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Sofia Fontaine

2022-08-30T01:46:33Z

Greentea: Created page with "'''Sofia Fontaine''' (BC '24) is the current EIC of Bwog. Before becoming EIC, Sofia served as the Internal Editor under Rania Borgani Rania's board consists of Gra..."

'''Sofia Fontaine''' (BC '24) is the current EIC of [[Bwog]]. Before becoming EIC, Sofia served as the Internal Editor under [[Rania Borgani]]

Rania's board consists of [[Grace Fitzgerald-Diaz]] as Managing Editor and [[Sofía Trujillo]] as Internal Editor.

{{succession|preceded=[[Rania Borgani]]|succeeded=TBD|office=Bwog EIC|years=2022}}
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Barnard College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2024]]
[[Category:Bwog editors]]

Rania Borgani

2022-08-30T01:43:08Z

Greentea: added details

'''Rania Borgani''' (BC '24) is a former EIC of [[Bwog]]. Before becoming EIC, Rania was a Deputy Editor, and before that, a Daily Editor.

Rania's board consisted of [[Henry Astor]] as Managing Editor and [[Sofia Fontaine]] as Internal Editor. In the summer of 2022, Rania stepped down as EIC and was succeeded by [[Sofia Fontaine]].

{{succession|preceded=[[Lauren Kahme]]|succeeded=[[Sofia Fontaine]]|office=Bwog EIC|years=2021}}
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Barnard College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2024]]
[[Category:Bwog editors]]

Rania Borgani

2022-03-07T01:55:30Z

Greentea:

'''Rania Borgani''' (BC '24) is the current EIC of [[Bwog]]. Before becoming EIC, Rania was a Deputy Editor, and before that, a Daily Editor.

Rania's board consists of [[Henry Astor]] as Managing Editor and [[Sofia Fontaine]] as Internal Editor.

{{succession|preceded=[[Lauren Kahme]]|succeeded=TBD|office=Bwog EIC|years=2021}}
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Barnard College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2024]]
[[Category:Bwog editors]]

Lauren Kahme

2022-03-07T01:55:03Z

Greentea:

'''Lauren Kahme''' (BC '23) was the Editor-In-Chief of [[Bwog]] in 2021.

Before becoming EIC, Lauren was Bwog's first News Editor. She also spent a brief time as Managing Editor. She began her time at Bwog as the Sunday Daily Editor.

Lauren's Board consists of [[Caroline Mullooly]] as Managing Editor and [[Aditi Misra]] as Internal Editor.

{{succession|preceded=[[Eva Sher]]|succeeded=[[Rania Borgani]]|office=Bwog EIC|years=2021}}

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Barnard College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2023]]
[[Category:Bwog editors]]

Caroline Mullooly

2021-12-23T21:49:16Z

Greentea:

'''Caroline Mullooly''' (BC '22) was the Managing Editor of [[Bwog]] in 2021, and is currently the Pitch Manager of the [[Columbia Political Review]].

Before becoming Bwog's Managing Editor, Caroline was a Deputy Editor for the 2020 calendar year. Prior to being Deputy, she was a Staff Writer and a member of the Social Media Team.

{{succession|preceded=[[Lauren Kahme]]|succeeded=TBD|office=Bwog Managing Editor|years=2021}}

Lauren Kahme

2021-12-23T21:48:46Z

Greentea:

'''Lauren Kahme''' (BC '23) was the Editor-In-Chief of [[Bwog]] in 2021.

Before becoming EIC, Lauren was Bwog's first News Editor. She also spent a brief time as Managing Editor. She began her time at Bwog as the Sunday Daily Editor.

Lauren's Board consists of [[Caroline Mullooly]] as Managing Editor and [[Aditi Misra]] as Internal Editor.

{{succession|preceded=[[Eva Sher]]|succeeded=TBD|office=Bwog EIC|years=2021}}

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Barnard College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2023]]
[[Category:Bwog editors]]

Aditi Misra

2021-12-23T21:48:19Z

Greentea:

'''Aditi Misra''' (BC '23) was the 2021 Internal Editor of [[Bwog]].

Before becoming the editor of Bwog's insides, Aditi was the Deputy Events Editor. She was also an extremely active member of the Social Media Team.

{{succession|preceded=[[Vivian Zhou]]|succeeded=TBD|office=Bwog Internal Editor|years=2021}}

Eva Sher

2021-12-23T21:47:00Z

Greentea:

Eva "Egg" Sher (BC '22) was the EIC of [[Bwog]] from October 2020 through winter 2020. Before becoming EIC, Eva was the Managing Editor under [[Isabel Sepulveda]], before that was the Newsletter Editor, and before that was the Tuesday Daily Editor. As Newsletter Editor, Eva founded both BwogLetter and FreshLetter, two email newsletters bringing Bwog highlights to students and pre-NSOP freshmen respectively. Thrown into the EIC position after Isabel's unexpected removal, Eva dealt with conflict with a level head and brought stability and calm back into Bwog.

Eva's board consisted of [[Lauren Kahme]] as Managing Editor and [[Vivian Zhou]] as Internal Editor.

{{succession|preceded=[[Isabel Sepulveda]]|succeeded=[[Lauren Kahme]]|office=Bwog EIC|years=2020}}
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Barnard College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2022]]
[[Category:Bwog editors]]

Zack Abrams

2021-12-23T21:45:45Z

Greentea:

Zack "Zackbot" Abrams (CC '21) is the current Publisher for Bwog and previously served as the Managing Editor.

During his time as publisher, Zack accidentally broke WikiCU while trying to fix Bwog's Very Old code on their site. In Fall 2020, he spearheaded Bwog's efforts to partner with ESC to revive WikiCU. Hence, [[Wikithon 2020]] was born.

When not doing data science things or making bots, Zack can be found [https://bwog.com/2019/03/comic-zack-stepped-on-a-rat/ accidentally stepping on a rat].

{{succession|preceded=[[Betsy Ladyzhets]]|succeeded=[[Eva Sher]]|office=Bwog Editor|years=2019}}

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Columbia College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2021]]

Rania Borgani

2021-12-23T21:43:41Z

Greentea: Created page with "'''Rania Borgani''' (BC '24) is the current EIC of Bwog. Before becoming EIC, Rania was a Deputy Editor, and before that, a Daily Editor. Rania's board consists of Henr..."

'''Rania Borgani''' (BC '24) is the current EIC of [[Bwog]]. Before becoming EIC, Rania was a Deputy Editor, and before that, a Daily Editor.

Rania's board consists of [[Henry Astor]] as Managing Editor and [[Sofia Fontaine]] as Internal Editor.

{{succession|preceded=[[Lauren Kahme]]|succeeded=TBD|office=Bwog Editor|years=2021}}
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Barnard College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2024]]
[[Category:Bwog editors]]

Lauren Kahme

2021-12-23T21:37:23Z

Greentea:

'''Lauren Kahme''' (BC '23) is the current Editor-In-Chief of [[Bwog]].

