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Football, 2013

2014-01-30T02:44:19Z

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The year of 2013 in the history of Columbia football was certainly one for the books, if the books were about all the different ways a group of people could be crappy.

During finals season in May, Chad Washington, CC'15, Columbia's defensive lineman, was charged with a hate crime. Later that week, [[WKCR]] found a bunch of gross racist, sexist, and homophobic tweets by several members on the team. Without a proper name, it has gone down as the straightforwardly titled "[[Football bigotry scandal 2013]]."

To make matters even better, that fall, the football team sucked. Like, really sucked, like 0 wins sucked.

Both Chad Washington and Tom Callahan were still on the team, despite the spring's scandal. The team had to go through an [[Under1Roof]]-style training session in August, through which they apparently chuckled. Freshmen also have to go through some sort of sensitivity training and adaptation to real-life scheduling. In late October, two of their best players, Marcorus Garrett and Paul Delaney, were suspended from a game for disciplinary reasons<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/10/30/garrett-delaney-suspended-yale-game</ref>. Typically, no one would officially learn what those disciplinary reasons were, but we can all use our imaginations.

But the people were not happy about those 0 wins. [[Bwog]] banned all coverage of the team<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/10/29/bwog-says-goodbye-to-cu-football></ref>. Spec couldn't figure out how to put a positive spin on the season<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/sports/2013/11/20/cheung-searching-solution-columbia-football></ref>. Alums called for protests<ref>http://culions.blogspot.com/2013/11/last-chance.html></ref>.

Finally it got to the point where [[Bollinger]] had to make a rare statement, writing a letter to the editor to Spec<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2013/11/20/letter-editor-president-bollinger-athletics></ref> where he shouted his support for the unsupportable coach Pete [[Mangurian]] and Athletic Director [[M. Dianne Murphy]]. At the end of a winless season--their 6th winless season ever, rivaling the dismal 1983-1988 [[losing streak]]--neither Murphy nor Mangurian were fired.

Brian Wagner

2014-01-30T00:15:56Z

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'''Brian Wagner,''' [[SEAS|SEAS]] '[[2013|13]] served as editor in chief of ''[[The Blue and White]]'' for the [[2012]] calendar year. Impressively, and unprecedentedly, he served simultaneously as managing editor of [[Bwog]]. Objectively the best.

Wagner is a Computer Engineering major and heading out to golden pastures in California post-graduation.

{{succession|preceded=[[Mark Hay]]|succeeded=[[Conor Skelding]]|office=Editor in Chief of ''The Blue and White''|years=2012}}

[[Category:SEAS alumni|Wagner]]
[[Category:Class of 2013|Wagner]]
[[Category:B&W editors|Wagner]]

Mel's Burger Bar

2014-01-30T00:12:50Z

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'''Mel's Burger Bar''' (colloquially referred to as '''Mel's''') is a restaurant/bar on [[Broadway_(avenue) | Broadway]] and 110th Street that moved into the neighborhood in 2010. The venue offers expensive, but tasty, burgers (fries not included), wings, and an impressive beer selection. It soon became a popular nightlife destination, especially among athletes and people looking to hook up with athletes.

A popular drink at Mel's is the <nowiki>"pickleback"</nowiki> shot, which consists of a shot of whiskey quickly followed by a shot of pickle juice as a chaser. Surprisingly, it is delicious. Their weekend brunch is also a shockingly awesome deal. $2 Bloody Marys, anyone?

==Brew Crew==
Mel's has a challenge known as the <nowiki>"brew crew"</nowiki> in which participants are given a list of 40 beers to be marked with a stamp as they are drank. The rules are that you must purchase and consume each beer on the list, and that you cannot complete the challenge in one night. Once the list is completed, the challenger becomes a member of the aforementioned brew crew and gets a couple of perks, including a personal 20 oz. glass and his or her name on a plaque behind the bar.

==Bigga==

Mel's most well-known bouncer, Bigga, loved by many and hated by a small but significant few, passed away in January 2013.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/01/17/frank-bigga-barry-mels-bouncer-has-passed-away/ "Frank Bigga Barry, Mel's Bouncer, Has Passed Away"] Bwog 1/17/13</ref>

==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://www.melsburgerbar.com/menu.php Menu]
*[https://twitter.com/melsburgerbarny Mel's Twitter]

[[Category:American restaurants]]

History and Theory of Architecture

2014-01-30T00:11:27Z

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History and Theory of Architecture is an undergraduate major in the Art History department.

Barry Bergdoll

2014-01-30T00:09:26Z

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[[Image:Bergdoll.jpg|thumb|Barry Bergdoll]]

'''Barry Bergdoll''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1977|77]] [[MA]] '[[1982|82]] [[PhD]] '[[1986|86]] is a professor of art history and curator of architecture and design at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] (MoMA) until July 2013.

Bergdoll came to Columbia because he wanted to study art history in New York. Studying under [[Rosemarie Bletter]] and [[George Collins]], he was inspired to go into architecture. After winning the [[Kellett Fellowship]], he studied at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] before returning to do graduate studies at Columbia.

Bergdoll is the author of ''Mastering McKim's Plan'', a book about the [[McKim, Mead, and White]] master plan for Columbia's [[Morningside Heights campus]]. He was among the [[2008]] winners of the [[John Jay Award]].

