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Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

2014-09-30T04:01:48Z

Liam Bland: /* SAAC and the 2013 football bigotry scandal */

[[File:SAAC.jpg|thumb|The SAAC's logo]]

The '''Student-Athlete Advisory Committee''' ('''SAAC''') is a [[Columbia Athletics]]-affiliated committee made up of student-athletes. Its avowed purpose is to "promote communication between student-athletes and the Columbia University community"<ref>https://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbia-University-Student-Athlete-Advisory-Committee-SAAC/128896287282175?id=128896287282175&sk=info</ref>. It does not have a website or publish minutes of its meetings; little is known of it. The SAAC is perceived as a resume-stuffer, and you can accordingly read a little about it on athletes' [[LinkedIn]] pages.

The SAAC is newish; probably less than five years old. Evidently of the 31 each varsity sports teams fields two representatives<ref>http://www.linkedin.com/pub/zach-glubiak/23/326/822</ref>.

At meetings they pass resolutions and stuff, much like [[CCSC]], except by and for athletes. The SAAC represents the athletes before the the athletics department and "provides input on NCAA rules and regulations," i.e. violations thereof by Columbia athletes.

In fall of 2013, they made a pep rally video to the song, "I'm Blue"<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuJBjEL0hao#t=178</ref>.

==SAAC and the 2013 football bigotry scandal==

A little was learned about the SAAC in context of the [[2013 football bigotry]].

First: the following [[email]] was sent under the subject heading, "[SAAC] Message from SAAC Eboard."

<blockquote>

Dear SAAC members, 

In light of recent events involving fellow student-athletes, we’re asking you all as SAAC representatives to spread word to your teammates to avoid giving commentaries if approached. Athletics is already under a lot of pressure to deal with the situation, and will probably appreciate if student-athletes support their efforts and withhold from interfering or making statements that could very well go under fire from the rest of the community. 

Good luck with finals! 

</blockquote>

Second: according to a [[Bwog]] commenter, some SAAC representatives made a petition calling for punishment for the offending [[football]] players, but did it anonymously out of fear of the ire of the Athletics Department (a rumor substantiated by the above email)<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/05/09/fix-athletics-petition-made-calling-for-administrative-action/#comment-1098868></ref><ref>http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/suspend-and-remove-columbia-athletes-who/</ref>.

Ironically enough, [[Tom Callahan]], a football tweeter, is one of the team's SAAC reps.

==External Links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbia-University-Student-Athlete-Advisory-Committee-SAAC/128896287282175 The SAAC's Facebook page]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Athletics]]
[[Category:Student government]]

Community Impact

2013-04-26T18:15:40Z

Liam Bland:

'''Community Impact''' (CI) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization located at Columbia University. Community Impact (CI) serves community members from Harlem, Washington Heights, and Morningside Heights. Community Impact strives to provide high quality programs, advance the public good, and foster meaningful volunteer opportunities for students, faculty, and staff of Columbia University. CI provides food, clothing, shelter, education, job training, and companionship for residents in its surrounding communities. CI consists of a dedicated corps of about 950 Columbia University student volunteers participating in 25 community service programs, which serve more than 8,000 people each year. Community Impact has partnerships with more than 100 community organizations and agencies who do service work in the Harlem, Washington Heights, and Morningside Heights communities, including service organizations, social service offices, religious institutions, and schools. Many of these organizations refer their clients to Community Impact’s programs and work collaboratively to positively influence residents’ lives.

CI also serves as one of Columbia's [[governing boards]], overseeing [[:Category:Community service clubs|community service related clubs]]. The student portion of Community Impact is run primarily by seven elected student executives who oversee the coordinators of each of the groups. The student executives work closely with the Community Impact staff to facilitate operations at CI.

==History==

From its earliest inception as a single service initiative formed in 1981 by Columbia University undergraduates Joe DeGenova and David Joyce, Community Impact has grown into Columbia University’s largest student service organization and a primary interface between the University and the Morningside Heights and Harlem communities.

As Community Impact integrated itself into the neighborhood’s social safety-net, students identified and responded to new community needs, expanding the number of services available to clients and working towards transforming the organization into an integrated service network with a strong education emphasis. Community Impact figures foremost in the University’s long standing pledge to support education through service. Operating under the dual status as a non-profit organization and an emissary from the University, Community Impact has forged partnerships with community leaders and agencies committed to realizing neighborhood change.

==Programs==

Community Impact’s programs can be grouped into four areas, based on the type of programming and the constituency that is being served. The four categories are: Youth Programs, Health and Environment Programs Adult Education Programs, and the Emergency Programs (Assistance and Advocacy).

