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Earl Hall

2011-10-27T14:26:29Z

Lpridatko:

[[Image:Earl.jpg|thumb|240px|Earl Hall]]

'''Earl Hall''' is Columbia's religious and community service HQ. Previously, Earl served as Columbia's student health center and had medical offices in the basement level. Designed by [[McKim, Mead, and White]], it was originally built in [[1900]]-[[1902]] as the outpost of the YMCA on campus before Columbia took over formal operation.

Earl has some lovely rooms, including the Dodge Room overlooking Broadway, and the auditorium on the upper floor, which is often used for "town hall" events. Most campus religious groups have an office in here. Ironically, the Chaplain's Office is not located here. She called dibs on a space in [[Lerner Hall]] when it opened. Her vacant office is now occupied by the head of [[CUIT]].

Images of Earl Hall appear in two 2012 Columbia University Calendars, [http://www.zazzle.com/columbia_in_pictures_2012_calendar-158915066205441985/ Columbia in Pictures] & [http://www.zazzle.com/columbia_at_night_2012_calendar-158048888058598319 Columbia at Night]

== Tunnel connections ==

The Earl tunnels are among the more interesting ones on campus because they are relatively unused and not frequently cleaned or maintained. Expect to find a bunch of discarded beer cans scattered about, among other things. It's possible that there's a tunnel to Low Library, but this hasn't been discovered yet. [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Here's one view of Earl Hall tunnels.] [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Innards-9503/ And another view of Earl Hall Innards]

===[[Mathematics]]===
You must get into the sub-basement first, which is trickier than it seems. Until approximately 2003, the tunnels under []Earl could be easily accessed from a branch off of the north-south tunnel that extends from [[Dodge Hall]] to [[Havemeyer]]. Unfortunately, new construction has put a locked door at the top of the stairs that used to lead from this tunnel up into Earl, and there is no entrance into these tunnels from Earl itself. But fortunately, it's still possible to access these tunnels without having to break through locked doors because the building has several windows at ground level which can be used to enter the tunnels. Walk to the north wall of Earl and you will find that one of the windows has a pipe running through it. Pry up this window and enter. It is difficult because there are many layers of dried paint caked onto the window frame, but it will open. The exit to the tunnels is at the west end of the sub-basement. Mathematics is to your right once you go down the stairs into the tunnel. [[Havemeyer]] lies beyond. There are no alarms or cameras, but it is obviously risky to be in plain sight prying open a window to a building. Definitely never to be attempted during daylight.

===[[Lewisohn]]===
Same as the Mathematics connection, but instead you turn left. [[Dodge Hall]] lies beyond, and then [[Journalism]] and [[Furnald]] if you are lucky. Same security risks as above.

==[[External links]]==
* [http://www.zazzle.com/lennypridatko/ Earl Hall in 2012 Columbia University Calendars]
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Photograph of Earl Hall Tunnels]

==Photos==
[[Image:Earlbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl basement map]]
The first map (of the Earl Hall basement) shows the building's old hospital configuration, which no longer applies. Note the "violet ray", an old quack medical device that used corona from electric sparks to supposedly heal anything. Also note the secret staircase in the doctor's library.

[[Image:Earlsubbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl sub-basement map from 1940s]]
The second map (of the Earl Hall sub-basement from the 1940s) is still largely accurate, except that the staircase is blocked off at the top.

[[Category:Buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Earl Hall

2011-10-27T14:24:58Z

Lpridatko:

[[Image:Earl.jpg|thumb|240px|Earl Hall]]

'''Earl Hall''' is Columbia's religious and community service HQ. Previously, Earl served as Columbia's student health center and had medical offices in the basement level. Designed by [[McKim, Mead, and White]], it was originally built in [[1900]]-[[1902]] as the outpost of the YMCA on campus before Columbia took over formal operation.

Earl has some lovely rooms, including the Dodge Room overlooking Broadway, and the auditorium on the upper floor, which is often used for "town hall" events. Most campus religious groups have an office in here. Ironically, the Chaplain's Office is not located here. She called dibs on a space in [[Lerner Hall]] when it opened. Her vacant office is now occupied by the head of [[CUIT]].

Images of Earl Hall appear in [http://www.zazzle.com/lennypridatko Columbia University 2012 Calendars] (Columbia in Pictures & Columbia at Night).

== Tunnel connections ==

The Earl tunnels are among the more interesting ones on campus because they are relatively unused and not frequently cleaned or maintained. Expect to find a bunch of discarded beer cans scattered about, among other things. It's possible that there's a tunnel to Low Library, but this hasn't been discovered yet. [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Here's one view of Earl Hall tunnels.] [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Innards-9503/ And another view of Earl Hall Innards]

===[[Mathematics]]===
You must get into the sub-basement first, which is trickier than it seems. Until approximately 2003, the tunnels under []Earl could be easily accessed from a branch off of the north-south tunnel that extends from [[Dodge Hall]] to [[Havemeyer]]. Unfortunately, new construction has put a locked door at the top of the stairs that used to lead from this tunnel up into Earl, and there is no entrance into these tunnels from Earl itself. But fortunately, it's still possible to access these tunnels without having to break through locked doors because the building has several windows at ground level which can be used to enter the tunnels. Walk to the north wall of Earl and you will find that one of the windows has a pipe running through it. Pry up this window and enter. It is difficult because there are many layers of dried paint caked onto the window frame, but it will open. The exit to the tunnels is at the west end of the sub-basement. Mathematics is to your right once you go down the stairs into the tunnel. [[Havemeyer]] lies beyond. There are no alarms or cameras, but it is obviously risky to be in plain sight prying open a window to a building. Definitely never to be attempted during daylight.

===[[Lewisohn]]===
Same as the Mathematics connection, but instead you turn left. [[Dodge Hall]] lies beyond, and then [[Journalism]] and [[Furnald]] if you are lucky. Same security risks as above.

==[[External links]]==
* [http://www.zazzle.com/lennypridatko/ Earl Hall in 2012 Columbia University Calendars]
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Photograph of Earl Hall Tunnels]

==Photos==
[[Image:Earlbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl basement map]]
The first map (of the Earl Hall basement) shows the building's old hospital configuration, which no longer applies. Note the "violet ray", an old quack medical device that used corona from electric sparks to supposedly heal anything. Also note the secret staircase in the doctor's library.

[[Image:Earlsubbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl sub-basement map from 1940s]]
The second map (of the Earl Hall sub-basement from the 1940s) is still largely accurate, except that the staircase is blocked off at the top.

[[Category:Buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Earl Hall

2011-10-27T14:22:25Z

Lpridatko:

[[Image:Earl.jpg|thumb|240px|Earl Hall]]

'''Earl Hall''' is Columbia's religious and community service HQ. Previously, Earl served as Columbia's student health center and had medical offices in the basement level. Designed by [[McKim, Mead, and White]], it was originally built in [[1900]]-[[1902]] as the outpost of the YMCA on campus before Columbia took over formal operation.

Earl has some lovely rooms, including the Dodge Room overlooking Broadway, and the auditorium on the upper floor, which is often used for "town hall" events. Most campus religious groups have an office in here. Ironically, the Chaplain's Office is not located here. She called dibs on a space in [[Lerner Hall]] when it opened. Her vacant office is now occupied by the head of [[CUIT]].

Images of Earl Hall appear in [http://www.zazzle.com/lennypridatko Columbia University 2012 Calendars]

== Tunnel connections ==

The Earl tunnels are among the more interesting ones on campus because they are relatively unused and not frequently cleaned or maintained. Expect to find a bunch of discarded beer cans scattered about, among other things. It's possible that there's a tunnel to Low Library, but this hasn't been discovered yet. [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Here's one view of Earl Hall tunnels.] [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Innards-9503/ And another view of Earl Hall Innards]

===[[Mathematics]]===
You must get into the sub-basement first, which is trickier than it seems. Until approximately 2003, the tunnels under []Earl could be easily accessed from a branch off of the north-south tunnel that extends from [[Dodge Hall]] to [[Havemeyer]]. Unfortunately, new construction has put a locked door at the top of the stairs that used to lead from this tunnel up into Earl, and there is no entrance into these tunnels from Earl itself. But fortunately, it's still possible to access these tunnels without having to break through locked doors because the building has several windows at ground level which can be used to enter the tunnels. Walk to the north wall of Earl and you will find that one of the windows has a pipe running through it. Pry up this window and enter. It is difficult because there are many layers of dried paint caked onto the window frame, but it will open. The exit to the tunnels is at the west end of the sub-basement. Mathematics is to your right once you go down the stairs into the tunnel. [[Havemeyer]] lies beyond. There are no alarms or cameras, but it is obviously risky to be in plain sight prying open a window to a building. Definitely never to be attempted during daylight.

===[[Lewisohn]]===
Same as the Mathematics connection, but instead you turn left. [[Dodge Hall]] lies beyond, and then [[Journalism]] and [[Furnald]] if you are lucky. Same security risks as above.

==[[External links]]==
* [http://www.zazzle.com/lennypridatko/ Earl Hall in 2012 Columbia University Calendars]
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Photograph of Earl Hall Tunnels]

==Photos==
[[Image:Earlbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl basement map]]
The first map (of the Earl Hall basement) shows the building's old hospital configuration, which no longer applies. Note the "violet ray", an old quack medical device that used corona from electric sparks to supposedly heal anything. Also note the secret staircase in the doctor's library.

[[Image:Earlsubbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl sub-basement map from 1940s]]
The second map (of the Earl Hall sub-basement from the 1940s) is still largely accurate, except that the staircase is blocked off at the top.

[[Category:Buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Earl Hall

2011-10-27T14:18:46Z

Lpridatko: /* External links */

[[Image:Earl.jpg|thumb|240px|Earl Hall]]

'''Earl Hall''' is Columbia's religious and community service HQ. Previously, Earl served as Columbia's student health center and had medical offices in the basement level. Designed by [[McKim, Mead, and White]], it was originally built in [[1900]]-[[1902]] as the outpost of the YMCA on campus before Columbia took over formal operation.

Earl has some lovely rooms, including the Dodge Room overlooking Broadway, and the auditorium on the upper floor, which is often used for "town hall" events. Most campus religious groups have an office in here. Ironically, the Chaplain's Office is not located here. She called dibs on a space in [[Lerner Hall]] when it opened. Her vacant office is now occupied by the head of [[CUIT]].

== Tunnel connections ==

The Earl tunnels are among the more interesting ones on campus because they are relatively unused and not frequently cleaned or maintained. Expect to find a bunch of discarded beer cans scattered about, among other things. It's possible that there's a tunnel to Low Library, but this hasn't been discovered yet. [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Here's one view of Earl Hall tunnels.] [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Innards-9503/ And another view of Earl Hall Innards]

===[[Mathematics]]===
You must get into the sub-basement first, which is trickier than it seems. Until approximately 2003, the tunnels under Earl could be easily accessed from a branch off of the north-south tunnel that extends from [[Dodge Hall]] to [[Havemeyer]]. Unfortunately, new construction has put a locked door at the top of the stairs that used to lead from this tunnel up into Earl, and there is no entrance into these tunnels from Earl itself. But fortunately, it's still possible to access these tunnels without having to break through locked doors because the building has several windows at ground level which can be used to enter the tunnels. Walk to the north wall of Earl and you will find that one of the windows has a pipe running through it. Pry up this window and enter. It is difficult because there are many layers of dried paint caked onto the window frame, but it will open. The exit to the tunnels is at the west end of the sub-basement. Mathematics is to your right once you go down the stairs into the tunnel. [[Havemeyer]] lies beyond. There are no alarms or cameras, but it is obviously risky to be in plain sight prying open a window to a building. Definitely never to be attempted during daylight.

===[[Lewisohn]]===
Same as the Mathematics connection, but instead you turn left. [[Dodge Hall]] lies beyond, and then [[Journalism]] and [[Furnald]] if you are lucky. Same security risks as above.

==[[External links]]==
* [http://www.zazzle.com/lennypridatko/ Earl Hall in 2012 Columbia University Calendars]
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Photograph of Earl Hall Tunnels]

==Photos==
[[Image:Earlbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl basement map]]
The first map (of the Earl Hall basement) shows the building's old hospital configuration, which no longer applies. Note the "violet ray", an old quack medical device that used corona from electric sparks to supposedly heal anything. Also note the secret staircase in the doctor's library.

[[Image:Earlsubbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl sub-basement map from 1940s]]
The second map (of the Earl Hall sub-basement from the 1940s) is still largely accurate, except that the staircase is blocked off at the top.

[[Category:Buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Earl Hall

2011-10-27T14:16:53Z

Lpridatko: /* External links */

[[Image:Earl.jpg|thumb|240px|Earl Hall]]

'''Earl Hall''' is Columbia's religious and community service HQ. Previously, Earl served as Columbia's student health center and had medical offices in the basement level. Designed by [[McKim, Mead, and White]], it was originally built in [[1900]]-[[1902]] as the outpost of the YMCA on campus before Columbia took over formal operation.

Earl has some lovely rooms, including the Dodge Room overlooking Broadway, and the auditorium on the upper floor, which is often used for "town hall" events. Most campus religious groups have an office in here. Ironically, the Chaplain's Office is not located here. She called dibs on a space in [[Lerner Hall]] when it opened. Her vacant office is now occupied by the head of [[CUIT]].

== Tunnel connections ==

The Earl tunnels are among the more interesting ones on campus because they are relatively unused and not frequently cleaned or maintained. Expect to find a bunch of discarded beer cans scattered about, among other things. It's possible that there's a tunnel to Low Library, but this hasn't been discovered yet. [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Here's one view of Earl Hall tunnels.] [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Innards-9503/ And another view of Earl Hall Innards]

===[[Mathematics]]===
You must get into the sub-basement first, which is trickier than it seems. Until approximately 2003, the tunnels under Earl could be easily accessed from a branch off of the north-south tunnel that extends from [[Dodge Hall]] to [[Havemeyer]]. Unfortunately, new construction has put a locked door at the top of the stairs that used to lead from this tunnel up into Earl, and there is no entrance into these tunnels from Earl itself. But fortunately, it's still possible to access these tunnels without having to break through locked doors because the building has several windows at ground level which can be used to enter the tunnels. Walk to the north wall of Earl and you will find that one of the windows has a pipe running through it. Pry up this window and enter. It is difficult because there are many layers of dried paint caked onto the window frame, but it will open. The exit to the tunnels is at the west end of the sub-basement. Mathematics is to your right once you go down the stairs into the tunnel. [[Havemeyer]] lies beyond. There are no alarms or cameras, but it is obviously risky to be in plain sight prying open a window to a building. Definitely never to be attempted during daylight.

