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'''Barack Obama''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1983|83]] is the 44th and current President of the United States. A former US Senator from [[w:Illinois|Illinois]], he is the first African-American and the first Columbia graduate to hold the nation's highest office.

Obama is the first attendee of [[Columbia College]] and the first graduate of any Columbia school<ref>[[Theodore Roosevelt]] and [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] both attended [[Columbia Law School]], but neither graduated, as you only needed to pass the bar after 2 years of school to practice law. One Roosevelt dropped out after passing the bar, the other after being elected to the NY State Assembly. [[Dwight Eisenhower]] never attended Columbia, but rather served as a somewhat absentee President of the University while biding his time to run for the Presidency.</ref>, to occupy the Oval Office. Obama was also the first Columbia College alumnus to be nominated by a major modern party ticket, and the first CC alum to be a major party nominee since the Federalists nominated [[DeWitt Clinton]] in [[1812]].

He is the second Columbia alumnus to win a [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]], after [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] in [[1931]]. [[Theodore Roosevelt]] also won a Peace Prize, but is not formally an alumnus.

Obama maintains a somewhat distant relationship to Columbia today. While he has turned down invitations to official Columbia events and appeared to deemphasize his Columbia years in the course of his campaign, Obama has sent personal notes to alumni of his class and is a donor to the university.

==Columbia years==

[[Image:Obamasiddiqi.jpg|thumb|right|Obama with his Pakistani friend Sohale Siddiqi in Obama's 109th St. apartment, 1981]]

[[Image:Obama109.jpg|thumb|right|The apartment building on 109th St. where Obama lived with [[Phil Boerner]] in 1981]]

[[Image:Obamaboerner.jpg|thumb|right|Photo by Obama of his friend Phil Boerner in their apartment on 109th St., Fall 1981.]]

[[Image:Obama tenement.jpg|thumb|right|A more recent image of the Yorkville apartment on East 94th where Obama lived during most of his time at Columbia]]

[[Image:Obamastudent.jpg|thumb|right|Obama not looking very happy in the winter of 1981]]

[[Image:Obama grandparents.jpg|thumb|right|Obama gets a visit from his grandparents during his Columbia years]]

Obama [[transfer student|transferred]] to CC from [[w:Occidental College|Occidental College]], which is even more rarely mentioned by the President, in the fall of [[1981]]. At Occidental, Obama wrote, he had been into partying and drugs. He hoped the move to New York, where the cold weather would force him to stay inside and read,<ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/06/a-new-look-at-obamas-columbia-years</ref> would put him on a more serious track.

===Accommodations===

Columbia at that time barred transfer students from its limited supply of campus housing, so Obama lived off campus. He claims to have spent his first night sleeping in an alley near the corner of 109th and [[Amsterdam Avenue]] and washing with the homeless next to an open fire hydrant, as he had arrived too late to be let in to the apartment he had found, #3E, 142 W. 109th St., between Amsterdam and Columbus. The rent was $360.

The next day he moved into the apartment with fellow Occidental College transfer [[Phil Boerner]]. Boerner, who remained Obama's friend throughout his college years, describes the apartment as a third story walkup with a railroad layout and a missing doorbell. It had a walkthrough layout, and Boerner had to walk through Obama's room to get to his own. The heating frequently failed, one of the reasons Obama wound up spending so much time in [[Butler Library]]. At other times, the two roommates read their books under blankets. Their hot water was also irregular, and they often made use of the Columbia gym showers. They frequently hosted guests from their Occidental days, and Obama was reportedly a gracious host, doing grocery shopping and making chicken curry (which he'd learned to cook from Pakistani friend Sohale Siddiqi).<ref>http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jan_feb09/alumni_corner</ref><ref>http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/recollections-of-obamas-ex-roommate/</ref>

After their first semester, Obama tried to find a better apartment for himself and his friend, but was only able to locate a studio. He eventually moved into a walkup at #6A, 339 E. 94th St., in [[Yorkville]], where he would "chat with his Puerto Rican neighbors about...the sound of gunfire at night".<ref>http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/where-obama-lived-in-1980s-new-york/</ref>

===Academics===

When he was on campus, Obama concentrated on academic work, spending most of his time in [[Butler Library]] "like a monk", and made few friends. He also took up jogging (around [[Central Park]]) and "stopped getting high". Still, he had time for the occasional beer, and enjoyed watching sports.

He majored in [[Political Science Department|PoliSci]], and concentrated in "International Relations," (now [[International Politics]] - this is a subfield of the PoliSci major and should not be confused with a "[[concentration]]," the Columbia term that substitutes for what most schools term a "minor").

He also took classes in other disciplines, including a class with famed literary theorist [[Edward Said]]. Boehner confirmed that Obama found Said's focus on theory tedious and that both would have preferred to be reading Shakespeare. Obama apparently called Said "a flake". <ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/06/a-new-look-at-obamas-columbia-years</ref>

Obama's professors and classmates, including former international politics professor Michael Baron and current MTV president Michael Wolf, confirm that he was a brilliant, standout student and that he was an active participant in seminars. Baron said he was one of the top one or two students in his class. Despite this, Obama continually declines requests to release his Columbia transcript.

Sources first differed on whether he wrote his senior thesis on Soviet nuclear disarmament<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/?q=node/28631</ref> or the North-South debate on trade and the "new international economic order"<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/magazine/04obama-t.html</ref>. Later, it emerged that he had not really written an official thesis at all: students were not required to do so at the time, and what was considered his "thesis" was really a long seminar paper. Obama wrote his for Prof. Baron's American Foreign Policy class. A search has been launched<ref>http://www.bwog.net/articles/obama_s_schoolwork_verily_a_mystery</ref> for a copy of the paper, which was confirmed to have been on the topic of Soviet disarmament. Baron, Obama's de facto "thesis" advisor, is now retired to Florida, and claims to have lost his copy of the paper in a move some time ago.

It has been reported that Obama graduated without honors<ref>http://www.nysun.com/new-york/obamas-years-at-columbia-are-a-mystery/85015/</ref>, but if the policies then were the same as they are today, he would not have been eligible for [[Latin honors]], because he spent only two years in the college. After graduation, Obama hoped to become a community organizer, but could not find work as one, and joined a consulting firm instead.

===Extracurriculars===

In spring 1983, Obama wrote at least one article for the now defunct campus publication ''[[Sundial (magazine)|Sundial]]'', a discussion of the aims and methods of campus anti-war groups.<ref>http://www.politico.com/static/PPM116_obamaessay.html </ref> His friend Phil Boerner explains that during this period, Obama wanted to be a writer rather than a politician.

Obama also claims to have participated to some extent in anti-apartheid activities with the [[Black Students Organization]].

At one point he worked selling subscriptions to ''[[The New York Times]]'' to pay Columbia's tuition costs.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/opinion/10dowd.html</ref>

===Free time===

On off days, Obama would reportedly browse bookstores like the [[Strand]] and a Barnes & Noble that apparently once operated across from Columbia. He also went to museums, such as the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art|Met]] and the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim]].

Boerner remembers their discussions of John Rawls's ''A Theory of Justice'' in particular. They also listened to reggae.

Like many Columbia students, Obama partook of breakfast at [[Tom's Restaurant]] and beers at [[The West End]].