'''Youth Programs:''' Community Impact runs 13 separate groups that work with young people, from mentoring, tutoring, and literacy programs, to programs in which Columbia students teach classrooms about art or conflict resolution.

'''Health and Environment Programs:''' These programs are all aimed at building the health of Columbia’s surrounding communities by providing education to youth and families and to eliminate the barriers to health imposed by poverty and marginalization. This is done in a variety of ways, from teaching classes on healthy living to middle schoolers to educating families on the availability of government benefits.

'''Adult Education Programs:''' CI’s Adult Programs provide an important range of services to adult residents in the Harlem, Morningside Heights, and Washington heights communities. Programs offered include ESL classes, computer training, career counseling, and a critically acclaimed GED program, which helps adults receive high school equivalency diplomas and move on to college or employment.

'''Emergency Programs (Assistance and Advocacy):''' This group includes some of CI’s oldest programs, and its programs form an integral part of our community’s social safety-net. Lunch is served to about 100 homeless or low-income guests each Friday at the Broadway Presbyterian Church, a food pantry is run out of Ford Hall on 114th St, and Columbia students staff two homeless shelters 6 nights a week.

== External links ==
* [http://communityimpactatcu.org/ci/ Community Impact website]
* [mailto:ciexecs@columbia.edu ciexecs@columbia.edu]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Community-Impact-at-Columbia-University/182476618103 Community Impact Facebook Page]

[[Category:Community service clubs]]
[[Category:Club administration]]

ZBT hazing scandal

2013-04-25T01:34:59Z

Liam Bland:

In early February of 2013, '''[[Zeta Beta Tau]]'s''' charter was revoked for hazing. Neither the [[InterGreek Council]] nor [[Student Affairs]] has shared any details. Informed rumor has it the the field hockey team was somehow involved, but no action has been taken against them, and [[Columbia Athletics]] has not shared any details. The news will probably never come out definitively.

In March 2013, Dean Kevin Shollenberger reversed the Greek Judicial Board's decision to revoke the charter. The fraternity agreed to follow a plan of action drawn up by the University following Shollenberger's decision.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/02/06/recommendation-rescind-recognition-greek-organization-upheld Spec's article on ZBT's lost charter]

[[Category:Scandals]]

Zeta Beta Tau

2013-04-25T01:31:42Z

Liam Bland:

{{Infobox greek
|Name=Zeta Beta Tau
|Letters=ZBT
|Abbreviation=ZBT
|Founded=[[1898]] at [[City College]]
|Chap Type=Delta
|Chap Founded=[[1993]]
|Motto="A Powerhouse of Excellence"
|Symbol=
|House=627 W. 115th St
|Gov Board=[[Interfraternal Council|IFC]]
|Contact=zetabetatau@columbia.edu}}

'''Zeta Beta Tau''' is a fraternity primarily composed of baseball players. Their house is located at 627 W. 115th Street.

In February of 2013, ZBT's charter was revoked for an undefined hazing incident. Rumor has it that the field hockey team was involved. Athletics and the InterGreek Council orginally kept mum, as did ZBT brothers.

In March 2013, Dean Kevin Shollenberger reversed the Greek Judicial Board's decision to revoke the charter. The fraternity agreed to follow a plan of action drawn up by the University following Shollenberger's decision.

==Presidents==
*"Gaybe" CC '03 (President 2002-2003)
*Boomer Murray CC '04 (President 2003-2004)
*Noah Cooper CC '08 (President 2006-2007)
*Kyle Roberts CC '09 (President 2007-2008)

==Traditions==
*ZBT Christmas Party- Thrown every Fall semester after the first Friday of finals week.
*ZBTahiti- Thrown every Spring semester after the first Friday of finals week.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/02/06/recommendation-rescind-recognition-greek-organization-upheld Spec's article on ZBT's lost charter]

{{Greek}}
[[Category:Fraternities]]

St. Anthony Hall

2013-04-25T00:57:55Z

Liam Bland:

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

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

{{wp-also}}

'''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.

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.

*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]]

Dartmouth College

2013-04-25T00:44:38Z

Liam Bland:

{{wp-also}}

[[Image:Dartmouth1.png|thumb|Today: typical Dartmouth frat boy. Tomorrow: typical Dartmouth conservative alumni coup-leader]]

'''Dartmouth College''' is a fellow member of the [[Ivy League]]. Like [[Princeton]], it stands for many things Columbia cannot abide, such as a campus social life completely dominated by [[fraternity]] culture (their athletic mascot is a [http://www.dartmouth.edu/~jacko/keggy/index.htm beer keg]). Also, fresh air.

