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SENIOR PROFILE: Kevin Bulger

A star on the Columbia basketball team, Kevin Bulger is looking to put his athletic skills to community-minded programs.

SENIOR PROFILE: Jeff Spear

As the Columbia College salutatorian, Jeff Spear has distinguished himself as both a model student and a champion fencer.

SENIOR PROFILE: Janelle Heslop

Janelle Heslop has been interested in water quality since she was a pre-teen. By the time she was a senior at SEAS, she was heading up the water team on Engineers Without Borders' Uganda project.

SENIOR PROFILE: Frances Bodomo

Frances Bodomo took a chance on a beginner film course—and wound up finding her calling.

SENIOR PROFILE: Chikara Onda

Chikara Onda chalked up his interest in Columbia's Model UN program to his own multinational background.

SENIOR PROFILE: Arianne Richard

Columbia College valedictorian Arianne Richard threw herself into biophysics—and the annual dance marathon.

After a tumultuous four years, class of 2010 is no stranger to controversy

In four years of learning, living, partying, and occasionally holing up in Butler Library or 1020, seniors have witnessed one of Columbia's toughest times since the 1970s.

Dean finds ‘academic royalty’ in SEAS grads

"People will not care how much you know until they know how much you care," School of Engineering and Applied Science Class Day speaker Paul Brandt-Rauf told graduates Sunday.

For CC, time to 'party like it's 2010'

NAACP president Ben Jealous, CC '94, spoke at Columbia College's class day Monday, and recounted his history of activism both on and off campus.

At Barnard, looking forward

Actress Meryl Streep spoke at Barnard's Class Day on Monday, where she pushed graduates to continue making progress in society—and talked about the "great deal of kissing" in her line of work.