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Zankel Hall

2017-01-23T20:39:59Z

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|Entrances=120th St
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'''Zankel Hall''' is a building that is part of [[Teachers College]].

Kent Hall

2015-10-25T17:54:02Z

Mark Bao: Updated bathroom situation on 2nd floor (closed at certain points of the day)

{{Infobox building
|Name=Kent Hall
|Image=Kent.jpg
|Departments=[[MEALAC]] [[EALAC]]
|Libraries=[[Starr East Asian Library|C.V. Starr East Asian Library]]
|Entrances=2F — College Walk (9–5) 3F — Upper Campus
|Restrooms=2F — M/F (business hours only) 5F — M/F
|Vending=2F — Water/Coca-Cola
}}

[[Image:KentFront.jpg|thumb|300px|Kent Hall]]

'''Kent Hall''', home of the [[MEALAC]] and [[EALAC]] departments, is named after [[James Kent]], Columbia's first law professor. It was originally built to house Columbia's [[Columbia Law School|law school]], and served that purpose from [[1910]] to [[1960]], when the Law School moved across [[Amsterdam Avenue]] to the more spacious, yet ugly [[Jerome Greene Hall]]. During that time it served as a focal point for the growing movement to admit women to the law school. It was not until [[1927]] that women were said to have "crossed the threshold of Kent Hall".

Above the doorway is the latin inscription "IVS EST ARS BONI ET AEQUI" - "Law is the art of the good and the just." <ref>This is a quote of [[w:Publius Iuventius Celsus|Celsus]] from Section 1.1.1 of the [[w:Pandects|Pandects]] (or 'Digesta') of the [[w:Corpus Juris Civilis|Corpus Juris Civilis]] (better known as the Justinian Code.)[http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Cours/Ak/Corpus/d-01.htm#1]</ref>

The campus level (3rd Floor) library, now the [[Starr East Asian Library|C.V. Starr East Asian Library]], was once the Law Library, and the stained glass window on the east side of the Library is a clear relic of that bygone era.

Currently, the building is home to the departments of [[East Asian Languages and Cultures Department|East Asian Languages and Cultures]], [[Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures Department|Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures]], and [[Creative Writing]].

It has one elevator, which is horrifyingly slow and subject to breaking. On its ground floor, accessible from College Walk, Kent also serves as the home of [[Student Services]] and several of its offices, including [[Student Financial Services]], the [[University Registrar]], and the [[ID Center]]. The offices seamlessly extend through Kent into [[Philosophy Hall]], which are connected by ground level tunnel.

== Tunnel connections ==

=== [[Philosophy Hall]] ===

All tunnels connect to the sub-basement, which is accessed by going down the west staircase all the way to the bottom, turning left, and going through the door. It is missing a knob but it isn't locked so just use your finger to open it. Go to the east end of the basement, and you will see a well-lit, fairly clean corridor. Go north and it will be on your right. "Access route" is painted in a blue stripe on the ground. This continues on to [[St. Paul's]], [[Avery Hall|Avery]], and beyond in that direction. This might be legal, but just in case, go at night so you don't run into maintenance. There is a very light security risk.

=== [[Hamilton Hall]] ===

Go to the Philosophy tunnel, but go south instead. This tunnel goes under 116th street (college walk) and ends up in the basement of Hamilton. It is blocked later on so that is as far as can you go. This might be legal, but just in case, go at night so you don't run into maintenance. There is a very light security risk.

=== [[St. Paul's Chapel]] ===

This tunnel used to be the student rifle range. In the basement, go up the random concrete staircase in the middle of the north wall. It is very dark - if you ever wanted to see perfect darkness, this is pretty close. Remember the caver's rule: bring 3 sources of light. Even a cell phone's screen will work in an emergency. I imagine if you dug around down here you might find some bullets. The end of the tunnel reconnects with the [[Kent tunnel system]] through the door marked "Organ Pump Room" or something of that nature. You have to get through a small metal hatch to get to that door from the rifle range. That room is full of decades-old machinery and a big defunct pump. The small room at the end holds Sir Lance's rolodex, placed there by the [http://regifting.ltvsquad.com/Grabber.php?ID=6 LTV Squad]. Bring a pen to sign it.

