thanks

The stress of midterms has hit you in full force. Your dorm room is a constant mess, you're neglecting all your responsibilities, and you cry-call your parents at least thrice daily. Make one of those calls actually productive by having your folks send over a care package. What to include? Easy...

For a moment there, I was worried you weren't going to read this blog post. I spent quite a bit of time working on this, and frankly I feel you'll come away pretty satisfied about it.

Call DJ, Uncle Jesse, and Michelle—Bob Saget is making a comeback! Today, Barnard announced that family man Danny Tanner Bob Saget, Barnard Parent '12, will host the college's inaugural Los Angeles Scholarship Gala on the Feb. 25. The event has never been held in Los Angeles and has been coordinated to benefit Barnard College's financial aid program. Apparently, the college has a great deal of support on the West Coast.

I would like to take this space to publicly acknowledge how grateful I am of the CU staff's response to the hurricane. The response was incredible and inspiring. Among what I saw (please do fill me in on other incredible work they did):

Here's some of the amazing stuff you'll find in this weekend's paper. Check it out! End of the line: new exhibit relives glory days of N.Y. street art: Take an in-depth look at street art culture in the MCNY exhibit "City as Canvas: Graffiti Art from the Martin Wong Collection," with pieces from artists like Keith Haring and Lee Quiñones (yes, there's more to street art than Banksy). Read the article and then go check it out for yourself at the Museum of the City of New York---student tickets are only $6!

Feb. 22 will be George Washington's 282nd birthday. In honor of our esteemed presidents, and even lesser presidents (looking at you, William Henry Harrison) (although criticism is semi-unfair---he had a cold that bothered him anyway), most places have off today. Not Columbia. Columbia scoffs at federal holidays, even if they're in honor of one of Alexander Hamilton's besties. So if you are a state or federal employee, or if you have classes somewhere that cares about these things, congratulations. Celebrate like a true patriot, if you so choose, by checking into the exploits of President Bartlet. more   This is a friendly reminder that the next notable date on the academic calendar is Feb. 25, the last day to drop classes, and that spring break is exactly one month away. Also, someone should lobby for "John Jay Day" and have a holiday honoring the position of the Chief Justice, or make a holiday honoring the warm memory of the First Bank of the United States. Spectator is not entirely positive that the rationale for classes on Presidents Day has nothing to do with residual spite over the fact that Frank Underwood Hamilton never felt like he got the power he deserved. Spectator will look into this matter.

If I want to reflect truthfully on my experiences at Spec, I will not just shit out rainbows and unicorns. My experience didn't come without the horde of emails, the sleepless nights, the hastily-written essays for class, the Sparknotes, the track changes, the impromptu meetings, the meals skipped, the tensions. It didn't come without the unwellness.