You might know Alexander Pines from Under1Roof or some distant Twitter feud with a fraternity. He’s heading out of New York come this summer, so listen to him wax poetic just once more. It’ll probably be more interesting than Under1Roof. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Alexander Pines // CC // writing (nonfiction) and American Studies // […]
A year after they graduated, Morningsiders is still a well-known and loved presence on Columbia’s campus. The Blue and White sent Culture Editor Alexander Pines, CC ’16, to the launch of Morningsiders’ latest EP, unfocus, to check in with the band. “A surprising amount of Kant makes it into the post graduate life,” Magnus Ferguson, CC ’14, […]
Continuing to honor our Athena-like relationship with our mother mag, The Blue and White, we’re rolling out a preview from the upcoming fall issue, hopefully available in wonderful blue print on campus next week. On the cover this issue, former Bwog features editor and B&W senior editor Alexander Pines, CC ’16, wrote a sequel to his piece about identity […]
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