Students are not permitted on this route. It's very dark, but there's very little risk that security will find you. This tunnel is cool, unlike the ungodly hot one next to it. You need to be a little flexible to get through the small hatch. One of Benoit's tours left tags down here on the pipes. Two people or more is highly recommended.

=== [[Buell Hall]] ===

Climb up the ladder in the NW corner of the basement into the hatch. It's really only a dead-end; there is no exit from Buell. If you were to continue past Buell northwards you would get blocked at a hot mass of pipes, beyond which are connections to [[Uris Hall]], [[Low Library]], and [[St. Paul's Chapel]].

There are no alarms or cameras. This is probably the most physically dangerous passage on campus. You are in a passage that is 5 1/2 feet tall, with scalding-hot water dripping from uninsulated steam pipes all around you. There are no lights, muddy pitted floors, and exposed electrical wires. Not to mention the heat and humidity - it is unbearably hot (>100F) and moist (100%). The air is thick with dust (and probably asbestos too). There is no one to hear your screams if you are hurt. You could rot for years down here without being found. I guarantee that no maintenance person has been here in decades. There is virtually no risk of being caught. However, it's very dangerous, so only go there if you're an experienced tunnel explorer. Go in a group, wear protective clothing, bring multiple sources of light, bring water to drink, and tell people where you're going so they can get help if you don't return.

== Attic ==

The attic is easily accessible through the east stairwell. It is dark, spooky, and dirty. There is evidence that people use it as a space for drinking, smoking, and other illicit activity.<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/10/17/columbias-haunting-halls/</ref>

== Photos ==

<gallery>
Image:Kentbasementsmall.jpg|Kent basement circa 1940. Note the rifle range.
Image:Kentsubbasementsmall.jpg|Kent sub-basement circa 1940. You can see all the tunnels here except for the really hot Buell one.
</gallery>

== References ==

<references/>

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

WikiCU:Editors bulletin board

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The '''Editors bulletin board''' is a place for the community of WikiCU contributors to leave notes and messages of interest or relevance to community in general. Check in regularly. You can also add the page to your watchlist by clicking on the drop-arrow next to the Read/Edit/View History tabs and selecting "Watch."

'''Note''': New notes should be placed at the ''top'' of the page, not the the bottom.

==SSL certificate expired==
The SSL cert on the secure pages (such as login) is expired—should get renewed. Admin? Where art thou? —[[User:Mark Bao|Mark Bao]] 17:10, 29 January 2015 (EST)

==New UNI policcy? Want to float an idea.==
See the Block List here: http://www.wikicu.com/Special:BlockList. I blocked that last user because he/she (a) was registered with a GMail rather than a UNI and (b) because they looked like administration edits (for more of those see [[NoCo]]). So—I move that we make policy such that, if a user's edits are vandalizing, press-releasey, or otherwise ruinous to the quality of this wiki, we require a UNI. Case-by-case basis, one knows it when one sees it, etc. Thoughts? [[User:Cds2148|cds2148]] 15:51, 27 March 2014 (EDT)
:Sounds like the right thing to do. [[User:Admin|Admin]] 03:28, 6 April 2014 (EDT)

==Columbia's non-profit data==
This should go somewhere. Any thoughts?[http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2012/135/598/2012-135598093-0980bab6-9.pdf] [[User:Uf001|Uf001]] 21:42, 29 January 2014 (EST)
:Yeah, it should. Probably just pull out whatever data is relevant to any pages and then cite.[[User:Cds2148|cds2148]] 15:51, 27 March 2014 (EDT)

==2014 Wikithon==
Hope you guys have time for clean-up tomorrow. Account registration is broken, so everybody is using Pbailinson's account. [[User:Cds2148|cds2148]] 19:17, 29 January 2014 (EST)

==Headache==
[[Kasdin]] just nuked [[Student and Administrative Services]]. http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/news/student-and-administrative-services-to-be-eliminated [[User:Cds2148|cds2148]] 23:29, 15 January 2014 (EST)
== Proposed noun for WikiCU Editor ==
I'm going to be calling myself (and the rest of you) a '''wikicunian'''['''s'''] from now on. [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 15:51, 21 August 2013 (EDT)

==A note on finding old material on Bwog==
I know the that [[Bwog]] archives are a mess, but I figured out a way to better navigate them this week. Say that you only have an old, old link without a slug (e.g., one that includes "publicate" and ends with a number, e.g. "3113"), you can use the short-link system to find it. Just take the number after "publicate" and put it into the short link: "bwog.com/?p=[number]".

