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Survivor Columbiana

If Manhattan is an island (literally), then Columbia must be a desert island (figuratively). The great poet John Donne once noted (figuratively), “No man is an island” to mitigate the sad biological fact that we are (literally) alone. But enough scholarship—what are the four crucial objects that all future Columbians need to survive on the desert isle of Morningside Heights? To find out, we asked graduating The Blue and White staffers. Heed their words or perish!

Taylor Marie Walsh, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus

1) a weakness—for serial monogamy
2) an affinity—for American art of the 1980s
3) a preference—for studying on an incline
4) diet coke—for nutrients

Zachary van Schouwen, Web Master

1) Craigslist—for locating couches, textbooks, women, and apartments
2) Fabric softener—for touchable softness
3) A panini press—for making a single chicken pesto, then quietly rusting in the corner
4) A book—for reading. That is what books are for.

Paul Barndt, Culture Editor

1) bottle service at Lotus—for me and my crew
2) Pert Plus—for my hair
3) wall of John Paul II posters—for the ladies
4) Dance Dance Revolution—for my calves, i.e., for the ladies

Andrew McKay Flynn, Features Editor

1) Sleep—for my mind and body
2) Manhattan Specials—for my mind and not my body
3) My bust of Thomas Jefferson—for the record, I have a bust of Thomas Jefferson
4) Win one—for the Gipper

Kate Linthicum, Senior Editor

1) A 6 a.m. WBAR show—for your mother, your grandmother, and nobody else to listen to.
2) A job at the bartending agency—for a glimpse of the riches that will never be yours.
3) Privilege—to deny.
4) Scruples—to neglect.

Merrell Hambleton, Writer

1) Pinkberry—for... don't you?
2) Tom's—for Seinfeld.
3) Silver Moon—for Saturdays.
4) Taqueria—forever.

— The Blue and White

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