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* [[47 Claremont]], one on either side of the building
 
* [[47 Claremont]], one on either side of the building
:* South shaft is wide because it opens out onto the adjacent shaft of a Barnard residence hall.
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:* North shaft is wide because it opens out onto the adjacent shaft of a Barnard's [[Eliot Hall]].
:* North shaft is much narrower, with little light.
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:* South shaft is much narrower, with little light.
  
 
* [[McBain]], the most notorious shaft at Columbia
 
* [[McBain]], the most notorious shaft at Columbia
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:* Floors 3 and 4 have a very wide shaft at the center of the building
 
:* Floors 3 and 4 have a very wide shaft at the center of the building
 
:* Floors 5 and above are arranged around a U-shaped corridor
 
:* Floors 5 and above are arranged around a U-shaped corridor
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*[[Woodbridge]]
  
 
[[Category:Housing]]
 
[[Category:Housing]]

Revision as of 12:05, 10 April 2007

At Columbia, shaft refers to the vertical passageways through buildings (and between buildings) around which many rooms have windows. These shaft rooms are often highly undesirable.

The Spectator's housing blog, The Shaft, is named after such shafts (probably the McBain shaft).

List of shafts

  • North shaft is wide because it opens out onto the adjacent shaft of a Barnard's Eliot Hall.
  • South shaft is much narrower, with little light.
  • McBain, the most notorious shaft at Columbia
  • Floors 3 and 4 have a very wide shaft at the center of the building
  • Floors 5 and above are arranged around a U-shaped corridor