Also: if you're looking at an old post, but the link to the picture is broken, you can find it. Here is how. Say the link is "http://bwog.com/uploads/whoohoo.jpg". Gives you a 404. Now insert "images." before "bwog.com" and "wp-content/" before "uploads". That gives you "http://images.bwog.com/wp-content/uploads/whoohoo.jpg," which does work. Good for finding old party pics, pretty much anything from '06 through '09. [[User:Cds2148|cds2148]] 16:49, 4 July 2013 (EDT)

:Hugely helpful, thanks! [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 15:49, 21 August 2013 (EDT)

== Spectator Archives updated (Again) ==
It looks like the [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/ Spectator Archives] have been updated to add issues from [[1938]]-[[1947]], and the [[1949]]-[[1950]] academic year. [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 18:01, 1 May 2013 (EDT)

Spec Archives have been further updated from 1938-1996 inclusive (with the exception of fall 1990). On-wards! [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 14:01, 12 June 2013 (EDT)

Extended to 1938-2000 (still missing fall 1990). Commence modern-era research! [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 22:56, 24 June 2013 (EDT)

==Archive.is==
FYI: if you see a page and are afraid it'll be edited/taken down, you can create a snapshot of a webpage that gets its own archive.is shortlink. [[User:Cds2148|cds2148]] 18:08, 11 June 2013 (EDT)
:Nice tip, thanks! [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 23:47, 11 June 2013 (EDT)

==Annie Karni==
I think there should be a page for [[Annie Karni]]. Thoughts? I don't have the contextual knowledge to write it, or at least not to start it. I only recall that she was at one of the [[ROTC]] townhalls that I covered, before which some then-upperclassman told me that she was ever-ready to pounce on Columbia. Which she ended up getting to do after that townhall. (Also, N.B. the page for the [[New York Sun]].) [[User:Cds2148|cds2148]] 21:29, 4 June 2013 (EDT)

:We actually used to have a page on her but it appears she requested it be deleted and our policy has been to respect subject requests. We can talk about modifying that policy, though. [[User:Pacman|Pacman]] 10:59, 5 June 2013 (EDT)

:: Yeah, I think that policy should be modified. It's just bringing together publicly accessible stuff. (And, not that this should enter into policy decisions, but come on, Karni. Ye reap what ye sow.) [[User:Cds2148|cds2148]] 17:51, 7 June 2013 (EDT)
::: Thoughts?[[User:Cds2148|cds2148]] 16:50, 4 July 2013 (EDT)

== Reorganizing Main Page ==
[[User:Admin]] has started a discussion on changing some elements of the [[Main Page]] over at [[Talk:Main Page]]. Please add your feedback. [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 13:37, 14 May 2013 (EDT)

==Pages without photos==

Is there a way to access this so we can add photos to pages that need them [[User:Ad2397|Ad2397]] 16:13, 13 May 2013 (EDT)
:Good idea. Pictures add very much. [[User:Cds2148|cds2148]] 16:21, 13 May 2013 (EDT)
:I'm not sure if such a list exists. It might be easier to systematically work through certain categories of things that should have pictures (like buildings, or current administrators). [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 18:07, 13 May 2013 (EDT)
::I'm not a coder, but basically you just need a script that searches all created pages and take out any page that has [File:*.jpeg‎*] or [File:*.gif*] and create a category page for it. Maybe a future project. [[User:Ad2397|Ad2397]] 18:17, 13 May 2013 (EDT)

== Blogs ==
Would anyone care to update the [[blogs|list of blogs]]? {{User:Reaganaut/sig}} 17:51, 4 May 2013 (EDT)