Before becoming EIC, Lauren was Bwog's first News Editor. She also spent a brief time as Managing Editor. She began her time at Bwog as the Sunday Daily Editor.

Lauren's Board consists of [[Caroline Mullooly]] as Managing Editor and [[Aditi Misra]] as Internal Editor.

{{succession|preceded=[[Eva Sher]]|succeeded=TBD|office=Bwog EIC|years=2021}}

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Barnard College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2023]]
[[Category:Bwog editors]]

Bwog

2021-12-23T21:35:47Z

Greentea:

[[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]], but has since elevated its news reputation. 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]]: [[Rania Borgani]]
*Managing Editor: Henry Astor
*Internal Editor: Sofia Fontaine
*Publishers: Jeffrey Ndubisi, Raina Liu
*Deputy Editors: Lillian Rountree, Rohan Mehta
*Events Editor: Julia Tolda
*Arts Editor: Maya Campbell
*Sports Editor: Maxwell Lurken-Tvrdik
*Science Editor: Sarah Braner
*News Editor: Victoria Borlando
*Tech Editor: Solomia Dzhaman
*Visual Editor: Shane Maughn
*Social Media Editor: Eliza Staples

*[[CCSC]] Bureau Chief: Mariah Johnson
*[[SGA]] Bureau Chief: Tara Sangal
*[[ESC]] Bureau Chief: Leora Schloss
*[[GSSC]] Bureau Chief: Sara Kirkham

*Alma "Egg" Bwogger: [[Eva Sher]]
*Alma "Blankie" Bwogger: [[Lauren Kahme]]

Applications for new Daily Editors and Staff Writers will be released in Spring 2022.

==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

2021-03-22T04:57:54Z

Greentea: updated editors

[[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]]: [[Lauren Kahme]]
*Managing Editor: Caroline Mullooly
*Internal Editor: Aditi Misra
*Publishers: [[Zack Abrams]], Charles Bacha
*Deputy Editors: Mary Clare "MC" Greenlees, Lillian Rountree
*Events Editor: Julia Tolda
*Arts Editor: Maya Campbell
*Sports Editor: Eunice Bae
*Science Editor: Sarah Braner
*Tech Editor: Solomia Dzhaman
*Social Media Editor: Owen Fitzgerald-Diaz
*Satow Room Bureau Chief ([[CCSC]]): Maddie Goodman
*Diana Center Bureau Chief ([[SGA]]): Eliza Staples
*[[ESC]] Bureau Chief: Lori Luo
*[[GSSC]] Bureau Chief: Charlotte Slovin
*Alma "Egg" Bwogger: [[Eva Sher]]
*Editors Emeritua: Zoe Sottile and Vivian Zhou

==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]]

Carleton Lounge

2021-02-09T16:14:50Z

Greentea:

'''Carleton Commons''', formerly Carleton Lounge and the adjoining Carleton Cafeteria, is a common space located on the campus level of [[Mudd]]. Opened early in the Fall 2016 semester, the space features open and private student study areas, and is accessible from a shiny sliding automatic door (the only one on campus!) at Mudd's 4th floor entrance.

The lounge consists of a bunch of colorful plastic tables and chairs, scattered across a fairly large room. If you can get past the faint smell of unwashed CS boy, it's one of the few places you can study with friends where people won't aggressively shush you. It also features a few window booths, which, if you are lucky enough to snag, provide a comforting semi-private space while you study.

Next to the large main room is also a smaller "quiet" room, behind a pane of glass. This room features stainless steel furniture (for some reason?) and tables that are too short to be standing desks but too tall to comfortably sit at. Oh, and they clang when you do anything beyond gently touching them, so expect a lot of dirty looks. This small room is confusing in form and function, but students who adamantly refuse to just go to Butler always end up using it.

Connected to the lounge is a [[Blue Java]], which conveniently fuels engineering students who have no will to live beyond a red velvet muffin.

== External Links ==
[http://engineering.columbia.edu/web/newsletter/reshaping_future_columbia_engineering Summary of Ongoing Changes]

Carleton Lounge

2021-02-09T16:14:20Z

Greentea: added a bunch of details

'''Carleton Commons''', formerly Carleton Lounge and the adjoining Carleton Cafeteria, is a common space located on the campus level of [[Mudd]]. Opened early in the Fall 2016 semester, the space features open and private student study areas, and is accessible from a shiny sliding automatic door (the only one on campus!) at Mudd's 4th floor entrance.

The lounge consists of a bunch of colorful plastic tables and chairs, scattered across a fairly large room. If you can get past the faint smell of unwashed Cs boy, it's one of the few places you can study with friends where people won't aggressively shush you. It also features a few window booths, which, if you are lucky enough to snag, provide a comforting semi-private space while you study.

Next to the large main room is also a smaller "quiet" room, behind a pane of glass. This room features stainless steel furniture (for some reason?) and tables that are too short to be standing desks but too tall to comfortably sit at. Oh, and they clang when you do anything beyond gently touching them, so expect a lot of dirty looks. This small room is confusing in form and function, but students who adamantly refuse to just go to Butler always end up using it.

Connected to the lounge is a [[Blue Java]], which conveniently fuels engineering students who have no will to live beyond a red velvet muffin.

== External Links ==
[http://engineering.columbia.edu/web/newsletter/reshaping_future_columbia_engineering Summary of Ongoing Changes]

Columbia Space Initiative

2021-02-09T15:58:03Z

Greentea: added some details about the club

The '''Columbia Space Initiative''' (CSI) is a student group dedicated to space projects on campus. CSI competes in NASA challenges, do outreach and provide members with networking in the space science field. It was founded in September 2015 (unsurprisingly) with the help of professor [[Mike Massimino]]. CSI has participates in three NASA challenges (Micro-g NExT, RASCAL and BIG), launched its own model rockets and balloons. CSI organizes many events across campus, including talks with former astronauts, NASA employees, and individuals involved in the space industry.

CSI is one of the biggest clubs at Columbia, with an over-1,000 person Slack workspace. Basically everyone on campus is either in CSI or has a friend in CSI. The reason for this is probably the fact that every SEAS freshman thinks they want to work at NASA and every physics major thinks they want to be an astrophysicist. To the dismay of the SEAS freshmen though, CSI is much more focused on science than on engineering, and CSI's engineering teams are fairly lackluster compared to teams at other schools.

== External links ==
*[https://columbiaspace.org/ CSI website]

Special Interest Community

2021-02-09T15:16:13Z

Greentea:

A '''Special Interest Community''' (SIC) is a housing space occupied by a group of individuals dedicated to some cause. SICs are organized by the [[Office of Residential Programs]]. SICs can be found in various [[Housing Services|housing]] locations not available in [[room selection]], such as Wallach, River, East Campus, and some recently renovated [[brownstones]].