Unlike Princeton, however, Columbia students rarely take Dartmouth seriously. This is because it is located in a remote wilderness somewhere so far north of the tree line that it is stockaded to protect itself from ravenous moose and [http://dartreview.com/archives/2007/07/16/the_alumni_constitution_fails_a_deserved_death_how_and_why.php conservative alumni coups]. Also, it might have something to do with the fact that, despite having a medical school and a business school, it refuses to grow up and refer to itself as a university.

According to one source, Dartmouth's vibe consists of "unironic lovers of hiking, in North Face jackets stained with Keystone Light".<ref>http://www.observer.com/2010/slideshow/125504/dartmouth-college-dont-say-university</ref> According to other sources, Dartmouth students are also unironic lovers of [http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/confessions-of-an-ivy-league-frat-boy-inside-dartmouths-hazing-abuses-20120328 kiddie pools filled with vomit and shit.]

Somehow, Columbia wound up vying with Dartmouth for 9th place every year when the [[US News]] rankings came out, until 2010, when Columbia jumped up to 4th place, where it resides to this day. Thus, Dartmouth's motto— "the voice of one crying in the wilderness" —aptly summarizes what it's like to attend.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Universities]]
[[Category:Ivy League]]

Instructor

2013-04-25T00:33:09Z

Liam Bland:

At Columbia, "instructor" is a glorifying title for the grad student who teaches your LitHum/CC section.

Instructor

2013-04-25T00:32:09Z

Liam Bland: Created page with "At Columbia, "instructor" is a glorified word for the grad student who teaches your LitHum/CC section."

At Columbia, "instructor" is a glorified word for the grad student who teaches your LitHum/CC section.

Delta Sigma Theta

2013-04-25T00:28:52Z

Liam Bland:

{{Infobox greek
|Name=Delta Sigma Theta
|Letters=ΔΣΘ
|Abbreviation=DST
|Founded=[[1913]] at Howard
|Chap Type=Rho
|Chap Founded= December 7, 1923
|Motto="Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom"
|Symbol=African Violet
|House=None
|Gov Board=[[Multicultural Greek Council|MGC]]
|Contact=}}

'''Delta Sigma Theta''' is an African-American-interest multicultural sorority recognized by the [[Multicultural Greek Council]]. Delta Sigma Theta (ΔΣΘ) is a not-for profit Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women who perform public service and place emphasis on the African American community. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate women at Howard University. These students wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need. The first public act performed by the Delta Founders involved their participation in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington D.C., March 1913. Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in 1930. Today, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is the largest African-American Greek-lettered sorority in the world. Membership in Delta Sigma Theta is open to any woman who meets the membership requirements, regardless of religion, race, or nationality. Women may join through undergraduate chapters at a college or university, or after acquiring a college degree through an alumnae chapter.

The campus chapter is the Rho chapter. The Rho chapter was charted on December 7, 1923.

{{Greek}}

[[Category:Sororities|Delta]]

Delta Sigma Theta

2013-04-25T00:28:26Z

Liam Bland:

{{Infobox greek
|Name=Delta Sigma Theta
|Letters=ΔΣΘ
|Abbreviation=DST
|Founded=[[1913]] at Howard
|Chap Type=Rho
|Chap Founded=
|Motto="Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom"
|Symbol=African Violet
|House=None
|Gov Board=[[Multicultural Greek Council|MGC]]
|Contact=}}

'''Delta Sigma Theta''' is an African-American-interest multicultural sorority recognized by the [[Multicultural Greek Council]]. Delta Sigma Theta (ΔΣΘ) is a not-for profit Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women who perform public service and place emphasis on the African American community. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate women at Howard University. These students wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need. The first public act performed by the Delta Founders involved their participation in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington D.C., March 1913. Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in 1930. Today, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is the largest African-American Greek-lettered sorority in the world. Membership in Delta Sigma Theta is open to any woman who meets the membership requirements, regardless of religion, race, or nationality. Women may join through undergraduate chapters at a college or university, or after acquiring a college degree through an alumnae chapter.

The campus chapter is the Rho chapter. The Rho chapter was charted on December 7, 1923.

