Looking back on my first semester at Barnard as a transfer in fall 2019, there’s a lot that I wish I could go back and tell my former self. Here are the top five things I think any new transfer should keep in mind!
Ah, random roommate assignment—that cornerstone of ResLife! That blissful, harmonious connection fostered between two people with different backgrounds, different habits, and different sleeping schedules!
Miguel Cisneros, CC ’24, passed away in a drowning accident on August 22, according to an email sent from Dean Valentini to Columbia students earlier today.
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