===[[Lewisohn]]===
Same as the Mathematics connection, but instead you turn left. [[Dodge Hall]] lies beyond, and then [[Journalism]] and [[Furnald]] if you are lucky. Same security risks as above.

==[[External links]]==
* [http://www.zazzle.com/lennypridatko/ Earl Hall in 2012 Columbia University Calendar]
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Photograph of Earl Hall Tunnels]

==Photos==
[[Image:Earlbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl basement map]]
The first map (of the Earl Hall basement) shows the building's old hospital configuration, which no longer applies. Note the "violet ray", an old quack medical device that used corona from electric sparks to supposedly heal anything. Also note the secret staircase in the doctor's library.

[[Image:Earlsubbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl sub-basement map from 1940s]]
The second map (of the Earl Hall sub-basement from the 1940s) is still largely accurate, except that the staircase is blocked off at the top.

[[Category:Buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Earl Hall

2011-10-27T14:11:03Z

Lpridatko:

[[Image:Earl.jpg|thumb|240px|Earl Hall]]

'''Earl Hall''' is Columbia's religious and community service HQ. Previously, Earl served as Columbia's student health center and had medical offices in the basement level. Designed by [[McKim, Mead, and White]], it was originally built in [[1900]]-[[1902]] as the outpost of the YMCA on campus before Columbia took over formal operation.

Earl has some lovely rooms, including the Dodge Room overlooking Broadway, and the auditorium on the upper floor, which is often used for "town hall" events. Most campus religious groups have an office in here. Ironically, the Chaplain's Office is not located here. She called dibs on a space in [[Lerner Hall]] when it opened. Her vacant office is now occupied by the head of [[CUIT]].

== Tunnel connections ==

The Earl tunnels are among the more interesting ones on campus because they are relatively unused and not frequently cleaned or maintained. Expect to find a bunch of discarded beer cans scattered about, among other things. It's possible that there's a tunnel to Low Library, but this hasn't been discovered yet. [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Here's one view of Earl Hall tunnels.] [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Innards-9503/ And another view of Earl Hall Innards]

===[[Mathematics]]===
You must get into the sub-basement first, which is trickier than it seems. Until approximately 2003, the tunnels under Earl could be easily accessed from a branch off of the north-south tunnel that extends from [[Dodge Hall]] to [[Havemeyer]]. Unfortunately, new construction has put a locked door at the top of the stairs that used to lead from this tunnel up into Earl, and there is no entrance into these tunnels from Earl itself. But fortunately, it's still possible to access these tunnels without having to break through locked doors because the building has several windows at ground level which can be used to enter the tunnels. Walk to the north wall of Earl and you will find that one of the windows has a pipe running through it. Pry up this window and enter. It is difficult because there are many layers of dried paint caked onto the window frame, but it will open. The exit to the tunnels is at the west end of the sub-basement. Mathematics is to your right once you go down the stairs into the tunnel. [[Havemeyer]] lies beyond. There are no alarms or cameras, but it is obviously risky to be in plain sight prying open a window to a building. Definitely never to be attempted during daylight.

===[[Lewisohn]]===
Same as the Mathematics connection, but instead you turn left. [[Dodge Hall]] lies beyond, and then [[Journalism]] and [[Furnald]] if you are lucky. Same security risks as above.

==[[External links]]==
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Photograph of Earl Hall Tunnels]

==Photos==
[[Image:Earlbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl basement map]]
The first map (of the Earl Hall basement) shows the building's old hospital configuration, which no longer applies. Note the "violet ray", an old quack medical device that used corona from electric sparks to supposedly heal anything. Also note the secret staircase in the doctor's library.

[[Image:Earlsubbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl sub-basement map from 1940s]]
The second map (of the Earl Hall sub-basement from the 1940s) is still largely accurate, except that the staircase is blocked off at the top.

[[Category:Buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Earl Hall

2011-10-27T14:10:16Z

Lpridatko:

[[Image:Earl.jpg|thumb|240px|Earl Hall]]

'''Earl Hall''' is Columbia's religious and community service HQ. Previously, Earl served as Columbia's student health center and had medical offices in the basement level. Designed by [[McKim, Mead, and White]], it was originally built in [[1900]]-[[1902]] as the outpost of the YMCA on campus before Columbia took over formal operation.

Earl has some lovely rooms, including the Dodge Room overlooking Broadway, and the auditorium on the upper floor, which is often used for "town hall" events. Most campus religious groups have an office in here. Ironically, the Chaplain's Office is not located here. She called dibs on a space in [[Lerner Hall]] when it opened. Her vacant office is now occupied by the head of [[CUIT]].

== Tunnel connections ==

The Earl tunnels are among the more interesting ones on campus because they are relatively unused and not frequently cleaned or maintained. Expect to find a bunch of discarded beer cans scattered about, among other things. It's possible that there's a tunnel to Low Library, but this hasn't been discovered yet. [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Here's one view of Earl Hall tunnels.] [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Innards-9503/ And another view of Earl Hall Innards]

===[[Mathematics]]===
You must get into the sub-basement first, which is trickier than it seems. Until approximately 2003, the tunnels under Earl could be easily accessed from a branch off of the north-south tunnel that extends from [[Dodge Hall]] to [[Havemeyer]]. Unfortunately, new construction has put a locked door at the top of the stairs that used to lead from this tunnel up into Earl, and there is no entrance into these tunnels from Earl itself. But fortunately, it's still possible to access these tunnels without having to break through locked doors because the building has several windows at ground level which can be used to enter the tunnels. Walk to the north wall of Earl and you will find that one of the windows has a pipe running through it. Pry up this window and enter. It is difficult because there are many layers of dried paint caked onto the window frame, but it will open. The exit to the tunnels is at the west end of the sub-basement. Mathematics is to your right once you go down the stairs into the tunnel. [[Havemeyer]] lies beyond. There are no alarms or cameras, but it is obviously risky to be in plain sight prying open a window to a building. Definitely never to be attempted during daylight.

===[[Lewisohn]]===
Same as the Mathematics connection, but instead you turn left. [[Dodge Hall]] lies beyond, and then [[Journalism]] and [[Furnald]] if you are lucky. Same security risks as above.

==Photos==
[[Image:Earlbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl basement map]]
The first map (of the Earl Hall basement) shows the building's old hospital configuration, which no longer applies. Note the "violet ray", an old quack medical device that used corona from electric sparks to supposedly heal anything. Also note the secret staircase in the doctor's library.

[[Image:Earlsubbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl sub-basement map from 1940s]]
The second map (of the Earl Hall sub-basement from the 1940s) is still largely accurate, except that the staircase is blocked off at the top.

==[[External links]]==
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Photograph of Earl Hall Tunnels]

[[Category:Buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Earl Hall

2011-10-27T14:09:29Z

Lpridatko:

[[Image:Earl.jpg|thumb|240px|Earl Hall]]

'''Earl Hall''' is Columbia's religious and community service HQ. Previously, Earl served as Columbia's student health center and had medical offices in the basement level. Designed by [[McKim, Mead, and White]], it was originally built in [[1900]]-[[1902]] as the outpost of the YMCA on campus before Columbia took over formal operation.

Earl has some lovely rooms, including the Dodge Room overlooking Broadway, and the auditorium on the upper floor, which is often used for "town hall" events. Most campus religious groups have an office in here. Ironically, the Chaplain's Office is not located here. She called dibs on a space in [[Lerner Hall]] when it opened. Her vacant office is now occupied by the head of [[CUIT]].

== Tunnel connections ==

The Earl tunnels are among the more interesting ones on campus because they are relatively unused and not frequently cleaned or maintained. Expect to find a bunch of discarded beer cans scattered about, among other things. It's possible that there's a tunnel to Low Library, but this hasn't been discovered yet. [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Here's one view of Earl Hall tunnels.] [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Innards-9503/ And another view of Earl Hall Innards]

===[[Mathematics]]===
You must get into the sub-basement first, which is trickier than it seems. Until approximately 2003, the tunnels under Earl could be easily accessed from a branch off of the north-south tunnel that extends from [[Dodge Hall]] to [[Havemeyer]]. Unfortunately, new construction has put a locked door at the top of the stairs that used to lead from this tunnel up into Earl, and there is no entrance into these tunnels from Earl itself. But fortunately, it's still possible to access these tunnels without having to break through locked doors because the building has several windows at ground level which can be used to enter the tunnels. Walk to the north wall of Earl and you will find that one of the windows has a pipe running through it. Pry up this window and enter. It is difficult because there are many layers of dried paint caked onto the window frame, but it will open. The exit to the tunnels is at the west end of the sub-basement. Mathematics is to your right once you go down the stairs into the tunnel. [[Havemeyer]] lies beyond. There are no alarms or cameras, but it is obviously risky to be in plain sight prying open a window to a building. Definitely never to be attempted during daylight.

===[[Lewisohn]]===
Same as the Mathematics connection, but instead you turn left. [[Dodge Hall]] lies beyond, and then [[Journalism]] and [[Furnald]] if you are lucky. Same security risks as above.

==Photos==
[[Image:Earlbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl basement map]]
The first map (of the Earl Hall basement) shows the building's old hospital configuration, which no longer applies. Note the "violet ray", an old quack medical device that used corona from electric sparks to supposedly heal anything. Also note the secret staircase in the doctor's library.

[[Image:Earlsubbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl sub-basement map from 1940s]]
The second map (of the Earl Hall sub-basement from the 1940s) is still largely accurate, except that the staircase is blocked off at the top.

==[[External links]]==
[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Photograph of Earl Hall Tunnels]

[[Category:Buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Earl Hall

2011-10-27T14:08:45Z

Lpridatko:

[[Image:Earl.jpg|thumb|240px|Earl Hall]]

'''Earl Hall''' is Columbia's religious and community service HQ. Previously, Earl served as Columbia's student health center and had medical offices in the basement level. Designed by [[McKim, Mead, and White]], it was originally built in [[1900]]-[[1902]] as the outpost of the YMCA on campus before Columbia took over formal operation.

Earl has some lovely rooms, including the Dodge Room overlooking Broadway, and the auditorium on the upper floor, which is often used for "town hall" events. Most campus religious groups have an office in here. Ironically, the Chaplain's Office is not located here. She called dibs on a space in [[Lerner Hall]] when it opened. Her vacant office is now occupied by the head of [[CUIT]].

== Tunnel connections ==

The Earl tunnels are among the more interesting ones on campus because they are relatively unused and not frequently cleaned or maintained. Expect to find a bunch of discarded beer cans scattered about, among other things. It's possible that there's a tunnel to Low Library, but this hasn't been discovered yet. [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Here's one view of Earl Hall tunnels.] [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Innards-9503/ And another view of Earl Hall Innards]

===[[Mathematics]]===
You must get into the sub-basement first, which is trickier than it seems. Until approximately 2003, the tunnels under Earl could be easily accessed from a branch off of the north-south tunnel that extends from [[Dodge Hall]] to [[Havemeyer]]. Unfortunately, new construction has put a locked door at the top of the stairs that used to lead from this tunnel up into Earl, and there is no entrance into these tunnels from Earl itself. But fortunately, it's still possible to access these tunnels without having to break through locked doors because the building has several windows at ground level which can be used to enter the tunnels. Walk to the north wall of Earl and you will find that one of the windows has a pipe running through it. Pry up this window and enter. It is difficult because there are many layers of dried paint caked onto the window frame, but it will open. The exit to the tunnels is at the west end of the sub-basement. Mathematics is to your right once you go down the stairs into the tunnel. [[Havemeyer]] lies beyond. There are no alarms or cameras, but it is obviously risky to be in plain sight prying open a window to a building. Definitely never to be attempted during daylight.

===[[Lewisohn]]===
Same as the Mathematics connection, but instead you turn left. [[Dodge Hall]] lies beyond, and then [[Journalism]] and [[Furnald]] if you are lucky. Same security risks as above.

==Photos==
[[Image:Earlbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl basement map]]
The first map (of the Earl Hall basement) shows the building's old hospital configuration, which no longer applies. Note the "violet ray", an old quack medical device that used corona from electric sparks to supposedly heal anything. Also note the secret staircase in the doctor's library.

[[Image:Earlsubbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl sub-basement map from 1940s]]
The second map (of the Earl Hall sub-basement from the 1940s) is still largely accurate, except that the staircase is blocked off at the top.

== External links ==
[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Photograph of Earl Hall Tunnels]

[[Category:Buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Earl Hall

2011-10-27T14:08:11Z

Lpridatko:

[[Image:Earl.jpg|thumb|240px|Earl Hall]]

'''Earl Hall''' is Columbia's religious and community service HQ. Previously, Earl served as Columbia's student health center and had medical offices in the basement level. Designed by [[McKim, Mead, and White]], it was originally built in [[1900]]-[[1902]] as the outpost of the YMCA on campus before Columbia took over formal operation.

Earl has some lovely rooms, including the Dodge Room overlooking Broadway, and the auditorium on the upper floor, which is often used for "town hall" events. Most campus religious groups have an office in here. Ironically, the Chaplain's Office is not located here. She called dibs on a space in [[Lerner Hall]] when it opened. Her vacant office is now occupied by the head of [[CUIT]].