SICs are often perceived as a back door to better housing. However, SICs are bound by stringent contractual obligations, careful selection, and greater attention from administrators; expectations are better enforced than those of the [[LLC]].

==List of SICs==
* [[Application Development Initiative|ADI House]]
* [[Casa Latina]]
* [[Community Health House]]
* [[Metta House]] - defunct
* [[Intercultural Resource Center]] (IRC)
* [[Q House]]
* [[Pan-African House]]
* [[Students for Substance Free Space]] - defunct
* [[Potluck House]] ("Symposium House")
* [[GreenBorough]]
* [[Writers House]]
* [[Muse House]]
* [[Jazz House]] - defunct
* [[Muslim Student House]]
* [[Manhattan House]]

==External links==
* [http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/resprograms/special_interest/ Special Interest Communities Program Website]

[[Category:Special Interest Communities|*]]

Pan-African House

2021-02-09T15:14:26Z

Greentea:

'''Pan-African House''' is a [[Special Interest Community]] located in the [[East Campus]] Townhouses, usually located in one of the suites of McGill House. The space is one of the few primarily Black spaces on campus.

[[Category:Special Interest Communities]]

Special Interest Community

2021-02-09T15:13:12Z

Greentea: added Muse, Jazz, and Muslim Students houses. also labeled some SIC's as defunct.

A '''Special Interest Community''' (SIC) is a housing space occupied by a group of individuals dedicated to some cause. SICs are organized by the [[Office of Residential Programs]]. SICs can be found in various [[Housing Services|housing]] locations not available in [[room selection]], such as Wallach, River, East Campus, and some recently renovated [[brownstones]].

SICs are often perceived as a back door to better housing. However, SICs are bound by stringent contractual obligations, careful selection, and greater attention from administrators; expectations are better enforced than those of the [[LLC]].

==List of SICs==
* [[Application Development Initiative|ADI House]]
* [[Casa Latina]]
* [[Community Health House]]
* [[Metta House]] - defunct
* [[Intercultural Resource Center]] (IRC)
* [[Q House]]
* [[Pan-African House]]
* [[Students for Substance Free Space]] - defunct
* [[Potluck House]] ("Symposium House")
* [[GreenBorough]]
* [[Writers House]]
* [[Muse House]]
* [[Jazz House]] - defunct
* [[Muslim Student House]]

==External links==
* [http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/resprograms/special_interest/ Special Interest Communities Program Website]

[[Category:Special Interest Communities|*]]

Metta House

2021-02-09T15:10:33Z

Greentea:

'''Metta House''' is a [[Special Interest Community]] located in the [[East Campus]] Townhouses. The group promotes healthy living, vegetarian lifestyles, and an interfaith environment.

Metta House is no longer active.

[[Category:Special Interest Communities]]

GreenBorough

2021-02-09T15:08:15Z

Greentea:

[[File:604w114.JPG|thumb|GreenBorough]]

'''GreenBorough''' is a [[Special Interest Community]] on campus, located in a [[Brownstone]] at 604 W 114th St. The group strives to develop creative and practical ways to reduce students' impact on the environment and increase campus awareness of environmental issues.

GreenBorough was founded in 2009, moving right into its current brownstone, which used to be home to something called Inquiry House<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/01/27/greenborough-brownstone-locus-sustainable-community</ref><ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2006/03/06/special-interest-gets-special-housing</ref>.

Late on the weekend, residents and friends of GreenBorough can be heard lustily singing such rock classics as "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "American Pie."

GreenBorough shares a basement with [[Potluck House]].

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Special Interest Communities]]

Orgo Night

2021-01-26T18:44:24Z

Greentea:

[[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]] ("Orgo") 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 - in fact, one of its legendary purposes is to lower the curve of the Orgo exam. 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 ==

[[File:Gaza strip.jpg|thumb|The 2012 flier that offended dozens]]

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.

===2012 Scolding===

In [[2012]] the Marching Band got publicly scolded by [[Kevin 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.<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/12/13/administrators-scold-the-band/</ref>.

===2019 and 2020 Cancellation===

In the Winter of [[2019]], CUMB cancelled Orgo Night in recognition of general campus tumult over the [[Tess Majors]] murder.

In the Spring of [[2020]], CUMB Orgo Night was again not held due to the [[COVID-19 Pandemic]].

After the band's dissolution in the fall semester of [[2020]], it became increasingly unlikely that Orgo Night would ever be held again.

==References==
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== External links ==
* [[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://bwog.com/2011/05/06/orgo-night-review-republicans-watermelons-and-your-childhood/ Spring 2011]
:* [http://bwog.com/2011/12/16/pics-from-last-nights-semi-annual-fire-hazard/ Fall 2011] and [http://bwog.com/2011/12/17/orgo-night-2012/ review]
:* [http://bwog.com/2012/05/04/orgo-night-recap/ Spring 2012]
:* [http://bwog.com/2012/12/14/orgo-night-our-roundup/ Fall 2012] plus [http://bwog.com/2012/12/13/watch-orgo-night-live/ protests] and [http://bwog.com/2012/12/15/reactions-to-orgo-night/ reactions]
:* [http://bwog.com/2013/05/11/night-of-the-living-orgo-spring-2013/ Spring 2013]
* Orgo Night videos from the [http://www.youtube.com/thecumb/ CUMB's Youtube]
:* [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL718DE8E3D45B4447 Fall 2008]
:* [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6D09A18E927947FA Spring 2009]
:* [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD05CD9841B6E1C27 Spring 2010]
:* [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL759530FC0BBD53A9 Spring 2011]
:* [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL99135117F1F24BDF Fall 2011]
:* [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTJ6YSxJwv7D09s4kBbcnPN3komOz5DSm Fall 2012]
:* [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTJ6YSxJwv7Ci_bGkfoduV6FWAnRzPz-K Spring 2013]
* Orgo night scripts from 2011 on [http://cumb.tumblr.com/tagged/orgo are on the CUMBlog]
*[http://eyedev.columbiaspectator.com/2010/05/02/cumb-bands-together CUMB bands together], Columbia Spectator, 2 May 2010 Article on Script-writing
*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
*[https://bwog.com/2019/12/orgo-night-is-cancelled/], 2019 Cancellation

[[Category:Traditions]]

Jenny Zhu

2021-01-26T18:42:48Z

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Jenny Zhu (CC '20) was the EIC of Bwog in 2019. Before becoming EIC, Jenny was a Deputy Editor, and before that, a Saturday Daily. Known for her bold fashion sense, love of frozen margs, and no-nonsense breaking news reporting, Jenny led Bwog with energy and devotion.

Jenny's board consisted of [[Zack Abrams]] as Managing Editor and [[Zoe Sottile]] as Internal Editor.

