My name is Ranjani Srinivasan. I was a 5th year PhD student at the Department of Urban Planning, GSAPP. I was also a TA in the Urban Studies Department at Barnard College.
Some of you might have heard about my case. For those who haven’t, I would like to share the details.
There is a difference between ‘overpowering the state’ and ‘refusing to be cowed’. Columbia has a $14.1 billion dollar endowment, it can ride out a little stormy weather in the name of protecting its students.
Oh, but that might cut into the president’s $3.4 million salary!
Oh, how unfortunate. Here, I have a special gift for him from me to help him through these troubled times…