===Formation of views===

The racist and anti-Semitic graffiti he sometimes encountered on bathroom walls on campus helped Obama form his ideas about race and class. He wrote of "the almost mathematical precision with which America’s race and class problems joined; the depth, the ferocity, of resulting tribal wars; the bile that flowed freely not just out on the streets but in the stalls of Columbia’s bathrooms as well".<ref>''Dreams from My Father''</ref>

According to Phil Boerner, Obama "could get pretty emotional about sports, food and injustice" at the time.

==Recent relationship with Columbia==

Many Columbia students [[w:The Audacity of Hope|audaciously hoped]] he would win the Democratic primary and the national election. Obama, however, appeared to tend to forget or ignore his Columbia affiliation, preferring to mention that he attended [[Harvard|Harvard Law School]].

He has repeatedly turned down requests to be the [[Class Day]] speaker in recent years, as well as general requests to appear from the [[College Democrats]]. Recently, CC Class of 2011 President [[Sean Udell]] spearheaded the "POTUS Project" to get the president to speak at [[University Commencement]], an honor traditionally reserved for the [[University President]] alone. President [[Lee Bollinger]], however, cosigned the initiative<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/10/14/ccsc-launches-potus-project-0</ref>, to little avail.

Obama did, however, note that Columbia was his alma mater while visiting during the [[ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum]], and sent a letter to the attendees of the Class of 1983's 25th reunion gathering. Obama's 2009 tax filings revealed what may be stirrings of latent loyalty to the institution: Obama donated $1,000 to Columbia that fiscal year, giving nothing to Harvard.

In [[2012]], Obama spoke at the [[Class Day]] of [[Barnard College]]. This caused considerable consternation in the Columbia College community (see "[[Obamanard]]"), especially among those who had been organizing to bring him to campus as a Class Day speaker for CC. The ''[[New York Times]]'' speculated that the reasoning was tied to the political issues surrounding women's health at the time.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/us/politics/obama-will-speak-at-barnard-graduation.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1330794112-IRvF63PYWJu3Y6zj7xYWSA</ref>

==Other Columbia coincidences==

In his primary fight to become the Democratic nominee, Obama faced, among others, [[GS]] alum [[Mike Gravel]]. His Republican opponent was [[John McCain]], a former [[Class Day]] speaker whose daughter, [[Meghan McCain]], was CC'07. In the general election, he also faced tickets with [[Wayne Allen Root]], also CC'83, the Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee, and independent vice presidential candidate [[Matt Gonzalez]] CC'87.

Following his victory, Obama nominated [[Eric Holder]] CC'73 for Attorney General and [[Julius Genachowski]] CC'85 chairman of the FCC. [[Judd Gregg]] CC'69 was later nominated as Commerce Secretary, but later removed himself from consideration, citing irreconcilable differences with the administration.

==Revisionism and Obama's Columbia Years==
As with the 'birther' movement's obsession with the veracity of Obama's birth records, occasional hoaxes and misinformation are promulgated surrounding his time at Columbia or a fictitious "thesis" written while a student.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/10/25/2009-10-25_limbaugh_falls_for_obama_thesis_hoax__but_is_in_no_rush_to_apologize.html</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/jan05/cover.php Columbia College Today profile of Obama]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/us/politics/30obama.html NYT article on Obama's years at Columbia and subsequent time in New York]

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[[Category:U.S. Presidents|Obama, Barack]]
[[Category:Nobel Prize winners|Obama, Barack]]
[[Category:Transfer students|Obama, Barack]]

Britt Fossum

2016-08-21T23:22:42Z

Louisa:

'''Britt Fossum''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2016|16]] succeeded [[Taylor Grasdalen]] as [[Bwog]] Editor in August 2015.

She is one of the elite group of chemistry majors.
She is a Nebraskan, and an avid photographer of sad Columbia boys. She briefly co-hosted a WBAR show her senior spring because she wasn't taking enough classes and got bored.

{{succession|preceded=[[Taylor Grasdalen]]|succeeded=[[Mason Amelotte]]|office=Bwog Editor|years=2015}}

[[Category:Columbia College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2016]]
[[Category:Bwog editors]]
[[Category:Chemistry majors]]

Open Housing

2016-05-06T03:04:51Z

Louisa:

'''Open Housing''' (formerly '''Gender Neutral Housing''') is the term for the series of policies put forward by the [[Columbia College Student Council]] and [[Engineering Student Council]] beginning in the 2009-10 academic year. The policies focus on changing the rules governing how [[Housing Services]] deals with gender and gender identity in the residence halls.

In 2010, under the direction of then-VP Policy [[Sarah Weiss]], policy proposal was approved by administrators in Housing, Residential Life, and Community Development for the upcoming year which would allow students to opt into the system. The new rules would be:

*A student could opt to live with someone who is listed in the system as having a different gender
*Housing would allow students to claim exclusion from the gender binary, such as identifying as transsexual
*A student who is being assigned a random roommate would not be assigned one of a differing gender, unless specifically requesting that option

After working closely with administrators to develop the details of the policy, [[Sarah Weiss]], [[Avi Edelman]], and [[Miranda Elliot]] wrote a proposal for [[CCSC]] and [[ESC]]. [[Sean Udell]] later insisted on having his name be added to the proposal even though he played a minor role in writing it, because he is a giant attention-seeking tool. The policy was passed unanimously by [[ESC]] and nearly-unanimously by [[CCSC]] (Senators [[Monica Quaintance]] and [[Alex Frouman]] voted against the proposal, because they were also massive tools).

Despite administrative approval, the trial run was ultimately not implemented due to the scheduling of Deans [[Michele Moody-Adams]] and [[Feniosky Pena-Mora]], who had to also approve the program, but did not have time to formally review it before [[Room Selection]]. A task force was enacted to pursue the issue further.

==Approval and Implementation==
In November 2010, [[Kevin Shollenberger|Dean Kevin Shollenberger]] announced that [[Michele Moody-Adams|Dean Moody-Adams]] and [[Feniosky Pena-Mora|Dean Peña-Mora]] had approved a trial program for 2011-2012<ref>[http://bwog.com/2010/11/10/breaking-deans-approve-open-housing/ Breaking: Deans Approve Open Housing, Pilot Program Coming in the Fall]</ref>. The program would be available only to upperclass students and only in [[Wien]], [[600 W 113th St]], [[Ruggles]], [[East Campus]], [[47 Claremont]], and [[Woodbridge]].

==References==
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Britt Fossum

2015-09-04T19:10:55Z

Louisa:

'''Britt Fossum''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2016|16]] succeeded [[Taylor Grasdalen]] as [[Bwog]] Editor in August 2015.

She is one of the elite group of chemistry majors.
She is a Nebraskan, and an avid photographer of sad Columbia boys.

{{succession|preceded=[[Taylor Grasdalen]]|succeeded=[[Incumbent]]|office=Bwog Editor|years=2015}}

[[Category:Columbia College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2016]]
[[Category:Bwog editors]]
[[Category:Chemistry majors]]

Britt Fossum

2015-09-04T19:09:58Z

Louisa:

'''Britt Fossum''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2016|16]] succeeded [[Taylor Grasdalen]] as [[Bwog]] Editor in August 2015.
She is one of the elite group of chemistry majors.
She is an avid photographer of sad Columbia boys.