==External links==
*[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/mar_apr07/features1.php Feature on Bergdoll] in ''[[Columbia College Today]]''

[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Bergdoll, Barry]]
[[Category:Class of 1977|Bergdoll, Barry]]
[[Category:GSAS alumni|Bergdoll, Barry]]
[[Category:Art history professors|Bergdoll, Barry]]
[[Category:John Jay Award recipients|Bergdoll, Barry]]
[[Category:Art history majors|Bergdoll, Barry]]

Thai Market

2014-01-30T00:05:16Z

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'''Thai Market''' is a Thai restaurant that opened in April [[2007]]. It is located on [[Amsterdam Ave]] between 107th & 108th streets. It has a variety of authentic dishes. It's also rather inexpensive, especially the $8 lunch special. It is vastly superior to [[Lime Leaf]], though not as much as the dearly departed [[Blue Angel]].

[[Category:Asian restaurants]]

Amigos

2014-01-30T00:04:52Z

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'''Amigos''' is a so-so Mexican place at 2888 Broadway that appeared in January 2013 as the replacement for [[Il Cibreo]].<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/01/22/boringside-shocking-changes/]</ref> Amigos is a Mexican pop-up restaurant by chef Alex Garcia, and was supposed to exist for only 4 months.<ref>[http://thestrongbuzz.com/buzz/details.php?item_id=1681]</ref> As of January 2014, it is still here.

The food has been found generally alright.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/01/22/amigos-isnt-entirely-disappointing/]</ref> The drink specials, however, are helpful with an all-day happy hour including $5 margaritas (much less substantial than those found at [[The Heights]]) and large fishbowl group drinks preferred by underclassmen and sorority girls big on Instagram. The veggie quesadillas are solidly mediocre as well.

{{succession|preceded=[[Il Cibreo]]|succeeded=Incumbent|office=Mediocre restaurant at 2888 Broadway|years=2013-}}

==References==
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[[Category:Mexican restaurants]]
[[Category:Bars]]

Bwog

2014-01-30T00:02:39Z

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[[Image:Bwog.gif|thumb|200px|Bwog's logo up to 2009.]]

'''Bwog''', originally called '''The Bwog''', started its existence as the blog of ''[[The Blue and White]]'' magazine, but has since then developed a life of its own separate from the magazine. Centered on campus news and gossip, it was launched on [[January 30|January 30th]], [[2006]]<ref>[http://bwog.net/2006/01/30/you-can-take-the-soviet-out-of-russia "You Can Take the Soviet Out of Russia..."], ''Bwog'', 1/30/06 - First post to Bwog</ref>, by founding editor [[Taylor Walsh]]. The site was inspired by gossip blogs that began to be popular in New York in the mid-00s, especially [[Gawker]]. Some consider it to be snotty and elitist. Others consider it witty and entertaining. Most people read it regardless. It's generally understood that Bwog was great last year but now it sucks, regardless of the current year.

== History ==
[[Image:Bwogv4.JPG|thumb|200px|Bwog's 2012 redesign]]

Although it had already been active for months, Bwog went mainstream in October [[2006]] with its nearly real-time coverage of the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident, which did for it what the Gulf War did for CNN - made students realize that the blog medium, and Bwog in particular, was their most up to date source of campus news. A popular sister blog launched in [[2008]] to cover the exploits of [[Hawkmadinejad]]. The site has undergone three serious redesigns since inception, notably on [[January 1]], [[2009]] and [[September 22]], [[2012]]. Both designs were met with immediate backlash from readers<ref>[http://bwog.com/2012/09/23/looking-for-feedback/#comments "Looking for Feedback"], ''Bwog'', 9/23/12</ref>, but just like Facebook, eventually people stop complaining and continue using the site.

In [[2010]], the site celebrated its [http://bwog.net/2010/04/18/overseen-mrsbo-racecars-and-croquet#comment-198189 100,000th entry comment]. That same year, the site moved from Bwog.net to Bwog.com, for unclear reasons.

== Common Features ==

*Breaking news
*Bwoglines
*Coverage of protests / major campus events
*LectureHops / RoomHops / OfficeHops / PeopleHops
*Things overheard on campus
*Student council meetings coverage that maybe 3 people read
*Event listings
*Rodent coverage
*[[Free food]] announcements, far too close to the event time to be of any use
*Internet culture features
*BwogSex
*On-campus theater reviews
*Comments, with a reputation for being caustic and asinine
*[[Senior Wisdom]]
*Actual Wisdom
*[[BwogWeather]]

Unlike [[Spec]], Bwog stays active and running during finals. They immediately regretted that decision but such is life.

==Publication==
Despite [http://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/learn/studentlife/activities what Columbia might insinuate,] Bwog is not officially affiliated with the school--the organization does not get support or funding in any form from the university. It is an independent blog that the administration (often begrudgingly) acknowledges. It is completely student-run and managed, supported financially by ad sales.

==Current Management==
*[[:Category:Bwog editors|Editor in Chief]]: [[Alexandra Svokos]]
*Managing Editor: Alexandra Avvocato
*Publisher: Jake Hershman
*Tech: Arvind Srinivasan and Sam Aarons
*Editor-at-Large: Conor Skelding
*Events Editor: Sarah Faith Thompson
*Arts Editors: Kyra Bloom and Madysen Luebke
*Head Bear (Barnard Correspondent): Renee Kraiem
*Senior Staff Writers: Claire Friedman, Julia Goodman, Katherine Nevitt, Alexander Pines, Maud Rozee, Sarah Faith Thompson
*Daily Editors: Courtney Couillard, Britt Fossum, Taylor Grasdalen, Josh Dillon, Fainan Lakha, Kevin Chen, Heather Akumiah
*Satow Room Bureau Chief (CCSC): Joseph Milholland
*Diana Center Bureau Chief (SGA): Lauren Beltrone
*ESC Bureau Chief: Keenan Albee

==See Also==
*[[Bwog-Spectrum Relationship]]
*[[Bwog Uncensored]]
== References ==
<references />

==External links==

* [http://www.bwog.com Bwog]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060622192630/http://www.bwog.net Bwog's first incarnation]
* [http://bwog.com/2007/02/17/bwoggiversary/ Bwog's stats at one year old]
* [http://editorjosh.blogspot.com/2007/02/bwog-birthday-column.html a Spec editor writing about how to write about Bwog]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/File:2-21_Column_Page.jpg That same Spec editor writing about Bwog's first birthday]

[[Category:Student blogs|Bwog]]
[[Category:Student publications|Bwog]]
[[Category:Websites|Bwog]]

Bwog

2014-01-30T00:01:22Z

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[[Image:Bwog.gif|thumb|200px|Bwog's logo up to 2009.]]

