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Senior Wisdom: Cait Clancy

Next up in our Senior Wisdom series: CQA bigshot and self-described card-carrying lesbian Cait Clancy.

Name, School:
Cait Clancy, SEAS

Claim to fame:

Queer Awareness Month Head Honcho, CQA secretary

Post-grad plans:

Very vague year off, then medical school.

Preferred swim test stroke?

I'm in SEAS, punks. I'll build a bridge instead.

What are three things you learned at Columbia?

1. If everyone at Columbia would stop talking about how busy they are, they might actually have some time on their hands.
2. Coalition building isn't coalition building if you don't feel like you want to claw your eyes out.
3. Cardiac output = Heart Rate x Stroke Volume.

Justify your existence in 30 words or less.

There would be lots of empty inboxes if it weren't for me.

What was your favorite controversy in your time at Columbia?

I kind of enjoyed all the Juicy Campus shenanigans.

What Columbia memory best exemplifies your college experience?

Getting made fun of by my seminar prof for writing all my papers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Series.

Which prof do you think would be the best kisser?

Shiro Matsuoka, 75-year-old man (maybe older), Professor of the Science and Engineering of Body Fluids.

What percentage of seniors do you think are virgins?

I bet there are MAD secret virgins out there, so I'm going to go with 20%.

Would you rather permanently give up oral sex or cheese?

I think I would lose my lesbian card if I said oral sex. (Yeah, we have cards.)

Days on Campus memory?

Sitting on the floor in some kid's John Jay room listening to a group of freshman engage in a philosophical argument about lit hum. They gave me a paper cup full of Bailey's.

Regrets?

A little less studying, a little more fun?


Posted by ...: #1 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 1:48 PM (from campus)
cait is a goddess
Posted by Cait...: #2 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 1:49 PM (from campus)
You're amazing! I'm a gay man willing to go straight wishing that you'd go straight for me :)
Posted by Hmmm: #3 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 1:53 PM (from campus)
Hot lesbian, doesn't seem socially awkward, and has a Bwog piece: is this the mystery girl who did the study abroad in South America a while ago?
Posted by Her answer: #4 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 1:54 PM (from campus)
1. If everyone at Columbia would stop talking about how busy they are, they might actually have some time on their hands.

Completely true of everyone. Best senior wisdom ever.
Posted by Not true: #5 (in reply to #4) · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 1:57 PM (from campus)
Whatever. That's just what less busy (read: envious) people say to try to get us busy people to stop making them jealous of our busy, important lives.
Posted by she looks: #6 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 2:00 PM (from campus)
a little bit like keira knightley in that pic, no?
Posted by omg: #7 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 2:14 PM (from campus)
i LOVE cait clancy!

thank god i'm in cqa and ghap.

this girl is AWESOME
Posted by good call: #8 (in reply to #4) · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 2:17 PM (from campus)
so, so true. really good senior wisdom
Posted by omg: #9 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 2:28 PM (from campus)
cait clancy is so GORGEOUS and really sweet, too.

i absolutely love her!
Posted by she's a : #10 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 2:29 PM
really pretty lesbean! this was a great senior wisdom
Posted by nice: #11 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 2:30 PM (from campus)
Doon't know her, but she sounds smart / nice / cool.
Posted by Cait is...: #12 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 2:38 PM (from campus)
FABULOUS
Posted by Cait: #13 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 2:49 PM
you rock. BME4LIFE ;)
Posted by this: #14 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 3:01 PM (from campus)
girl seems awesome.
Posted by MAD secret virgin: #15 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 3:02 PM
What, me worry?
Posted by cait fan club: #16 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 3:11 PM (from campus)
amazing woman. great example of leadership of campus
Posted by I'd like: #17 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 3:16 PM (from campus)
to be Cait's friend.

BUT: Where is Stephanie Davidson's senior wisdom?!
Posted by lolz: #18 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 3:26 PM (from campus)
Why are all the hot guys gay and all the hot girls lesbian?
Posted by columbia: #19 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 3:40 PM
Senior Wisdom: Matt Thier
Posted by wow: #20 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 3:43 PM (from campus)
She's cute. Wish she was straight or at least bi.

Why are all cute SEAS girls lesbians???
Posted by does anyone know: #21 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 3:57 PM (from campus)
if she's single?
Posted by +/-: #22 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 3:57 PM
+ a cute girl at seas

- a lesbian
Posted by davidson: #23 (in reply to #17) · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 4:34 PM (from campus)
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Posted by pro : #24 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 4:58 PM (from campus)
matt thier, christien tompkins, and, very pro nat gate for senior wisdoms
Posted by Edd: #25 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 5:15 PM (from campus)
" If everyone at Columbia would stop talking about how busy they are, they might actually have some time on their hands."

