“You know, I have no fond memories of Lerner, and I’ve spent so much darn time there.” It’s almost midnight, and Daniel Stone, a senior at Columbia College, and I are strolling past Butler Library on our way to Lerner Hall. I have just wrapped up an interview with Stone, who jokingly insists that I refer to him as a “sculpture and Lerner Hall enthusiast” in this piece. His joke downplays the truth of the matter: Although he’s modest about it, Stone has a near-encyclopedic knowledge of Columbia.