'''Bwog''', originally called '''The Bwog''', started its existence as the blog of ''[[The Blue and White]]'' magazine, but has since then developed a life of its own separate from the magazine. Centered on campus news and gossip, it was launched on [[January 30|January 30th]], [[2006]]<ref>[http://bwog.net/2006/01/30/you-can-take-the-soviet-out-of-russia "You Can Take the Soviet Out of Russia..."], ''Bwog'', 1/30/06 - First post to Bwog</ref>, by founding editor [[Taylor Walsh]]. The site was inspired by gossip blogs that began to be popular in New York in the mid-00s, especially [[Gawker]]. Some consider it to be snotty and elitist. Others consider it witty and entertaining. Most people read it regardless. It's generally understood that Bwog was great last year but now it sucks, regardless of the current year.

== History ==
[[Image:Bwogv4.JPG|thumb|200px|Bwog's 2012 redesign]]

Although it had already been active for months, Bwog went mainstream in October [[2006]] with its nearly real-time coverage of the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident, which did for it what the Gulf War did for CNN - made students realize that the blog medium, and Bwog in particular, was their most up to date source of campus news. A popular sister blog launched in [[2008]] to cover the exploits of [[Hawkmadinejad]]. The site has undergone three serious redesigns since inception, notably on [[January 1]], [[2009]] and [[September 22]], [[2012]]. Both designs were met with immediate backlash from readers<ref>[http://bwog.com/2012/09/23/looking-for-feedback/#comments "Looking for Feedback"], ''Bwog'', 9/23/12</ref>, but just like Facebook, eventually people stop complaining and continue using the site.

In [[2010]], the site celebrated its [http://bwog.net/2010/04/18/overseen-mrsbo-racecars-and-croquet#comment-198189 100,000th entry comment]. That same year, the site moved from Bwog.net to Bwog.com, for unclear reasons.

== Common Features ==

*Breaking news
*Bwoglines
*Coverage of protests / major campus events
*LectureHops / RoomHops / OfficeHops / PeopleHops
*Things overheard on campus
*Student council meetings coverage that maybe 3 people read
*Event listings
*[[Free food]] announcements, far too close to the event time to be of any use
*Internet culture features
*BwogSex
*On-campus theater reviews
*Comments, with a reputation for being caustic and asinine
*[[Senior Wisdom]]
*Actual Wisdom
*[[BwogWeather]]

Unlike [[Spec]], Bwog stays active and running during finals. They immediately regretted that decision but such is life.

==Publication==
Despite [http://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/learn/studentlife/activities what Columbia might insinuate,] Bwog is not officially affiliated with the school--the organization does not get support or funding in any form from the university. It is an independent blog that the administration (often begrudgingly) acknowledges. It is completely student-run and managed, supported financially by ad sales.

==Current Management==
*[[:Category:Bwog editors|Editor in Chief]]: [[Alexandra Svokos]]
*Managing Editor: Alexandra Avvocato
*Publisher: Jake Hershman
*Tech: Arvind Srinivasan and Sam Aarons
*Editor-at-Large: Conor Skelding
*Events Editor: Sarah Faith Thompson
*Arts Editors: Kyra Bloom and Madysen Luebke
*Head Bear (Barnard Correspondent): Renee Kraiem
*Senior Staff Writers: Claire Friedman, Julia Goodman, Katherine Nevitt, Alexander Pines, Maud Rozee, Sarah Faith Thompson
*Daily Editors: Courtney Couillard, Britt Fossum, Taylor Grasdalen, Josh Dillon, Fainan Lakha, Kevin Chen, Heather Akumiah
*Satow Room Bureau Chief (CCSC): Joseph Milholland
*Diana Center Bureau Chief (SGA): Lauren Beltrone
*ESC Bureau Chief: Keenan Albee

==See Also==
*[[Bwog-Spectrum Relationship]]
*[[Bwog Uncensored]]
== References ==
<references />

==External links==

* [http://www.bwog.com Bwog]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060622192630/http://www.bwog.net Bwog's first incarnation]
* [http://bwog.com/2007/02/17/bwoggiversary/ Bwog's stats at one year old]
* [http://editorjosh.blogspot.com/2007/02/bwog-birthday-column.html a Spec editor writing about how to write about Bwog]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/File:2-21_Column_Page.jpg That same Spec editor writing about Bwog's first birthday]

[[Category:Student blogs|Bwog]]
[[Category:Student publications|Bwog]]
[[Category:Websites|Bwog]]

Edward Mendelson

2013-04-25T02:17:52Z

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'''Edward Mendelson''' is the [[Lionel Trilling]] Professor in the Humanities. He teaches [[English and Comparative Literature]] and is the literary executor of the Estate of W.H. Auden.

His wife, [[Cheryl Mendelson]], is a novelist who teaches at [[Barnard]].

