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Cartoon created for CCT Caption Contest

See You on the Steps

Published: April 5, 2020

In honor of the Centennial, CCT asked four artistic alums to take inspiration from the Core and provide a cartoon in need of your caption — one for each of the four issues this academic year.

This second installment is by editorial cartoonist R.J. Matson CC'85, a former cartoonist for The Columbia Daily SpectatorEnjoy the winning caption for the Winter cartoon, submitted by Tom McNamee CC’99, plus a few of our favorite entries, below!

Cartoon caption contest image for Winter 2019

“French vanilla chia seeds at JJ’s Place! We’re not in Athens anymore, P.”

-Tom McNamee CC’99

 

Other Favorite Submissions:

“The school at Columbia College—before 1983”
-Richard  Lacoss CC'59

“Greek Life at Columbia”
-Sam Arora CC‘03

"I wish they'd fix the washers in Furnald Hall. These bed sheets sure are drafty."
-John W. Lombardo, MD CC'69, P&S'73

“Sadly, it appears our contemporary civilization has eroded and become uncivilized despite our efforts”
-Roberto Tostado MD CC‘85

"So, where is the owl?"
-Bruce J. Cameron, CC'59

 

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