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[[Bollinger]]'s house. Sole purpose is to make students living in nearby [[Wien]] feel even more miserable.
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[[Image:PresidentialPalace.jpg|300px|thumb|The President's House seen from [[Morningside Drive]]]]
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[[Image:PresidentialPalace2.jpg|300px|thumb|Rear View, [[116th Street]] side, showing [[Wien Hall]] (left), President's garden, and [[Faculty House]] (background)]]
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'''President's House''' is the official residence for the [[President]] of the university, currently occupied by [[Lee Bollinger]]. Located at [[116th Street]] and [[Morningside Drive]], its sole purpose is to make students living in nearby [[Wien Hall]] (a.k.a. "[[PrezBo's Projects]]") feel even more miserable.
  
==Controversy==
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== Renovations ==
During [[George Rupp|President George Rupp's]] tenure, it was decided that the President's House needed repairs and renovation due to faulty electricity systems. $2 million was budgeted initially. The final cost of renovating the structure, completed three years after [[Lee Bollinger]] began his administration, exceeded $20 million.
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During [[George Rupp|President George Rupp's]] tenure, it was decided that President's House needed repairs and renovation due to faulty electricity systems. The budget was initially set at $2m. However, the final cost of renovating the structure, completed three years after [[Lee Bollinger]] moved in, exceeded $20m.
  
[[Category:Campus buildings]]
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Following these renovations, President's House now features a dedicated Gigabit network connection, the use of which is unknown.
[[Category:University presidents]]
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== External link ==
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* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/east-campus/EC-5908/ President's House Photograph]
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[[Category:Buildings]]
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[[Category:Morningside Heights campus]]
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[[Category:University presidents|*]]

Latest revision as of 11:07, 22 November 2012

The President's House seen from Morningside Drive
Rear View, 116th Street side, showing Wien Hall (left), President's garden, and Faculty House (background)

President's House is the official residence for the President of the university, currently occupied by Lee Bollinger. Located at 116th Street and Morningside Drive, its sole purpose is to make students living in nearby Wien Hall (a.k.a. "PrezBo's Projects") feel even more miserable.

Renovations

During President George Rupp's tenure, it was decided that President's House needed repairs and renovation due to faulty electricity systems. The budget was initially set at $2m. However, the final cost of renovating the structure, completed three years after Lee Bollinger moved in, exceeded $20m.

Following these renovations, President's House now features a dedicated Gigabit network connection, the use of which is unknown.

External link