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'''Chris Kulawik''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2008|08]] was a well-known conservative student.
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He first rose to prominence as president of [[C4]], and later became the rabble-rousing head of the [[College Republicans]]: he helped bring controversial former Attorney General John Ashcroft and the immigration vigilante [[:w:The Minuteman Project Inc.|Minutemen]] group to campus. The latter event prompted the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident. In another provocative move, he initiated the Republicans' global warming beach party.
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Kulawik's penchant for eye-catching stunts has gained him notoriety. In an interview with the ''[[New York Times]]'' he referred to himself as the "most hated person on campus".<ref>Reference required.</ref> He also debated then-''[[The Blue and White|Blue and White]]'' editor [[Avi Zenilman]] on the [[Bill O'Reilly]] show, claiming he felt unsafe on campus after the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident<ref>https://vimeo.com/67505918</ref>. This was only further evidence that Kulawik enjoys a high profile and likes to raise it by fueling the flame.
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Kulawik also wrote a column called "Chris Shrugged" for the [[Columbia Spectator]].<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/home/index.cfm?buttonPushed=1&event=displaysearchresults&q=chris+shrugged&tiOrderType=1 Kulawik's column in the Spec]</ref> The title was a reference to [[w:Ayn Rand|Ayn Rand]]'s novel ''[[w:Atlas Shrugged|Atlas Shrugged]]''. During his first year of writing the column, he would often write columns to provoke campus leftists, for example calling for the renaming of the [[Malcolm X Lounge]]. Later, however, he seems to have moderated his rhetoric somewhat.
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After graduation, Kulawik attended law school at [[Harvard]]. He is a first year associate at the New York law firm Quinn Emanuel<ref>http://www.chriskulawik.com/article/54/update-long-overdue</ref>.
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== References ==
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.chriskulawik.com/ Kulawik's personal website]
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* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9501E5D91230F934A35753C1A9609C8B63 Kulawik in the NYTimes]
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* [https://vimeo.com/67505918 Kulawik and Zenilman's day-after debate, archived on Bwog's Vimeo account]
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Latest revision as of 22:13, 4 June 2013

Chris Kulawik
Kulawik appears on Fox News, where he was a frequent commentator on Columbia affairs

Chris Kulawik CC '08 was a well-known conservative student.

He first rose to prominence as president of C4, and later became the rabble-rousing head of the College Republicans: he helped bring controversial former Attorney General John Ashcroft and the immigration vigilante Minutemen group to campus. The latter event prompted the Minuteman stage-rush incident. In another provocative move, he initiated the Republicans' global warming beach party.

Kulawik's penchant for eye-catching stunts has gained him notoriety. In an interview with the New York Times he referred to himself as the "most hated person on campus".[1] He also debated then-Blue and White editor Avi Zenilman on the Bill O'Reilly show, claiming he felt unsafe on campus after the Minuteman stage-rush incident[2]. This was only further evidence that Kulawik enjoys a high profile and likes to raise it by fueling the flame.

Kulawik also wrote a column called "Chris Shrugged" for the Columbia Spectator.[3] The title was a reference to Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged. During his first year of writing the column, he would often write columns to provoke campus leftists, for example calling for the renaming of the Malcolm X Lounge. Later, however, he seems to have moderated his rhetoric somewhat.

After graduation, Kulawik attended law school at Harvard. He is a first year associate at the New York law firm Quinn Emanuel[4].

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