== Tunnel connections ==

The Earl tunnels are among the more interesting ones on campus because they are relatively unused and not frequently cleaned or maintained. Expect to find a bunch of discarded beer cans scattered about, among other things. It's possible that there's a tunnel to Low Library, but this hasn't been discovered yet. [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Here's one view of Earl Hall tunnels.] [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Innards-9503/ And another view of Earl Hall Innards]

===[[Mathematics]]===
You must get into the sub-basement first, which is trickier than it seems. Until approximately 2003, the tunnels under Earl could be easily accessed from a branch off of the north-south tunnel that extends from [[Dodge Hall]] to [[Havemeyer]]. Unfortunately, new construction has put a locked door at the top of the stairs that used to lead from this tunnel up into Earl, and there is no entrance into these tunnels from Earl itself. But fortunately, it's still possible to access these tunnels without having to break through locked doors because the building has several windows at ground level which can be used to enter the tunnels. Walk to the north wall of Earl and you will find that one of the windows has a pipe running through it. Pry up this window and enter. It is difficult because there are many layers of dried paint caked onto the window frame, but it will open. The exit to the tunnels is at the west end of the sub-basement. Mathematics is to your right once you go down the stairs into the tunnel. [[Havemeyer]] lies beyond. There are no alarms or cameras, but it is obviously risky to be in plain sight prying open a window to a building. Definitely never to be attempted during daylight.

===[[Lewisohn]]===
Same as the Mathematics connection, but instead you turn left. [[Dodge Hall]] lies beyond, and then [[Journalism]] and [[Furnald]] if you are lucky. Same security risks as above.

==Photos==
[[Image:Earlbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl basement map]]
The first map (of the Earl Hall basement) shows the building's old hospital configuration, which no longer applies. Note the "violet ray", an old quack medical device that used corona from electric sparks to supposedly heal anything. Also note the secret staircase in the doctor's library.

== External links ==
[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Photograph of Earl Hall Tunnels]

[[Image:Earlsubbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl sub-basement map from 1940s]]
The second map (of the Earl Hall sub-basement from the 1940s) is still largely accurate, except that the staircase is blocked off at the top.

[[Category:Buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Earl Hall

2011-10-27T14:05:42Z

Lpridatko: /* Tunnel connections */

[[Image:Earl.jpg|thumb|240px|Earl Hall]]

'''Earl Hall''' is Columbia's religious and community service HQ. Previously, Earl served as Columbia's student health center and had medical offices in the basement level. Designed by [[McKim, Mead, and White]], it was originally built in [[1900]]-[[1902]] as the outpost of the YMCA on campus before Columbia took over formal operation.

Earl has some lovely rooms, including the Dodge Room overlooking Broadway, and the auditorium on the upper floor, which is often used for "town hall" events. Most campus religious groups have an office in here. Ironically, the Chaplain's Office is not located here. She called dibs on a space in [[Lerner Hall]] when it opened. Her vacant office is now occupied by the head of [[CUIT]].

== Tunnel connections ==

The Earl tunnels are among the more interesting ones on campus because they are relatively unused and not frequently cleaned or maintained. Expect to find a bunch of discarded beer cans scattered about, among other things. It's possible that there's a tunnel to Low Library, but this hasn't been discovered yet. [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Here's one view of Earl Hall tunnels.] [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Innards-9503/ And another view of Earl Hall Innards]

===[[Mathematics]]===
You must get into the sub-basement first, which is trickier than it seems. Until approximately 2003, the tunnels under Earl could be easily accessed from a branch off of the north-south tunnel that extends from [[Dodge Hall]] to [[Havemeyer]]. Unfortunately, new construction has put a locked door at the top of the stairs that used to lead from this tunnel up into Earl, and there is no entrance into these tunnels from Earl itself. But fortunately, it's still possible to access these tunnels without having to break through locked doors because the building has several windows at ground level which can be used to enter the tunnels. Walk to the north wall of Earl and you will find that one of the windows has a pipe running through it. Pry up this window and enter. It is difficult because there are many layers of dried paint caked onto the window frame, but it will open. The exit to the tunnels is at the west end of the sub-basement. Mathematics is to your right once you go down the stairs into the tunnel. [[Havemeyer]] lies beyond. There are no alarms or cameras, but it is obviously risky to be in plain sight prying open a window to a building. Definitely never to be attempted during daylight.

===[[Lewisohn]]===
Same as the Mathematics connection, but instead you turn left. [[Dodge Hall]] lies beyond, and then [[Journalism]] and [[Furnald]] if you are lucky. Same security risks as above.

==Photos==
[[Image:Earlbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl basement map]]
The first map (of the Earl Hall basement) shows the building's old hospital configuration, which no longer applies. Note the "violet ray", an old quack medical device that used corona from electric sparks to supposedly heal anything. Also note the secret staircase in the doctor's library.

[[Image:Earlsubbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl sub-basement map from 1940s]]
The second map (of the Earl Hall sub-basement from the 1940s) is still largely accurate, except that the staircase is blocked off at the top.

[[Category:Buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Earl Hall

2011-10-27T14:01:32Z

Lpridatko: /* Tunnel connections */

[[Image:Earl.jpg|thumb|240px|Earl Hall]]

'''Earl Hall''' is Columbia's religious and community service HQ. Previously, Earl served as Columbia's student health center and had medical offices in the basement level. Designed by [[McKim, Mead, and White]], it was originally built in [[1900]]-[[1902]] as the outpost of the YMCA on campus before Columbia took over formal operation.

Earl has some lovely rooms, including the Dodge Room overlooking Broadway, and the auditorium on the upper floor, which is often used for "town hall" events. Most campus religious groups have an office in here. Ironically, the Chaplain's Office is not located here. She called dibs on a space in [[Lerner Hall]] when it opened. Her vacant office is now occupied by the head of [[CUIT]].

== Tunnel connections ==

The Earl tunnels are among the more interesting ones on campus because they are relatively unused and not frequently cleaned or maintained. Expect to find a bunch of discarded beer cans scattered about, among other things. It's possible that there's a tunnel to Low Library, but this hasn't been discovered yet. [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Double-3-2/ Here's one view of Earl Hall tunnels.]

===[[Mathematics]]===
You must get into the sub-basement first, which is trickier than it seems. Until approximately 2003, the tunnels under Earl could be easily accessed from a branch off of the north-south tunnel that extends from [[Dodge Hall]] to [[Havemeyer]]. Unfortunately, new construction has put a locked door at the top of the stairs that used to lead from this tunnel up into Earl, and there is no entrance into these tunnels from Earl itself. But fortunately, it's still possible to access these tunnels without having to break through locked doors because the building has several windows at ground level which can be used to enter the tunnels. Walk to the north wall of Earl and you will find that one of the windows has a pipe running through it. Pry up this window and enter. It is difficult because there are many layers of dried paint caked onto the window frame, but it will open. The exit to the tunnels is at the west end of the sub-basement. Mathematics is to your right once you go down the stairs into the tunnel. [[Havemeyer]] lies beyond. There are no alarms or cameras, but it is obviously risky to be in plain sight prying open a window to a building. Definitely never to be attempted during daylight.

===[[Lewisohn]]===
Same as the Mathematics connection, but instead you turn left. [[Dodge Hall]] lies beyond, and then [[Journalism]] and [[Furnald]] if you are lucky. Same security risks as above.

==Photos==
[[Image:Earlbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl basement map]]
The first map (of the Earl Hall basement) shows the building's old hospital configuration, which no longer applies. Note the "violet ray", an old quack medical device that used corona from electric sparks to supposedly heal anything. Also note the secret staircase in the doctor's library.

[[Image:Earlsubbasement.jpg|thumb|left|Earl sub-basement map from 1940s]]
The second map (of the Earl Hall sub-basement from the 1940s) is still largely accurate, except that the staircase is blocked off at the top.

[[Category:Buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Calendars

2011-10-27T12:58:31Z

Lpridatko:

Columbia publishes several '''calendars''':

*[http://www.zazzle.com/lennypridatko Columbia University 2012 Calendars]
*[http://www.urh.columbia.edu/lounges/thisweek.asp Residence hall lounges]
*[http://www.dining.columbia.edu/docs/menus/ John Jay menu]
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/dining/docs/events/ Dining events]
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/registrar/docs/students/academic-calendar/ Academic calendar]
*[http://calendar.columbia.edu/ University events]
*[http://www.college.columbia.edu/aboutcc/events/ CC events]
*[http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/about_seas/events/ SEAS events]
*[http://www.gs.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/calendar_show.dll/layout?sitename=COLAD&period=ALL GS events]
*[http://www.cuarts.com/calendar/cuarts_gcal.html CUArts]
*[http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/events/ Student Affairs events]
*[http://www.cce.columbia.edu/events/index.php CCE events]
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/housing/docs/returning_students/room-selection/calendar.html Room selection calendar]
*[http://www.arch.columbia.edu/gsap-online/index.php?pageData=1/12/0/0/&data=true!events!events.php!0 Architecture School Calendar]

[[Category:Events]]

User talk:Lpridatko

2011-10-27T12:46:03Z

Lpridatko: moved User talk:Lpridatko to Columbia University 2012 Calendars

#REDIRECT [[Columbia University 2012 Calendars]]

List of maps

2011-09-11T19:45:12Z

Lpridatko:

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40.841217, -73.942258, [[CUMC]]
#758bc5
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<googlemap lat="40.817999" lon="-73.95803" type="map" zoom="16" width="700" height="300" controls="small">
40.818324, -73.957944, [[Manhattanville campus]]
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</googlemap>
 
<googlemap lat="40.809067" lon="-73.961613" type="map" zoom="16" width="700" height="500" controls="small">
40.809603, -73.963459, [[Barnard campus]]
40.807378, -73.962386, [[Morningside Heights campus]]
40.81048, -73.960562, [[Teacher's College campus]]
40.811536, -73.962107, [[UTS campus]]
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== External links ==

A variety of maps, virtual tours, and guides of Columbia University and its surrounding areas are available including:

* [http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/tour Virtual Tour of Columbia University]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/map/index.html Columbia University Campus Map]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=100809540247518976022.00000111ccb62a1f64a63 Interactive Map of Columbia University Campus]
* [http://neighbors.columbia.edu/pages/manplanning/proposed_plan/DesignElements.html Campus Plan]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ire/msstud.html Columbia/Morningside Heights Area Map]
* [http://www.morningside-heights.net/map1.htm Guide to Morningside Heights]
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/ Columbia University Campus Photographs]

[[Category:Maps]]
[[Category:Campuses]]

Casa Italiana

2011-09-10T18:37:17Z

Lpridatko: /* External Links */

[[Image:CasaItaliana.jpg|thumb|240px|Casa Italiana]]

The '''Casa Italiana''' is a monumental building in front of the [[International Affairs Building]] on Amsterdam Avenue, which flies the Italian and Columbia flags side-by-side (previously, the Italian flag flew next to the American one, but the US standard was replaced in recent years).

The building's past is shadily connected to Italian fascism. It may have been paid for by [[Benito Mussolini]]; his desk still resides in the building. A once semiautonomous "university within the university," its connections to Italy were grounds for a [[1935]] student protest against the institution relating to the Italian invasion of Ethiopia.

Technically owned by the Italian government once more, it houses the [http://www.italianacademy.columbia.edu/ Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America]. Its main room hosts quite a few black-tie university events.

==External Links==
*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/east-campus/EC-8942/ Casa Italiana Photographs]
* [http://www.bwog.net/publicate/index.php?page=post&article_id=349 "Casa Totalitariana" (B&W article)]

[[Category:Buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]]
[[Category:Language houses on the Morningside Heights campus]]

School of International and Public Affairs

2011-09-10T18:33:26Z

Lpridatko:

{{Infobox school
|Name=School of International and Public Affairs
|Image=CUShield.png
|Established=1946
|Dean=[[John Coatsworth]]
|Degrees=[[MPA]], [[MIA]], [[PhD]]
|Enrollment=1,150 students (2005)
|Website=[http://sipa.columbia.edu/ sipa.columbia.edu]
}}

{{wp-also}}

Also known as '''SIPA''', the '''School of International and Public Affairs''' is a graduate public policy school. It is based in the [[International Affairs Building]].

The school's acronym is pronounced "See-Puh". Don't ever confuse it with the [[w:Securities Investor Protection Act|Securities Investor Protection Act]] (also SIPA, but pronounced "Sih-Puh").

==History==

It was spawned during an era when funding was poured into area studies programs as a result of the Cold War and the United States's post World War II abandonment of isolationism. The school came to be Columbia's incubator for the rising interdisciplinary trend in [[regional studies]], and many of the university's regional studies institutes retain deep ties with the school.

Rumors persist that there were initial plans to name the school after former [[University President]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].

==Faculty==

Like [[Harvard]]'s Kennedy School of Government, it serves as a sort of incubator for political figures whose party is currently out of office. Current New York State Governor [[David Paterson]] taught there at one point, as does former New York City mayor [[David Dinkins]] now. [[Bollinger]] frequently offers teaching slots to visiting [[World Leaders Forum|world leaders]] who appear they might be on the way out.

==Future plans==
SIPA is undergoing major changes. The school is planning on moving to a new facility on the [[Manhattanville campus]], and a reorganization within the University by moving out from under the [[Faculty of Arts and Sciences]] and positioning itself more independently a la the professional schools.[http://columbiaspectator.com/2009/03/31/sipa-hire-budget-independently]

==External link==
*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/east-campus/EC-9268/ SIPA Photographs]

[[Category:SIPA|*]]

{{Schools}}

School of International and Public Affairs

2011-09-10T18:33:10Z

Lpridatko:

{{Infobox school
|Name=School of International and Public Affairs
|Image=CUShield.png
|Established=1946
|Dean=[[John Coatsworth]]
|Degrees=[[MPA]], [[MIA]], [[PhD]]
|Enrollment=1,150 students (2005)
|Website=[http://sipa.columbia.edu/ sipa.columbia.edu]
}}

{{wp-also}}

Also known as '''SIPA''', the '''School of International and Public Affairs''' is a graduate public policy school. It is based in the [[International Affairs Building]].

The school's acronym is pronounced "See-Puh". Don't ever confuse it with the [[w:Securities Investor Protection Act|Securities Investor Protection Act]] (also SIPA, but pronounced "Sih-Puh").