{{succession|preceded=[[Youngweon Lee]]|succeeded=[[Isabel Sepulveda]]|office=Bwog Editor|years=2019}}
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Columbia College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2021]]
[[Category:Bwog editors]]

Reopen CU App

2021-01-26T05:51:10Z

Greentea: created page and added screenshots of app screens

[[Image:attest.jpg|200px|thumb|A screenshot of the symptom check screen]]

The '''Reopen CU App''' was an app developed by Columbia to help stop the spread of [[COVID-19]] on campus in [[2020]] and [[2021]]. The main function of the app was to monitor COVID symptoms on campus. Upon opening the app, students were prompted to check themselves for COVID symptoms, including fever, cough, or breathing problems. Students were also asked to check if they had travelled outside the US, or been in contact with a COVID-positive person in the last two weeks.

If the answer to all the questions was no, the student got a "green pass", valid for 24 hours, that would allow them to enter select Columbia buildings. If they answered yes to any of the conditions, they received a red pass, which would bar them from entering Columbia buildings, and would often mean they must quarantine.

The app was available on both Android and iOS, and despite occasional glitchyness and overall lack in aesthetic appeal, it was sufficient.

[[Image:greenpass.jpg|left|200px|thumb|A screenshot of a green pass|middle]]

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2021-01-26T05:34:12Z

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2021-01-26T05:32:45Z

Greentea:

COVID-19

2021-01-26T05:16:12Z

Greentea:

The '''COVID-19''' Novel Coronavirus pandemic has profoundly changed student life for the [[2019]]-[[2020]] and [[2020]]-[[2021]] school years.

== Timeline of Events ==

=== January 2020 to early March ===
*Concerns building around the pandemic, especially for New York City.
*Near the end of this period, Columbia administration keeping in eye on the infection rates, peer schools like NYU and other Ivies, and creating their own University COVID-19 Task Force with infectious disease professors, upper-level administration, and other appointees.

===March===
*After a period of uncertainty, students were told to leave campus, barring special circumstances. This was relatively well-received, compared to peer schools like Princeton.
*Columbia Housing directed students to two external moving and storage companies. Due to extreme load, this ended up working out badly, and many students were forced to leave their belongings or pay large amounts to ship them to their home addresses.

=== Remainder of Spring 2020 ===
*The semester moved to P/F (not P/D/F) for both [[SEAS]] and [[CC]] students.
*Many professors chose to cancel their final exams in favor of projects due to the P/F policy and timezone differences.

=== Fall 2020 ===
*Both Summer 2020 and Fall 2020 were shifted back to letter-grading.
*Most student concerns centered around too much [[Zoom]] and screen usage, academic honesty, and timezones. Only classes under the Engineering department were required to be recorded and asynchronous.
*On November 16th, 2020, [[ESC]] announced that they had convinced the Columbia administration to allow SEAS undergrads to take one class P/D/F, regardless of class level or subject, including major requirements. This policy came in stark contrast to the usual SEAS P/D/F policy, which allows students to P/D/F one 3000+ level humanities class per semester. With this new policy, students had a chance to select the P/D/F grading option up until the last day of classes, and after learning their final grade in the class, had the option to uncover the Pass if they chose.
*Soon after, on November 18th, [[CCSC]] announced the same policy would also apply to CC students. No such policy was extended to GS or Barnard students.

=== Spring 2021 ===
*Despite many high hopes, Columbia did not return to normal in the spring of 2021.
*CC and SEAS seniors were guaranteed housing, while everyone else got the boot (students with extenuating circumstances had the option to petition for housing, and many received it).
*Barnard guaranteed housing for seniors and freshmen, while sophomores and juniors got the short end of the stick. As with Columbia, Barnard students could also petition for housing if they had extenuating circumstances, but because of Barnards limited dorm space, very few were accepted.
*Despite it's best efforts to de-densify campus, around 70-80% of the undergrad population returned to NYC, scattered across dorms and off-campus apartments in [[Morningside Heights]].
*To safely allow this much higher volume of students, Columbia developed a rigorous [https://www.wikicu.com/Columbia_testing_program testing program].
*Courses were shifted to a hybrid modality, where each professor had control over how much they wanted to teach in-person or online, with in-person teaching staying within NYC guidelines of course. The vast majority of professors decided to stick with the online format, and classes that did go hybrid had mixed effectiveness.
*Facilities slowly opened up. Libraries were available to students who signed up for 4-hour time slots. [[Dodge Gym]] reopened for use. Undergrad labs once again began hiring undergrad students.
*During the winter, Columbia set up heated outdoor tents for students to have a safe place to socialize without freezing to death.

== Virtual Learning ==

== Returning Back to Normal ==

Columbia testing program

2021-01-26T05:11:45Z

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The '''Columbia University COVID-19 Testing Program''' was a program developed after the onset of [[COVID-19]] in [[2020]]. In the 2020-2021 school year, [[Roone Arledge Auditorium]] in the basement of [[Lerner]] was converted into a COVID testing site.

Students could schedule an appointment through the Columbia Health Portal, and complete a test on any weekday between 8am and 7pm. They were given a QR code that they could scan to get access to the testing center, and the entire process was streamlined so that it took only around five minutes from start to finish. Columbia testing was intended for asymptomatic students, and students needed to attest that they were asymptomatic prior to arrival on the [[Reopen CU App]].

All Columbia affiliates planning to come to campus were required to get a Gateway test at the beginning of both the fall and spring semesters. From there, any student living in dorms was required to take twice-weekly tests, while off-campus students could participate in voluntary testing, with a maximum of one test per week. All affiliates accessing campus were also enrolled in "random sampling" testing, where Columbia would summon a random collection of individuals to get tested every week, thus getting a picture for the COVID statistics on campus as a whole. Testing for all Columbia affiliates was completely free.

== Testing Method ==
Columbia testing sites used a nasal swab to detect the RNA of the virus, using the "PCR test". Per the name, a PCR machine was used to identify the virus in a sample. Students swabbed their own noses (each nostril) and placed the swab into a sterile container, which was then sent off to a lab to be analyzed. Students typically received results within 24 hours.

COVID-19

2021-01-26T04:43:37Z

Greentea: added details about the end of fall 2020 and spring 2021

The '''COVID-19''' Novel Coronavirus pandemic has profoundly changed student life for the [[2019]]-[[2020]] and [[2020]]-[[2021]] school years.

== Timeline of Events ==

=== January 2020 to early March ===
*Concerns building around the pandemic, especially for New York City.
*Near the end of this period, Columbia administration keeping in eye on the infection rates, peer schools like NYU and other Ivies, and creating their own University COVID-19 Task Force with infectious disease professors, upper-level administration, and other appointees.

===March===
*After a period of uncertainty, students were told to leave campus, barring special circumstances. This was relatively well-received, compared to peer schools like Princeton.
*Columbia Housing directed students to two external moving and storage companies. Due to extreme load, this ended up working out badly, and many students were forced to leave their belongings or pay large amounts to ship them to their home addresses.

=== Remainder of Spring 2020 ===
*The semester moved to P/F (not P/D/F) for both [[SEAS]] and [[CC]] students.
*Many professors chose to cancel their final exams in favor of projects due to the P/F policy and timezone differences.