==Review==

He is an AMAZING professor, especially if you are lucky enough to get him for the first semester of [[Literature Humanities]] which he has taught many times. His philosophy includes actively looking for reasons to give students good grades, encouraging honesty (whether that means saying that you think a book is bullshit or admitting that you haven't done any of the readings) and giving a "Low-Anxiety Final Exam" consisting of one essay and ten "identifications" which can be "Pericles Funeral Oration" or "Briseus". Your task is to only name the book, but if you can't remember the title, the instructions inform the test taker that they can describe the book, saying for Odysseus "the one about the man trying to go home". He will also completely halt his lecture if he thinks you're texting in class, emailing in class, or talking in class, and stare at you until he thinks you've stopped.

Although he's undeniably brilliant, watch out if you don't agree with the Edward Mendelson Worldview. He also tends to give in to his practiced lecture personality a little too much. Mendelson's students tend to divide pretty severely into two camps: those who hero worship and those tempted to throw a book at his head. It's a gamble.

[[Category:English professors|Mendelson]]
[[Category:Guggenheim Fellows|Mendelson]]

Erik Gray

2013-04-25T02:13:48Z

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'''Erik Gray''' is a professor of English. He is a professor of Victorian poetry and a Cambridge man, known for breaking out into full classic declamatory verse when he reads poetry. He is the genuine article. There is an urban legend that he has a tattoo of Percey Shelley on his chest, affectionately nicknamed the "Shelley Belly" among grad students. He has been spotted at Westside and wearing delightful Christmas sweaters.

==External Links==
*[http://english.columbia.edu/people/profile/384 Gray's department page]

[[Category:English professors|Gray, Erik]]

CU Admirers

2013-04-25T01:48:28Z

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Columbia Admirers is a Facebook group and Tumblr that started in the fall of 2012 as a spin-off of Columbia Compliments. It quickly rose to popularity, with over a dozen anonymous admirations published a day. Because Columbia students are widely known to be awkward as fuck, the group provided a much-needed outlet for everyone to express their desire for love in a hopeless place, not to mention everyone's sexual frustration. It's unknown how many loves blossomed or how many people got laid thanks to CU Admirers, but its effect rippled across campus for the better part of the 2012-2013 year.

The group shut down in April 2013 after getting temporarily banned from Facebook for a reported status. CU Admirer's parting message was for the Columbia community to get over its awkwardness and admire each other in person.

Some CU Admirers celebrities (i.e. people who got a ridiculous number of tagged admirations) include Keanu Ross-Cabrera and James Bennet, who narrated the Sensual Sundays videos in which the more entertaining CU Admirers posts were read aloud sensually.

St. Anthony Hall

2013-04-25T00:59:52Z

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[[Image:Stas.jpg|thumb|St. A's building on Riverside Drive]]

[[Image:Oldstas.jpg|thumb|Original St. A's building on 28th St.]]

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'''St. Anthony Hall''', better known as '''St. A's''' is a national organization that was founded at Columbia in [[1847]] and has since established chapters at elite universities around the country. It has the Greek letter designation '''Delta Psi'''. As Columbia's was the first chapter of the organization, it is known as the '''Alpha Chapter'''.

It is best described as half fraternity, half literary society. Though secretive, the organization is known for its formalwear parties, and rumors of cocaine use abound. Perhaps their best-kept secret is that their parties are pretty much the same as all other Columbia parties.

At Columbia, St. A's owns a building on [[Riverside Drive]] adjacent to [[Woodbridge Hall|Woodbridge]], between [[116th Street|116th]] and 115th Streets.

==History==

St. A's was first founded at Columbia on [[January 17]], [[1847]], the feast day of St. Anthony. It did not have a home of its own until [[1879]], when the first St. A's house opened. It is still standing at 29 E. 28th St. and was designed by the firm of [[Columbia College]] alum [[James Renwick, Jr.]] (Recent research indicates the building itself may have been designed by [[William Hamilton Russell]], graduate of the [[School of Mines]] (now [[SEAS]]) and a former member of St. A's.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/27/realestate/q-and-a-420587.html</ref>)

According to the ''[[New York Times]]'', "old photographs show a high stoop arrangement with the figure of an owl on the peeked roof and a plaque with the Greek letters Delta Psi over the windowless chapter room. In 1879 the ''New York Tribune'' called it French Renaissance, but the stumpy pilasters and blocky detailing suggest the Neo-Grec style then near the end of its popularity." A late 19th century newspaper account dubbed the building a "perfect Bijou of tasteful decoration"

The present house on Riverside Drive was built in [[1899]], just after Columbia's move to [[Morningside Heights]], and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by [[Henry Hornbostel]], an 1891 alum and former St. A's member who had gone on to study at Paris' Ecole des Beaux Arts. The former house was kept for a few years as a club for members from all chapters. From [[1904]] to [[1990]], a purpose-built St. Anthony's Club also operated for members of all branches of the society in an E. 64th St. townhouse.

==Alleged incidents==

*Overheard outside the window at Saint A's: "These scones are life-changing!"

*Brothers of [[Pi Kappa Alpha]] once snuck a homeless person into one of the St. A's parties, claiming that the man was a professor of East African studies. He was able to stay long enough to get one drink before members of St. Anthony Hall ejected him.

*At a St. A's party, one member declared, "Who are all these people. Make everybody leave." He must have had some clout, because everybody did.

*St. A's are known for sending "fake invitations" to recruits who have no hope of getting in. Most notably foreigners and overweight people, these "fake pledges" receive the blunt of the hazing with no hope of entrance.

*It is rumored that St. A's has a pool in its basement. Passerbys have seen members with towels and bathing suits talking in their front room.