== Thoughts on cataloging student websites ==
So Columbia students have a history of starting websites for the columbia community. A handful have survived more than a few years ([[CULPA]] being the great grand-daddy, and at this point I'd even put [[WikiCU]] in that category. It's been just over 6 years and we're not dead yet); most have died. Of those that died, some had an impact on campus life ([[CUCommunity]], and [[Dogears.net]] come to mind, and [[CUSnacks]] featured prominently in a Varsity Show plot), while others seem to come and go without ever getting much traction ([[Hungrycu]] seems to have fallen into that crack. CampusPlaybook? PostATime? Buzzable? CUEats? CampusBoxOffice? [[Columbia Classes]]?) I guess what I'm getting at is whether each and every one of these projects deserves it own page (Notability!), which is the direction we've gone in so far, or maybe I/we should just come up with a single article chronicling Columbia students' ingenuity, with individual articles only for 'major' sites. Thoughts? [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 16:32, 3 May 2013 (EDT)
:We could do both? An overview page detailing what you just said, plus individual pages for websites people care to create pages for. [[User:Admin|Admin]] 05:39, 4 May 2013 (EDT)
::That is basically what has been done so far. The notable ones usually get their own pages; for the others, we had the [[blogs]] page, which could conceivably be expanded to encompass other types of websites. [[User:Pacman|Pacman]] 18:35, 13 May 2013 (EDT)
:::I got distracted by other stuff... It appears that there's a thing called the [[http://adicu.com/ Application Development Institute] now. gotta figure out how to tie all that in. [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 18:49, 13 May 2013 (EDT)

== Notability standard discussion ==
There's renewed discussion of whether there's a [[Notability]] standard for wikicu going on here: [[Talk:Notability#Renewed discussion 2013]]. [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 13:34, 3 May 2013 (EDT)

[[Category:WikiCU]]

User:Mark Bao/Library Ratings

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Mark Bao: Created page with "== Butler == * '''Vibe''': Serious, quiet * '''Food/Coffee''': Overpriced drinks/pastries at Blue Java * '''Vending machines''': Terrible: only energy drinks and Sobe * '''Ho..."

== Butler ==

* '''Vibe''': Serious, quiet
* '''Food/Coffee''': Overpriced drinks/pastries at Blue Java
* '''Vending machines''': Terrible: only energy drinks and Sobe
* '''Hours''': 24h
* '''Natural light''': Sufficient, not great, through huge windows at the top

== Science and Engineering ==

* '''Vibe''': Relaxed, modern
* '''Food/Coffee''': At Joe until 7 or 8pm
* '''Vending machines''': Excellent snackcess at vending machines on 2F: chips/etc. and Snapple drinks
* '''Hours''': Until 3am starting the week before spring break to the rest of the semester
* '''Natural light''': Really good natural light on main floor near windows, great diffused light on upper floor

User talk:Quarto2014

2014-03-01T04:44:09Z

Mark Bao: /* Question on Quarto */ new section

'''Welcome to ''WikiCU''!'''
We hope you will contribute much and well.
You will probably want to read the [[Help:Contents|help pages]].
Again, welcome and have fun! [[User:Cds2148|cds2148]] 19:05, 27 February 2014 (EST)
: Hey, welcome! —[[User:Mark Bao|Mark Bao]] 19:50, 27 February 2014 (EST)

== Question on Quarto ==

In attempting to get more information on Quarto, I found that I couldn't find any information from the past few years. I've posted about this on the [[Talk:Quarto|Quarto talk page]]; know anything about it? Thanks! —[[User:Mark Bao|Mark Bao]] 23:44, 28 February 2014 (EST)

Talk:Quarto

2014-03-01T04:42:23Z

Mark Bao: /* Is Quarto still active? */

== Is Quarto still active? ==

A [https://bwog.com/2012/05/04/quarto-magazine-launches-tonight/ Bwog post] says that they launched their 63rd edition in May 2012, but their [http://quartomag.com/ website] is down and the last post on their [http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/quarto/ blog] was from April 2011.

Talk:Quarto

2014-03-01T04:42:01Z

Mark Bao: Is Quarto still active?

== Is Quarto still active? ==

A [https://bwog.com/2012/05/04/quarto-magazine-launches-tonight/ Bwog post] says that they launched their 63rd edition in May 2012, but their [[http://quartomag.com/ website]] is down and the last post on their [[http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/quarto/ blog]] was from April 2011.