=== Fall 2020 ===
*Both Summer 2020 and Fall 2020 were shifted back to letter-grading.
*Most student concerns centered around too much [[Zoom]] and screen usage, academic honesty, and timezones. Only classes under the Engineering department were required to be recorded and asynchronous.
*On November 16th, 2020, [[ESC]] announced that they had convinced the Columbia administration to allow SEAS undergrads to take one class P/D/F, regardless of class level or subject, including major requirements. This policy came in stark contrast to the usual SEAS P/D/F policy, which allows students to P/D/F one 3000+ level humanities class per semester. With this new policy, students had a chance to select the P/D/F grading option up until the last day of classes, and after learning their final grade in the class, had the option to uncover the Pass if they chose.
*Soon after, on November 18th, [[CCSC]] announced the same policy would also apply to CC students. No such policy was extended to GS or Barnard students.

=== Spring 2021 ===
*Despite many high hopes, Columbia did not return to normal in the spring of 2021.
*CC and SEAS seniors were guaranteed housing, while everyone else got the boot (students with extenuating circumstances had the option to petition for housing, and many received it).
*Barnard guaranteed housing for seniors and freshmen, while sophomores and juniors got the short end of the stick. As with Columbia, Barnard students could also petition for housing if they had extenuating circumstances, but because of Barnards limited dorm space, very few were accepted.
*Despite it's best efforts to de-densify campus, around 70-80% of the undergrad population returned to NYC, scattered across dorms and off-campus apartments in [[Morningside Heights]].
*Courses were shifted to a hybrid modality, where each professor had control over how much they wanted to teach in-person or online, with in-person teaching staying within NYC guidelines of course. The vast majority of professors decided to stick with the online format, and classes that did go hybrid had mixed effectiveness.
*Facilities slowly opened up. Libraries were available to students who signed up for 4-hour time slots. [[Dodge Gym]] reopened for use. Undergrad labs once again began hiring undergrad students.
*During the winter, Columbia set up heated outdoor tents for students to have a safe place to socialize without freezing to death.

== Virtual Learning ==

== Returning Back to Normal ==

Eva Sher

2020-11-27T05:19:36Z

Greentea: Created page with "Eva "Egg" Sher (BC '22) was the EIC of Bwog from October 2020 through winter 2020. Before becoming EIC, Eva was the Managing Editor under Isabel Sepulveda, before that..."

Eva "Egg" Sher (BC '22) was the EIC of [[Bwog]] from October 2020 through winter 2020. Before becoming EIC, Eva was the Managing Editor under [[Isabel Sepulveda]], before that was the Newsletter Editor, and before that was the Tuesday Daily Editor. As Newsletter Editor, Eva founded both BwogLetter and FreshLetter, two email newsletters bringing Bwog highlights to students and pre-NSOP freshmen respectively. Thrown into the EIC position after Isabel's unexpected removal, Eva dealt with conflict with a level head and brought stability and calm back into Bwog.

Eva's board consisted of [[Lauren Kahme]] as Managing Editor and [[Vivian Zhou]] as Internal Editor.

{{succession|preceded=[[Isabel Sepulveda]]|succeeded=[[Lauren Kahme]]|office=Bwog Editor|years=2020}}
==References==
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[[Category:Barnard College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2022]]
[[Category:Bwog editors]]

Isabel Sepulveda

2020-11-27T05:07:48Z

Greentea: Created page with "Isabel Sepulveda (CC '21) was the EIC of Bwog from winter of 2020 through October 2020. Before becoming EIC, Isabel was the Events Editor. Hit by the COVID-19 pandemic..."

Isabel Sepulveda (CC '21) was the EIC of [[Bwog]] from winter of 2020 through October 2020. Before becoming EIC, Isabel was the Events Editor. Hit by the [[COVID-19]] pandemic early in their term, Isabel helped shift Bwog online when students were sent home. Known for their chaotic good energy, love of D&D, and always-cheerful demeanor, Isabel led Bwog through tumultuous times.

After the dissolution of [[Columbia University Marching Band]], Isabel was faced with accusations of conflict of interest, as they had previously served on the band's Bored. On October 22nd 2020, Bwog announced that Isabel would be stepping down from their position and would be dismissed from Bwog. <ref> https://bwog.com/2020/10/an-announcement-from-bwogs-board/ </ref> They were succeeded by their Managing Editor, [[Eva Sher]].

Isabel's board consisted of [[Eva Sher]] as Managing Editor and [[Vivian Zhou]] as Internal Editor.

{{succession|preceded=[[Jenny Zhu]]|succeeded=[[Eva Sher]]|office=Bwog Editor|years=2019}}
==References==
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[[Category:Columbia College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2021]]
[[Category:Bwog editors]]

Jenny Zhu

2020-11-27T04:51:41Z

Greentea: Created page with "Jenny Zhu (CC '21) was the EIC of Bwog in 2019. Before becoming EIC, Jenny was a Deputy Editor, and before that, a Saturday Daily. Known for her bold fashion sense, love of fr..."

Jenny Zhu (CC '21) was the EIC of Bwog in 2019. Before becoming EIC, Jenny was a Deputy Editor, and before that, a Saturday Daily. Known for her bold fashion sense, love of frozen margs, and no-nonsense breaking news reporting, Jenny led Bwog with energy and devotion.

Jenny's board consisted of [[Zack Abrams]] as Managing Editor and [[Zoe Sottile]] as Internal Editor.

{{succession|preceded=[[Youngweon Lee]]|succeeded=[[Isabel Sepulveda]]|office=Bwog Editor|years=2019}}
==References==
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[[Category:Columbia College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2021]]
[[Category:Bwog editors]]

User:Greentea

2020-11-06T20:27:46Z

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S.D.

Columbia University Marching Band

2020-11-06T20:20:44Z

Greentea: added 2019 and 2020 band controversies

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[[Image:CUMBpyramid.jpg|300px|thumb|CUMB 2005]]

'''Columbia University Marching Band''' (CUMB), also known as ''The Cleverest Band the World (tm)'' was formed in [[1904]] and was one of the oldest student groups on campus, and the perpetrator of one of Columbia's only traditions, [[Orgo Night]]. During games, they tend to please the crowd by playing songs and [[Marching Band Chants|cheers]]. During halftime, when everyone is attentively engaged, they perform the [http://cumb.tumblr.com/archive witty scripts] that they write. They also like to make [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18ADAA834D9EBD29 ridiculous Youtube videos] and [[#Controversies|get into trouble]].

== History ==
[[Image:fascistband.jpg|300px|thumb|The CUMB of yore appearing on Johnny Carson]]

We used to have a real "rah-rah-let's-go-team" band. That broke up sometime around the early 60s, when fascism became decidedly uncool, and now we have a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramble_band '''scramble band'''], which prides itself upon its witty scripts, edgy humor, and a definite lack of marching. As [[War on Fun|fascism grows more popular]], some fear that we'll develop a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Marching_Band lamer, more traditional marching band]. This new band will destroy the environment and offer no-bid contracts to multinational corporations.