==History==

It was spawned during an era when funding was poured into area studies programs as a result of the Cold War and the United States's post World War II abandonment of isolationism. The school came to be Columbia's incubator for the rising interdisciplinary trend in [[regional studies]], and many of the university's regional studies institutes retain deep ties with the school.

Rumors persist that there were initial plans to name the school after former [[University President]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].

==Faculty==

Like [[Harvard]]'s Kennedy School of Government, it serves as a sort of incubator for political figures whose party is currently out of office. Current New York State Governor [[David Paterson]] taught there at one point, as does former New York City mayor [[David Dinkins]] now. [[Bollinger]] frequently offers teaching slots to visiting [[World Leaders Forum|world leaders]] who appear they might be on the way out.

==Future plans==
SIPA is undergoing major changes. The school is planning on moving to a new facility on the [[Manhattanville campus]], and a reorganization within the University by moving out from under the [[Faculty of Arts and Sciences]] and positioning itself more independently a la the professional schools.[http://columbiaspectator.com/2009/03/31/sipa-hire-budget-independently]

==External link=
*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/east-campus/EC-9268/ SIPA Photographs]

[[Category:SIPA|*]]

{{Schools}}

Revson Plaza

2011-09-10T18:31:35Z

Lpridatko:

'''Charles H. Revson Plaza''' is the official name for the bridge that links the main [[Morningside Heights campus]] to the area across [[Amsterdam Avenue]] containing the [[law school]], [[SIPA]], and [[East Campus]]. It contains a little grassy area and some sculptures, including ''[[Life Force]]'', ''[[Tight Rope Walker]]'', and ''[[Three-Way Piece: Points]]''. There are also great views up and down Amsterdam. The bridge (and plaza) were built in [[1964]].

== External link ==
*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/east-campus/EC-8942 Revson Plaza Photographs]

== Photos ==
<gallery>
Image:PlazaConstruction1.jpg|[[Amsterdam Avenue|Amsterdam Ave]] before the construction of the plaza
Image:PlazaConstruction2.jpg|Plaza under construction, looking towards [[Jerome Greene Hall]] with [[Philosophy Hall]] on the left, [[Kent Hall]] on the right
Image:PlazaConstruction3.jpg|Plaza construction, looking north from [[Amsterdam Ave|Amsterdam Ave]]
Image:Revsonplaza.jpg|Revson Plaza, with the ''[[Life Force]]'' sculpture in the middle
</gallery>

[[Category:Outdoor spaces on the Morningside Heights campus]]

St. John the Divine

2011-09-10T18:28:10Z

Lpridatko: /* External links */

'''St. John the Divine''' is one of the largest gothic cathedrals in the world...or would be, if it were ever completed. It's been under construction for 100+ years. It is also the seat of the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.

The grounds feature some creepy Bible-themed sculptures and are roamed by peacocks.

==Annals==

In December [[2001]], the north transept of the cathedral (you'll learn what this means in [[Art Hum]]) burned down in a fire, another reason for the perpetual scaffolding.

In November [[2006]] vandals lopped off the head of a George Washington statue on the Cathedral and left a one dollar bill in its place.

In March [[2007]] Elton John rented (?) the Cathedral for his 60th birthday party, inviting equal parts criticism and awe.

== External links ==
*[http://www.stjohndivine.org/ Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine Website]
*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/columbias-community/Community-2991/ St. John's Photograph]
*[http://www.nypost.com/seven/03252007/news/worldnews/eltons_bday_simply_divine_worldnews_elizabeth_wolff.htm "Elton's B'Day Simply Divine" (NY Post)]

[[Category:Churches in Morningside Heights]]

Riverside Church

2011-09-10T18:26:09Z

Lpridatko: /* External links */

'''Riverside Church''' was built by Rockefeller. It is on [[Riverside Drive]] at about 120th St, near [[Grant's Tomb]].

The church's steeple is the tallest structure in [[Morningside Heights]].

Martin Luther King and other Civil Rights Movement leaders once spoke there. Now, it's the site of [[SIPA]]'s graduation ceremonies.

==External links==

*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/columbias-community/Community-5093/ Riverside Church Photograph]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/05/us/05religion.html Riverside Takes On the Task of Rebuilding a Church] (new york times article)

[[Category:Churches in Morningside Heights]]

Grant's Tomb

2011-09-10T18:24:08Z

Lpridatko:

{{wp-also}}

* Who's buried here?

* you're unlikely to go here, unless you're going to see the [http://www.jazzmobile.org/events.asp free jazz] every wednesday night in the summers.

== External link ==
*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/columbias-community/Community-5672/ Grant's Tomb Photograph]

[[Category:New York City]]
[[Category:Morningside Heights]]

President's House

2011-09-10T18:22:07Z

Lpridatko:

[[Image:PresidentialPalace.jpg|300px|thumb|The President's House seen from [[Morningside Drive]]]]
[[Image:PresidentialPalace2.jpg|300px|thumb|Rear View, [[116th Street]] side, showing [[Wien Hall]] (left), President's garden, and [[Faculty House]] (background)]]
'''President's House''' is the official residence for the [[President]] of the university, currently occupied by [[Lee Bollinger]]. Located at [[116th Street]] and [[Morningside Drive]], its sole purpose is to make students living in nearby [[Wien Hall]] (a.k.a. "[[PrezBo's Projects]]") feel even more miserable.

== Renovations ==

During [[George Rupp|President George Rupp's]] tenure, it was decided that President's House needed repairs and renovation due to faulty electricity systems. The budget was initially set at $2m. However, the final cost of renovating the structure, completed three years after [[Lee Bollinger]] moved in, exceeded $20m.

Following these renovations, President's House now features a dedicated Gigabit network connection, the use of which is unknown.

== External link ==
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/east-campus/EC-5908/ President's House Photograph]

[[Category:Buildings on the Morningside Heights campus]]
[[Category:University presidents|*]]

Mondel's Chocolate

2011-09-10T18:18:46Z

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'''Mondel's Chocolate''' is a super chocolate shop at the corner of 114th Street and Broadway.

== External links ==
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2004/03/02/News/Mondels.Chocolates.The.Best.Hidden.Location.On.Broadway-2034538.shtml Spectator article on "the best hidden location on Broadway"]
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/columbias-community/Community-5279/ Mondel's Patron]

[[Category:Supermarkets in Morningside Heights]]

Mondel's Chocolate

2011-09-10T18:18:32Z

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'''Mondel's Chocolate''' is a super chocolate shop at the corner of 114th Street and Broadway.

== External links ==
* [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2004/03/02/News/Mondels.Chocolates.The.Best.Hidden.Location.On.Broadway-2034538.shtml Spectator article on "the best hidden location on Broadway"]
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/columbias-community/Community-5279/ Mondel's Patrol]

[[Category:Supermarkets in Morningside Heights]]

Tom's Restaurant

2011-09-10T18:17:15Z

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[[Image:Tomsdiner.jpg|thumb|small|Look familiar?]]

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'''Tom's Restaurant''' is a famous diner on [[Broadway]] at 112th St.

It is internationally renowned as the "Seinfeld Diner", because the exterior was used on that show. The interior was not, and is very different from that seen on the show. There is a portrait of Michael Richards's Kramer on the wall above the counter. It is not correctly referred to as "Tom's Diner", despite the [[Suzanne Vega]] [[Tom's Diner (song)|song by that name]] about this very restaurant.

[[Barack Obama]] ate some breakfasts here during his first semester at the university. [[John McCain]] was also an enthusiastic patron when his daughter [[Meghan McCain|Meghan]] was studying at Columbia.

Tom's boasts the best grilled cheese and the best milkshakes in the neighborhood. In fact, anything but the milkshakes will clog up your arteries. Nevertheless, many go because it's a good place to chill when you're not very sober at 2am. Also, the food is dirt cheap and screams "diner". On Sunday mornings, stay away because the place is packed with tourists.

Tom's building is formally named [[Armstrong Hall]]. It hosts NASA's [[Goddard Institute for Space Studies]] laboratory on the upper floors, and was formerly home to [[John Dewey]].

== Map ==
<googlemap lat="40.805437" lon="-73.965486" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" height="300" controls="small">
40.805437, -73.965486, [[Tom's Restaurant]]
</googlemap>

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/columbias-community/Community-5204/ Tom's Tourists]
* [http://167.153.150.32/RI/web/detail.do?method=detail&restaurantId=40389356&inspectionDate=20060908 Current violation points: 24]
* [http://www.menupages.com/restaurantdetails.asp?areaid=0&restaurantid=1849&neighborhoodid=0&cuisineid=0 Menu]

[[Category:American restaurants]]

West Side Market

2011-09-10T18:15:37Z

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'''West Side Market''' is a supermarket at 110th and Broadway. After being closed for three years due to the construction of a new building on its site, it reopened on [[June 1]], [[2007]].<ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2007/06/01/News/West-Side.Market.Returns.To.Morningside.After.Hiatus-2911086.shtml Spec Article: West Side Market Returns to Morningside After Hiatus]</ref>

West Side Market is generally thought to be the best supermarket in Morningside Heights. Its goods and decor are noticeably better than [[Morton Williams]] and [[D'Agostino]]. [[Garden of Eden]] and [[Milano Market]] may have even higher quality produce, but they serve mainly as specialty stores.

==History==

The market originally located on the ground floor of the terracotta building then located on the northeast corner of 110th and Broadway. With a reputation for being much cheaper than other local supermarkets, particularly [[Morton Williams]] and [[D'Ag]], it was highly popular with Columbia students. West Side shared its building with [[Columbia Hot Bagels]] and the Chinese Dynasty Restaurant. When the building owner decided to build a condiminium at the site, West Side Market, CoBag, and Dynasty had to close. <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2003/10/28/News/Columbia.Hot.Bagels.May.Not.Return-2041095.shtml Spec article: CoBag may not return]</ref>

The shuttering of West Side was a traumatic event for the [[Morningside Heights]] community. When its front windows were boarded up, locals wrote love letters to the old store, recalling episodes from their lives that took place in its aisles and threatening to move away from the neighborhood if it did not return.

Legal wrangling over zoning law caused several months of construction delays, ending in the destruction of what was then the oldest existing commercial structure in [[Morningside Heights]]. <ref>[http://ww.columbiaspectator.com/2004/10/08/110th-building-enters-final-phase Spec article: Building enters final phase]</ref><ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2004/09/09/fate-historic-110th-building-doubt-again Fate of Historic 110th Building In Doubt Again]</ref><ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2004/09/22/disputed-surrender-variance-latest-twist-110th-st-development Disputed Surrender of Variance Latest Twist in 110th St. Development
]</ref> West Side Market opted to return to the new building, while CoBag and Dynasty chose not to. <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/11/28/News/West-Side.Market.To.Return-2509921.shtml Spec article: West Side Market to return]</ref>

== References ==

<references/>

==External links==

*[http://www.bwog.net/articles/westside_story Westside Story] on [[the Bwog]]
*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/columbias-community/Community-2-2/ Westside Photograph]

[[Category:Supermarkets in Morningside Heights]]

West Side Market

2011-09-10T18:14:50Z

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'''West Side Market''' is a supermarket at 110th and Broadway. After being closed for three years due to the construction of a new building on its site, it reopened on [[June 1]], [[2007]].<ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2007/06/01/News/West-Side.Market.Returns.To.Morningside.After.Hiatus-2911086.shtml Spec Article: West Side Market Returns to Morningside After Hiatus]</ref>

West Side Market is generally thought to be the best supermarket in Morningside Heights. Its goods and decor are noticeably better than [[Morton Williams]] and [[D'Agostino]]. [[Garden of Eden]] and [[Milano Market]] may have even higher quality produce, but they serve mainly as specialty stores.

==History==

The market originally located on the ground floor of the terracotta building then located on the northeast corner of 110th and Broadway. With a reputation for being much cheaper than other local supermarkets, particularly [[Morton Williams]] and [[D'Ag]], it was highly popular with Columbia students. West Side shared its building with [[Columbia Hot Bagels]] and the Chinese Dynasty Restaurant. When the building owner decided to build a condiminium at the site, West Side Market, CoBag, and Dynasty had to close. <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2003/10/28/News/Columbia.Hot.Bagels.May.Not.Return-2041095.shtml Spec article: CoBag may not return]</ref>

The shuttering of West Side was a traumatic event for the [[Morningside Heights]] community. When its front windows were boarded up, locals wrote love letters to the old store, recalling episodes from their lives that took place in its aisles and threatening to move away from the neighborhood if it did not return.

Legal wrangling over zoning law caused several months of construction delays, ending in the destruction of what was then the oldest existing commercial structure in [[Morningside Heights]]. <ref>[http://ww.columbiaspectator.com/2004/10/08/110th-building-enters-final-phase Spec article: Building enters final phase]</ref><ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2004/09/09/fate-historic-110th-building-doubt-again Fate of Historic 110th Building In Doubt Again]</ref><ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2004/09/22/disputed-surrender-variance-latest-twist-110th-st-development Disputed Surrender of Variance Latest Twist in 110th St. Development
]</ref> West Side Market opted to return to the new building, while CoBag and Dynasty chose not to. <ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2006/11/28/News/West-Side.Market.To.Return-2509921.shtml Spec article: West Side Market to return]</ref>

== References ==

<references/>

==External links==

[http://www.bwog.net/articles/westside_story Westside Story] on [[the Bwog]]
[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/columbias-community/Community-2-2/ Westside Photograph]

[[Category:Supermarkets in Morningside Heights]]

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

2011-09-10T18:13:22Z

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The '''Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory''' is a 157-acre campus. It is located in Palisades, [[New York State|New York]] on the west bank of the [[Hudson River]].

== Campus history ==
The LDEO campus was originally "Torrey Cliff", the weekend estate of Wall Street banker Thomas W. Lamont. When he died in [[1948]], his widow, Florence Corliss Lamont (a Columbia alumnus) donated the estate to the University as an unrestricted gift. Two years later Columbia would be the beneficiary of the bequest of another country estate when they received the [[Arden House|"Arden"]] estate in Orange County, NY.

