"Why Columbia Needs the Marine Corps and Vice Versa

29 October 2007 Columbia Spectator column "Why Columbia Needs the Marine Corps and Vice Versa" by Michael Christman.  Note:  A 2000 engineering graduate joined the Marines and urges others to do the same.  "How can Columbia hope to produce the next generation of American leaders if it refuses to walk a mile in the shoes of those of whom we ask the most?"