In [[2011]], the Band was performed during a marriage proposal on College Walk. It was as adorable as you'd expect.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2011/04/29/storybook-romances-in-london-and-morningside-heights/ "Storybook Romance in London—and Morningside Heights], Bwog 4/29/11</ref> Later that year, they played at an exclusive party for LeBron James. But they also brought their unique brand of humor to the masses, performing for [[Occupy Wall Street]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC84FCECD36EBBEDF Occupy Wall Street performance]</ref>

In September [[2020]], over a few short weeks, the CUMB suffered what appeared to be a fatal publicity blow. After the first anonymous confession, a slew of submissions on the Facebook page Columbia Confessions accused the band of promoting stealing, sexual misconduct, binge drinking, and other storied sins. This resulted in the band ultimately announcing its dissolution.

== Slogans ==
* G(tb)²
* The Cleverest Band in the World™
* If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the band.

==Traditions==

=== Orgo Night ===

''Lisa Birnbach's College Book'' named the CUMB's [[Orgo Night]] performances as the University's most popular campus tradition. Since at least the mid-1970s, the Band has performed at 11:59 p.m. on the night before each Organic Chemistry final exam. The course is notorious as one of the most challenging undergraduate subjects. In an effort to relieve pre-exam jitters and lower the exam's curve in general, the CUMB interrupts studies at the main reading room of [[Butler Library]]. Several hundred students gather for the show, often standing on desks and bookshelves. Orgo Night performances are presented in a style similar to their halftime shows, and have sometimes included comedy banned from those shows by the university's censors.

===Tax Night===

Every year (since the mid 1980s on the final due date for filing income tax returns with the [[w:IRS|IRS]] (usually April 15th unless it falls on a weekend), the Band [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL93952776DACC6D66 plays on the steps] of the [[w:James Farley Post Office|James Farley Post Office]], which stays open until midnight on Tax Day, until closing time to entertain last-minute tax filers.

Fittingly, the Farley building was designed by [[McKim, Mead, and White]], the same firm that designed the original plan for Columbia's [[Morningside Heights campus]]. Its architects adorned the building with the now-famous inscription "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds", which is often mistakenly assumed to be the USPS motto (it has none.) Good Columbia students know it's actually an adaptation from Herodotus' "Histories" because they read it in [[Lit Hum]].

===Underground Tour===

During Orientation Week the Band takes recently-arrived freshmen on a tour of what it calls "the side of Columbia that the admissions office never dared nor cared to tell you about." The tour also may or may not involve actually taking tour groups underground.

===Days on Campus===

During [[Days on Campus]], the Band plays "Roar Lion Roar" for prospies as they return to campus from their nighttime bus tour of the city.

== Controversies ==

Due to its irreverent humor, some of the band's halftime shows have caused controversy. The CUMB prides itself on evading university censorship:

