Simon Jones (’13), creator of the current Ticker comic strip, Lexington Avenue
On why he named his comic strip Lexington Avenue:
The 17 Lex building may no longer be a student hub, but its very address speaks to what makes Baruch great.
I’ve always seen Lexington Avenue as sort of “trans-island” avenue: It runs all the way from Harlem to Gramercy Park. In that sense, Lexington Avenue represents all sorts of people and all sorts of lives.
Baruch College is like that too: One of the great things about Baruch is that it is made up of all sorts of people—unique, each with a special story to tell.
My comic Lexington Avenue is my attempt to capture that connection between people.
A current journalism major, Jones is the creator of the Ticker comic Lexington Avenue, which has been running in the student newspaper since October 2010. “I have no plans to stop drawing it before I graduate,” Jones says happily.
What are Simon’s career plans? “Political cartooning and mainstream journalism are both really great options, and I see myself doing both. My dream career is to write and draw a syndicated comic strip.”
Eric Davis (’84)
When I went to Baruch in the early 80’s, all the buildings were in such bad shape you survived going there. ALL 10 buildings were in disrepair, the library was the NYPL and you never ate anything that was unwrapped. IN a way I am jealous of how new everything is today.