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	Meet Dee Lilly By Alexis Kamensky May 3, 2012 - 9:53am "The first song I knew how to play was Prince's 'Purple Rain,'" says up-and-coming music producer Dee Lilly. "When I got to middle school I learned the basics of piano and started playing it." READ MORE
	Meet Willow Faygenholtz By Tenishia Greer April 24, 2012 - 6:00am While everybody thinks they can be a model, the harsh reality is that it's not for everyone. While some think that height and weight are the most important qualities, the model's connection with the camera is key. Willow Faygenholtz, 23, finds a comfort in front of the camera that allows her to flow effortlessly while being photographed. “I don’t know what it is, but if you put me in front of a camera, there’s this chemistry that me and the camera has and no one will ever understand it except for me and the camera,” says Willow. READ MORE
	Meet Patrick Harney By Alexis Kamensky April 18, 2012 - 6:00am “Is it in you?” is the well-known slogan of the popular sports drink, Gatorade. Our campus celebrity for this week embraces this motto in his everyday life…literally. Patrick Harney, otherwise known as Pat, works for the Gatorade Corporation as an intern filming and editing videos and commercials. READ MORE
	Meet Andrew Peron By Alexis Kamensky April 11, 2012 - 6:00am The sight of a person at a DJ booth with a set of massive headphones and a laptop light illuminating their face is a sight many college students are used to seeing at parties or bars. Electronic music has taken over our generation by storm. There is no question that many tech-savvy young people are trying to get in on this ever-so-new genre. READ MORE
	Meet Raffinae Keyes By Mariah Craddick April 7, 2012 - 7:56pm If asked to describe 20-year-old Raffinae Keyes, I would probably have to say: big hair, even bigger voice. Though Raffinae may only stand at about 5 feet tall, she has a knack for all things "big," including her win at Columbia's "Biggest Mouth" competition back in 2010 that brought out some of the best talent not just at Columbia, but in the city of Chicago. She won singing with a group called "Fighter" and wowed the house with a dazzling performance complete with a full band and back-up dancers. And while they looked quite polished and prepared to claim victory that night, Raffinae explains that they were anything but. READ MORE
	Meet Christian "DJ Kave" Tooley By Tenishia Greer March 21, 2012 - 6:00am To be a DJ you have to hold skill, creativity and have the keen instinct of knowing exactly what the audience wants when the audience wants it. Christian “DJ Kave” Tooley, 21, has the unique ability to combine different programs together at one time, syncing them with one another and captivating the audience. READ MORE
	Meet Fandy Tjen By Mariah Craddick March 18, 2012 - 12:51am Freshman and vocal performance major Fandy Cendana Tjen, 18, remembers learning his first song when he was only 2 years old, a karaoke track that he sung in Mandarin. Originally from Indonesia, Fandy came to the U.S. about 7 years ago finding a home in the "city of brotherly love," Philadelphia. READ MORE
	Meet Adam Lawson By Tenishia Greer March 7, 2012 - 1:01pm “It's the only thing I'm good at. I've tried other s* and I was unsuccessful. I can't draw for s. I'm s at sports. I'm s* at most things besides writing,” says Adam Lawson, 22, fiction writing student and comedian. It all started in the 2nd grade with an "awful" parody of South Park that he and a friend wrote and titled "West Park." Now he's a skilled fiction writer, running his blog Scoundrels and Vagrants successfully for four years and getting his work published in a few magazines. “When I was younger I would write awful rip-off stories of Dragon Ball Z,” he recalls. READ MORE
	Meet Alina Tsvor By Tenishia Greer March 1, 2012 - 12:45pm Alina Tsvor, 21, is a photography/arts management major at Columbia and gives a whole new meaning to the saying, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Through her photography, she captures a combination of colors, fashion and storytelling. Whenever she is behind the camera, you can always count on a story to go with it. READ MORE
	Meet Daryn Alexus By Tenishia Greer February 22, 2012 - 12:54pm Her voice is angelic. Her drive is unstoppable. Her love for music is admirable and her lyrics are amazing. Daryn Alexus, 21, music business major, is purely an inspiration. “I know it's cliché,” says Alexus. “I just want to inspire people.” Just a year ago Alexus was shy and insecure about her hair, height and body type. “When I look at someone like Beyonce, I see how powerful she is as a woman. She inspired me to come out of my shell,” says Alexus. “I want to be able to do what Beyonce did for me to other people.” READ MORE