*Rumors exist that, in the past, members dropped objects or liquids on passersby, who may have been racial minorities passing by the house (allegations of past racism, however, should be tempered by the fact that the society's current president is black)

==St. A's in pop culture==

*"Hamilton House", the secret society to which the characters on the show Gossip Girl belong, is modeled after St. Anthony Hall. The membership was asked, but would not allow the show to film inside the society's house.

*The cover of [[Vampire Weekend]]'s first album shows the chandelier at the club's Columbia house.

==Notable members==
*[[Tinsley Mortimer]] CC '98 - New York socialite
*[[Eric Garcetti]] CC '92 - President of the Los Angeles City Council
*[[Stewart Woodford]] CC 1854 - nearly the Republican Vice Presidential candidate

== External links ==

* [http://www.stanthonyhall.org/organization.asp St. Anthony Hall website]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Psi Wikipedia article]

[[Category:Societies]]

Orgo Night

2013-04-25T00:52:38Z

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[[Image:OrgoNightF2010.jpg|thumb|240px|Orgo Night, Fall 2010]]
[[Image:Orgo.jpg|thumb|The Drum Major leading the [[CUMB]] during Orgo Night]]

'''Orgo Night''' is held on the day before the [[Organic Chemistry]] exam, which is always on the first day of [[finals]]. At precisely the stroke of midnight, the [[Columbia University Marching Band]] occupies [[Butler 209|Room 209]] (the main reading room) of [[Butler Library]] to distract diligent students from studying. Despite the commotion, at least some students attempt to study through the event.

Though the performance doesn't begin until midnight, early arrival is recommended as students begin to file in and claim prime spaces in the room as early as 20 to 25 minutes ahead of time.

== Performance timeline ==

The Band begins by telling scripted campus-interest jokes and playing music. After half an hour, the procession moves out to [[Van Am Quad]] to entertain the residents of [[Hartley Hall|Hartley]], [[Wallach Hall|Wallach]], and [[John Jay Hall|John Jay]] residence halls. The Band then plays at various other locations around the [[Morningside Heights campus|campus]], including the courtyard of [[Wien]], [[President's House|President Bollinger's House]] (where, until recently when security began stopping them, they would ring the doorbell before playing), and the residential quadrangle of [[Barnard College]], where students of the all-women's school rain papers - including notes and course packets - and sometimes pornographic magazines upon them from their dormitory rooms above in mock exasperation.

The Band ends their Orgo Night performances in front of [[Furnald|Furnald Hall]], formerly an all-senior dormitory, where the seniors gathering on the steps of the building are presented with bottles of champagne, and the underclassmen in the marching band serenade them with a singing of the college Alma Mater, [[School Songs#Sans Souci|Sans Souci]]. After finishing the song, the singers go through a series of entertaining, though vulgar, mock-versions of the song, composed of quips that poke fun at the various stereotypes about the Columbia student body.

== Typical joke targets ==

* [[Barnard College]]
* [[Student government]]
* famous or infamous students
* NY and national politicians
* Naughty-sounding but innocuous chemistry concepts
* [[NYU]]
* Awkward SEAS students
* [[PrezBo]]
* the university's [[Improve Columbia|neglect]] of undergrads
* sex, especially [[Conversio Virium|S&M]]

== History ==
The history of Orgo Night is somewhat shrouded in mystery. It's believed that the first show was held as a spontaneous prank, perhaps in the 1960s.

===Security Concerns 2000-2001===
The Spring 2000 Orgo Night attracted over 1,000 attendants, possibly driven by a rumor that alcohol was being served by the band. The rumor also reached the administration which decided to beef up security. As such, the extra administrators got to witness students standing on every possible surface in and outside of the main reading room. As a result, the event was capped with a 200 person limit in the room, followed by a second performance on the Low Steps or Van Am Quad for a few years. Of course, things couldn't be left at that - at the first Orgo Night following the overcrowded Spring 2000 affair, an unknown person pulled the fire alarm. Stay classy, Columbia.

In 2012 the Marching Band got publicly scolded by Shollenberger for their Orgo Night promo flyers that made politically incorrect puns involving the Gaza Strip and an image of a stripper. The small scandal led to student protests of Orgo Night, and assorted counter-protests. Although the Marching Band apologized, most people agreed that it wasn't that big of a deal.

== External links ==
*The 2000-2001 Security Issues
:*[http://www.c250.columbia.edu/c250_perspectives/write_history/1062.html Orgo Night Y2K], C250 Perspectives - Alumni Submission
:*[http://spc.columbiaspectatordev.com/2001/02/12/after-controversy-future-orgo-nights-are-doubt After Controversy, Future Orgo Nights Are in Doubt] Columbia Spectator, 12 February 2001
:*[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2001/02/20/orgo-night-and-revolution Orgo Night and Revolution], Columbia Spectator, 20 February 2001
:*[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2001/04/30/orgo-night-scaled-down-due-safety-concerns Orgo Night Scaled Down Due to Safety Concerns], Columbia Spectator, 30 April 2001
:*[http://eyedev.columbiaspectator.com/2001/12/05/orgo-nights-butler-limit-will-continue Orgo Night's Butler Limit Will Continue], Columbia Spectator, 5 December 2001
* Video and scripts from Orgo Night ([http://cumb.tumblr.org from the CUMBlog]):
:* [http://cumb.tumblr.com/post/65112118 Fall 2008]
:* [http://cumb.tumblr.com/post/105146542 Spring 2009]
* Scripts (but no video) for all other Orgo Nights going back a long time available [http://cuband.org/scripts.php here]
* Bwog posts about Orgo Night:
:* [http://bwog.com/2006/05/05/band-geeks-storm-butler/ Spring 2006]
:* [http://bwog.com/2006/12/14/orgo-night-06-ii/ Fall 2006]
:* [http://www.bwog.net/articles/orgo_night_07_ii Fall 2007]
:* [http://bwog.com/2008/05/08/orgo-night/ Spring 2008]
:* [http://www.bwog.net/articles/orgo_night_fall_08 Fall 2008]
:* [http://www.bwog.net/articles/the_69th_semiannual_orgo_night Spring 2009]
:* [http://bwog.com/2009/12/17/orgo-night-3/ Fall 2009]
:* [http://bwog.com/2010/05/07/orgo-night-review-original-night/ Spring 2010]
:* [http://bwog.com/2010/12/16/orgo-night-this-one-was-too-easy/ Fall 2010]
*[http://eyedev.columbiaspectator.com/2010/05/02/cumb-bands-together CUMB bands together], Columbia Spectator, 2 May 2010 Article on Script-writing

