Emma Watson Rumor Stirs Passions of Columbia Students

Suggestions that Harry Potter actress Emma Watson might attend Columbia University in the fall sent a collective shiver through the campus' online community today. Columbia alumnus-founded gossip blog JustJared.com posted a piece shortly before noon speculating that an entry in the school's online phone directory might belong to the 19-year-old starlet, who had toured the college last October. An hour later, Columbia's student-run Bwog picked up the story and set off a frenzy among the students. Comments on the site and Facebook statuses quickly popped up to rejoice in the news—"Emma Watson at Columbia??? Columbia - 19078096 Other Ivies - 0"—which only got worse as other gossip sites began re-posting JustJared's scoop. Their bubbles may be bursting, though, as it seems the directory entry may actually match a different Ms. Watson, and the actress herself has yet to confirm. But fortunately for Columbians, even if their hopes for NYU-style undergraduate celebrity fail to apparate, they can always return to their old pastime: stalking James Franco in the university library.

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By Jon Hill in Arts and Events on June 24, 2009 8:16 PM

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Lesliepbg

I heard it was Brown, but what do I know?

matty

Either gothamist has found a new flaaaaaming staff writer or jen carlson is using a pseudonym. Either way, I'm going to file this baseless conjecture under U for useless garbage.

valeriob

lol. who the hell is Emma Watson anyway?

MrManhattan

A celebrity moves uptown?

Thank God! That means the West Village (RIP) may be cool again in 20~30 years.

That having been said, she can stroke my wand any day.

longacre

Emma Watson at Columbia??? Columbia - 19078096 Other Ivies - 0

Kelly Bensimon went to Columbia.

Every other school on Earth: 1

Columbia: -89898986545648

John_Matrix

GS is not quite the same as the rest of the university.

NannyState

It will be the Emma Watson of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. She carries a 4.0 GPA and loves plush Teddies. She also struggles with her weight from time to time, and auditioned for her high school's production of Godspell.

But she's a big fan of Harry Potter!

Think2wice

The mean girls in the Columbia cafeteria will be all like, "Lahk ewww! Hermione's lahk towtally let herself go and sheet!"

angry_pickle

Even if she attends, who cares? She'll date you? You'll prey on her? Your social status is elevated because she goes to your school? Yeah tell that story on your job interviews and I'm sure you'll get hired right away.