By Neil FitzPatrick, Emily Tamkin, and Caroline Blosser | Aug 28 04:17 pm ET

Scandal

Food, ethics, and arrests—Columbia has had its share of controversies.

By Neil FitzPatrick, Hannah Goldstein, Derek Arthur, Amanda Gutterman, and Aaron Liskov | May 8 06:44 pm ET

Gaining some perspective on the drug bust

A look into all things "Operation: Ivy League."

By Neil FitzPatrick | Dec 12 06:15 pm ET

Friends, friends everywhere

Friends occupy more than just space.

By Neil FitzPatrick | Nov 28 07:23 pm ET

Columbia's continued enlightenment

Religious and creative freedom are embedded within Columbia's roots.

By Neil FitzPatrick | Nov 14 06:55 pm ET

Generation overstimulation

The Rally to Restore Sanity may be a much needed opportunity to relieve generational anxiety.

By Neil FitzPatrick | Oct 17 06:16 pm ET

Bill and Ted's excellent civility

The Core Curriculum can help us learn about morality and manners on campus.

By Neil FitzPatrick | Oct 3 08:15 pm ET

On a world without rank

College rankings are both useful and problematic.

By Neil FitzPatrick | Sep 19 08:19 pm ET

Sophomore Wisdom

My column, Excuses and Half-truths, is all about not being an expert—it’s about being a 20-year-old college student who doesn’t know anything yet, and about trying to figure out a few things. And it’s that perspective which I think makes this Sophomore Wisdom different, and worth writing.

By Neil FitzPatrick | Apr 19 06:57 pm ET

In defense of smokers

Blasphemous though it may be to admit this in the Spectator, I love Bwog’s series “Overheard.” I love it because 1.) it makes me feel better about my own penchant for eavesdropping, and 2.) it provides us with such gems as this:

“Little kid, maybe 13 years old, wearing a backpack walking with classmates. With a concerned look at the ashtrays outside of Hamilton: ‘I know there’s a lot of peer pressure at college, but why does everyone have to smoke so much?’”

Good question, kid.

By Neil FitzPatrick | Apr 5 08:40 pm ET

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