Columbia Students Forget Their Sanity

By David Xia | Published: December 22, 2009

Columbia University’s Dean of Student Advising sent an e-mail with “unsolicited advice” today:

  1. Take care of yourself. Sleep, eat healthy foods, take a ten-minute walk every once in a while, find some roses to smell.
  2. If the stress is getting to you, try working together with your friends to take care of one another.
  3. You can always seek help through the Alice! Health Promotion Program and other campus resources.
  4. Remember who you are and what you value in your life.
  5. If you feel that you cannot take an examination because of illness or other things going on in your life, report immediately to University
    Health Services or contact your advising dean.
  6. If you run into difficulties of any sort, see your advising dean as soon as possible. We are here to help.

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Do Columbia students need to be reminded to be sane human beings? What does it mean if we do?

  • Currently Reading: Orientalism by Edward Said
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3 Comments

  1. Scott Dobbins
    Posted December 22, 2009 at 3:03 pm | Permalink

    Hah, I was too busy studying for finals to read that unsolicited advice. But yeah, it makes this University sound like an insane asylum or house for mentally handicapped people. Frankly though, Columbia students tend to be too stressed about grades and finals, so I can understand Student Advising’s desire to send out a message like that. Despite the stereotype, I’m having trouble caring enough about grades and finals, which probably spells trouble :( .

    Anyway, how are you enjoying Orientalism by Edward Said?

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  2. G-UNIT
    Posted December 23, 2009 at 7:34 am | Permalink

    nice..btw im reading this after pulling an all nighter. I have two finals in a couple of hours and its december 23rd. I wont get home till midnight.

    Fuck you dean of student advising.

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    • David Xia
      Posted December 23, 2009 at 11:38 am | Permalink

      Hi G-UNIT. Thanks for commentnig. I always ilke anonymous comments b/c then I can try to figure out who it was. From my super-smooth sleuthing skills I know you typed this comment in from Butler 213. Now, if I could only get a latent print and run it through ACIS…

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