Amelia is here to let you know the precedents to cite when dealing with Columbia.

Name, School, Major, Hometown:
Amelia Roskin-Frazee; Columbia College; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; San Francisco, CA

Claim to fame:
There’s a line in my student conduct file from the 24/7 Columbia sit-in that says, “[The protestors] have positioned a cardboard cut out of President Bollinger wearing Hawaiin leis.” I also once appeared in Breitbart with EVP Suzanne Goldberg.

Where are you going?
Nowhere until NorCal stops sheltering in place! After that, to UC Irvine to get a PhD in Sociology.

What are 3 things you learned at Columbia and would like to share with the Class of 2023?

1. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.
2. When Columbia won’t give you help, fight like hell to get it. Familiarize yourself with Title II, the ADA, Title IX, Enough is Enough, and New York City housing laws. Record every meeting with administrators (it’s legal without the other person’s permission); recordings come in handy when administrators say things they later deny like “emojis can convey consent” or that time Title IX investigators quizzed me on why I don’t wear a bra underneath my pajamas when I sleep.
3. In the spirit of preserving institutional memory, during my time at Columbia, people I know have gotten the following things: ongoing weekly CPS visits, last semester tuition waived after refusing to pay due to a sexual assault, excused class absence disability accommodations, grad student housing disability accommodations (for undergrads), no discipline for openly recording gender-based misconduct proceedings, one-way No-Contact Directives without a finding of responsibility in a Title IX case, locks on suite doors, Medical Services appointments days in advance, in-writing confirmation that Columbia has a policy of not suspending or expelling students for peaceful protests (even sit-ins), and refunds for that silly Medical Leave “withdrawal fee” and related costs.

“Back in my day…” 
The credit cap was 22, Bacchanal was still on campus, and JJ’s closed at 1 am.

Favorite Columbia controversy?
This month? Mandatory P/F. The last several years? Orgo Night getting tossed out of Butler, then the band complaining about the same protest restrictions that they previously mocked student activists for complaining about.

What was your favorite class at Columbia?
Justice by David Johnston, Gender Justice with Katherine Franke, or anything with Janet Jakobsen.

Would you rather give up oral sex or cheese?
Who lives without cheese?

Whom would you like to thank?
The incredible No Red Tape members who’ve stood by my side during rainy protests, and the members of 24/7 Columbia for joining me for the most bizarre 100-hour slumber party I’ll ever have the pleasure of attending.

One thing to do before graduating:
Do the primal scream outside Butler.

Any regrets?
Listening for even a millisecond to the administrator who told me that she thought I wouldn’t be able to “engage with Columbia’s rigorous academic program.” Jeri Henry, you were wrong.