The Lamont Geological Observatory was founded at the estate in [[1949]] under [[Maurice Ewing]]. It was renamed "Lamont-Doherty" in 1969 after a donation from the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation. In [[1993]], the name was changed from Geological Observatory to Earth Observatory.

Today, LDEO is part of the [[Earth Institute]]. The LDEO Marine Operations operates a research ship owned by the National Science Foundation, the ''[[R/V Marcus Langseth]]'' (replaced the ''[[R/V Maurice Ewing]]'' in 2006).

In [[2007]], LDEO celebrated the opening of the new 63,000 sq ft. [[Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building]].

==Map==

<center>
<googlemap lat="41.004063" lon="-73.907046" type="map" zoom="17" width="600" height="400" controls="small">
</googlemap>
</center>

== External links ==
*[http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/ Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Website]
*[http://www.bwog.net/publicate/index.php?tag_id=1075 Bwog's series on the Lamont-Doherty Observatory]
*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/lamont-campus/Lamon-5464 Lamont Campus Photographs]

[[Category: Campuses]]

Manhattanville campus

2011-09-10T18:11:26Z

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[[Image:Jestermville.jpg|thumb|Cover of the ''[[Jester]]'' depicting a stained glass allegory of God sending an angel to present the plans for the Manhattanville expansion to [[PrezBo]] and [[Robert Kasdin]]]]

The '''Manhattanville campus''' is a 17 acre planned development in the [[Manhattanville]] neighborhood of [[Manhattan]], an area bound by [[125th Street|125th]] and 133rd Streets between [[Broadway (avenue)|Broadway]] and 12th Avenue. 6.8 million square feet of space will be built in phases, planned to be complete by [[2030]].

==History==

In terms of square footage per student, Columbia is not only dead last in the [[Ivy League]], but the next-most space-crunched school, [[Harvard]], still has twice the space per student that Columbia does, while [[Yale]] and [[Princeton]] have three times the space.<ref>[http://www.neighbors.columbia.edu/pages/manplanning/faqs/index.html#07 Manhattanville FAQ - Why does Columbia need more space?]</ref>

The need for space was so acute by the early 2000s that Columbia was exploring plans for a far-flung new campus. One plan that nearly came to fruit was for a new campus on the [[Hudson River]] near [[Lincoln Center]], on land putatively owned by Donald Trump, which would have included space for the [[Business School]] and a School for the Performing Arts (part of the [[School of the Arts]] today). But Trustee [[Alfred Lerner]], who was negotiating the deal, fell sick, and President [[Bollinger]] nixed the plan, seeking land that would be nearer to and more cohesive with the [[Morningside Heights campus]]. Trump has since accused Bollinger of being a moron when it comes to real estate development, touting instead what he thinks are the merits of what he called the "[[Columbia Prime]]" campus that would have been built on his land.<ref>[http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2010/07/06/the-art-of-the-deal-trump-calls-bollinger-moron-over-columbia-expansion/ The Art of the Deal: Trump Calls Bollinger ‘Moron’ Over Columbia Expansion]</ref>

In the summer of [[2003]], President [[Bollinger]] announced the University's intention to build an extension/satellite campus in Manhattanville, an effort which would require the university buying out a substantial chunk of private property.

Naturally, the plan has been somewhat [[Manhattanville controversy|controversial]], seeing as it involves the prospect of very scary things like [[gentrification]] and [[eminent domain]], since Columbia has not been able to purchase all the neighborhood's land. To appease the neighborhood association, which challenged the Columbia vision and even offered its own development plan, Columbia engaged in several mitigation projects, including the establishment of the [[Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science, and Engineering]].

The bigger obstacle were Manhattan's holdout propertyowners. A long series of court battles over the right to take their land by eminent domain potentially ended in [[2010]] with a ruling in Columbia's favor by the New York Court of Appeals, the highest in [[New York State]], but the issue is still potentially appealable to the U.S. Supreme Court. Nevertheless, the first round of demolitions of existing buildings on Columbia property is underway.

==Plans==
Columbia retained world renowned architect Renzo Piano to lay the master plan for the expansion, a plan which President Bollinger has insisted must be implemented either in whole or not at all. Part of the reason for this is that Columbia plans to operate a vast, subterranean service facility underneath the new campus, eliminating the need for surface-level deliveries or utilities.

Among the master plan's stated goals are the preservation of freedom of movement along the axes that were formerly the neighborhood's streets. As such, the new campus will be much more open to the surrounding neighborhood than the fortress-like confines of its Morningside Heights predecessor. A large swathe of quad-like open space will occupy its center.

Glassy, modern architecture appears set to be the new campus' dominant style. Current plans call for the first phase of construction to include new space for the:

*[[Columbia Business School|Business School]] (in a building to be designed by au courant architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro)
*[[School of the Arts]]
*[[School of Engineering and Applied Sciences]] (slated to be open sometime after [[2015]])
*[[School of International and Public Affairs]]
*[[Jerome L. Greene Science Center]]
*[[Columbia Science, Math and Engineering Secondary School]]

The first four schools on the list will move in whole from their current spaces on the [[Morningside Heights campus]], while the Greene Science Center is a new institute, and CSS is currently housed in a local public school.

While Columbia plans to demolish most existing buildings in the neighborhood, a few will remain. The [[Studebaker Building]] will serve as the campus' historic centerpiece, and will continue to house Columbia administrators, making the Studebaker akin to Morningside Heights' [[Low Library]]. [[Prentis Hall]], adjacent to Manhattanville and already classroom space for the School of the Arts, will likely be expanded.

== Renderings ==

===Early plans===
<gallery>
Image:ManhattanvilleSitePlan.jpg|Initial Manhattanville campus plan
Image:ManhattanvilleBroadway.jpg|View of [[Broadway (avenue)|Broadway]] following the campus' completion
Image:ManhattanvilleSOA.jpg|Early rendering of a future [[125th Street]]; the curved building was an early design for the future [[School of the Arts]]
Image:Jeromegreenescience.jpg|Initial rendering of the [[Jerome L. Greene Science Center]]
</gallery>

===Current plans===
<gallery>
Image:Mvillephase1.jpg|Plans for Phase One construction of the new campus
Image:Mville2030.jpg|Planned buildout of the campus by [[2030]]
Image:Jlgreenectr.jpg|View of the future [[Jerome L. Greene Science Center]] from Broadway
Image:Mville130th.jpg|Future view of 130th Street running through the campus
Image:Mville131st.jpg|Future view down 131st Street from Broadway
</gallery>

== Map ==
<googlemap lat="40.817853" lon="-73.957837" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" height="300" controls="small">
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40.820004, -73.958877
40.818811, -73.956023
40.819438, -73.955573
40.819036, -73.954685
40.81846, -73.955112
40.818389, -73.955315
40.817425, -73.955592
40.81709, -73.955795
40.817542, -73.956949
40.815443, -73.958454
40.817502, -73.960696
40.820004, -73.958877
</googlemap>

==References==

<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/future-campus/FC-4488/ Future Campus Photographs]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/06/03/science_center.html Jerome L. Greene Science Center Press Release]
* [http://neighbors.columbia.edu/pages/manplanning/ Manhattanville in West Harlem (Columbia's information site)]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cssn/expansion The Student Coalition on Expansion and alternative perspectives on Columbia's plan]

[[Category:Manhattanville campus]]
[[Category:Campuses]]

Commencement

2011-09-10T18:06:42Z

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[[Image:Commencement.gif|thumb|[[University Commencement]]]]
[[Image:Commencement1.jpg|thumb|Commencement in the old days]]
[[Image:Commencement2.jpg|thumb|Commencement in the old days, again]]
[[Image:Commencement3.jpg|thumb|More old Commencement]]
The bitter end, the big sleep, it all ends in tears (assuming you haven't already joined the illustrious ranks of Columbia [[dropouts]])... '''Commencement''' is a catch-all term for various ceremonies at which [[degrees]] are conferred, names are read, and proud parents get to take pictures. Also known as graduation.

The multi-day celebration of Commencement has been known to create much annoyance and consternation among parents and other attendees. When his daughter [[Meghan McCain|Meghan]] graduated in [[2007]], [[John McCain]] demanded to know “how many fucking times do I have to go to fucking New York this week? How many fucking times can you fucking graduate from fucking Columbia?”

==Events==

Commencement Week consists of a series of events, usually (but not always, depending on school) in this order:
*[[Baccalaureate Service]]
*School Awards Ceremonies (including [[Phi Beta Kappa]])
*Individual school ceremonies, including [[Class Day]]s
*[[University Commencement]]

While the schools and degree programs hold their own recognition ceremonies throughout the week, [[University Commencement]] is the official day of graduation for all Columbia students, as it's when [[degrees]] are officially conferred (even if you get the actual [[Diploma|diplomas]] on a different day of the week).

==History==

The first commencement exercises were held in [[1758]], which would make the [[2009]] Commencement the 252nd. However the University likes to "count" the exercises that weren't held from [[1755]]-[[1757]] (no one graduated until 4 years after the school opened, duh). Nor do they count the fact that no one graduated between [[1778]], when [[King's College]] closed as a result of the Revolutionary War, and [[1787]], when [[DeWitt Clinton]] became [[Columbia College]]'s first graduate (and transfer student). So we're up to 255 for some reason.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ceremonies/commencement/ Commencement website]
* [http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/events/gradzone/index.php Graduation Zone] (CC/SEAS)
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/commencement/Commencement-9042/ Commencement Photographs]

[[Category:Commencement]]

Commencement

2011-09-10T18:05:56Z

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[[Image:Commencement.gif|thumb|[[University Commencement]]]]
[[Image:Commencement1.jpg|thumb|Commencement in the old days]]
[[Image:Commencement2.jpg|thumb|Commencement in the old days, again]]
[[Image:Commencement3.jpg|thumb|More old Commencement]]
The bitter end, the big sleep, it all ends in tears (assuming you haven't already joined the illustrious ranks of Columbia [[dropouts]])... '''Commencement''' is a catch-all term for various ceremonies at which [[degrees]] are conferred, names are read, and proud parents get to take pictures. Also known as graduation.

The multi-day celebration of Commencement has been known to create much annoyance and consternation among parents and other attendees. When his daughter [[Meghan McCain|Meghan]] graduated in [[2007]], [[John McCain]] demanded to know “how many fucking times do I have to go to fucking New York this week? How many fucking times can you fucking graduate from fucking Columbia?”

==Events==

Commencement Week consists of a series of events, usually (but not always, depending on school) in this order:
*[[Baccalaureate Service]]
*School Awards Ceremonies (including [[Phi Beta Kappa]])
*Individual school ceremonies, including [[Class Day]]s
*[[University Commencement]]

While the schools and degree programs hold their own recognition ceremonies throughout the week, [[University Commencement]] is the official day of graduation for all Columbia students, as it's when [[degrees]] are officially conferred (even if you get the actual [[Diploma|diplomas]] on a different day of the week).

==History==

The first commencement exercises were held in [[1758]], which would make the [[2009]] Commencement the 252nd. However the University likes to "count" the exercises that weren't held from [[1755]]-[[1757]] (no one graduated until 4 years after the school opened, duh). Nor do they count the fact that no one graduated between [[1778]], when [[King's College]] closed as a result of the Revolutionary War, and [[1787]], when [[DeWitt Clinton]] became [[Columbia College]]'s first graduate (and transfer student). So we're up to 255 for some reason.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/commencement/Commencement-9042/ Commencement Photographs]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ceremonies/commencement/ Commencement website]
* [http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/events/gradzone/index.php Graduation Zone] (CC/SEAS)

[[Category:Commencement]]

College Walk

2011-09-10T18:04:20Z

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'''College Walk''' is the pedestrianized stretch of [[116th Street]] on the [[Morningside Heights campus]] between [[Broadway (avenue)|Broadway]] and [[Amsterdam Avenue]]. To its north is [[Low Plaza]] and the upper campus. Below it is [[South Field]], connected by the [[Rives Memorial Steps]].

Originally a busy street, it was swapped for some worthless land the university owned upstate during the tenure of [[University President]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].

Today, it is often the site of protests and information tables. The [[ISO]] frequently mans a table on the walkway, as do various Zionist groups. The [[Sundial]] at the center of the walk is a typical rallying point for marches or protests. In September, the [[Activities Fair]] is held on and around it.

During the holiday season, the trees along College Walk are lighted, a period which is kicked off by the [[Tree Lighting Ceremony]]. The trees remain lit until the end of February.

==External links==
*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/college-walk/CW-5443/ College Walk Photographs]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:CollegeWalk.jpg|Summer on College Walk
Image:Collegewalk fall.jpg|Autumn on College Walk
Image:Collegewalkcars.jpg|College Walk in the 1940s, prior to pedestrianization
</gallery>

===Winter Lights===
<gallery>
Image:CollegeWalk2.jpg|
Image:Collegewalklit.jpg|
Image:Collegewalklights.jpg|
</gallery>

[[Category:Outdoor spaces on the Morningside Heights campus]]

College Walk

2011-09-10T18:04:01Z

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'''College Walk''' is the pedestrianized stretch of [[116th Street]] on the [[Morningside Heights campus]] between [[Broadway (avenue)|Broadway]] and [[Amsterdam Avenue]]. To its north is [[Low Plaza]] and the upper campus. Below it is [[South Field]], connected by the [[Rives Memorial Steps]].

Originally a busy street, it was swapped for some worthless land the university owned upstate during the tenure of [[University President]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].

Today, it is often the site of protests and information tables. The [[ISO]] frequently mans a table on the walkway, as do various Zionist groups. The [[Sundial]] at the center of the walk is a typical rallying point for marches or protests. In September, the [[Activities Fair]] is held on and around it.

During the holiday season, the trees along College Walk are lighted, a period which is kicked off by the [[Tree Lighting Ceremony]]. The trees remain lit until the end of February.