{{succession|preceded=[[Taylor Grasdalen]]|succeeded=[[Incumbent]]|office=Bwog Editor|years=2015}}

[[Category:Columbia College students]]
[[Category:Class of 2016]]
[[Category:Bwog editors]]
[[Category:Chemistry majors]]

Cafe East

2015-03-29T17:35:18Z

Louisa:

'''Cafe East''' sells bubble tea from a counter across from [[Cafe 212]] in [[Lerner Hall]]. The logo features a hyper [[Orientalism|Orientalist]] font.

Cafe East used to be called '''Tea and Tea'''. It was located in [[Uris Hall|Uris]] before the [[Business School]] ejected any features that might attract undesirable undergrads. Upon moving to Lerner, Cafe East replaced lots of seating space used by [[Cafe 212]] customers.

In more recent news, Cafe East has begun to offer frozen yogurt, just as overpriced as its bubble tea, but a cheaper, closer alternative to [[Pinkberry]]. Bon appetit.

There are actually two locations, one in Lerner and one in Uris. The Uris one is smaller, but possibly cheaper: $.25 less for a large smoothie (though it's unclear if they're the same size).

[[Category:On-campus dining locations]]

Queer Awareness Month

2014-10-18T05:25:39Z

Louisa:

Usually in October, and includes a First Friday and a Genderfuck dance in addition to various discussions and seminars. See the [[CQA]] page for more information, because they run it.

[[Category:Heritage months]]
[[Category:Annual events]]

Housing strategies

2014-10-10T20:17:32Z

Louisa: /* Rising sophomores */

This page lists '''housing strategies''' that may help in the [[Room Selection]] process.

== General ==
* The best strategy is to sign up for Group Suite Selection in a group of friends, in order to get two shots at room selection:
:* First, you can pick a double or suite in Group Suite Selection.
:* Second, you can drop out of Group Suite Selection and pick a single in General Selection.

* The best group size is probably 2.

== Rising sophomores ==
* It is especially important for rising sophomores to enter in a group, both in order to get two shots at room selection (see above) and because there won't be many good options left for sophomores in General Selection. If your group gets a good enough lottery number for a single in [[Furnald]], you can drop into General Selection.

* The best group size is probably 2 because there are many doubles. Also, even-numbered groups are better, so in the worst-case scenario you can split into groups of two and select doubles during general selection.

* If you haven't picked anything, you automatically drop into General Selection. You and your group members can split up and choose from the doubles left over from Group Suite Selection. You can try to pick into one with a friend. Otherwise, these will be 'blind'; you will be with a stranger. Just be sure to pick something in General Selection, otherwise you might not get any housing at all. If you are unhappy with your choice, you can file for a [[summer transfer]]. These are processed by reverse lottery number, so you'll need a number from about 2500 to 3000.

* Rising sophomores can also join a group of rising juniors and seniors looking for a suite. Having at least one upperclassman is a way to almost guarantee a 8-person suite in [[Ruggles]] - which is a wise choice for industrious rising sophomores.

* Rising juniors and seniors used to need rising sophomores to fill the double in the [[East Campus|EC]] Exclusion Suites they're trying to get. They were able to recruit rising sophomores yet still have a good chance at getting the suite by invoking the EC Exclusion Rule. Under this rule, only the top three point values were used in calculating the group point value.

== Rising juniors ==
* Join a group of rising sophomores to get a 7-person or 8-person suite in [[47 Claremont]] or [[Ruggles]]. Agree to get a single, while they take the doubles. They are not allowed to pay you money for this, but you could get them to agree to do the dishes, vacuum every week, etc.

* Join a group trying to get an [[East Campus|EC]] Exclusion Suite. The group will need at least one, if not two, seniors. Offer the senior the right to choose his room first.

* Join a senior and go for a 1-bedroom apartment in [[Watt]] or a medium-demand apartment in [[Woodbridge]].

== Alternative strategies ==
* A group can raise its point value by taking juniors and seniors who plan to study abroad. This is unethical, but if other people do it, you at least have the right to know that it gets done.

* Apply for Barnard housing. They like to take Columbia students because then more Barnard students can live in Columbia housing (and there are many Barnard students who want to do so).

[[Category:Room Selection]]

Ruggles Hall

2014-09-02T02:57:09Z

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{{Infobox reshall
|Name=Ruggles
|Image=Ruggles.jpg
|Built=[[1908]]<br>(Converted [[1964]])
|Renovated=[[2006]] -
|Population=189}}'''Ruggles''' is a residence hall that mostly houses juniors and seniors in suites. It is named for influential 19th century Columbia [[trustee]] [[Samuel Ruggles]].

Ruggles suites 708-714 and 808-814 were renovated during the summer of [[2006]]. All suites on the northern half of the building were renovated in Summer 2007, with the remaining southern suites being renovated in Summer 2008. As of Fall 2008, every suite had been completely renovated, including new furniture, new hardwood floors, and increased lounge space.

Most 4-person suites go to seniors. In the past, most 8-person suites had gone to sophomores and mixed-class groups, but a recent upswing in popularity following its 2006 renovations has resulted in the majority of the 8-person suites being snatched up by all-junior or junior and senior suites. A group point value of over twenty is needed to have a good shot at an 8-person suite.

==History==

Built in [[1908]] to a design by Neville and Bagge, Ruggles was originally the Arizona Hotel. In [[1964]], the university purchased it and converted it into a graduate residence. It was later made into undergraduate housing.

Bad stuff that's happened here:
*[[Ruggles murder-suicide]] of [[2000]] in room 509
*[[Ruggles vandalization incident]] of [[2006]]

=== Suites ===
* 8 4-person suites
* 8 5-person suites (previously 4-person suites)
* 1 1st floor 6-person suites
* 12 8-person suites with 2 singles and 3 doubles
* 2 8-person suites with 4 singles and 2 doubles

== Advantages and disadvantages ==

=== Advantages ===
* A short walk to [[JJ's Place]], the [[John Jay Dining Hall]], [[Butler Library]], and [[Hamilton Hall]]. [[Strokos]] is practically next door
* Parties more feasible than you'd think
* Weekly cleaning of common areas
* High floors have access to the roof. Actually going up there is prohibited, but rarely enforced unless a lot of people are there
* Decent soundproofing between rooms

=== Disadvantages ===
* Exposed pipes
* Poor temperature regulation
* Insufficient laundry equipment (4 washers and 4 dryers when all are operational)
* Slow single elevator that sometimes gets stuck between floors
* You have to take your garbage to the basement yourself
* No stair access to basement
* Many rooms exposed to nighttime noise on [[Frat Row]] which is really noisy in the mornings due to delivery trucks and parking garage.
* You have to swipe open the entrance door only to be swiped again by a guard
* Roof door alarm rings incessantly because Public Safety never comes to turn it off. Especially a problem during storms, when the door is blown open constantly. Currently (September 2009), the door hinge is ''broken'', and hence is not closeable, meaning residents of the 7th and 8th floors are subjected to incessant and wall-penetrating alarm bells. When the door will be fixed is unknown.

