graduation

Justin Fiske might be an artist, but his head certainly isn’t in the clouds.

Growing up in Camden, N.J.—one of the poorest and, according to many rankings, most dangerous cities in the nation—Tiffany Davis dreamed of obtaining the authority to shape more effective social policy.

“Well, you don’t meet a ton of Columbians that have worked at Starbucks,” Kelsey Price jokes, her laugh infectious even over the phone. “So I guess that’s one thing that sets me apart.”

Banking and trading giant Bear Stearns sunk when it was announced that JP Morgan would acquire Bear Stearns for a surprisingly small amount of about $2 per share. Some students expecting to work at Bear Stearns believed that their jobs would be secure, only to have their offers officially revoked in April.

Four weeks from today, we Columbia College students will walk across the stage, receive our diplomas, and soon thereafter be kicked out into an unknown world. Right now, we’re still under the protection of Columbia University, and we need some help. Therefore, I am proposing the establishment of the Outgoing Student Orientation Program.