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Cole Walliser

From the Pit Pub to the red carpet.

Original reporting by Richard Littlemore

Cole Walliser
CommunityWhat was your nickname at school? People called me Coleone (a play on Don Corleone of The Godfather) and it stuck. At UBC, my b-boy dance name and my DJ name were both Coleone. What was the last thing you read? A Wikipedia article on the millennial pause. (I got accused of doing a millennial pause, and I had to know what it was.)Photo: Richard Littlemore

Where the work begins

From the Pit Pub to the red carpet.

What follows

Further reporting continues across the university network.

At a glance

  • Campus: UBC Vancouver & Okanagan (Point Grey & Kelowna)
  • Focus: Community impact & civic life (Community)
  • Outcome: Verified reporting (September 2026 issue)
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  1. Original reporting · magazine.alumni.ubc.ca

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