Name: Steven Harris Strauss
Year: 2013
School: Columbia College
Major: English (don’t judge)
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Relationship status: Still haven’t found what I’m looking for
On-campus activities: Excessive procrastination within the walls of Delta Sig
Off-campus activities: Prepare for the geek-a-thon: I’m a Knicks season ticket holder (and yes, I go to every home game. How masochistic of me), weekly attendee of Pacha, regular Broadway/Off-Broadway theatergoer, and I see approximately three movies per week in theaters. I promise I actually have a life…
Spring Break plans: Accompanying my dad to Vegas to watch the first week of March Madness with a bunch of his college buddies. It’s like Cancun for the middle-aged.
Pet-peeves: People who havepet-peeves.
Dream job: Being David Mamet, aka screenwriter/playwright/telewriter.
If you were stuck on a deserted island, you would need: My iPhone…actually, a sailboat would be pretty convenient.
Every guys needs these 3 things in his closet: Amar’e Jersey, Melo Jersey, Tyson Jersey
Your perfect date in 7 words or less: Orgasm scene in “When Harry Met Sally”
Favorite off-campus location: As Frank-Sinatra-shmaltzy as this sounds, I love every area of NYC equally. Even Times Square (what a tourist).
Favorite thing about NYC: Every day provides an excess amount of potential script material. Can’t beat that.
Favorite meal in NYC: Soup Dumplings at Joe’s Shanghai in Chinatown.
Favorite class and professor at Columbia: I’m actually a big fan of the Core (nerd alert!), but I’d probably have to go with Austin Quigley’s Henrik Ibsen/Harold Pinter Seminar.
Dream wife: Kate Winslet
One thing you want to do before graduating: Having a girlfriend would be nice (awwwwwwwww)
Top three albums/songs of all time:
Albums: 1) Tunnel of Love by Bruce Springsteen, 2) Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen, 3) Bruce Springsteen Live 1975-1985 by Bruce Springsteen.
Songs: 1) Backstreets by Bruce Springsteen, 2) Badlands by Bruce Springsteen, 3) House Music (you know, cause they all sound like the same,albeit amazing song anyways).
If you could have a super power what would it be and why: The ability to answer every question with the perfect response, both in conversations and on exams.
If you could invite anyone to dinner, you would ask: Bruce Springsteen (shocker!)
HamDel decides to name a sandwich after you (what’s it called and what’s in it): The Deadstrau55! – roast beef, Milano’s Herb mayo, melted pepper jack cheese, and some nice green seasoning…
Photos by Michael Discenza.