<p>Nightowl: no offense but what do you know of columbia alumni? are you one yourself (or even a current student)? have you ever even been to homecoming? i think you’re just speaking out of your as*</p>
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<p>Barack is not the best example of a columbia alum.<br>
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<p>Don’t infer anything about the alum by him.</p>
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<p>i doubt it. at most you would have 5 year of people affected (the 4 years of ppl currently in attendance there and the prospective freshman class).</p>
<p>to answer the OP tho: my suitemate works in the calling center (they call alumni for donations) and he says it is INCREDIBLY rare to call someone who doesnt want to donate money to columbia. even the people who may not be in the best place financially ask to be called back next year or whatnot so they can make a donation then. additionally, in the spring and early fall it’s really common to see groups of old people walking along college walk who graduated in the 30s,40s, and 50s. i’m not an alum yet but i can definitely say i will support my school when i graduate.</p>
<p>and seriously, williams grads boast about connections? not only are there columbia grads in high positions in just about every major investment bank, consulting firm, and every other high level business, but also in every major yacht and sports clubs on the east coast.</p>