[[Category:Traditions]]

Philip Kitcher

2013-04-25T00:44:49Z

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'''Philip Kitcher''' (born [[1947]]) is the [[John Dewey]] Professor of [[Philosophy]] and a former Chair of [[Contemporary Civilization]]. He has a delightful foreign accent, and can often be seen wearing a fedora. His research focuses on the apparent conflict between science and religion.

Kitcher was born in London and spent his early years in Sussex, England. He studied mathematics at Christ’s College, [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]], then got a [[PhD]] in philosophy/history and the philosophy of science at [[Princeton University|some backwater university]]. Since then, he has taught at Vassar College, the University of Vermont, the University of Minnesota, the University of California at San Diego, and, most recently, at Columbia.

His wife [[Patricia Kitcher]] also is a philosophy professor at Columbia. Various students have wondered what their dinner conversations must be like.

Although Kitcher is somewhat of a legend in the Philosophy department, he's one of the most personable professors out there. He teaches, among other classes, "Science and Religion" and "Finnegans Wake."

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/~psk16/ Philip Kitcher's website]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/philosophy/fac-bios/kitcher_philip/faculty.html Philip Kitcher - Faculty Page], Department of Philosophy

[[Category:Philosophy professors|Kitcher, Philip]]
[[Category:Trilling Award recipients|Kitcher, Philip]]
[[Category:Full professors|Kitcher, Philip]]

Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

2013-04-25T00:40:33Z

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[[File:Avery_Library.jpg|thumb|240px|Main level of Avery Library]]

The '''Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library''', located in [[Avery Hall]], collects books and periodicals in architecture, historic preservation, art history, painting, sculpture, graphic arts, decorative arts, city planning, real estate, and archaeology. It is the largest library of architecture in the US, with more than 400,000 volumes, most of which are non-circulating. The Ware collection, focused on urban planning and related fields, does circulate. Avery is often preferred over Butler for its relatively abundant sunlight and more serene space. Art History majors in particular gravitate there.

Its reading rooms are very quiet, including one on the lower level designated for graduate study (though I've never seen an undergraduate kicked out). There's a strict prohibition against food and drinks here that's more stringently enforced than in other libraries, but there's a cafe in the basement of [[Avery Hall]] called [[Brownie's Cafe|Brownie's]] that you can reach by taking the stairs just outside the library's entrance.

The library rarely has any room on the photogenic top floor, but cubicles and large tables can be found on the lower levels. You can sneak into the architecture library, although it closes early.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/avery/ Columbia University Libraries: Avery Library]

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[[Category:Libraries]]
[[Category:Morningside Heights campus]]
[[Category:GSAPP]]

Specsucks

2013-04-25T00:35:06Z

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[[File:specsucks_snow.jpg|thumb|The first snow of 2013]]

'''specsucks''' is a blog that thinks the [[Columbia Daily Spectator]] sucks. Specsucks is run by The Cloaked Mask, who is assisted by The Dark Hand.

In short: Specsucks write crazy articles about Spec sucking. It also alludes to and leaks campus publication drama and gossip, contributing to the already-insufferable "student leader" circle-jerk. In AY 2011-12 it was the first to break the news that Ahmadinejad was not in fact re-visiting Columbia, as Spec erroneously reported. Bwog unexpectedly unmasked the identity of The Dark Hand in 2012, although The Cloaked Mask remains at large.

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== External links ==
*[http://www.specsucks.wordpress.com specsucks]
*[http://bwog.com/2012/12/09/specsucks-unmasked/ "SPECSUCKS UNMASKED," Bwog]
*[http://bwog.com/2012/11/27/specsucks-irl/ specsucks ritual, Bwog]
*[http://twitter.com/spec_sucks specsucks's Twitter account]

[[Category:Student publications]]

Mel's Burger Bar

2013-04-25T00:31:59Z

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Mel's Burger Bar (colloquially referred to as <nowiki>"Mel's"</nowiki>) is a restaurant/bar on [[Broadway_(avenue) | Broadway]] and 110th Street that moved into the neighborhood in 2010. The venue offers expensive, but tasty, burgers (fries not included), and an impressive beer selection. It soon became a popular nightlife destination, especially among athletes and people looking to hook up with athletes.

Mel's has a challenge known as the <nowiki>"brew crew"</nowiki> in which participants are given a list of 40 beers to be marked with a stamp as they are drank. The rules are that you must purchase and consume each beer on the list, and that you cannot complete the challenge in one night. Once the list is completed, the challenger becomes a member of the aforementioned brew crew and gets a couple of perks, including a personal 20 oz. glass and his or her name on a plaque behind the bar. Mel's most well-known bouncer, Bigga, loved by many and hated by a small but significant few, passed away in 2012.

