The Bwog: GS Valedictorian: Also an Economist-Mathematician

GS Valedictorian: Also an Economist-Mathematician

The School of General Studies has just announced its 2008 valedictorian: Joel Beal.

Beal, like CC's valedictorian, is an economics-mathematics major. He is bound for Stanford in the fall, where he will be pursuing a Ph.D. in economics.

Congratulations!

See also: General Studies, Valedictorian

Posted by Congrats : #1 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 12:08 AM (from campus)

A really great guy.

Posted by Really? : #2 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 12:20 AM (from campus)

Standford? I've heard of Stanford, but...

Posted by French Friend. : #3 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 12:29 AM

He's a really cool guy, and smart. I had him in my first French class. I always had a crush on him.

Posted by Hey bwog : #4 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 12:52 AM

any review of the spring concert?

Posted by Juli (Site staff): #5 (in reply to #4) · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 12:57 AM (from campus)

Yup, check back right after QuickSpec tomorrow morning.

Posted by congrats : #6 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 12:57 AM (from campus)

Well deserved. Congrats, Joel!

Posted by econ-math : #7 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 1:17 AM

Econ-math majors are the best! Congrats, Joel! I am glad to be in a major with so many brilliant people. (Actually maybe I should wish there were fewer brilliant people in my major... because then there would be less competition, haha.)

Posted by Yay! : #8 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 2:16 AM (from campus)

Good job, man!

Posted by ERROR : #9 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 2:29 AM (from campus)

DEAR BWOG,

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Posted by ... : #10 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 2:44 AM (from campus)

Beal, unlike CC's valedictorian, will be accruing several thousand dollars per year in interest upon his staggering debt throughout 5 years of grad school. He is bound for Stanford in the fall, where he will be pursuing a Ph.D. in economics. Congratulations!

Posted by I doubt it : #11 (in reply to #10) · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 3:31 AM (from campus)

Do you know him personally? I think his family haven't done too badly for themselves (I think).

Posted by probably not. : #12 (in reply to #11) · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 3:40 AM

This is Columbia... People love to turn anything into an opportunity to advance a political cause.

Posted by crush #2 : #13 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 7:04 AM (from campus)

He's rather charming. I have a slight crush on him too :)

Posted by more important : #14 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 7:53 AM (from campus)

when and where will general selection lotto numbers be posted?

Posted by i think : #15 (in reply to #14) · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 8:29 AM (from campus)

they will be posted on wednesday

Posted by yay! : #16 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 9:33 AM (from campus)

joel's great, he really deserves it! i had a crush on him too.

Posted by Robotics : #17 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 10:01 AM

GS needs more people like this. Beal sounds like a good guy that kept to himself and worked hard to get to this place while also earning himself a spot at Stanford. He's someone who didn't whine about how miserable GS is to students. Rather, he came and did what he needed to and now he leaves with this great prize. Congrats.

Posted by GS Smarts : #18 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 10:41 AM (from campus)

Joel is the only smart person in GS, except for Matthew the Rod Sanchez

Posted by Don't knock : #19 (in reply to #18) · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 10:44 AM

Your mom.

Posted by See : #20 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 11:50 AM (from campus)

point proven. Q.E.D

Posted by SilentGS : #21 (in reply to #17) · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 12:58 PM (from campus)

We do have quite a few genuinely amazing people in GS, but they tend - surprise! - to concentrate on their studies and leave the whining to those mediocrities who lament their adult choice to incur honest debt. Those circus clowns refuse to acknowledge that they will need to service that debt with a paying job in the real world later.

This latter class - the Entitlement Generation - compound their foolishness by declaring majors in useless, parasite fields like Gender Studies suited only to social workers, thus guaranteeing their post-collegiate poverty and claimed inability to service that debt. We should not be throwing money after other people's bad decisions. Most GS students I've spoken to privately express similar opinions on the matter.

Posted by what do you : #22 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 1:37 PM (from campus)

call it if you get in a car accident that reshapes your private parts?

A gender-bender!

Posted by ... : #23 (in reply to #21) · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 2:10 PM (from campus)

The GS glibertarians never cease to amaze me.

Posted by NonSequitur : #24 (in reply to #23) · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 3:15 PM (from campus)

Sounds like you could benefit from one of the philosophy department's logic courses. Look up "argumentum ad hominem" and "non sequitur" when you're taking a break from protesting and bemoaning your lot in life.

Posted by ... : #25 (in reply to #24) · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 3:49 PM (from campus)

Argumentum ad hominem indeed.

Posted by EtTu... : #26 (in reply to #25) · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 3:58 PM (from campus)

...can look up "intentional irony for effect."

Posted by ... : #27 (in reply to #26) · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 10:11 PM (from campus)

So wait, now you've lost me. Either:

a) You're not one of the glibertarians and you're joining in on the game of making fun of them.

or

b) You are one of the glibertarians and you tried to use some big new words. In the heat of getting excited about using them (perhaps for the first time?), you managed to somehow completely discredit yourself and now with your tail between your legs, you're discrediting yourself even further with a weak attempt at saving face.

Posted by ??? : #28 (in reply to #27) · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 10:30 PM (from campus)

For those of us who are lost, what is a "glibertarian" and who are they in particular? Confused...

Posted by Yeah! : #29 · reply · track

April 22, 2008 at 11:55 PM (from campus)

Congratulations!

Posted by ... : #30 (in reply to #28) · reply · track

April 23, 2008 at 2:55 AM (from campus)

You weren't confused when you initially replied. Why the confusion now?

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