== Photos ==
Note: These images are from renovated suites only.
<gallery>
Image:Rugglessingle1view1.jpg|Single, view 1
Image:Rugglessingle1view2.jpg|Single, view 2
Image:Rugglesdouble1view1.jpg|Double, view 1
Image:Rugglesdouble1view2.jpg|Double, view 2
Image:Rugglesdouble1view3.jpg|Double, view 3
Image:Rugglessuitekitchen1view1.jpg|Suite kitchen, view 1
Image:Rugglessuitekitchen1view2.jpg|Suite kitchen, view 2
</gallery>

== Floor plans ==
<gallery>
Image:Ruggles 1001.jpg|Floor 1
Image:Ruggles 2001.jpg|Floor 2
Image:Ruggles 3001.jpg|Floor 3
Image:Ruggles 4001.jpg|Floor 4
Image:Ruggles 5001.jpg|Floor 5
Image:Ruggles 6001.jpg|Floor 6
Image:Ruggles 7001.jpg|Floor 7
Image:Ruggles 8001.jpg|Floor 8
</gallery>

== Building address ==
508 W. 114th St.<br>
New York, NY 10025

== Map ==
[[Image:rugglesmap.gif|thumb|300px|Map]]
<googlemap lat="40.805687" lon="-73.962678" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" height="300" controls="small">
40.805687, -73.962678, Ruggles residence hall
</googlemap>

== External Links ==
[http://housingservices.columbia.edu/content/ruggles Columbia Housing - Ruggles]

[[Category:Columbia undergraduate residence halls]]

548 West 113th Street

2014-03-13T04:11:11Z

Louisa:

{{Infobox reshall
|Name=548 West 113th Street
|Image= [[image:548_West_113th_Street.jpg|frame]]
|Built= (Converted in 2009)
|Renovated=?
|Population=19}}
'''548 W. 113th St''' is a [[brownstone]] [[residence hall]] located on 113th Street between [[Broadway (avenue)|Broadway]] and [[Amsterdam Avenue]]. It's also sometimes known as Symposium. The building was originally owned by [[University Apartment Housing]], but was purchased by [[Housing Services]] in 2009 to house undergraduate students from [[Columbia College]] and [[SEAS]].

For its inaugural year, the building was home to new transfer students who were assigned over the summer. However, in spring 2010, the building became the only brownstone available to pick during [[room selection]], allowing juniors to pick into the spacious studio doubles that much resemble those of [[Watt Hall]].

[[Category:Columbia undergraduate residence halls]]

Columbia University Ultimate Frisbee Team

2013-11-11T01:35:15Z

Louisa:

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'''Ultimate Frisbee''', sometimes abbreviated '''Ultimate''', is an intercollegiate [[Club sports|club sport]], represented at our fair university by the '''Columbia University Ultimate Frisbee Team'''. The sport is unique in that it has no referees and one of the founding principals is [http://www.upa.org/spirit the "spirit of the game"] requires a special level of sportsmanship (or sportspersonship). Columbia fields both a men's team, [[Uptown Local]], and a [[Ultimate Frisbee (women's)|women's team, NYPD]]. This page discusses the history of the sport's early years at Columbia. For current information about the teams visit their club sports pages.

= History =

== 1974 ==
* The Columbia University Ultimate Frisbee Team was founded by [[David "Buddha" Meyer]] in the fall of [[1974]]. Buddha was a graduate of Columbia High School in Orange, [[New Jersey]], where the game of Ultimate originated in [[1968]]. Many of Buddha's high school classmates had founded or were running other college teams on the East Coast, including Bob Evans at [[Princeton]], Dave Leiwant at [[Yale]] and Jon (JC) Cohn at [[Cornell]]. The team's first shirt was a copy of the Columbia High School shirt stating Columbia Ultimate Frisbee in Columbia blue above concentric circles (supposed to be a Frisbee) on a white shirt. In contrast, the Columbia High School shirt had black lettering and said C.H.S. Varsity Frisbee. The sport at this time used a Master Frisbee (165Gs had not yet been invented), and the field was 60 yards long with 30 yard end zones. Games were usually two 24 minute halves, with time stopped after goals and for out-of bounds. The stalling count was 15 seconds.
[[Image:Buddha_dos_domts_f_76_001.pdf|Buddha Humor;Fall 1976]]

== 1975 ==
* [[David "Buddha" Meyer]], takes junior year abroad and Larry Horlick and Jeff Birnbaum captain the team for the 1975-1976 academic year. Raymond Tang was one of the steady players. The lefty freshman from Huntington, Ken Gary joined the team in the fall and recruited sophomores Jerry "Young" McManus, Mike Forlenza and Bob Jarrett for the spring season (and many to come). Despite the infusion of new blood, the team's record remains untarnished by victory.

==1976 ==
=== Spring 1976===
===Fall 1976===
** [[David "Buddha" Meyer]], a senior, returns from London School of Economics & is captain of the team.
** The team won its first game at Yale on September __, 1976. This was also Steve Kane [and Chris Schmidt's] first game. A coincidence - I think not.
The Fall 1976 Record (2-2, excluding 2 scrimmages w/ Bronx Science & 1 with Stuyvesant, all Ws)
Fri 9/17/76 vs Bronx Science on South Field W (scrimmage)
Sat 9/18/76 at Princeton L
Sat __/__/76 at Yale 21-20 W (KG thinks it was 22-21)
Sun 10/24/76 vs County College of Morris at Central Park 18-14 W
Sun __/__/76 at Webb 15-10 L Called due to darkness

== 1977 ==
=== Spring 1977 ===
* For the spring [[1977]] season, Budddha recruits not only Rutgers transfer Mark Silverschotz, but also John Anthony, a Columbia graduate student and free-style partner of free styler Krae van Sickel; [http://www.amazon.com/Frisbee-Dogs-Throwing-Peter-Bloeme/dp/0962934631 Peter Bloeme], the then reigning Frisbee World Champion (his signature is on the 165G series if discs) and a graduate of Bronx High School of Science; and Mark Danna, a well known "free-styler" living in NYC (and also the author of [http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0915516195/ref=sr_1_olp_1/102-4404152-1584922?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184427550&sr=8-1 "Frisbee Players Handbook", which was a round book sold in a disc)] to join the Columbia squad.
** The team discovered its potential in its second game of the season when Buddha taught the team how to play a zone on the subway ride up to [[Baker Field]] & the team narrowly lost 25-24 to Cornell, one of the top teams in the country (Cornell had [http://www.upa.org/hof/inductees#cohn Jon "JC" Cohn] and [http://www.upa.org/hof/inductees#herrick Jim Herrick], both of whom are in the Ultimate Hall of Fame, as well as Dan Weiss and Paul Brunner).
** That season's Columbia team consisted of several "athletes" (certainly athletes by Ultimate's then standard of "athletic"), including refugees from Columbia's other sports programs, including Jerry McManus (baseball) and Bob Jarrett and Michael Forlenza (lightweight football), Steve Kane, a self-acknowledged, but nonetheless excellent, goal hanger, running around to get open for Buddha, Bloeme, John Anthony & Ken Gary to throw to. Buddha had the world's finest wrist-flip airbounce (not a typo) and Bloeme, as reigning Frisbee World Champion, had pinpoint accuracy & amazing distance. It wasn't until several years later that [http://www.amazon.com/Frisbee-Dogs-Throwing-Peter-Bloeme/dp/0962934631 Peter Bloeme] realized that others could run around and catch discs better than Kane, Jarrett and McManus; so Bloeme switched sports from Ultimate to become a trainer and showman for frisbee-catching dogs.
** A typical play would have a Bloeme throw-off that pinned the other team in the corner by their goal line (this was before the "brick" rule); Columbia would then apply its zone (often a "force side") and upon a turnover Columbia would score, often with Buddha throwing an air-bounce wrist flip (that is not a typo) to someone in the end zone.
** The team qualified for the 1977 East Coast Championship in April 1977. In its first single elimination game, Columbia lost to Penn State, the eventual East Coast champion. Some Penn State views of the game and Buddha is [http://www.ultimatehistory.com/founders/Pg/buddha.html here, about 1/3 down]
The Spring 1977 Record (8-4, including play-off)
Sat 03/05/77 vs Glassboro at Central Park 28-13 L
Sat 03/26/77 vs Cornell at Baker Field 25-24 L
Sun 03/27/77 vs U New Haven at South Field 42-8 W
Sat 04/02/77 vs RPI at Baker Field 27-14 W (very cold)
Sun 04/03/77 vs Summit HS at South Field 25-9 W
Sun 04/03/77 vs Hastings Club at South F 18-11 W
04/9?10?/77 at County Collge of Morris 37-13 W
vs Penn at CCM 25-20 W
Sat 04/16/77 vs Yale at Baker Field 35-14 W
Sun 04/17/77 vs Princeton at Baker Filed 29-26 L
Sun 04/24/77 at Webb 19-8 W
04/30?/77 vs Penn State at Amherst 15-13 L Penn State wins the Easterns