*In [[1964]], the band performed a "Salute to Moral Decay," featuring a formation of "the upper part of a topless bathing suit" (all marchers left the field except for two sousaphones, while the band played "My Favorite Things") and a typically heavy-handed reference to Walter Jenkins, an aide to President Lyndon Johnson, who had been caught ''in flagrante delicto'' in a men's room. Columbia's president had to fend off angry letters from several notables, including conductor Leonard Bernstein.
*In [[1966]], the band was suspended for several games for the infamous "birth control" show where they formed a Combined oral contraceptive pill, a calendar (for the Rhythm Method), and a chastity belt.
*In [[1968]], at West Point, the band formed what it called a "burning Cambodian village" on the field. CUMB has yet to be invited back to West Point. The football team hasn't actually played any games at West Point in recent years, but the band feels it should be invited to perform at the occasional halftime show anyway.
*In [[1973]], a brawl broke out between the CUMB and the [[Harvard]] University Band over the alleged attempted theft of the giant Harvard Bass Drum.
*The band's theme for a [[1981]] halftime show at Holy Cross was "The Lions vs. The Christians". Holy Cross administrators subsequently dis-invited the band from any future games played in Worcester, much to the band's relief. Columbia's next road game against Holy Cross, in [[1983]], marked the beginning of what became an NCAA-record winless streak.
*The band's script for the [[1982]] season-opening road game against Harvard mysteriously turned out to be identical to the script the Harvard band was set to use moments later. The Columbia band subsequently denied that this astonishing and inexplicable coincidence had anything to do with the fact that two of its members had spent the previous week posing as new freshmen at Harvard's undergraduate orientation. Faculty of Columbia's statistics department refused to support the band's claim.
*In [[1990]], the band received a bomb threat over its symbolic formation of a burning American Flag accompanied by The Doors' "Light My Fire". This performance happened shortly after a controversial United States Supreme Court ruling that actual flag burnings are legal.
*In [[1992]], at the Halloween show, the band performed in costume or drag, including one member dressed as Jesus, with cross. This was also the homecoming game. Two alumni took the field and attempted to charge Jesus, but were thwarted by drummers clad in snare drums. Quoth the alumni: "Don't you know that's fucking sacrilegious?!?"
*In 1992, at the [[Yale]] Bowl the band pantomimed the consummation of a same-sex marriage on the field, while the couple was held aloft on a CAVA stretcher while the band did the hora and played Hava Nagila. The occasion was Youth Day and hundreds of local children from community groups were in attendance. The first words of the halftime show: "We swear, we didn't know it was youth day."
*In [[1993]], the band drew parallels between the Holocaust and policies for management of [[New York City]]'s homeless population proposed by newly-elected mayor Rudolph Giuliani. The Anti-Defamation League demanded an apology.
*In 1993, at [[Princeton]], the band recreated the Magic Bullet Theory as put forth by the Warren Commission on the John F. Kennedy assassination, complete with band members as scattering skull fragments.
*Not really a controversy, but on October 7, [[1994]] the Marching Band [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_s-N4ikDds showed up] outside of David Letterman's ''Late Show with David Letterman''. They were soon invited for an impromptu performance.
*In [[1998]], at the Yale Bowl, the band performed a show featuring a homosexual, pot-smoking Jesus Christ in a homage to the Terrence McNally play ''Corpus Christi''. Angry Yale fans demanded their money back.
*During a game against [[Fordham University]] in 2002, soon after the Catholic church was rocked by disclosures about pedophile priests, the band claimed that Fordham tuition was "going down like an altar boy" in a joke improvised minutes before the start of the pre-game show. In the ensuing media frenzy, band Poet Laureate Andy Hao was featured on MSNBC's Phil Donahue Show in a debate with Catholic League President William Donohue. The ''[[New York Times]]'' profiled the CUMB. Columbia University President [[Lee Bollinger]] ended the controversy in one of his first official acts as University President when he apologized to Fordham president, the Reverend Joseph O'Hare. They were banned from playing at Fordham for ten years.
*In [[2011]], [[Athletics]] administrators banned the band from performing at the final football game of the season, following an incident in which the "banned" sang a modified rendition of [[School songs#Roar, Lion, Roar|Roar, Lion, Roar]] with the lyrics "We always lose" during the football team's ninth straight defeat of the season. Two days later, the ban was reversed.<ref>Amusingly, this led to an absolute torrent of news coverage: [http://espn.go.com/new-york/ncf/story/_/id/7246291/columbia-lions-band-banned-home-football-finale ESPN]; [http://deadspin.com/5860382/columbia-bans-marching-band-from-0+9-football-teams-finale-because-the-band-made-fun-of-the-team DeadSpin]; [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2011/11/16/athletics-bans-marching-band-football-finale Spec]; [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/18/sports/ncaafootball/columbia-band-banned-after-changing-lyrics-of-fight-song.html New York Times]; [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/columbia-band-taunts-its-own-team-and-gets-banned-from-the-home-finale?urn=ncaaf,wp10060 Rivals.com (Yahoo!)]; [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-17/columbia-band-banned-from-football-finale-after-mocking-its-own-0-9-team.html Bloomberg]; [http://boston.barstoolsports.com/m/sports-page/columbia-band-banned-from-last-game-of-the-season-for-hurting-the-winless-football-teams-feelings/ Boston Barstool Sports]; [http://ftrsports.com/columbia-band-banned-for-making-fun-of-football-team/ FTR Sports]; [http://larrybrownsports.com/college-football/columbia-band-banned-mocking-team/99471 Larry Brown Sports]; [http://www.safetysign.com/blog/?p=1132 SafetySign.com]; [http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/11/columbia_marchi.php Village Voice]; [http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/college-football/columbia-s-irreverent-band-banned-1.3330022 Newsday]; [http://www.hawkeyenation.com/forum/general-college-football/37610-columbia-band-banned-final-home-game.html Hawkeye Nation]; [http://espn.go.com/new-york/ncf/story/_/id/7250019/columbia-university-lions-reverses-one-game-ban-band ESPN]; [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2062933/Marching-band-0-9-Columbia-University-football-team-banned-final-game-changed-fight-song-lyrics.html Daily Mail (UK)]; [http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2011-11-17/columbia-bans-its-own-band-from-playing-in-season-finale SportingNews (AOL)]; [http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2011/11/columbias-band-was-mean-to-the-football-team.html New York Magazine]; [http://www.npr.org/2011/11/18/142497422/marching-band-banned-from-final-football-game NPR]; [http://observer.com/2011/11/columbia-marching-band-unbanned-after-prank/ New York Observer]; [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/columbia_bans_band_from_final_home_hIaVkDsEOjtn5TnRmccrYO New York Post]; [http://deadspin.com/5860887/that-mean-columbia-marching-band-has-been-un+banned-from-performing-at-the-0+9-football-teams-last-game DeadSpin]; [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/columbia-marching-band-sidelined-mocking-struggling-team-article-1.979615 New York Daily News]; [http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2011/11/18/columbia_fight_song_parody_gets_marching_band_a_brief_ban_.html Slate]</ref>
*After being allowed to play at Fordham in [[2012]] following their ten-year ban, the band made posters referencing the death of Christians at the hands of lions in the Bible. For this they were banned again for an unspecified period of time.
*In December [[2012]], one of CUMB's Orgo Night posters featured a pun on "Gaza Strip", i.e. "Everyone Wants a Piece"<ref>http://www.wikicu.com/File:Gaza_strip.jpg</ref>. This provoked a scolding from Kevin Shollenberger via a student-wide email. There were lots of Bwog comments about it, some against the band, most in favor of the band<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/12/13/administrators-scold-the-band/</ref>. Some students protested Orgo Night, where the band made fun of the protesters and Shollenberger.
*After Butler Library Administrator Ann Thornton banned CUMB from performing in 209 in 2016, using extremely facile arguments such as "it bothers the students who work in that room" and "safety issues," (despite no student in 50 years being in Butler 209 for anything except Orgo Night during a single hour period on one night in the entire semester) CUMB acquiesced and performed directly outside the front doors of Butler. They hoped internal alumni pressure and their own forms of protest would eventually come to bear on Thornton and convince her that her machinations were wrong. Of course, no administrator thought about having 100s of students outside in the extreme cold (during Fall) instead of inside. And shockingly, the noise outside the front of the library actually traveled to more rooms within Butler than it would have if CUMB performed inside 209. Big. Surprise. In Fall of 2017, fed up with the intractability of the university, CUMB organized a covert operation to hide instruments throughout 209 and lead an impromptu and against-the-rules performance back in their ancestral homeland. The response of the university is still yet to have come down, although rumors of suppressed involvement of CUMB with activities such as Days on Campus have filtered down.
*In fall of 2019, the band was banned from performing at Columbia Athletics events due to failure to register as an official Undergraduate campus club <ref>https://bwog.com/2019/09/breaking-columbia-university-marching-band-prohibited-from-performing-at-athletic-events/ </ref>. After rallying cries from alumni, and the story being picked up by national news<ref> https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/sports/columbia-silences-its-marching-band.html</ref>, the university held meetings to resolve the conflict, and re-instated the band.<ref> https://bwog.com/2019/10/breaking-columbia-university-marching-band-to-resume-playing-at-athletic-events/</ref>
*In fall of 2020, a flood of [https://www.facebook.com/columbiaconfessionz/posts/marching-band-confessions-tw-mentions-of-assault6038-thanks-6006-i-guess-its-my-/335279194487701/ anonymous confessions] on the popular confessional Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/columbiaconfessionz/ Columbia Confessions] surfaced, exposing racism, antisemitism, theft, rampant sexual misconduct, and other problematic traditions. On September 2nd, CUMB issued a statement they were aware of the allegations and were discussing possible solutions. Two weeks later, on September 14th, CUMB issued another statement stating "The Band has unanimously and enthusiastically decided to dissolve".<ref>https://bwog.com/2020/09/columbia-university-marching-band-to-dissolve-following-anonymous-confessions/</ref> This decision sparked campus-wide debate over accountability within campus clubs, and was even picked up by national news.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/nyregion/columbia-marching-band-shutdown.html</ref>

== See also ==
* [[School songs]]