A popular drink at Mel's is the <nowiki>"pickleback"</nowiki> shot, which consists of a shot of whiskey quickly followed by a shot of pickle juice as a chaser. Surprisingly, it is delicious.

1020

2013-04-25T00:29:24Z

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'''1020''' is a well-loved bar on [[Amsterdam Avenue]] at 110th St. It was once the low-key haunt of grad students and hipsters. Today, although it continues to skew a little older, 1020 is now home to a more energetic crowd. There's usually a line outside the door on Thursday-Saturday nights. [http://bwog.com/2012/11/18/a-supposedly-fun-thing/ Someone found love there once]. Someone also celebrated his 21st birthday there once --- with his parents.

The bar boasts a dart board and one of the neighborhood's only respectable pool tables. It also comes with friendly bartenders and a groovy decor (read: Christmas lights all year round). Random movies are projected onto a large screen in the back, without sound, and the bar's soundtrack is the definition of a mixed bag.

Drinks are fairly cheap ($3 for Yuengling and Rolling Rock) and happy hours run every day from 4pm-7pm when drinks and tap beers are half price. If you're looking for a quieter scene and cigarette-centric conversation, head over later in the evening; the place is open till 4 am. If you try to order a cocktail there, you should leave.

== External links ==

* [http://www.bwog.net/publicate/index.php?page=post&article_id=3112 Bwog's Review of Morningside Heights Bars (Orientation, 2006)]
* http://www.bwog.net/articles/a_scanner_darkly

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[[Category:Morningside Heights]]

English and Comparative Literature Department

2013-04-25T00:08:09Z

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Haughty. Pompous. Literate. The '''English and Comparative Literature Department''' is located in [[Philosophy Hall]] and, despite its official title, isn't really the place for people who want to do comp. lit, except as an afterthought (real comparativists want to check out the [[Institute for Comparative Literature and Society]] instead).

The department is basically split down the middle between contemporary theory-heads and old guard language-philes, but has settled into a sort of quiescent Cold War since the flare-ups of the 1980s, which left the department's reputation in ruins. Mainstays like [[Gayatri Spivak]], and the aura of [[Edward Said]], have helped retain some of the department's lustre, however. The department still boasts some giants in the field such as Edward Mendelson, Bruce Robbins, and Philip Kitcher.

[[Category:English and Comparative Literature Department|*]]

McBain Hall

2013-04-24T23:59:15Z

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{{Infobox reshall
|Name=McBain
|Image=McBain.jpg
|Built=[[1908]]<br>(Converted [[1964]])
|Renovated=[[2005]]-[[2006]]
|Population=363}}'''McBain''' is a residence hall that mostly houses sophomores in doubles. It is on the south-east corner of 113th St and [[Broadway]]. It is sometimes known as 'Carman 2' because it is full of sophomores and the social atmosphere is similar to [[Carman Hall|Carman]].

Doubles in the McBain shaft are considered to be among the worst rooms at Columbia. They are typically selected as [[Blind double|'blind' doubles]] in [[General Selection]]. They range from 195 to 209 sq ft. Due to the shaft, they have no views, and are hot, noisy, and dark. The 06 and 25 lines are especially bad because they only have one small window.

A [[McBain Cat|cat]] (cats?) lives here. McBain also goes by the names of McBizz, McBizzle, and McPain.

== History ==
Built in [[1908]] to a design by Naville and Bagge, the building operated as the Yorkshire Hotel and then the Yorkshire Residence Club. In [[1964]], it was bought by Columbia and converted into a [[:Category:Residence halls|residence hall]].

In [[2011]], [[The Penthouse Club]], the most epic party in both McBain and Columbia's history, was thrown. A revival of the Penthouse Party is rumored for the spring of 2013.

==Famous residents==
*[[Meghan McCain]]

== Facilities ==
* Computer lab
* Laundry rooms on floors 2, 3, 4, and 5
* RA Rooms: 213, 301, 419, 514, 519, 619, 719, 819
* Rider Rooms 216, 334, 429, 529, 629, 729, 829

=== Rooms ===
* 43 singles (17 available in general selection)
* 174 doubles

== Advantages and disadvantages==

=== Advantages ===
* Many exterior doubles are large and have nice views
* Great walk-through doubles in the corners of the building
* Located near the Broadway restaurants and shops
* <s>19 line is a 174 sq ft single</s> This is usually the RA room
* <s>04 line is a 140 sq ft single</s> Converted to doubles
* <s>10 line is a 331 sq ft corner double</s> No longer true because of remodeling. This line is now a 210 sq ft double
* 22 line is a 269 sq ft double
* Exercise machines in the lounge are open for use 24-7
* Computer lab with 6 computers is likely to meet all of your IT needs

=== Disadvantages ===
* Two elevators, but both are very slow.
* Noisy
* The rooms on the shaft often have no light or fresh air, and have terrifyingly close views of one another
* Computer lab printer almost never works (but CUIT has evidently been more diligent, because the printer service has been improving). Rumors exist that CUIT will install another printer over the summer in 2012.
* Mice can slip under the door into room.
*cockroaches and other bed bugs

== Photos ==
Warning: These photos are old and outdated. Some parts of McBain have been renovated in recent years.
<gallery>
Image:McBaindouble1view1.jpg|Double, view 1
Image:McBaindouble1view2.jpg|Double, view 2
Image:McBaindouble1view3.jpg|Double, view 3
Image:McBainsingle1view1.jpg|Single, view 1
Image:McBainsingle1view2.jpg|Single, view 2
Image:McBainfloorbathroomshowers.jpg|Floor bathroom, view of showers
Image:McBainfloorbathroomsinks.jpg|Floor bathroom, view of sinks
Image:McBainfloorkitchen.jpg|Floor kitchen
Image:McBainfloorlaundryroom.jpg|Floor laundry room
</gallery>

