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| − | '''Laura Durkay''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2004|04]] was president of the Columbia [[International Socialist Organization]] and author of a crazy, rant-filled [[Spectator]] column, "The Socialist Alternative". Ironically, she went on to work for [[w:D. E. Shaw & Co.|D. E. Shaw]], the top quant-based trading shop on [[investment banking|Wall Street]], from 2005-2008. She later pursued a [[Master of Fine Arts]] in screenwriting at the University of Southern California and runs the blog [http://lauraontheleftcoast.blogspot.com/ Laura on the Left Coast]. | + | '''Laura Durkay''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2004|04]] was president of the Columbia [[International Socialist Organization]] and author of a crazy, rant-filled [[Spectator]] column, "The Socialist Alternative". Just berfore her last semester, however, Durkay was among a number of columnists fired by Spec in an attempt at an editorial page overhaul, which she and the others claimed was an attempt to purge their bold opinions.<ref>http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:lohXUjn5pcYJ:arielbeery.com/archives/2004/01/index.html+laura+durkay+major&cd=20&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a</ref> |
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| + | Ironically, she went on to work for [[w:D. E. Shaw & Co.|D. E. Shaw]], the top quant-based trading shop on [[investment banking|Wall Street]], from 2005-2008. She later pursued a [[Master of Fine Arts]] in screenwriting at the University of Southern California and runs the blog [http://lauraontheleftcoast.blogspot.com/ Laura on the Left Coast]. | ||
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[[Category:Class of 2004|Durkay]] | [[Category:Class of 2004|Durkay]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:22, 1 September 2010
Laura Durkay CC '04 was president of the Columbia International Socialist Organization and author of a crazy, rant-filled Spectator column, "The Socialist Alternative". Just berfore her last semester, however, Durkay was among a number of columnists fired by Spec in an attempt at an editorial page overhaul, which she and the others claimed was an attempt to purge their bold opinions.[1]
Ironically, she went on to work for D. E. Shaw, the top quant-based trading shop on Wall Street, from 2005-2008. She later pursued a Master of Fine Arts in screenwriting at the University of Southern California and runs the blog Laura on the Left Coast.