=== Fall 1977 ===
** In the fall of 1977, Steve Kane & Jerry McManus were the co-captains.
** Despite the loss of Buddha & Bloeme, the team continues to play well, but loses its 2 games to programs with "established" players with long Ultimate bloodlines (Princeton with Bob Evans from Columbia High School, and UConn with Dan Buckley & others from Staples High School). In contrast, Columbia has a bunch of unknown players, including new teammates Maurice Matiz (track refugee) and freshmen Ernie Cicconi, the pride of Hasbrouck Heights, and Paul Tvetenstrand. and others Frank Busanic (Astoria ringer).
** The team shirt changes to a blue shirt with white lettering "Columbia Ultimate" above an actual replica of a 165G disc on it (which disc is signed by former Columbia player & then World Frisbee Champion, Peter Bloeme). It was also one of the few Ultimate team shirts to have numbers on the back. This shirt remains the team uniform through at least 1984.
** Practices for 1977 and for several years thereafter are Tuesday & Thursday nights on South Field (which is in a dust-bowl like state). On Thursday nights, practices are watched by the "pre-Pub" crowd. The drinking age was 18 and there was a Pub in the basement of John Jay Hall that served beer and Thursday night was the most popular Pub night at John Jay).
The Fall 1977 Record (5-2)
Sat 9/24/77 at UConn 30-10 L
Sun 10/2/77 at U New Haven 26-8 W
Sat 10/8/77 at County College of Morris 18-16 W
Sat 10/15/77 at Princeton 23-18 L
Sun 10/16/77 vs UPenn at Baker Field 32-27 W
Sat 10/29/77 at Vassar 32-13 W
Sun 11/12/77 vs Webb at Baker Field 26-25 W

==1978 ==
* Florida Trip 1978 --- was there one? ___
=== Spring 1978 ===
* An undefeated regular season was followed by a three-way tie for the final two spots in the Regionals with only the top four teams qualifying for the Eastern Nationals.
* Despite beating Princeton twice, the highlight of the season was the crushing defeat of then top nationally-ranked Rutgers at Rutgers (1974, 1975 & 1976 national champions). In contrast to the spring of 1977 when Columbia had the well-known Buddha and Bloeme, Columbia's humiliating defeat of Rutgers, by a bunch of non-New Jersey, "no-name" players was an announcement that Columbia was a team to be reckoned with (even though one should never end a sentence with preposition). However, Princeton & the other "established" teams got revenge in the Regionals.
* Photos of the Columbia Ultimate team at practice are on the first page of New York Times Sports section (p. 49) on Wednesday April 26, 1978. Photos include Steve Kane handling, while Victor Garcia defends, and Jerry McManus skying over an unidentifed player.
* Due to the primitiveness of the sport, tie-breakers for tournaments had not been fully developed yet. So at the Regionals after a 3 way tie occurred for the final 2 spots for the Easterns, the NJ teams banded together and vote to have goal differential among the top 5 team determine the winner. This was the only way Columbia would have been eliminated and Knights of Nee (a New Jersy Club team with alumni from NJ schools & many "old time/established" players) & Princeton would have qualified. Columbia would have won goal differential among the 3 tied teams and goal differential for the tournament. But Columbia (without "Buddha" or any other established NJ connection) got outvoted for the only formula that let the 4 NJ teams advance. This tournament cemented the hatred for all things about [[New Jersey]].
* The Glassboro game included one of the first brawls in Ultimate. During a tense, very low scoring game, it got ugly when a member of the Glassboro team ran onto the field from the sideline to throw a punch at Maurice. Lots of pushing and shoving ensued. Later that evening, Maurice had to visit the medical facility at Rutgers to get treatment for a small hematoma behind his ear. Needless to say, he did not sleep well given that was his second trip to the clinic that day. The first trip, early in the first game of the tournament, due to an errant Lou Pacheco (see Columbia Soccer) knee to the groin as they both went up to defend a long pass.

The Record Spring 1978 14-3 (9-0 regular season; 5-3 tourney
Sat 03/04/78 at Delaware 15-8 W
Sun 03/05/78 County College of Morris at Baker Field 17-6 W in football stadium in snow
Sat 03/25/78 U of New Haven at Baker Field 21-5 W
Sat 04/01/78 Lockhaven in NYC 8-3 W one 15 minute half
Brandeis in NYC 24-9 W
Sun 04/02/78 at Rutgers 22-15 W Major victory
Sat 04/05/78 at Vassar 31-7 W
Sat 04/15/78 vs Princeton in NYC (Central Park?) 22-14 W
vs Dartmouth in NYC 21-5 W
REGIONALS AT RUTGERS
Sat 04/22/78 vs Columbia High School 13-5 W
vs Rutgers East (the B team) W
vs Glassboro L Glassboro wins tourney
vs Princeton +1 W
vs DC Frisbee W
Sun 04/23/78 vs Knights of Nee -6 L
vs Rutgers L #2 in tourney
vs Webb W