==References==
<references />

== External links ==
*[http://www.cuband.org The Columbia University Marching Band]
:*The Band on [http://twitter.com/cumb Twitter], [http://facebook.com/theCUMB Facebook], and [http://youtube.com/theCUMB YouTube].
*[http://cuband.org/news/ CUMB's pre-2005 news and media appearances]
*[http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1741746 ''Editor and Publisher''] criticizes censored ''New York Times'' and ''Associated Press'' coverage of the Fordham halftime show. 2002
*[http://cumb.org/news/092902.html New York Times CUMB profile] '' Sunday Styles section, [[The New York Times]]'', 2002.
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/uscc/archives/news/spectator022504a.htm Student Coalition Calls for Systematic Changes to Address Issues of Racism, Discrimination; Fed, CCCC, CUMB Offer Apologies], ''[[Columbia Daily Spectator]]'', February 25, 2004
*[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2011/11/16/athletics-bans-marching-band-football-finale Athletics bans marching band from football finale], ''[[Columbia Daily Spectator]]'', November 16, 2011
*[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2011/11/18/athletics-reverses-band-ban Athletics reverses band ban], ''[[Columbia Daily Spectator]]'', November 18, 2011

== Bibliography ==

''Lisa Birnbach's New and Improved College Book'', by Lisa Birnbach (1992) ISBN 0-671-79289-X

[[Category:Performance clubs]]

Bwog

2020-10-22T05:43:58Z

Greentea: correcting typo

[[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]]: Isabel Sepúlveda
*Managing Editor: Eva Sher
*Internal Editor: Vivian Zhou
*Publisher: [[Zack Abrams]]
*Associate Publisher: Charles Bacha
*Tech Editor: Solomia Dzhaman
*Social Media Editor: Owen Fitzgerald-Diaz
*Deputy Editors: Mary Clare Greenlees, Caroline Mullooly
*Events Editor: Brigid Cromwell
*Deputy Events Editor: Aditi Misra
*Arts Editor: Maya Campbell
*Deputy Arts Editor: Adam Kluge
*Sports Editor: Eunice Bae
*Science Editor: Sarah Braner
*Deputy Science Editor: Chloe Gong
*Senior Staff Writers: TBD!
*Staff Writers: TBD!
*Satow Room Bureau Chief (CCSC): TBD!
*Diana Center Bureau Chief (SGA): Eliza Staples
*ESC Bureau Chief: Lori Luo
*GSSC Bureau Chief: Olivia Mitchell
*Alma "Gwyneth" Bwogger: Jenny Zhu
*Editores Emeriti: Zoe Sottile

==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

2020-10-22T05:43:34Z

Greentea: correcting misspelled name

[[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]]: Isabel Sepúlveda
*Managing Editor: Eva Sher
*Internal Editor: Vivian Zhou
*Publisher: [[Zack Abrams]]
*Associate Publisher: Charles Bacha
*Tech Editor: Solomia Dhzaman
*Social Media Editor: Owen Fitzgerald-Diaz
*Deputy Editors: Mary Clare Greenlees, Caroline Mullooly
*Events Editor: Brigid Cromwell
*Deputy Events Editor: Aditi Misra
*Arts Editor: Maya Campbell
*Deputy Arts Editor: Adam Kluge
*Sports Editor: Eunice Bae
*Science Editor: Sarah Braner
*Deputy Science Editor: Chloe Gong
*Senior Staff Writers: TBD!
*Staff Writers: TBD!
*Satow Room Bureau Chief (CCSC): TBD!
*Diana Center Bureau Chief (SGA): Eliza Staples
*ESC Bureau Chief: Lori Luo
*GSSC Bureau Chief: Olivia Mitchell
*Alma "Gwyneth" Bwogger: Jenny Zhu
*Editores Emeriti: Zoe Sottile

==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]]

March 8

2020-09-08T03:30:03Z

Greentea: created

On '''March 8th'''...

== Events ==

'''2020''' - President Lee Bollinger sends out an announcement via email, suspending in-person class for the next week due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Due to a Columbia student coming into contact with a COVID-19-positive individual, Columbia will take two days to develop a plan for the semester. Classes are canceled on Monday the 9th and Tuesday the 10th. As of March 8th, 2020, NYC has 21 cases. Students are left panicked and lost, unsure of what the next week will bring.

"I am writing this evening to notify everyone that, because a member of our community has been quarantined as a result of exposure to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), we have decided to suspend classes on Monday and Tuesday. This suspension of activities will allow us to prepare to shift to remote classes for the remainder of the week. I want to emphasize that the individual who has been quarantined has not been diagnosed at this point with the virus."

Bollinger releases another update, shifting the entire semester to online learning on [[March 12]].

{{succession|preceded=[[March 7]]|succeeded=[[March 9]]|office=Days of the Year|years=March 8}}

[[Category:Days|March 08]]

March 12

2020-09-08T03:20:09Z

Greentea:

On '''March 12th'''...

== Events ==

'''2020''' - President Lee Bollinger sends out an announcement via email, suspending in-person class for the rest of the semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"In light of the spread of the virus, especially in the New York metropolitan region, we now need to take further steps. Specifically, in order to reduce the density of our residential environment, while respecting the interests and needs of students who have reason to continue to remain in residence on campus, we are instituting three critical decisions: (1) The University will remain open and functioning; (2) All classes for the remainder of the semester will be conducted online; and (3) We encourage any students who are able to move out of undergraduate residence halls for the rest of the semester to do so, and we are ready to help in that process."

{{succession|preceded=[[March 11]]|succeeded=[[March 13]]|office=Days of the Year|years=March 12}}

[[Category:Days|March 12]]

March 15

2020-09-08T03:13:57Z

Greentea:

On '''March 15th'''...

== Events ==

'''2020''' - President Lee Bollinger sends out an announcement via email, canceling class due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Two significant events have happened in the last 24 hours. The first involves the increased number of people in the surrounding region infected with the virus and, most immediately, the discovery that one of the members of our community has been infected. The second change is the announcement that the federal government is entertaining the prospect of imposing restrictions on domestic travel."

"All of these actions will lead us to become an even more virtual community for the time being."

"We must significantly reduce the number of students in our residence halls. Any student who can leave must leave, by Tuesday, March 17."

Students are instructed to pack their belongings and evacuate the city as soon as possible.

{{succession|preceded=[[March 14]]|succeeded=[[March 16]]|office=Days of the Year|years=March 15}}

[[Category:Days|March 15]]

March 15

2020-09-08T03:13:07Z

Greentea:

On '''March 15th'''...

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{{succession|preceded=[[March 14]]|succeeded=[[March 16]]|office=Days of the Year|years=March 15}}

[[Category:Days|March 15]]

== Events ==

'''2020''' - President Lee Bollinger sends out an announcement via email, canceling class due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Two significant events have happened in the last 24 hours. The first involves the increased number of people in the surrounding region infected with the virus and, most immediately, the discovery that one of the members of our community has been infected. The second change is the announcement that the federal government is entertaining the prospect of imposing restrictions on domestic travel."

"All of these actions will lead us to become an even more virtual community for the time being."

"We must significantly reduce the number of students in our residence halls. Any student who can leave must leave, by Tuesday, March 17."

Students are instructed to pack their belongings and evacuate the city as soon as possible.

User:Greentea

2020-09-06T23:52:31Z

Greentea:

Solomia Dzhaman. SEAS class of 2023. I also write for Bwog :)