{{Greek}}

[[Category:Sororities|Delta]]

Delta Sigma Theta

2013-04-25T00:28:01Z

Liam Bland:

{{Infobox greek
|Name=Delta Sigma Theta
|Letters=ΔΣΘ
|Abbreviation=DST
|Founded=[[1913]] at Howard
|Chap Type=Rho
|Chap Founded=
|Motto="Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom"
|Symbol=African Violet
|House=None
|Gov Board=[[Multicultural Greek Council|MGC]]
|Contact=}}

'''Delta Sigma Theta''' is an African-American-interest multicultural sorority recognized by the [[Multicultural Greek Council]]. Delta Sigma Theta (ΔΣΘ) is a not-for profit Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women who perform public service and place emphasis on the African American community. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate women at Howard University. These students wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need. The first public act performed by the Delta Founders involved their participation in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington D.C., March 1913. Delta Sigma Theta was incorporated in 1930. Today, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is the largest African-American Greek-lettered sorority in the world.[2] Membership in Delta Sigma Theta is open to any woman who meets the membership requirements, regardless of religion, race, or nationality. Women may join through undergraduate chapters at a college or university, or after acquiring a college degree through an alumnae chapter.

The campus chapter is the Rho chapter. The Rho chapter was charted on December 7, 1923.

{{Greek}}

[[Category:Sororities|Delta]]

Columbia College Student Council

2013-04-25T00:27:13Z

Liam Bland: /* Representatives at large */

[[Image:Banner.jpg|thumb|CCSC Logo]]
The '''Columbia College Student Council''' (CCSC) organizes events and promotes issues that are important to [[Columbia College]] students. The CCSC meets on Sundays at 8pm in the Satow Room on the 5th floor of [[Lerner Hall]]. All meetings are open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Beginning in fall [[2011]], CCSC begin its new branding campaign: yourCCSC. All updates and information about the council are now available at yourCCSC.com. You can email the Columbia College Student Council Executive Board at [mailto:ccsc@columbia.edu ccsc@columbia.edu].

==History==

The CCSC began on a date lost to the mists of time, which is rumored to be in the 1950s. For some reason, it was dissolved in [[1962]], and was temporarily replaced by the [[Student Governing Board]] after the 1968 protests. In the 1980s, the board was re-instated and the Student Governing Board became the first of the five [[governing boards]].

== Members ==

The CCSC consists of three parts: the executive board, the class councils, and the representatives-at-large.
=== Executive board ===

* Student Body President: Organizes and runs meetings; chief advocate for CC student body
* VP Policy: Pursues policy changes; heads policy subcommittee; assumes CCSC presidency upon vacancy of position by Student Body President
* VP Finance: Treasurer of the council; heads co-sponsorship subcommittee
* VP Campus Life: Plans campus-wide events for CC; heads campus life subcommittee
* VP Communications: Organizes internal and external communications; heads communications committee

=== Class Councils ===

* Senior Class Council: Consists of a president, vice-president, and 3 representatives from the senior class.
* Junior Class Council: Consists of a president, vice-president, and 3 representatives from the junior class.
* Sophomore Class Council: Consists of a president, vice-president, and 3 representatives from the sophomore class.
* First-Year Class Council: Consists of a president, vice-president, and 3 representatives from the freshman class.

=== Representatives at large ===

* University Senators (3): Fully elected members of the [[University Senate]], although the three CC senators sit ex officio on the CCSC, they do not report to the CCSC, nor does the CCSC exercise any statutory or governance authority over any element whatsoever of the University Senate or its elected members .
* Academic Affairs Rep: Works with VP for Policy to pursue policy changes to academic life.
* Student Services Reps (2): Works with VP for Policy to pursue policy changes to [[Student Services|student services]] such as housing and dining.
* Pre-professional Rep: Works with [[Center for Career Education|CCE]] to plan events geared towards career/internships.
*Alumni Affairs Rep: Works with [[Columbia College Young Alumni|CCYA]], [[Columbia College Alumni Association|CCAA]], and [[Columbia Alumni Association|CCA]] to connect students and alumni.

== Co-sponsorships ==
Any student group that includes [[Columbia College]] students can apply for CCSC co-sponsorship of their event. If a co-sponsorship is approved, CCSC will provide additional funding for the event based on the judgment of the council. In [[2012]] the council voted to approve the creation of two new student group co-sponsorship funds: one specifically for group travel to competitions and another for capital purchases.

== External links ==
* [http://www.yourccsc.com/ CCSC website]
* [http://twitter.com/yourccsc CCSC's Twitter feed]

[[Category:CCSC|*]]

SHARP

2013-04-25T00:14:57Z

Liam Bland: /* History */

==SHARP All Male A Cappella==

SHARP All Male A Cappella is the newest a cappella group at Columbia University, officially founded on October 16, 2011 by sophomores Danny Murcia and Zach Vargas-Sullivan.