=== Fall 1978 ===
* This was a great season. The "upset" of Boston Frisbee Club (BFC)/Boston Aerodisc(BAD), in Boston, (their only loss of the season) was cool. BFC/BAD was probably the first non-NJ club of "all-stars", who were formed for the sole purpose of becoming national champions. Prior to the game with Columbia they were crushing all their opponents.
* Also, this season, Columbia is teaching a very raw Pat King (who later becomes the founder and star of NEW YORK/NEW YORK, the Ultimate World Champions for 1987 and 1989 - 1993) the intracacies of the game.
* On October 28, 1978 while the ultimate team was beating Vassar & Uconn at Vassar, Columbia football was losing 69-0 to Rutgers.
* The season finale is the "hearse game" when the team travels by hearse to Princeton, arrives late (perhaps because the hearse didn't leave 114th St. until the scheduled game time), pulls up onto the field (with Princeton security follwing), and then goes on to beat hated rival Princeton who took part in the screwing of Columbia at the Spring 1978 Regionals, despite Princeton's captain Bob "God" Evans' protests of Ernie Cicconni's over-aggresive point play. The hearse was bought for less than $1000 and partially owned by team-member [http://about.reuters.com/csr/corporategovernance/board/tomglocer.asp Tom Glocer], who couldn't keep a job in the US and was forced to move to England to get hired by some newspaper company.
The Record Fall 1978 15-3
Sun 09/17/78 at Webb 23-22 W
Sun 09/24/78 at Fairleigh Dickinson 22-2 W
Sun 10/01/78 UPenn at Baker Field 37-19 W (14-11 at half)
Sat 10/07/78 at Bucknell 30-17 L
vs Rutgers 31-28 W
Sun 10/08/78 at Penn State 18-8 W
Sat 10/14/78 vs Knights of Nee at Central Park 29-16 L
Sat 10/15/78 at County College of Morris 25-20 L
Sat 10/21/78 vs Syracuse at Baker Field 41-24 W
Sat 10/28/78 at Vassar 32-18 W
vs UConn at Vassar 29-22 W
Sat 11/04/78 at Brandeis 29-17 W
vs BU at Brandeis 29-11 W
Sun 11/05/78 vs Brown at Cleveland Circle 14-12 W
at Boston Frisbee Club 24-20 W
Sat 11/11/78 at Princeton 27-20 W
vs Lehigh at Princeton 18-9 W
* Winter 1978-1979. Ultimate Players Association (UPA) founded. New regions are established and NY including NY is in the Northeast Region while NJ is in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Not only is Columbia freed from the NJ dominated Mid-Atlantic Region, but a likely showdown between BFC/BAD & Columbia for the Northeast Regional Championship in the spring (and entry to the Nationals) appears likely.

== 1979 ==
* Winter/Indoor 1979
The Record 4-0
Syracuse Tournament in Carrier Dome (starts at midnight)
02/03/79 vs. Syracuse 15-6 W
vs. Cornell 13-10 W
vs. Hampshire 15-6 W Tournament Champion
02/17/79 at UConn 36-31 W
* Florida Trip
The Record 0-3-1
03/11/79 at Univ of Fla 18-18 T
03/13/79 at U of So Fla 18-16 L
vs Orlando 20-15 L
03/15/79 at U of Miami 20-18 L

[[Image:fla1979.jpg|center|thumb|650px|Ultimate team in Florida 1979: Front row: (l-r) Unknown, Steve Kane, Maurice Matiz, Ernie Cicconi (26), Ken Gary (with helmet); Back row: Eric K, Bob Kennelly (with can), Alex Bagley, Tom Gloser, Bob Jarrett, Ted Phillips, Chris Schmidt.]]

=== Spring [[1979]] ===
* In Northeast Regional semi-final at Amherst, the team loses to Cornell on a tipped disc goal with time running out and the season ends. Columbia had previously beaten Cornell in this double elimination tourney. Two unnamed players (Mike Strage & Alex Bagley) oversleep - [sure Strage I could see doing that, but Alex?] Cornell goes on to upset BFC/BAD; thus BFC/BAD's only losses in the 1978-1979 were their final games of the fall & the spring.
* In sum, despite a great deal of talent (& probably the "deepest bench" ever), including in no particular order, Steve Kane, Ken Gary, Maurice Matiz, Chris Schmidt, Ernie Cicconi, Bob Kennelly, Mike Strage, John "GG" Getsos, Grog, Bob Jarrett, Dave Dewitt (who becomes a long-time key Ultimate player in Florida after only one year at Columbia), Alex Bagley, Tom Glocer, Mike Forlenza & others, the team just never really gelled.
The Record 9-6, including playoffs
Sun 03/25/79 vs County Collge of Morris at _____ ____ L
vs Webb ____ W
Sat 3/31/79 vs Boston Frisbee Club at ______ 23-13 L
Sun 04/01/79 vs Hampshire at Yale 26-11 W
Sat 04/07/79 at Vassar 30-9 W
vs Dukes of Conn 18-13 W
Sat 04/14/79 vs Dartmouth at Central Park +4 W cold & rainy
vs Cornell at Central Park -1 L
SECTIONALS at _____
Sat 04/21/79 vs Central Conn +12 W
vs Webb -6 L
Sun 04/22/79 vs Wesleyan 23-11 W
REGIONALS at Amherst
Sat 4/28/77 vs Cornell +3 W
vs Middlebury +1 W Middlebury blew it & great play by Flu
vs Boston 20-8 L
Sun 4/29/77 vs Cornell -1 L Last second tip play loss; Cornell goes on to upset Boston

=== Fall 1979 ===

* With Maurice Matiz & Ken Gary graduating in May 1979, the Heifers, a NYC Club team is formed. Although in its beginning stages Columbia is assisting the Heifers, a rivalry quickly develops. The Heifers did have a cool shirt though, in both black & yellow versions, of a large uddered cow jumping over the NYC skyline. Conceived by Ken Gary & drawn by Alex Toran.
* The 10/6/79 Cornell victory at Vassar is an upset. A unique defense is devised. Bob Kennelly and Bob Jarret shadow Paul Brenner, while the rest of the team plays a zone. Separate from this zone, Ken Gary makes the most uncharacteristic play of his career, but it is effective, as Cornell stops doing short passes up the middle of the field.
The Fall 1979 Record 9-7, including play-offs
Sat 09/29/79 at Webb 22-15 L
vs UConn 23-19 W
Sun 09/30/79 at Dukes 20-13 L
Sat 10/06/79 at Vassar 26-22 W
vs Cornell 17-7 W Upset.
Sun 10/21/79 vs Kings Point (at Baker Field?) 34-4 W
IVY LEAGUE TOURNAMENT at Harvard
Sat 10/27/79 vs Dartmouth -10 L
vs Cornell -6 L
vs Yale +4 W
Sun 10/28/79 vs Harvard +5? W
SECTIONALS AT SUNY PURCHASE
Sat 11/03/79 vs Wesleyan 12-5 W
vs Central Conn 12-3 W
Sun 11/04/79 vs Heifers 29-13 L
vs UConn 13-7 W
REGIONALS AT AMHERST
Sat 11/10/79 vs Hampshire -10 L
vs Syracuse +6 W
vs Heifers -4 L Season over - # 5 in NE Region