==External links=
*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/college-walk/CW-5443/ College Walk Photographs]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:CollegeWalk.jpg|Summer on College Walk
Image:Collegewalk fall.jpg|Autumn on College Walk
Image:Collegewalkcars.jpg|College Walk in the 1940s, prior to pedestrianization
</gallery>

===Winter Lights===
<gallery>
Image:CollegeWalk2.jpg|
Image:Collegewalklit.jpg|
Image:Collegewalklights.jpg|
</gallery>

[[Category:Outdoor spaces on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Morningside Heights campus gates

2011-09-10T18:02:44Z

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[[Image:116thStGates.jpg|thumb|240px|The 116th Street Gates on Broadway]]
The '''Morningside Heights campus gates''' protect the [[Morningside Heights campus]] from the outside world. The 116th Street Gates in particular are a strong architectural symbol of the University, on par with [[Low Library]], [[The Sundial]], and [[Alma Mater]].

Ironically, the iconic 116th Street Gates on [[Broadway (avenue)|Broadway]], are not even the campus' oldest gates, and are in fact a relatively recent addition, a gift of [[George Delacorte]] along with its mirror twin on [[Amsterdam Avenue]] in [[1970]]. <ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/01/06/construction.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/01/06/construction_college_gates.html]</ref>Each bears a small plaque that reads "May All Who Enter Find Peace And Welcome". The memorial [[pylons]] that are integrated into the gates were once freestanding on the sidewalk of 116th street before the construction of [[College Walk]].

== Existing external gates ==
Gates are found at the following locations and are open 24-hours, unless otherwise noted:

{|
|-
|'''Gate name'''
|'''Location'''
|'''Hours'''
|-
|Lerner gate
|Broadway, between [[Lerner Hall]] and [[Furnald]]
|Always open
|-
|Class of 1929 (John Jay) gate
|114th St, between [[John Jay Hall]] and [[Butler Library]]
|Always open
|-
|Class of 1929 (Carman) gate
|114th St, between [[Carman Hall]] and [[Butler Library]]
|Always open
|-
|Main gate, east
|[[Amsterdam Avenue]] at 116th St
|Always open
|-
|Main gate, west
|[[Broadway]] at 116th St
|Always open
|-
|Wien gate
|116th St, between [[Jerome Greene Hall]] and [[Wien Hall]]
|Always open
|-
|Class of 1906 ([[St. Paul's Chapel]]) gate
|[[Amsterdam Avenue]] at what would be 117th St
|Limited hours (closes around 6pm)
|-
|Class of 1891 ([[Earl Hall]]) gate
|[[Broadway]] at what would be 117th St
|Limited hours (closes around 6pm)
|-
|Class of 1882 Gate
|120th St
|Limited hours (closes around 6pm)
|-
|[[Taint Gate]]
|[[Amsterdam Avenue]] between [[Hartley]] and [[Wallach]]
|Rarely used except during move-in and move-out
|}

The university sometimes closes select gates during inclement weather, though the 116th Street gates are virtually always open, closing once a year during [[University Commencement]]. The gates also close during citywide emergencies such as September 11th.

The pair of gates donated by the Class of 1929 that flank Butler Library on 114th Street were erected in June of [[1954]], a gift of the Class of 1929 on its 25th anniversary in honor of Columbia's Bicentennial.

==Internal historical gates==

=== The North Dutch Church Gates ===
[[Image:Buell.jpg|thumb|240px|One of the North Dutch Church gates with its sister in the background]]
The oldest gates on Columbia's campus flank the courtyard in front of [[St. Paul's Chapel]] and stand on steps leading from St. Paul's to [[Fayerweather Hall]]. The three sets of gates originally stood outside the North Dutch Church on the corner of Fulton
and William Streets. The church stood from 1769 until its demolition in 1875, and had served as the site of Columbia's [[Commencement]] in [[1809]]. The gates, along with the Midtown Campus gate were donated and erected in memory of [[Abram S. Hewitt]] [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1842]].

=== The Midtown Campus Gate ===
Standing innocuously between [[Butler Library]] and [[John Jay Hall]] is one of the few relics of Columbia's [[Midtown campus]]. The solid looking free standing gates that open onto [[Weston Plaza]] once stood on a 49th Street entrance onto campus, just east of Madison Avenue. Like the North Dutch Church Gates, the Midtown campus gate was erected in memory of Abram S. Hewitt.<ref>It's not clear how long those gates have been standing there this[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/feb01/feb01_quads1.html] CCT article seems to suggest they were installed sometime around 2001, while the plaque on the gate dedicating it to Mr. Hewitt suggests otherwise. Perhaps its been moved or was pulled out of storage like the [[Hartley Hall]] stained glass windows that were installed in Hamilton in 2004ish after spending over a half century in storage</ref>

==Former gates==

=== The Grove Gates ===
[[Image:MapesGate.jpg|thumb|240px|Barnard College graduates leaving through the Mapes Gate]]
[[Image:1882Gate.jpg|thumb|240px|The Class of 1882 Gate on 120th Street. The lamp is no longer part of the gate today]]
Long before the 116th Street gates were erected, the 'gates' on Columbia's campus referred to the three gates that stood around the Grove on the northern part of campus. The only one remaining today is the Class of 1882 gate on 120th Street, hidden behind [[CEPSR]], and designed by [[Charles McKim]]. The other 2 gates, among the most ornate gates to grace Columbia's Morningside Heights campus are a distant memory.

The Mapes Memorial Gate, erected by the Classes of 1890-1892 in memory of Henry Mapes, who drowned trying to save a woman's life,<ref>Pgs. 189-190, Columbia, by Frederick Paul Keppel</ref> stood at roughly 119th Street and Broadway, where the shuttered service entrance between [[Levien Gymnasium]] and [[Chandler Hall]] is currently located. It was probably demolished in the course of the construction of Levien and [[Dodge Fitness Center]] in [[the Grove]].

At the opposite end of the service driveway, which used to be a scenic path through the now-vanished Grove, stood the Class of 1888 Gate, an elaborate gate with separate side gates dedicated to the Arts and Sciences. It too has been replaced by a less than inspiring service entrance between [[Schermerhorn Extension]] and [[Mudd Hall]].

== External links ==
*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/college-walk/CW-6302/ Columbia University Campus Photographs]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Landmarks on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Morningside Heights campus gates

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[[Image:116thStGates.jpg|thumb|240px|The 116th Street Gates on Broadway]]
The '''Morningside Heights campus gates''' protect the [[Morningside Heights campus]] from the outside world. The 116th Street Gates in particular are a strong architectural symbol of the University, on par with [[Low Library]], [[The Sundial]], and [[Alma Mater]].

Ironically, the iconic 116th Street Gates on [[Broadway (avenue)|Broadway]], are not even the campus' oldest gates, and are in fact a relatively recent addition, a gift of [[George Delacorte]] along with its mirror twin on [[Amsterdam Avenue]] in [[1970]]. <ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/01/06/construction.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/01/06/construction_college_gates.html]</ref>Each bears a small plaque that reads "May All Who Enter Find Peace And Welcome". The memorial [[pylons]] that are integrated into the gates were once freestanding on the sidewalk of 116th street before the construction of [[College Walk]].

== Existing external gates ==
Gates are found at the following locations and are open 24-hours, unless otherwise noted:

{|
|-
|'''Gate name'''
|'''Location'''
|'''Hours'''
|-
|Lerner gate
|Broadway, between [[Lerner Hall]] and [[Furnald]]
|Always open
|-
|Class of 1929 (John Jay) gate
|114th St, between [[John Jay Hall]] and [[Butler Library]]
|Always open
|-
|Class of 1929 (Carman) gate
|114th St, between [[Carman Hall]] and [[Butler Library]]
|Always open
|-
|Main gate, east
|[[Amsterdam Avenue]] at 116th St
|Always open
|-
|Main gate, west
|[[Broadway]] at 116th St
|Always open
|-
|Wien gate
|116th St, between [[Jerome Greene Hall]] and [[Wien Hall]]
|Always open
|-
|Class of 1906 ([[St. Paul's Chapel]]) gate
|[[Amsterdam Avenue]] at what would be 117th St
|Limited hours (closes around 6pm)
|-
|Class of 1891 ([[Earl Hall]]) gate
|[[Broadway]] at what would be 117th St
|Limited hours (closes around 6pm)
|-
|Class of 1882 Gate
|120th St
|Limited hours (closes around 6pm)
|-
|[[Taint Gate]]
|[[Amsterdam Avenue]] between [[Hartley]] and [[Wallach]]
|Rarely used except during move-in and move-out
|}

The university sometimes closes select gates during inclement weather, though the 116th Street gates are virtually always open, closing once a year during [[University Commencement]]. The gates also close during citywide emergencies such as September 11th.

The pair of gates donated by the Class of 1929 that flank Butler Library on 114th Street were erected in June of [[1954]], a gift of the Class of 1929 on its 25th anniversary in honor of Columbia's Bicentennial.

==Internal historical gates==

=== The North Dutch Church Gates ===
[[Image:Buell.jpg|thumb|240px|One of the North Dutch Church gates with its sister in the background]]
The oldest gates on Columbia's campus flank the courtyard in front of [[St. Paul's Chapel]] and stand on steps leading from St. Paul's to [[Fayerweather Hall]]. The three sets of gates originally stood outside the North Dutch Church on the corner of Fulton
and William Streets. The church stood from 1769 until its demolition in 1875, and had served as the site of Columbia's [[Commencement]] in [[1809]]. The gates, along with the Midtown Campus gate were donated and erected in memory of [[Abram S. Hewitt]] [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1842]].

=== The Midtown Campus Gate ===
Standing innocuously between [[Butler Library]] and [[John Jay Hall]] is one of the few relics of Columbia's [[Midtown campus]]. The solid looking free standing gates that open onto [[Weston Plaza]] once stood on a 49th Street entrance onto campus, just east of Madison Avenue. Like the North Dutch Church Gates, the Midtown campus gate was erected in memory of Abram S. Hewitt.<ref>It's not clear how long those gates have been standing there this[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/feb01/feb01_quads1.html] CCT article seems to suggest they were installed sometime around 2001, while the plaque on the gate dedicating it to Mr. Hewitt suggests otherwise. Perhaps its been moved or was pulled out of storage like the [[Hartley Hall]] stained glass windows that were installed in Hamilton in 2004ish after spending over a half century in storage</ref>

==Former gates==

=== The Grove Gates ===
[[Image:MapesGate.jpg|thumb|240px|Barnard College graduates leaving through the Mapes Gate]]
[[Image:1882Gate.jpg|thumb|240px|The Class of 1882 Gate on 120th Street. The lamp is no longer part of the gate today]]
Long before the 116th Street gates were erected, the 'gates' on Columbia's campus referred to the three gates that stood around the Grove on the northern part of campus. The only one remaining today is the Class of 1882 gate on 120th Street, hidden behind [[CEPSR]], and designed by [[Charles McKim]]. The other 2 gates, among the most ornate gates to grace Columbia's Morningside Heights campus are a distant memory.

The Mapes Memorial Gate, erected by the Classes of 1890-1892 in memory of Henry Mapes, who drowned trying to save a woman's life,<ref>Pgs. 189-190, Columbia, by Frederick Paul Keppel</ref> stood at roughly 119th Street and Broadway, where the shuttered service entrance between [[Levien Gymnasium]] and [[Chandler Hall]] is currently located. It was probably demolished in the course of the construction of Levien and [[Dodge Fitness Center]] in [[the Grove]].

At the opposite end of the service driveway, which used to be a scenic path through the now-vanished Grove, stood the Class of 1888 Gate, an elaborate gate with separate side gates dedicated to the Arts and Sciences. It too has been replaced by a less than inspiring service entrance between [[Schermerhorn Extension]] and [[Mudd Hall]].

== External links=
*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/college-walk/CW-6302/ Columbia University Campus Photographs]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Landmarks on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Low Plaza

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[[Image:Low_plaza.jpg|thumb|300px|Low Plaza]]
[[Image:LowPlaza.jpg|thumb|300px|Low Plaza]]
[[Image:LowPlazaOld.jpg|thumb|300px|The Front Porch]]
'''Low Plaza''', formerly known as '''South Court''', is the large open plaza between the [[Low Library]] [[The Steps|steps]] and [[College Walk]]. The area is the largest privately owned open space in New York, and was dubbed by well-known architect [[Robert A.M. Stern]] as Columbia's "urban beach". The plaza is designed to resemble a Greek amphitheater. It plays host to a number of events throughout the year, including open markets in good weather, the annual [[Concert on the Steps]], and of course, [[demonstrations]]. The plaza is distinguished by its brick and limestone pattern and fountains.

Prior to the purchase of [[South Field]], Low Plaza served as Columbia's front porch, with visitors arriving on 116th street and stepping up to and across the elevated plaza to arrive at the institution.

== External links ==
*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/sculptures/Sculptures-0778/ Columbia University Campus Photographs]

[[Category:Outdoor spaces on the Morningside Heights campus]]

Columbia Lion

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[[Image:AthleticsLion.jpg|thumb|240px|Athletics Lion Logo]]
[[Image:LeoColumbiae.jpg|thumb|240px|The 1909 ''Leo Columbiae'' banner, as featured on the cover of the May 30, 1924 ''[[Columbia Alumni News]]'']]
[[Image:lion.jpg|thumb|240px|The [[Scholar's Lion]]]]
[[Image:Football1947.gif|thumb|240px|The Columbia Lion statue at Baker Field can be seen in its original location in the background of the 1947 Football Team Photo ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/jag9889/2066757734/ Current Location])]]

The '''Columbia Lion''' is the university mascot, and was adopted in [[1910]]. The idea was originally suggested by George Brokaw Compton (CC [[1909]]). <ref>http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/stoz.asp</ref> Interestingly, the Lion motif had been around campus from before, appearing for example on the roofs of [[Low Library]] (built in [[1895]]) and other buildings.

