Difference between revisions of "Shaft"

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* [[McBain]], the most notorious shaft at Columbia
 
* [[McBain]], the most notorious shaft at Columbia
  
* [[Broadway]], not really a shaft
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* [[Broadway Residence Hall|Broadway]], not really a shaft
 
:* 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

Latest revision as of 11:18, 14 May 2013

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 Elliott 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