Thomas Vinciguerra

Thomas Vinciguerra CC '85, J '86, MA '90 (October 8, 1963 - ) revived the Philolexian Society in 1985 and has thereafter been known to members as its "Avatar". He was also an editor of the Columbia Daily Spectator, participated in the 1982 revival of the Varsity Show, and, in 1991, introduced the annual reading of "Is There A Santa Claus?" by Francis Pharcellus Church CC1859 to the College's annual Yule Log ceremony.

An editor at Columbia College Today magazine for more than a decade, he is now deputy editor of the newsmagazine The Week and contributes frequently to The New York Times.