==History==

SHARP was unofficially founded outside of Wallach Hall on Columbia’s Morningside Heights campus in mid-September of 2011. Sophomores Danny Murcia and Zach Vargas-Sullivan were having their typical 2am pow-wow after a rather exhausting rehearsal with their then a Cappella group, but this time their pow-wow wasn’t all fun and games as was typical for the two of them. That night, the two sophomores decided it was time to part ways with their current group to develop something new and fill an a Cappella void on Columbia’s campus. They had no idea what they were about to get themselves into, but they established two basic principles that would guide this new group: 1) the ensemble would be all male and 2) the group would be stellar, giving all the premier a Cappella groups on Columbia’s campus a run for their money. This new group of theirs would not specialize in a particular musical genre, as was common of CU a Cappella groups at the time. The gentlemen of SHARP (as it would come to be called) would be the premier voice for a Cappella music on Columbia’s campus, focusing their time learning and perfecting songs from every musical genre. But apart from these lofty goals, they didn’t really have much of a plan. No name. No members. No anything. But before the night was through, they immediately got to work calling and emailing friends and untapped singers asking them to come along for the ride.

SHARP

2013-04-25T00:08:49Z

Liam Bland: /* SHARP All Male A Cappella */

==SHARP All Male A Cappella==

SHARP All Male A Cappella is the newest a cappella group at Columbia University, officially founded on October 16, 2011 by sophomores Danny Murcia and Zach Vargas-Sullivan.

==History==

SHARP was unofficially founded outside of Wallach Hall on Columbia’s Morningside Heights campus in mid-September of 2011. Founders Danny Murcia and Zach Vargas-Sullivan were having their typical 2am pow-wow after a rather exhausting rehearsal with their then a Cappella group. But this time their pow-wow wasn’t all fun and games as was typical for these two gents. That night, the two sophomores decided it was time to part ways with their current group to develop something new and fill an a Cappella void on Columbia’s campus. They had no idea what they were about to get themselves into, but they established two basic principles that would guide this new group: 1) the ensemble would be all male and 2) the group would be stellar, giving all the premier a Cappella groups on Columbia’s campus a run for their money. This new group of theirs would not specialize in a particular musical genre, as was common of CU a Cappella groups at the time. The gentlemen of SHARP (as it would come to be called) would be the premier voice for a Cappella music on Columbia’s campus, focusing their time learning and perfecting songs from every musical genre. But apart from these lofty goals, they didn’t really have much of a plan. No name. No members. No anything. But before the night was through, they immediately got to work calling and emailing friends and untapped singers asking them to come along for the ride.

SHARP

2013-04-24T23:58:58Z

Liam Bland: Created page with "==SHARP All Male A Cappella=="

==SHARP All Male A Cappella==

Community Impact

2013-04-24T23:47:07Z

Liam Bland:

Empire State Building

2013-04-24T23:40:58Z

Liam Bland: Created page with "The Empire State Building is that big tall building located at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. For something like $25 a pop, first-year students and tou..."

The Empire State Building is that big tall building located at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. For something like $25 a pop, first-year students and tourists from around the world can take a ride to the top and view Manhattan from about 1,400 ft up. The view is nice. And cold. And probably worth $25. But it's definitely more fun to sneak to the roof of [[IAB]].

How to review a professor

2013-01-28T00:58:47Z

Liam Bland:

When registration time rolls around, we all start swapping stories about professors and classes. No one wants to wake up and head off to an 8:40am lecture that's going to be dry, boring, and a complete waste of time. That's why we have ways to review courses and professors, in an effort to shine a spotlight on the truly brilliant and fascinating members of Columbia' faculty. However, we should all remember that "one person's trash is another's treasure," and maintain some level of maturity and respect when trading classroom experiences or horror stories. This will ensure that reviews actually contain useful information instead of promoting a culture of snarky, sarcastic, and caustic memories of our time here.

So, here's the definitive guide on reviewing professors at CU.

STEPS

1. Fill out your course evaluations! This process can be incredibly useful to professors and TAs. Honest evaluations have the potential to positively impact our academic experiences on campus!
2. After filling out your evaluations, visit the Columbia Underground Listing of Professor Ability ([http://www.culpa.info CULPA]), an anonymous, student sourced and edited platform for reviewing professors.
3. Before you review, ask yourself a few questions: will your review be useful to our community? Are you just venting some anger over that supposedly undeserved B-? Does anyone really care who your father is?
4. Once you've decided that your review won't make you sound like a spoiled, entitled brat, all you have to do is click "Write a Review" in the upper left-hand corner of the home page, provide the information for the class/professor/TA that you're reviewing, and write away!

[[Category:How to]]