== Floor plans ==
<gallery>
Image:Mcb 2001.jpg|Floor 2
Image:Mcb 3001.jpg|Floor 3
Image:Mcb 4001.jpg|Floor 4
Image:Mcb 5001.jpg|Floor 5
Image:Mcb 6001.jpg|Floor 6
Image:Mcb 7001.jpg|Floor 7
Image:Mcb 8001.jpg|Floor 8
</gallery>

== Map ==
<googlemap lat="40.805837" lon="-73.964958" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" height="300" controls="small">
40.805837, -73.964958, McBain residence hall
</googlemap>

== Building address ==
562 W. 113th St.<br>
New York, NY 10025

== External links ==
* [http://housingservices.columbia.edu/content/mcbain Columbia Housing - McBain]

[[Category:Columbia undergraduate residence halls]]

Bruce Robbins

2013-04-24T23:55:38Z

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'''Bruce Robbins''' is a professor in the [[English Department]]. A serial graduate of [[Harvard]] ([[BA]], [[MA]], [[PhD]]), he specializes in nineteenth and twentieth century fiction, literary and cultural theory, and [[postcolonial]] studies.

His antics are occasionally the subject of amusement on [[Bwog]], an old love affair that is currently being revived. If Bruce Robbins had a catchphrase, it would most likely be "planetary."

==External links==
*[http://www.columbia.edu/~bwr2001/ Personal website]

[[Category:English professors|Robbins]]
[[Category:Postcolonialists|Robbins]]

Edward Mendelson

2013-04-24T23:54:20Z

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'''Edward Mendelson''' is the [[Lionel Trilling]] Professor in the Humanities. He teaches [[English and Comparative Literature]] and is the literary executor of the Estate of W.H. Auden.

His wife, [[Cheryl Mendelson]], is a novelist who teaches at [[Barnard]].

==Review==

He is an AMAZING professor, especially if you are lucky enough to get him for the first semester of [[Literature Humanities]] which he has taught many times. His philosophy includes actively looking for reasons to give students good grades, encouraging honesty (whether that means saying that you think a book is bullshit or admitting that you haven't done any of the readings) and giving a "Low-Anxiety Final Exam" consisting of one essay and ten "identifications" which can be "Pericles Funeral Oration" or "Briseus". Your task is to only name the book, but if you can't remember the title, the instructions inform the test taker that they can describe the book, saying for Odysseus "the one about the man trying to go home".

Although he's undeniably brilliant, watch out if you don't agree with the Edward Mendelson Worldview. He also tends to give in to his practiced lecture personality a little too much. Mendelson's students tend to divide pretty severely into two camps: those who hero worship and those tempted to throw a book at his head. It's a gamble.

[[Category:English professors|Mendelson]]
[[Category:Guggenheim Fellows|Mendelson]]

Philip Kitcher

2013-04-24T23:50:46Z

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'''Philip Kitcher''' (born [[1947]]) is the [[John Dewey]] Professor of [[Philosophy]] and a former Chair of [[Contemporary Civilization]]. He has a delightful foreign accent, and can often be seen wearing a fedora. His research focuses on the apparent conflict between science and religion.

Kitcher was born in London and spent his early years in Sussex, England. He studied mathematics at Christ’s College, [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]], then got a [[PhD]] in philosophy/history and the philosophy of science at [[Princeton University|some backwater university]]. Since then, he has taught at Vassar College, the University of Vermont, the University of Minnesota, the University of California at San Diego, and, most recently, at Columbia.

His wife [[Patricia Kitcher]] also is a philosophy professor at Columbia.

Although Kitcher is somewhat of a legend in the Philosophy department, he's one of the most personable professors out there. He teaches, among other classes, "Science and Religion" and "Finnegans Wake."

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/~psk16/ Philip Kitcher's website]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/philosophy/fac-bios/kitcher_philip/faculty.html Philip Kitcher - Faculty Page], Department of Philosophy

[[Category:Philosophy professors|Kitcher, Philip]]
[[Category:Trilling Award recipients|Kitcher, Philip]]
[[Category:Full professors|Kitcher, Philip]]

Edward Mendelson

2013-04-24T23:45:40Z

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'''Edward Mendelson''' is the [[Lionel Trilling]] Professor in the Humanities. He teaches [[English and Comparative Literature]] and is the literary executor of the Estate of W.H. Auden.

His wife, [[Cheryl Mendelson]], is a novelist who teaches at [[Barnard]].

==Review==

He is an AMAZING professor, especially if you are lucky enough to get him for the first semester of [[Literature Humanities]] which he has taught many times. His philosophy includes actively looking for reasons to give students good grades, encouraging honesty (whether that means saying that you think a book is bullshit or admitting that you haven't done any of the readings) and giving a "Low-Anxiety Final Exam" consisting of one essay and ten "identifications" which can be "Pericles Funeral Oration" or "Briseus". Your task is to only name the book, but if you can't remember the title, the instructions inform the test taker that they can describe the book, saying for Odysseus "the one about the man trying to go home".

Although he's undeniably brilliant, watch out if you don't agree with the Edward Mendelson Worldview. He also tends to give in to his practiced lecture personality a little too much. Mendelson's students tend to divide pretty severely into two camps: those who hero worship and active distaste. It's a gamble.

[[Category:English professors|Mendelson]]
[[Category:Guggenheim Fellows|Mendelson]]