== 1980 ==

* Winter Indoor Season 1980
The Record 6-1
Sun 02/03/80 at Fordham 30-5 W
Sat 02/09/80 at UConn 19-18 W
Yale at UConn 23-5 W
Sat 02/09/80 at SUNY Purchase 67-30 W Not a typo (no wind indoors)
SYRACUSE TOURNAMENT
Sat 02/29/80 vs Brandeis 17-7 W
vs Hampshire 14-4 L
vs Syracuse 19-14 W
Three way tie for first between Columbia, Hampshire & Syracuse
* [[1980]] Florida Trip.
** Last minute car plans change so only 8 players go in Steve Kane's parents' station wagon - Steve Kane, Chris Schmidt, Bob Kennelly, Mike Stage, Wally Don, Ken Gary, Ernie Cicconi and Jeff Coffin.
** The team goes undefeated, despite playing three doubleheaders with only 1 sub. Columbia would have won by a larger margin in one of the games, but Mike Strage confuses Ken Gary when he receives a throw-off.
** L'affaire eclair almost costs the team 2 players.
The Florida Record 6-0
Sun 03/09/80 at U Fla 18-14 W
at U Fla 15-10 W
Tues 03/12/80 at USF 19-11 W
at USF 14-11 W
Thurs 03/14/80 at Riveria (Miami) 18-7 W Dave Dewitt's team
at Riveria (Miami) 18-6 W
* The Spring 1980 Season.
** Another very good season, but with a dispointing end.
The Record - Spring 1980 13-2, including play-offs
Sat 03/22/80 at County Collge of Morris +4 W
Sat 03/29/80 vs Dartmouth at Flushing Meadow 15-8 W
vs Boston 8-7 L
Sun 03/30/80 vs RPI at Baker Field W
vs Dukes 19-7 W
Sat 04/05/80 vs NJ Plastic Exchange 10-8 W
at Rutgers 10-6 W
vs Roland & Fish (NYC Club) 14-13 W
Sun 04/13/80 vs Discmasters at Baker Field W
vs Hampshire W
Sat 04/19/80 at Vassar W
SECTIONALS AT SUNY PURCHASE
Sat 04/26/80 vs Kings Point +20? W
vs Discmasters +8 ? W
vs Yale +3? W
Sun 04/27/80 vs Central Conn L Eliminated - Season over

* The Fall 1980 Season
** C'mon Chris, Ernie Phil, someone do you have this season's record? & comments
** 1980-1981 school funding is $1760 ($500 Athletic Dept. and $1260 from JBC - Student Government) per Bill Ebner's 4/28/80 letter. From memory, prior seasons' funding did not include JBC Student government fees (the student government funding did not exist) and usually the team got about $300-$500 per year.

== 1981 ==

* Winter/Indoor 1981 Record 2-0
Sun 2/22/81 W @SUNY Albany 24-11 Indoor ? outdoor
Sun 3/1/81 W @Jersey Jolt (New Brunswick) 13-8 indoor ? outdoor

* Florida 1981
The Florida 1981 Record 5-2
Fri 3/6/81 L at Duke
Sun 3/8/81 W at Bradenton (FL)
Mon 3/9/81 W at USF (Tampa)
Wed 3/11/81 L at Riviera (Miami) Dave Dewitt's team
Thu 3/12/81 W at U of Orlando
W at U of Orlando 2nd game
Sat 3/14/81 W at Wash DC Frisbee Club

=== Spring 1981 ===

** The Record Spring 1981 23-7 (inc. 3 tourneys)
Sat 3/21/81 W Clouds of NJ @ Paramus 22-9
W Rutgers 18-15
Sun 3/22/81 L Heiffers @ Baker Field 19-10
L Webb 17-12
Tue 3/24/81 L Bronx Science @South Field 17-16 Capt. EC, please explain
Sat 3/28/81 W Gators (of CT) @Norwalk 32-8
W Dukes (of CT) 15-12
W Rutgers 17-10
Sun 3/29/81 W Wesleyan 21-12
Sat 4/4/81 W @Vassar 19-9
W SUNY Albany 20-7
W Upstate All-Stars 33-24
Sun 4/12/81 W Central Conn @ Baker 24-21 Overtime
[Sectionals @ Norwalk CT]
Sat 4/18/81 W Central Conn 17-14
Sun 4/19/81 L Dukes 13-12
W Central Conn 14-11
W Gators (CT) 23-15
W Bronx Science 15-12
'''Northeast Regionals'''
Sat 4/25/81 W Umass @ Wellesley 21-16
W SUNY Binghamton 16-14

Sun 4/26/81 W Dartmouth @ Harvard 17-15
W Harvard 12-9
L Middlebury 13-11
'''Easterns @ Purchase NY'''
Sat 5/2/81 W WPI 19-7
W Harvard 23-6
L Jersey Jam 11-10
W Princeton 10-9
Sun 5/3/81 L Glassboro State 14-11 Boro is

'''Ivies @ Princeton'''

5/16/81 W Yale 20-1
W Princeton 17-14
W UPenn 15-9
'''Columbia is Ivy League Champs'''

** Schmidt Rule. Some Timing is uncertain. In the midst of a fierce and acrimonious mutli-month (multi-year?) debate <ref> See, for example, UPA Newsletter, June 1980, Vol. I, No. 2 entilted "Time for a Change? Time versus Points" which addresses the issue. </ref> concerning whether games should be by points (i.e first to 21) or by the 'traditional" time (which was leading to stall tactics and a lot of end of game disputes as to whether time had run out on last second goals (the sport has no referees, let alone time-keepers), Columbia's captain, Chris Schmidt, proposes the most elegant solution, the "Schmidt Rule", that states the game must end on a score (thus eliminating stalling as the clock runs out & disputes whether time ran out before a last second goal is scored. I can't find Chris Schmidt's letter to the UPA newsletter, but, the Schmidt Rule is adopted at the Northeast Region Captains meeting in September 1981 and is adopted nation-wide. <ref> Northeast Region Captians Meeting, UPA Newsletter, October - November 1981, p. 10; see also "Condors top Circus with Schmidt Rule" re: the Santa Cruz Tournament, in the same issue, p. 13 </ref>

The Spring of 1981 is also the year of the cagey Captain Ernie Cicconi's end run around a Connecticut nemesis using the famed loser's bracket and the pretty co-smart Princeton captain to pick the perfect score for both Columbia and Princeton to advance one fine day in Purchase New York. Our hats off to our fearless leader in one of his great acts (and surely not the last).

=== Fall 1981 ===
** Someone has to get the record
** Northeast Regionals Nov 7-8, 1981, Amherst MA
*** "The first game in Pool D was Columbia v. Hostages (a Boston all-star team). Columbia, the third-place team in 1979, was playing with an even smaller squad than the Hostages. Columbia can give anyone a tough game, and they jumped out to a 4-2 lead. Twice Columbia dropped scoring passes in the endzone. Both times the Hostages took the disc the lenghth of the field for a score. So, if Columbia catches those two scores, the Hostages are looking at a 6-0 deficit! The Hostages were able to come back from a 4-2 score however and win the game. The most imporant plays of the first day (for the entire 16 team tourney) were those two dropped passes." <ref> "Hostages take a gutsy victory", Ultimate Players Assocaition UPA Newsletter Vol II, No. 5 January-February 1982. </ref> The Hostages go to the Nationals and come in 4th.
*** Other games in that Pool D was vs. Cornell, which Columbia lost, and vs. Brockport which resulted in ___?

[[Image:UltimateUMass1981.jpg|center|thumb|650px|At 1981 Fall Regionals, UMass]]

In the photo from L to R are: Bob Jarrett, Les Fritzemeier, Steve Kane, Jim Drennan (looking skyward), Phil Hirschhorn (dropping disc, see desription of tourny above), Chris Schmidt, Dave Rosenfeld, Tom Jacobson, Jeff Coffin, Paul Tvetenstrand, Chris Klein, Chris Betts, Mike Strage, Greg Telonis. This photo was later turned into a prize winning Christmas tree ornament.