Truer words were never spoken. This girl is very cool.
Posted by former cc guy: #26 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 5:53 PM
wait, is she really a lesbian, or is she just sayin' that to tease the hell out of guys like me?
Posted by some people ...: #27 (in reply to #25) · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 5:53 PM (from campus)
actually have no time on their hands ...
Posted by buffy: #28 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 5:58 PM (from campus)
yeah buffy!
Posted by ...: #29 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 6:14 PM (from campus)
first senior wisdom for someone who didn't come off as a complete tool!

more seas people! and what about gs?
Posted by Confession:: #30 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 6:23 PM
I'm a dude, and a closet "Buffy" fan from way back. Overall, it was just so well-written and funny, and yet it somehow juggled that humor with believable drama. And the atmospherics of Sunnydale, as a setting, were simply enchanting.

Yes, I also use "enchanting", but only anonymously.

Kudos, Ms. Clancy, you've built a bridge, alright--to my heart.

Posted by Shiro: #31 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 6:49 PM (from campus)
Matsuoka is like 87, I think. and god, he rules.
Posted by Last I heard: #32 (in reply to #21) · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 7:04 PM (from campus)
she has a girlfriend.
Posted by I'd just : #33 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 7:09 PM
like to point out that Cait is a prime example of the kind of person about whom even Bwog commenters cannot lay down a shitstorm. The overwhelmingly positive responses on here about Cait, at least to me, are proof that there is at least SOME truth to the kinds of things that were said about some other people previously.
Posted by hmm: #34 (in reply to #21) · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 7:11 PM (from campus)
i'm pretty sure she has a girlfriend.

but idk if it's an open relationship or not.

but they're cute together :)
Posted by Anonymous: #35 (in reply to #33) · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 7:19 PM (from campus)
It's not fair. Everyone loves a pretty and smart lesbian. Men want you and women want to be you.
Posted by not really: #36 (in reply to #33) · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 7:57 PM (from campus)
I didn't feel compelled to post nice comments about everyone, but I actually think most of the senior wisdoms have seemed like cool/interesting people (and the ones I know definitely are). Y'all hate too easy.
Posted by agreed: #37 (in reply to #24) · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 9:19 PM (from campus)
Bring us Matt and Christien.
Posted by haha: #38 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 9:35 PM (from campus)
there are so many really surprisingly stereotype-breaking lesbians at columbia. like--smart, funny, talented, not socially awkward. Just down to earth attractive girls who aren't interested in men.

it's really great to see people being themselves. Lesbians at other schools take note *coughbarnardcough*
Posted by cait: #39 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 9:47 PM (from campus)
is an amazing person. incredibly smart and hardworking, yet humble and down to earth. also, it doesn't hurt that shes beauuuutiful. i loved this senior wisdom
Posted by haha: #40 (in reply to #15) · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 11:15 PM (from campus)
punny! (i thought that too when i saw 'MAD' in caps...)
Posted by anonymous: #41 · reply · track
May 4, 2008 at 11:35 PM (from campus)
why is everyone so focused on her appearance and the fact that she is a lesbian? i think there is a lot more to a person than that.
Posted by anon: #42 (in reply to #41) · reply · track
May 5, 2008 at 12:14 AM
Um... Because they're looking at an interview that's a few lines long... and sex is a big theme of it.
Posted by hahaha: #43 (in reply to #38) · reply · track
May 5, 2008 at 12:54 AM (from campus)
um, since when were lesbians supposedly dumb, boring, untalented, and socially awkward? I've never heard that stereotype. But then again, you applaud Cait for breaking stereotypes but then go and fall for the age-worn Barnard one. I think this says a lot more about yourself than it does about Cait (no offense to her).

Besides, there's this super cute and stylish lesbian couple at Barnard (actually I don't know if they're dating now) and I am totally jealous of their style.
Posted by Cait: #44 · reply · track
May 5, 2008 at 2:18 AM (from campus)
when I'm around you my CO drops because my diastolic filling time approaches zero.
Posted by OK......: #45 · reply · track
May 5, 2008 at 3:09 AM (from campus)
Hate to be a party pooper, but why are so many of y'all so giddy?

i'm kind of with #41.

Posted by Hmmmm: #46 · reply · track
May 5, 2008 at 10:18 AM (from campus)
I met this girl a few years back and couldn't help but wish she weren't a lesbian. Sweet, beautiful, and brilliant: fantastic combination.
Posted by none: #47 · reply · track
May 5, 2008 at 12:06 PM (from campus)
to #46: even if she were straight, that doesn't mean she would like you
Posted by Holy shit: #48 (in reply to #38) · reply · track
May 5, 2008 at 1:20 PM (from campus)
A smart, ATTRACTIVE lesbian? What??

*head implodes*

you obviously haven't met many lesbians. Go back to your cave.
Posted by ROCK IT, CAIT: #49 · reply · track
May 5, 2008 at 1:34 PM (from campus)
I'm so happy Bwog chose one of our awesome BMEs for Senior Wisdom!!

BME4LIFE indeed
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