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My name is Katrina Zemrak, and I am the new Graduate Ambassador for the Music Composition for the Screen program! If ..

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It’s that time of year again. First day of school for all the stages out there, Kindergarten to Graduate School. That’s..

First Day on Campus!

Whoa. I can’t believe I’ve already been at Columbia for a month. My first month of graduate school. That’s r..

From my series “Affinity in the Tall Grasses of California”

As of 52 days, 9 hours and 13 minutes ago I am officially the new ..

A look down the main room of the Arcade Gallery during the reception.

Last Friday was a day that I had been looking forward to for a l..

My junior year of high school I read The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. It was a novella that read like poetry, with subtle..

“Welcome to bootcamp!”, echoed throughout the empty sound stages. Professors welcomed a new generation of producers and directors..

All right, I shouldn’t complain. My newfound closeness to Canada gave me an excuse to visit Montreal this summer, and I even got ..

Sheba the Queen and I caught sleeping during a late night, after-work reading/writing session. Even though I accomplished all my wor..

Requisite picture of “The Bean,” taken well after settling into the city. (Photo by David Fairbanks)

The idea of “home” is a bit stran..