== References ==
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== External Links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ultimate/ Uptown Local (men's team )]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ultimate/nypd/ NYPD (women's team)]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/CU-ultimate Google group]

[[Category:Club sports]]

Hewitt Hall

2013-09-07T14:11:46Z

Louisa: fixed floor plan link

{{Infobox barnardreshall
|Name=Hewitt Residence Hall
|Image=Hewitt.jpg
|Address=The Quad (3009 Broadway)
|Population=215}}

'''Hewitt Hall''' is a [[Barnard College|Barnard]] residence hall on [[The Quad]].

==History==

Hewitt is the only [[Barnard campus]] building designed by Columbia master planners [[McKim, Mead, and White]]. It was built between [[1924]] and [[1925]], and was the fourth building on the Barnard campus site.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=t0gj61QSgk8C&lpg=PA502&ots=H9-Rrm4Db_&dq=milbank%20hall%20barnard&pg=PA502#v=onepage&q=milbank%20hall%20barnard&f=false AIA Guide to NYC, 2010, p. 502]</ref>

== Facilities ==
Hewitt has 8 corridor-style floors, made up of mostly singles (and a few doubles & triples).

The [[Hewitt Dining Hall]] is in the basement. All residents of Hewitt are required to participate in the Quad Upperclass meal plan.

A number of offices, including Furman Counseling Center and the Office of Disability Services, are located on the 1st Floor.

== Accessibility ==
The Sulzberger and Brooks entrances are wheelchair accessible and elevators stop at all floors.

== Floor plans ==
Floor plans are available at [http://barnardreslife.org/floorplans/hewitt.pdf http://barnardreslife.org/floorplans/hewitt.pdf].

==Advantages==

*Almost all single rooms
*Non-airshaft views
*Relatively convenient location
*Floors are usually quiet
*Anti-social corridor style layout

==Disadvantages==

*No kitchen (except for one usually smelly communal kitchen on each floor of the adjoining Sulzberg building)
*Required Quad Upperclass meal plan
*Thin walls
*No air conditioning
*Anti-social corridor style layout

==References==
<references/>

== Map ==
<googlemap lat="40.808712" lon="-73.964432" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" height="300" controls="small">
40.808712, -73.964432, Hewitt Residence Hall
</googlemap>

== Building address ==
3009 Broadway<br/>
New York, NY 10027

== External links ==
* [http://barnard.edu/reslife/residencehalls/hewitt.html Barnard Residential Life & Housing - Hewitt]
* [http://www.barnard.edu/reslife/floorplans/Hewitt.pdf Hewitt Floor Plans]

[[Category:Buildings]]
[[Category:Barnard residence halls]]

Marcellus Hartley Dodge Physical Fitness Center

2013-08-31T13:50:38Z

Louisa: /* Academic year */

[[Image:Flickr-jasonhe-dodge.jpg|thumb|300px|Photo taken by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonhe/ Flickr user jasonhe] and released under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license].]]

The '''Marcellus Hartley Dodge Physical Fitness Center''' is the Morningside campus's primary recreational fitness facility. Located underground in the northern part of campus, the facility was originally built in response to the failure to construct the [[History_of_the_Morningside_Heights_campus#The_Morningside_Park_Gymnasium|Morningside Park Gymnasium]] in the 1960's. It was recently renovated.

Many [[Columbia College|CC]] and [[SEAS]] students go here for the first time to complete their [[physical education requirement|required phys ed]] classes.

Dodge is visited by approximately 3,000 users a day, sometimes breaking 4,000 a day during peak periods in winter. When the Tri-Level fitness center was opened after renovation in 1998, usership was at 2,000 a day. <ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/?q=node/26804 Dodge Boasts New Equipment, Student Popularity - The Spec 9-20-07]</ref>

== Hours of operation ==

===Academic year===
* Monday-Thursday: 6am-12am
* Friday: 6am-10pm
* Saturday: 10am-10pm
* Sunday: 10am-12am

The pool has separate hours:
* Monday-Friday: 12-2pm, 7-9:30pm
* Saturday-Sunday: 1-5pm, 7-9pm

===Winter, Spring Break, and Summer===
* Monday-Thursday: 7am-11pm
* Friday: 7am-9pm
* Saturday: 12pm-5pm
* Sunday: 12pm-7pm

===Closed periods during 2007===
* May 14 - May 20

Note that it is very difficult to locate the hours of operation on the Dodge fitness center website. This is in keeping with Columbia's culture of opacity and a chronic inability to anticipate even the most basic needs of its students. Also note the diaspora of Columbia webpages, most of which share no design resemblance to others, and are inaccessible from anything save Google. This reflects the size, ineptitude and sheer chaos of Columbia's labyrinthine bureaucracy.

== Facilities ==
[[Image:BlueGym.jpg|thumb|The Blue Gym and Tri-Level Fitness Center]]
[[Image:UrisPool.png|thumb|Percy Uris Pool]]
The equipment in Dodge is all leased, making it the only Ivy League gym with all-leased equipment. The majority of equipment is kept on a 4-year lease, while Cardio equipment is kept on 2-year leases. This allows for the regular and frequent updating and replacement of equipment in Dodge. In 2007 the strength training equipment was replaced for a cost of $200,000. <ref>id</ref>

===[[Francis S. Levien Gymnasium]]===
* Multipurpose hardwood floor gymnasium featuring three NCAA regulation basketball courts
* Configurable for other sports including indoor soccer and volleyball

===[[University Gym]] (Blue Gym)===
* Multipurpose athletics gymnasium with mondo rubberized performance surface
* Configurable for basketball, soccer, volleyball and badminton

===Percy Uris pool===
* Eight-lane 25-yard swimming pool with diving well
* Used for recreational swim and instructional classes

===Tri-Level physical fitness center===
* Three-story open area cardio-fitness and strength training facility
* State-of-the-art machines include treadmills, elliptical trainers, steppers and selectorized weight training systems

===Indoor running track===
* One hundred sixty meter running track with competitive banked turns and mondo rubberized performance surface

===Squash and handball courts===
* Eleven American-size courts suitable for squash, racquetball, paddleball and handball

===Men and women's locker rooms===
* Changing rooms with full showers and restroom facilities
* Scandinavian sauna available in both men and women’s locker rooms

===Offices, etc.===
Dodge also houses the Athletics department offices, and a number of training facilities for varsity teams, including the Fencing Room, and the Aldo T. "Buff" Donelli Strength Room.

== Tips and notes ==

* Best time to go?
* Sign up for [[Intramural Sports]] or [[Club Sports]] if just working out isn't enough.
* Squash Courts can be reserved for 60 minute blocks. Just call Dodge ahead of time.

== External links ==
* [http://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9600&KEY=&ATCLID=319176 Dodge Fitness Center website]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cuathletics/recreation_facility/Levien_current.htm?DB_OEM_ID=9600 Levien Gym Schedule for the current week]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cuathletics/recreation_facility/University_current.htm?DB_OEM_ID=9600 Blue Gym Schedule for the current week]
* [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19741206-01.2.25 Spectator Architecture Review of Dodge], 6 December 1974; [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19741206-01.2.2 and accompanying history of Columbia's many previous failed attempts at building gyms]

== References ==
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[[Category:Morningside Heights campus]]
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