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'''Aries Dela Cruz''' [[School of General Studies|GS]] ’[[2009|09]] graduated from Columbia with a [[BA]] in [[Anthropology Department|anthropology]]. He was a tireless advocate for the LGBTQ and [[School of General Studies|GS]] communities at Columbia. Much like [[Barry Weinberg]], with whom he co-founded the [[Advocates for the Arts Initiative]], he has an intimate understanding of how the Administration actually works. He now works for a progressive politics group in New York City.

==Involvement at Columbia==
While at Columbia, he was primarily involved with the [[Columbia Daily Spectator|Spectator]] and the [[Columbia Queer Alliance|Queer Alliance]]. He was a member of the university-level LGBT Steering Committee, as well as on the planning committee for the first three [[Lavender Graduation]] ceremonies. He was also a member of the Judicial Committee and the [[Senior Fund]]. He chaired a taskforce to integrate GS students into the programs of the [[Office of Multicultural Affairs]]. 

==Awards==
*Gold [[King's Crown Leadership Award]]
*[[Dean's Citation and Prize]]
*[[Spirit Award]]
*Multiple [[Service Awards]].
*LGBTQ Student Leader Award from the Office of Multicultural Affairs, “acknowledging extraordinary commitment and outstanding leadership” of Columbia’s LGBTQ community

==Post-Columbia==
After graduating, he co-founded the [[Advocates for the Arts Initiative]] with [[Barry Weinberg]]. He is a member of GS's [[Recent Alumni Leadership Committee]]. In the real world, he's the head of Communications for [http://www.citizensunion.org/ Citizens Union], a progressive "good government" group.<ref>[http://www.citizensunion.org/ Citizens Union staff list]</ref> Years of tangling with Columbia's administration prepared him well for dealing with New York City politics.

==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/contributors/aries-dela-cruz Aries's author page on Spec]
*[http://gs.columbia.edu/news-general?article=gs-spirit-aries-dela-cruz Profile of Aries on GS website]

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