The idea was first proposed at the April 5, 1910 meeting of the Alumni Association, where it was enthusiastically endorsed. The resolution by Compton (who explained 'we have the King's Crown, let us have the Lion,') was accompanied by the presentation of a blue and white banner emblazoned with a [[w:Lion (heraldry)|lion rampant]] and the motto "Leo Columbiae" by the [[Society of the Early Eighties]].<ref>"Leo Columbia", Columbia Alumni News, 6 April 1910, Vol. 1 No. 28. Additionally, an 8x10 black and white photograph of this banner can be found in the "Columbia Lion" Subject File in the [[University Archives]].</ref>

As might be expected at Columbia, the resolution was the focus of some controversy, carried mostly in the form of a furious month-long exchange of letters and editorials published in the [[Spectator]] and alumni publications. Some argued that the lion was too royalist and that the eagle was a more appropriate symbol. Others lobbied for the adoption of [[Matilda the Harlem Goat]] as the school mascot. The [[Spectator]], of course, also weighed in with its opposition to the Lion, coming down on the wrong side of history. But by May 4, the Student Board had approved the lion mascot.

However, the mascot initially proved to be a dud. This may have been a result of the school's ban on football. Anyway, with the opening of [[Baker Field]], the Class of 1899 decided to grace the field with a bronze lion for its 25th anniversary year. The Lion was sculpted by [[w:Frederick Roth|Frederick G. R. Roth]], and placed on a plinth with three quotes from scripture. The Lion was originally located atop a rocky ledge overlooking the football practice field from the east side of the complex. In 1962, the sculpture and plinth were moved 80 yards to just outside [[Christie Field House]] to make way for the baseball and soccer fields.<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/jag9889/2066757734/ Roth's Columbia Lion at Baker Athletic Complex]</ref>

In [[1928]], the Columbia mascot took on a more visible position as the logo for Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, and subsequently MGM after the studio's merger. MGM's lion, "Leo", was the creation of Howard Dietz (CC [[1917]], J '?), who created it for Goldwyn Pictures while working for the Philip Goodman Advertising Agency<ref>http://www.tvacres.com/adanimals_leolion.htm</ref>. It is said that he was inspired by Columbia's fight song, [[School songs#Roar, Lion, Roar|"Roar, Lion, Roar"]].

Other appearances of the lion around campus include "[[The Scholar's Lion]]," a sculpture outside [[Havemeyer]] facing the [[Business School]] which was gifted to the university in [[2004]], the "[[Teaching Lion]]" in the Rosencrans Reading Room on the ground floor of Butler Library, and the bronze Lions head sculptures at the end of [[Butler Plaza]] flanking the steps in front of the Library among other places.

== The Lion Mascot ==
On October 15, [[2005]] Columbia debuted its revamped college mascot, [[Roar-ee]]. The name "Roar-ee" was selected in an internet vote, beating out four other finalists: Hamilton, Hudson, K.C. and J.J.. The athletics department received over 200 submissions in the initial round of its "Name the Mascot" contest that had begun in September.

<gallery>
Image:Roaree2.jpg|Roar-ee
Image:LionMascot.jpg|Roar-ee's unnamed predecessor who bears a suspicious resemblance to Disney's character [[w:Beast (Disney character)|The Beast]].
</gallery>

== The Lion Logo ==
Like any school logo, the Columbia's lion logo has had many forms.

The most recent form of the logo was first adopted in [[1999]]. Then-[[AD]] [[John Reeves]] wanted to replace a collection of between six and ten different logos, including the [[w:Detroit Lions|Detroit Lions]] logo, and a series of designs that had earned the derogatory nicknames "lettucehead"<ref>[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/feb00/feb00_feature_athletes3.html Columbia Unleashes New Lion], Columbia College Today, February 2000</ref> and "cabbage-head."<ref>
The Lion Enters Slick New Era, Columbia Spectator, Nov. 11, 1999</ref> The logo featured a front profile of a lion with paw extended, and appeared either with or without the [[New York City]] skyline in the background. According to Reeves, he was looking for a new logo that "kinda had a kind face, but [was] also capable of attacking, because we want teams to think of us as a kind, sportsmanlike people but not to take us for granted." The logo was created by Kim White, Emily Johnson, and Junie Lee under the guidance of art director Sandy Kaufman of public affairs. The logo cost $2,000 to create, but Reeves considered it a bargain, noting that other ivy league schools had spent between $40,000 and $60,000 to do the same. As part of the logo design process, the department had to settle on a definition of [[School Colors|Columbia Blue]], choosing Pantone 292.<ref>Within 10 years, the University would determine that Pantone 290 was the [[School Colors|color]] instead. It's unclear if they changed their mind or simply didnt know what had been done 10 years previously.</ref> The logo redesign was accompanied by the introduction of a new lion mascot costume on February 12, 2000, thanks to the generosity of Robert Berne CC '60 B '62, who had been the mascot in his time as a student.

In [[2005]], as part of a re-branding effort by new [[AD]] [[M. Diane Murphy]] that also included the introduction of [[Roar-ee]], the logo's colors were lightened, and the skyline and lion's tail were dropped.<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/record/archives/vol31/vol31_iss4/page11.pdf]</ref> The following year the entire body was scrapped, leaving only the lion's roaring head under the school's name. However, the bookstore uses all iterations of the logo indiscriminately on merchandise and apparel (as it also does with the [[Columbia Crown]]).

<gallery>
Image:Columbia1930.gif|An AIM Buddy Icon claiming to be a Columbia logo ca. 1930<ref>[http://www.coolbuddy.com/icon/college_logos/ico_logos_03.htm]</ref>
Image:ColumbiaLion2000.gif|The logo unveiled in 2000
Image:ColumbiaLion2000nocity.jpg|The 2000 logo without skyline
Image:ColumbiaLion2000notail.gif|The 2005 update of the logo
Image:AthleticsLion.png|The current athletics Lion logo
Image:LionsDenLogo.jpg|Lion Logo used by the [[Lion's Den]] in [[Ferris Booth Hall]] based on the original 'Lion Rampant' shape
Image:ArtDecoLion.gif|An '[[w:Art Deco|art deco]]' rendition of the 'Rampant Lion' shape on the original banner presented in 1910<ref NAME="sportslogo">Taken from [http://www.sportslogos.net/team.php?id=649 Sportslogos.net]</ref>
Image:LineArtLion.gif|An old athletics graphic<ref NAME="sportslogo" />
Image:LionwithC.gif|Another old athletics graphic<ref NAME="sportslogo" />
Image:Image-Lettucehead.gif|"Lettucehead" (I think.) <ref NAME="sportslogo" />
Image:DetroitLion.gif|The Detroit Lions based logo <ref NAME="sportslogo" />
</gallery>

==Other manifestations of the lion==

<gallery>
Image:Jesterlion.jpg|Lion by abstract expressionist [[Ad Reinhardt]] CC'35 on the cover of the ''[[Jester]]'' (top left)
</gallery>

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/sports-complex/Baker-3881/ Baker Field Lion]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Symbols]]

Columbia C

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[[Image:ColumbiaC.jpg|thumb|240px| The Columbia "C"]]
The '''Columbia "C"''' generally refers to the giant painted letter "C" on a 100 foot high wall of Fordham Gneiss<ref>Gneiss is a stone native to the Bronx, whereas most of Manhattan is composed of Schist. As the saying goes, "The Bronx is nice, but Manhattan is Schist" (or "the Schist," depending on one's perspective).</ref> on the Bronx shore of the [[Harlem River]] opposite from Columbia's [[Baker Field]] athletic complex.

In [[1952]], Columbia medical student and coxswain of the heavyweight [[crew]] team [[Robert Prendergrast]] approached the New York Central Railroad for permission to paint the sign, which was granted. The crew team completed the 60 ft by 60 ft sign in traffic white and ultramarine blue with a 12 ft stroke by the fall of '52. Work was aided by a botswains chair attached to drillholes at the top of the rock by ropes. The sign is maintained by members of the crew team, who repainted the sign in [[1987]].

==Letter 'C' Marks==

The letter 'C' is also used as an athletics-related logo in a number of ways. These include an eight-sided octagonal C similar to the one seen one painted on the rock, the "Split C" (a mark reserved for use by [[Club Sports]] who aren't allowed to use the logos of the Intercollegiate teams), an interlocking "CU" logo (seen mostly on bookstore merchandise these days), and the "Block C" (featured on football helmets since 2006)<ref>[http://www.nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/ivy.htm The Helmet Project: Ivy League]</ref>.
<gallery>
Image:SplitC.png|The "Split C" used by Club Sports teams
Image:CUInterlocking.gif|The interlocking "CU" logo
Image:BlockC.gif|The "Block C", seen most frequently on football team helmets. Actual current design seems to have a slightly stronger drop shadow.
Image:FootballProgram1922.jpg|A classic Columbia "C" on a 1922 Columbia football program
</gallery>

== External links==
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/sports-complex/Baker-2751/ Photographs of "C"]

==Sources==
*[http://www.washington-heights.us/history/archives/baker_field_12.html History of WaHI: Baker Field]

==References==

<references />

[[Category:Symbols]]
[[Category:Athletics]]

Baker Athletic Complex

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[[Image:BakerField.jpg|thumb|240px|The Baker Athletics Complex by: Columbia University Athletics/Gene Boyars]]

'''Baker Athletics Complex''' (previously '''Baker Field''') is Columbia University's 26-acre athletics complex. It is located at Broadway and 218th St in the [[Inwood]] neighborhood at the northernmost tip of the island of [[Manhattan]]. Prior to the opening of Baker Field, many athletics events were held on [[South Lawn]]. There are many athletics facilities are located at Baker Field, including [[Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium]], an outdoor track, [[Dick Savitt Tennis Center|tennis courts]], and [[Boathouses|rowing facilities]].

== History ==
[[Image:BakerField1936.jpg|thumb|240px|Baker Field in 1936, with the original wooden Columbia Football Stadium and Baseball Field]]
[[Image:ColumbiaStadium1944.jpg|thumb|240px|Columbia Football Stadium ca. 1944]]
Prior to the acquisition of Baker Field, Columbia played field sports at the "[[Columbia Oval]]"<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F07E7DB1038E633A25751C0A9619C946496D6CF COLUMBIA MAY PLAY FOOTBALL IN BRONX; Old Columbia Oval at Williamsbridge Available for an Athletic Field. - NY Times, 1915]</ref> in Williamsbridge, the [[Bronx]], an even greater distance from campus,<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=IS_WAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA67&ots=JaqHem4P58&dq=%22Hamilton%20Court%22%20morningside%20heights&pg=PA66#v=onepage&q&f=false A New Columbia, Munsey's Magazine, 1897]</ref> or, later, on [[South Field]]. Manhattan Field (actually the second incarnation of the [[w:Polo Grounds#Polo Grounds II|Polo Grounds]]) was also occasionally leased, and sometimes referred to as "Columbia Field". The situation was thus that Columbia had to resort to rotating its sports around the cramped South Field, ship its athletes to the northern Bronx, or shell out money to rent a stadium.

The tract of land on which the Baker Athletics Complex stands was purchased for the University on [[December 30]], [[1921]] by financier George F. Baker. A gift worth $700,000at the time, the 26-acre area was dedicated in April, [[1922]] and was coronated with spring football practice that same year. In the fall, Columbia's [[football]] team continued to practice at Baker Field, but played its games at [[South Field]] on the [[Morningside Heights campus]]. The "Columbia Football Stadium" at Baker Field opened in the fall of [[1923]] with 15,000 seats in temporary stands. Five years later, the University built the 32,000 wooden-seat stadium that served Columbia fans for 55 years, until the spring of [[1983]].

The first game at Baker Field took place on [[September 29]], [[1923]], with Columbia defeating Ursinus, 13-0. The opening game in the official stadium was played on [[September 29]], [[1928]] as Columbia defeated Vermont, 20-0.

On [[May 17]], [[1939]], Baker Field played host to the first live television broadcast of an athletics event. A Columbia-[[Princeton]] baseball game at [[Robertson Field]] (called Andy Coakley Field back then) was carried by the National Broadcasting Company to the 400 or so sets then capable of receiving its broadcast signal. Satisfied with the result, NBC decided to try doing a major league game. Five months later it did, from [[Brooklyn]]'s Ebbets Field.

During the 1980s, Columbia sold off 5 acres on the northeast corner of the property to [[Presbyterian Hospital]], which constructed the Allen Pavillion, a 300-bed community hospital that opened in [[1988]].<ref>http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jul04/features2.php</ref><ref>http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/94/Newyork-Presbyterian-Hospital.html</ref>

Lawrence A. Wien Stadium was opened on [[September 22]], [[1984]] as the Lions fell to [[Harvard]], 35-21. Columbia didn't win its first game at the Stadium until [[October 8]], [[1988]] when it defeated Princeton, 16-13 to end a Division I record-setting 44-game losing streak.

Lawrence A. Wien Stadium today is home to the Lions' football, lacrosse and track & field teams. The track features an eight-lane Rekortan track.

Around the time when Wien stadium was rededicated as Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, athletics began referring to Baker Field as Baker Athletics Complex, perhaps to better describe the nature of the facility, or maybe just to avoid the awkward 'field at stadium at field' name.

=== NYC 2012 ===
In the course of NYC's 2012 Olympic bid, Baker Field was selected as the site for Field Hockey competition had NYC been selected.<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2000/09/20/baker-field-could-host-2012-olympic-games Baker Field Could Host 2012 Olympic Games], Columbia Spectator, 20 September 2000.</ref> Columbia would have benefited through $25 million worth of renovations including an update of Wien Stadium and its adjacent practice field, and an expansion of Chrystie Field House.<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2005/09/08/nyc2012s-baker-field-facelift NYC2012's Baker Field Facelift], Columbia Spectator, 8 September 2005.</ref>

== Facilities ==
The Baker Athletics Complex is composed of the following facilities
* [[Lawrence A. Wien Stadium|Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium]] (Football, Lacrosse, and Track and Field)
* [[Columbia Soccer Stadium]]
* [[Robertson Field at Satow Stadium]] (Baseball - Formerly Andy Coakley Field)
* [[Columbia Field Hockey Venue]]
* [[Columbia Softball Complex]]
* [[Dick Savitt Tennis Center]] (indoors)
* [[Boathouses|Gould-Remmer and 1929 Boathouses]]
* [[Chrystie Field House]]
* [[Campbell Sports Center]] (''under construction'')

== Events ==

=== [[Baker Blast]] ===
Hosted jointly by the student councils for the first home football game of the year since (?), Baker Blast is a popular event.

