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David Solano’s Biography

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Deputy Editorial Page Editor @ The Columbia Daily Spectator.
Primary & Secondary Editor for 30+ pieces; Writer for Staff-Editorials; Anchor for the Editorial Page Update.
Over 8 years of experience in Student Journalism & Multimedia Content Creation.

Studying English & Economics-Mathematics @ Columbia University.
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Roundtable: How should Columbia address the national issue of grade inflation?

Roundtable: How should Columbia address the national issue of grade inflation?

Over the past several decades, grade inflation has become an increasingly common concern across U.S. higher e…

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Columbia must provide legal support to students targeted by the doxxing trucks

Columbia must provide legal support to students targeted by the doxxing trucks

Accuracy in Media-a conservative nonprofit with a history of doxxing student activists at universities across…

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Introducing Spectator's 150th spring editorial board

Introducing Spectator's 150th spring editorial board

Spectator's opinion section reflects the discourse of Columbia's community by editing and publishing the voic…

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Roundtable: Is Mnookin the right pick for this moment?

Roundtable: Is Mnookin the right pick for this moment?

Columbia will have a new president come July. The University's board of trustees announced it had unanimously…

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At Columbia, political conformity inhibits curiosity

At Columbia, political conformity inhibits curiosity

The class of 2029 arrived at Columbia in the aftermath of campus protests, federal funding cuts, and Columbia…

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Introducing Spectator's 149th fall editorial board

Introducing Spectator's 149th fall editorial board

Across Morningside Heights and West Harlem, through content authored by Columbia administrators, community me…

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Love, not hate, makes America great

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By Jackson Dilks, Ahalya Nambiar, David Solano
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With the proliferation of this narrative, it is easy for the average American to interpret our student body as fundamentally anti-American. However, since arriving on campus, we have found that while much of the Columbia community does not wish death upon America, many are not proud of the U.S. government. As children of immigrants, we personally have never felt less proud of our government than we do today.
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At Columbia, political conformity inhibits curiosity

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By Eliza Lamster, Ahalya Nambiar, Billy Tang, David Solano
| Columbia Daily Spectator Verified
In joining a campus as notoriously politicized as Columbia, first-years are immediately confronted with questions about how their identities intersect with Columbia’s place in the broader political sphere. Did we all come despite the campus climate, or because we wanted to be part of its long tradition of student activism? The truth is not a neat binary. It lies in the distinct deliberations each of us made when deciding that this is the place where we want to learn.
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