<p>"Columbia University School of General Studies Valedictorian Brian Corman evidently cut himself some slack in writing one of his last assignments -- The Columbia Spectator reports that Corman plagiarized a section of his graduation address from comedian Patton Oswalt's "Physics for Poets" bit"</p>
<p>Hmm, I wonder how many other things this kid had plagiarized before becoming the valedictorian. </p>
<p>I’ve never met him. I’ve heard a lot about him - left Berkeley to join a ballet company, formed first American ballet union, graduated PBK, and is an insufferable jerk in even the most casual and brief of conversations. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t say he’s representative of recent GS valedictorians. Nor would I suggest that it’s easy to be named the school’s valedictorian. It’s more likely that this guy fits the stereotype that many students have of GS people. Therefore, it’s particularly satisfying - and easy - to dress him down here while goofing on the school itself. The fact remains, and I’m not the first one to point this out, that GS is responsible for the vast majority of the positive press that Columbia’s undergraduate population received this past year.</p>
<p>The Times ran a few stories on GS students - all military veterans. The BBC and RTL (German television) were also camped out in Lewisohn for a few days.</p>
<p>Hi Empenada!! what’s your problem with GS anyway, did you get rejected or something? And BTW how old are you anyway? Your arguments are childlike!! Are you guys old 18yrs old??</p>
<p>Sorry hellojan, if you took what I wrote too seriously. I do have respect for some GS students, but the institution itself is liable to get its share of bad apples (perhaps more so, due to its admissions policy).</p>
<p>But I think it’s still hard to defend the argument that GS students are pulling much of the weight for Columbia ugrad’s overall image, or that GS students mitigate the negativity of CC students. You’d have to provide a lot more than just anecdotal information. For example, how do we know that there aren’t GS students who are partaking of the adderall? (as far as I can tell, the attack was levelled at all Columbians) Also it’s very likely true that CC and SEAS do graduate more famous alumni who are recognized around the world (even if you start counting from when GS was founded). </p>
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<p>Boy, I do hope that one’s spelling abilities don’t deteriorate as one age, or one’s ability to use proper punctuation, or one’s knowledge of Classical Antiquity, or one’s discernment of sarcasm.</p>
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<p>In fact, yes. I applied, and the Dean of General Studies was like, “You too young, little boy, and too smaht. I going to transfuh you to Columbiah Colleje. There you can mess up dze world with dze oder lawyers and businessmen, and not distuhb the peace created by dzese venerable veterans and NYU dropouts.”</p>
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<p>You are a fool, sir, if you think what I wrote constituted an argument (better yet, more than one).</p>
<p>God help you if you thought any of the words I chose were too big. God help the quality of the GS student body if you’re accepted and decide to go.</p>
<p>So essentially you have nothing to say about my words, and proceed to attack my person. You’d think all that life experience you have would make you distinguish between real content and ad hominem attacks.</p>
<p>And tell your sob stories elsewhere. College Confidential isn’t your regular “chat,” respected peeps on here use proper sentences/paragraphs and have important things to say.</p>
<p>While I agree with Epa about using sentences and paragraphs, I’m not so sure about the important things part :D</p>
<p>Anyways, let’s not turn this into a battle over schools and colleges within CU. It’s a crying shame that this guy did what he did, but he did it alone as far as the evidence goes.</p>
<p>listen!! Big words I meant not necessary words for the Thread or anywhere.
For example, let me teach you something. You wrote: " GS student body"… - let’s forget about the rest of your sentence meaningless comment- the word Student body does not mean anymore than the word students, it is needles, and you should omit it almost always.
WOWWWW!!! You are such a waste of my time. Forget it, good luck and sorry if I offended you. Maybe I should really move from NY and go to the other schools I was admitted to(Stanford, Williams, Upeen, Duke,…)if you are a representation of CU “STUDENTS.”</p>
<p>Haha Epa. Maybe it’s because you haven’t experienced the real world yet, so you’re under the impression that the real world operates on high school/college debate team rules, but that isn’t the case. Your personal life is just as much of a potential liability, to be attacked and derided, as anything else about you (your argument, professional life, family, friends, etc.). Fighting dirty, backstabbing, and kicking someone when they’re down is a routine and accepted occurrence in all politics and business. Even professions in medicine, non-profit organizations, military, etc., have the blood of politics and business coursing through their veins.</p>
<p>I know personal attacks sting, and are pretty ugly to look at, but you’re asking for it when you act like a pretentious little jerk-off to people that haven’t done anything to deserve that treatment.</p>