=== [[Homecoming]] ===
Typically the first Ivy League home game of the year, Homecoming always draws a large crowd as well as a strong alumni presence to Baker Field. Homecoming in fall of 2003, which coincided with the kick-off of Columbia's [[Columbia250|250th anniversary celebrations]], holds the record for highest attendance ever at Wien Stadium with a crowd of 13,785<ref>[http://roarlions.blogspot.com/2007/05/10k-filing.html 10k Filing], "Roar Lions Roar" blog, 15 May 2007</ref>.

== External events ==
*[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/spr99/34a.html Baker Field: Birthplace of Sports Television]
*[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2004/12/02/baker-field-over-half-centurys-worth-failed-plans Baker Field: Over a Half Century's Worth of Failed Plans], Columbia Spectator, 2 December 2004

== External links ==
*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/sports-complex/Baker-3797/ Baker Field Photographs]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Athletics facilities]]
[[Category:Campuses]]

Baker Athletic Complex

2011-09-10T17:52:12Z

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[[Image:BakerField.jpg|thumb|240px|The Baker Athletics Complex by: Columbia University Athletics/Gene Boyars]]

'''Baker Athletics Complex''' (previously '''Baker Field''') is Columbia University's 26-acre athletics complex. It is located at Broadway and 218th St in the [[Inwood]] neighborhood at the northernmost tip of the island of [[Manhattan]]. Prior to the opening of Baker Field, many athletics events were held on [[South Lawn]]. There are many athletics facilities are located at Baker Field, including [[Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium]], an outdoor track, [[Dick Savitt Tennis Center|tennis courts]], and [[Boathouses|rowing facilities]].

== History ==
[[Image:BakerField1936.jpg|thumb|240px|Baker Field in 1936, with the original wooden Columbia Football Stadium and Baseball Field]]
[[Image:ColumbiaStadium1944.jpg|thumb|240px|Columbia Football Stadium ca. 1944]]
Prior to the acquisition of Baker Field, Columbia played field sports at the "[[Columbia Oval]]"<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F07E7DB1038E633A25751C0A9619C946496D6CF COLUMBIA MAY PLAY FOOTBALL IN BRONX; Old Columbia Oval at Williamsbridge Available for an Athletic Field. - NY Times, 1915]</ref> in Williamsbridge, the [[Bronx]], an even greater distance from campus,<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=IS_WAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA67&ots=JaqHem4P58&dq=%22Hamilton%20Court%22%20morningside%20heights&pg=PA66#v=onepage&q&f=false A New Columbia, Munsey's Magazine, 1897]</ref> or, later, on [[South Field]]. Manhattan Field (actually the second incarnation of the [[w:Polo Grounds#Polo Grounds II|Polo Grounds]]) was also occasionally leased, and sometimes referred to as "Columbia Field". The situation was thus that Columbia had to resort to rotating its sports around the cramped South Field, ship its athletes to the northern Bronx, or shell out money to rent a stadium.

The tract of land on which the Baker Athletics Complex stands was purchased for the University on [[December 30]], [[1921]] by financier George F. Baker. A gift worth $700,000at the time, the 26-acre area was dedicated in April, [[1922]] and was coronated with spring football practice that same year. In the fall, Columbia's [[football]] team continued to practice at Baker Field, but played its games at [[South Field]] on the [[Morningside Heights campus]]. The "Columbia Football Stadium" at Baker Field opened in the fall of [[1923]] with 15,000 seats in temporary stands. Five years later, the University built the 32,000 wooden-seat stadium that served Columbia fans for 55 years, until the spring of [[1983]].

The first game at Baker Field took place on [[September 29]], [[1923]], with Columbia defeating Ursinus, 13-0. The opening game in the official stadium was played on [[September 29]], [[1928]] as Columbia defeated Vermont, 20-0.

On [[May 17]], [[1939]], Baker Field played host to the first live television broadcast of an athletics event. A Columbia-[[Princeton]] baseball game at [[Robertson Field]] (called Andy Coakley Field back then) was carried by the National Broadcasting Company to the 400 or so sets then capable of receiving its broadcast signal. Satisfied with the result, NBC decided to try doing a major league game. Five months later it did, from [[Brooklyn]]'s Ebbets Field.

During the 1980s, Columbia sold off 5 acres on the northeast corner of the property to [[Presbyterian Hospital]], which constructed the Allen Pavillion, a 300-bed community hospital that opened in [[1988]].<ref>http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jul04/features2.php</ref><ref>http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/94/Newyork-Presbyterian-Hospital.html</ref>

Lawrence A. Wien Stadium was opened on [[September 22]], [[1984]] as the Lions fell to [[Harvard]], 35-21. Columbia didn't win its first game at the Stadium until [[October 8]], [[1988]] when it defeated Princeton, 16-13 to end a Division I record-setting 44-game losing streak.

Lawrence A. Wien Stadium today is home to the Lions' football, lacrosse and track & field teams. The track features an eight-lane Rekortan track.

Around the time when Wien stadium was rededicated as Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, athletics began referring to Baker Field as Baker Athletics Complex, perhaps to better describe the nature of the facility, or maybe just to avoid the awkward 'field at stadium at field' name.

=== NYC 2012 ===
In the course of NYC's 2012 Olympic bid, Baker Field was selected as the site for Field Hockey competition had NYC been selected.<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2000/09/20/baker-field-could-host-2012-olympic-games Baker Field Could Host 2012 Olympic Games], Columbia Spectator, 20 September 2000.</ref> Columbia would have benefited through $25 million worth of renovations including an update of Wien Stadium and its adjacent practice field, and an expansion of Chrystie Field House.<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2005/09/08/nyc2012s-baker-field-facelift NYC2012's Baker Field Facelift], Columbia Spectator, 8 September 2005.</ref>

== Facilities ==
The Baker Athletics Complex is composed of the following facilities
* [[Lawrence A. Wien Stadium|Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium]] (Football, Lacrosse, and Track and Field)
* [[Columbia Soccer Stadium]]
* [[Robertson Field at Satow Stadium]] (Baseball - Formerly Andy Coakley Field)
* [[Columbia Field Hockey Venue]]
* [[Columbia Softball Complex]]
* [[Dick Savitt Tennis Center]] (indoors)
* [[Boathouses|Gould-Remmer and 1929 Boathouses]]
* [[Chrystie Field House]]
* [[Campbell Sports Center]] (''under construction'')

== Events ==

=== [[Baker Blast]] ===
Hosted jointly by the student councils for the first home football game of the year since (?), Baker Blast is a popular event.

=== [[Homecoming]] ===
Typically the first Ivy League home game of the year, Homecoming always draws a large crowd as well as a strong alumni presence to Baker Field. Homecoming in fall of 2003, which coincided with the kick-off of Columbia's [[Columbia250|250th anniversary celebrations]], holds the record for highest attendance ever at Wien Stadium with a crowd of 13,785<ref>[http://roarlions.blogspot.com/2007/05/10k-filing.html 10k Filing], "Roar Lions Roar" blog, 15 May 2007</ref>.

== External events ==
*[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/spr99/34a.html Baker Field: Birthplace of Sports Television]
*[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2004/12/02/baker-field-over-half-centurys-worth-failed-plans Baker Field: Over a Half Century's Worth of Failed Plans], Columbia Spectator, 2 December 2004

== External links ==
*[http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/sports-complex/Baker-3797/ Baker Photographs]

== References ==
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[[Category:Athletics facilities]]
[[Category:Campuses]]

Tunnels

2011-09-10T17:50:26Z

Lpridatko:

[[Image:Tunnelsmap.gif|thumb|240px|From Wikipedia's [[w:Columbia University Tunnels|article on the tunnels]].]]

{{wp-also2|Columbia University tunnels}}

Columbia has an extensive '''tunnel system''' connecting most buildings on campus and acting as conduits for steam, electricity, telecommunications, and other infrastructure. The tunnels are a mysterious, foreboding place fully explored only by legendary figures in campus history They are where unspeakable acts of pure horror are committed.

== History ==

:''See main article at [[History of the tunnels]]''

== List of tunnels ==

:''See main article at [[List of tunnels]]''

== Maps ==

Old maps, from the 1950s, are accessible easily from the [[Columbiana]] Library. They are still roughly accurate. If you bug the reference librarian enough she might bring over the newest editions of the grounds maps. These new maps unfortunately can't be posted online due to copyright restrictions.

The map at the top of this article was created by former Columbia student [[Mike Schiraldi]] and released under the GFDL. It was created in 1999 so it's somewhat out of date, and is incomplete. The purple areas, marked "rumored," are just that; they almost certainly don't exist. As described in the map's legend, different colors are used to indicate different types of tunnel and levels of certainty:

* Green lines indicate areas that are not only known to exist but also places that the Columbia administration openly allows students and staff to be. For example, the underground connection between Hartley and Wallach halls.
* Yellow lines indicate areas that are known to exist but considered off-limits to all but Columbia's maintenance workers.
* Purple lines indicate rumored connections that have not been verified. In particular, there is almost certainly no tunnel under Broadway or along College Walk.

==Famous tunnel explorers==

* [[Benoit]] - a famous tunnel explorer who still answers questions about and leads tours of the system
* [[Ken Hechtman]] - a student whose group [[ADHOC]] wrought havoc in the tunnels in the 1980s and subsequently was expelled for stealing uranium from the [[Pupin]] basement

== External links ==

* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/restricted-access/Innards-5726/ Restricted Access Photographs]
* [http://www.columbiatunnels.org columbiatunnels.org] - inactive
* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/11905 Forbidden Tunnels Guard CU History] - [[Columbia Spectator]] article
* [http://freethetunnels.blogspot.com/] - FREE THE TUNNELS

=== Photos ===

* [http://www.undercity.org/photos/Columbia/index.htm Photos]
* [http://www.undercity.org/photos/CriticalSpaceEquip/index.htm Cyclotron]
* [http://ltvsquad.com/Locations/urbanexploration.php?ID=83 More photos]
* [http://ltvsquad.com/Missions/Tunnels/ColumbiaU/index.php More photos]
* [http://www.satanslaundromat.com/sl/archives/000503.html And more]

[[Category:Morningside Heights campus]]
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Tight Rope Walker

2011-09-10T17:48:58Z

Lpridatko:

'''Tight Rope Walker''' is a sculpture on [[Revson Plaza]], the bridge above [[Amsterdam Avenue]]. It was commissioned for placement on the [[Morningside Heights campus|Columbia campus]] by "the Friends of [[William Joseph Donovan|Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan]]". The sculpture was subsequently created by [[:w:Kees Verkade|R. Kees Verkade]] between [[1973]] and [[1979]]. It was officially gifted to the university in [[1979]].

The sculpture is set in bronze and is 14 ft 3 inches tall. It is on a 7 ft pedestal. One figure balances on the shoulders of another as the two cross a tight rope. Both figures are remarkably tall and thin, and they hold out their arms to help balance themselves.

Sometimes people hang laundry out to dry on the tightrope walkers' arms. In [[2007]], some people placed a mattress below the Tight Rope Walker, with "just in case" written on the mattress.<ref>[http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3445 Bwog post about the Tight Rope Walker mattress prank]</ref>

== Photo gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:10 27 43.JPEG|With [[St. Paul's Chapel]] in the background. By [[Chris Szabla]].
Image:10 27 42.JPEG|By [[Chris Szabla]].
Image:TRW.jpg|Another photo
Image:TRWlocation.jpg|Location of the sculpture
</gallery>

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/sculptures/Sculptures-3056/ Columbia University Campus Photographs]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rollerboogie/6159070/in/photostream/ Photos of the Tight Rope Walker on Flickr]

[[Category:Sculptures]]

Three-Way Piece: Points

2011-09-10T17:47:54Z

Lpridatko:

[[Image:Threewaypiece.jpg|thumb|''Three-Way Piece: Points'' with the [[law school]] in the background]]

'''Three-Way Piece: Points''' is a sculpture on [[Revson Plaza]], the bridge above [[Amsterdam Avenue]]. It was crafted in [[1967]] by Henry Moore, and gifted by the [[Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation]], which also funded the renovation of [[Wallach Hall]].

The sculpture somewhat resembles a tooth (though this is up for constant debate), and it can be turned if enough people push. The [[Columbia University Marching Band]] has often taken advantage of this feature while chanting "We make holes in teeth!" as an homage to Cavity Creeps in the '80s vintage Crest toothpaste ads.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/sculptures/Sculptures-2739/ Columbia University Campus Photographs]

[[Category:Sculptures]]

Life Force

2011-09-10T17:46:31Z

Lpridatko:

'''Life Force''' is a sculpture by [[:w:David Bakalar|David Bakalar]] on [[Revson Plaza]], the bridge connecting the old part of the [[Morningside Heights campus]] to the [[law school]] and [[SIPA]]. The sculpture looks like an eyeball rising out of the lawn. It was created in [[1988]].

Life Force was anonymously gifted to the law school in [[1992]] in memory of Ruth Goldman Schapiro, [[Columbia Law School|Law]] '50.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/east-campus/EC-7994/ Columbia University Campus Photographs]

[[Category:Sculptures]]

The Thinker

2011-09-10T17:43:24Z

Lpridatko:

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Columbia's copy of '''''The Thinker''''' (''Le Penseur'') is an authentic cast by French sculptor [[w:Auguste Rodin|Auguste Rodin]] himself, one of only a few in the world. It stands outside [[Philosophy Hall]]. Some [[Art Hum]] classes study the work along with other sculptures by Rodin.

It was featured in a scene of Woody Allen's movie ''Hannah and Her Sisters''. Allen's character wanders past it on a walk through campus, pondering [[Nietzsche]].

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiauniversitycampus.com/#/sculptures/Sculptures-3455/ Columbia University Campus Photographs]

<gallery>
Image:Thinker.jpg‎|"The Thinker," with [[St. Paul's Chapel]] in the background. Photo by [[Chris Szabla|C. Szabla]].
Image:Thinker1.jpg‎
</gallery>

[[Category:Sculptures]]