Making-decisions

As the fall 2020 semester comes to an end, we’re all looking forward to enjoying our winter break. However, as much as we are excited for next semester, many of us are still questioning whether it is safe to return to campus and the city. Although it is ultimately your own decision, here are some questions to consider while you prepare for next semester.

Columbia ruined New York for me.

I weaved through the throngs of dripping raincoats, umbrella spokes, and rain boots to secure my spot near the Miller Theatre lobby staircase. The "Making a Murderer" talk would begin in half an hour, and the excitement was already palpable—snippets of animated conversation coincided with the beat of the rain outside the window. The door to the theater opened: showtime.

I don't know what to say. That might sound cliché, but I'm entirely at a loss for how to eloquently—and perhaps even insightfully—sum up my 3 1/2 years working at Spectator. Half of me doubts that anyone even cares how I feel about my time there, and that half is likely right. But if Spectator taught me anything, it's that you need to give something your all, even if it's for a small audience.

Spring break is finally here! It's a precious time, and it won't last forever (no matter what a cornrowed James Franco may say). Sadly, the freedom of spring break won't cure a potentially hurtful mindset that is far too common in our student body. We came to Columbia confident that we would one day look back on it as a stepping stone to greater success and achievement. But now that we're here, faced with a huge array of diverging life paths, the stepping stones are starting to feel unstable under our feet. Our lives are so tinged with uncertainty that we have become obsessed with making nothing but good decisions.

Hello, Columbia! Happy Spring Classes Registration Day Eve. This week Kim Kardashian "broke the internet" with a provocative picture of her about to receive a proctological exam. This got me thinking, how do we normally clothed folk decide whether or not to post certain pictures of ourselves?