User talk:Cds2148

2014-02-28T00:55:24Z

Mark Bao: /* Wuad2015 */ new section

'''Welcome to ''WikiCU''!'''
We hope you will contribute much and well.
You will probably want to read the [[Help:Contents|help pages]].
Again, welcome and have fun! [[User:Cam2171|-|- cam2171 -|-]] 11:45, 21 September 2012 (EDT)

== Wikithon Badge ==
Because why not? Participants can badge their user pages if they want by pasting: '''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>wikithon2013<nowiki>}}</nowiki>''' [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 02:36, 25 April 2013 (EDT)
:Awesome! [[User:Cds2148|cds2148]] 09:43, 25 April 2013 (EDT)
:: I hereby sanction your new badge idea. [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 00:19, 6 February 2014 (EST)

== Editors' Message Board ==
*So I think we should create some kind of page to use as a 'message board' of sorts where editors can post things for other editors, or check in for news. For example, I see someone has tried to start a discussion about the Notability standard at [[Talk:Notability]] but if you didn't look at recent changes today, you might not know. I'm not really familiar with wiki back-end and management, so I'm not sure what the best way to do that is (and we're using the Community Portal for something else). But I think that would be a good step towards maintaining the momentum from [[2013 Columbia Wikithon]]. Let me know what you (and others) think. I'll try to flag down a few other people so they know I've posted this (the fact that I need to go post on individual talk pages neatly demonstrates the issue I'm talking about). [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 01:01, 30 April 2013 (EDT)

*On this similar note, is there a place where we can find the earliest articles created so that they can be refreshed. [[User:Ad2397|Ad2397]] 09:52, 30 April 2013 (EDT)
:*I think this might be what you're looking for: [[Special:AncientPages]]. You can find other tools like that at [[Special:SpecialPages]] [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 11:20, 30 April 2013 (EDT)

*OK I've created this page: [[WikiCU:Editors bulletin board]]. Maybe we can put a link to this on the main page, the community portal, maybe the welcome link?
:Yeah, this is a very good idea. [[User:Cds2148|cds2148]] 22:58, 1 May 2013 (EDT)

* Hey Cds. I'm a new user and I just added [[Empire State University]] and wanted to ask if it fit with the goal of the wiki. I was also considering starting a [[How I Met Your Mother]] article and cataloguing all the references / shots from Columbia as I watched the show. Thoughts? [[User:Rkuykendall|Rkuykendall]]
:Hello! First off, sign your posts on talk pages with four tildes in a row to add your name and a timestamp (four of these: "~").

:As for Empire State University, fictional portrayals of CU are within the goal of the wiki (not that I am the arbiter of that). Columbia references in HIMYM would also be cool. [[Ted Mosby]] already has a page. And see [[fictional alumni]] for a Marshall mention. [[User:Cds2148|cds2148]] 13:20, 28 September 2013 (EDT)

:: Yeah, I just figured I would ask a recently active user instead of tracking down the highest authority somehow. That way I knew I wasn't doing anything obviously wrong. Thanks for the help! [[User:Rkuykendall|Rkuykendall]] 13:43, 28 September 2013 (EDT)

==Images==
* doesn't seem to be any problem... [[User:Admin|Admin]] 18:43, 23 November 2013 (EST)

== Wuad2015 ==

Was Wuad2015 a Columbia student that decided to try spamming the site...? What happened there? —[[User:Mark Bao|Mark Bao]] 19:55, 27 February 2014 (EST)

2014-02-05T21:35:02Z

Mark Bao: Added dining section and moved Vending to Function, added conditionals to both

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|<noinclude>{{documentation}}</noinclude>

Northwest Corner Building

2014-02-05T21:19:39Z

Mark Bao: Infobox: Fixed entrances

{{Infobox building
|Name=Northwest Corner Building
|Image=NorthwestCornerBuilding.png
|Departments=Science, Engineering; classrooms and labs
|Libraries=[[Science and Engineering Library]]
|Entrances=1F — Street (120th/Broadway) 3F — Upper Campus
|Restrooms=3F — M/F (Library stairs) 4F — M/F
|Vending=2F — Snacks, Drinks
}}

[[Image:NWSRenderingFromCEPS.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Plan''': a rendering of the Northwest Science Building looks sinister but contextual, blending the gray of the new structure with a grayed trim on Pupin to make it look as if it fits in well]]
[[Image:Moneo.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Reality''': Moneo and what has metamorphosized into a bluish, glassy monstrosity both attempt to tower over poor, increasingly antiquarian [[Pupin Hall]]]]

The '''Northwest Corner Building''' (known previously as the '''Interdisciplinary Science Building''', and '''Northwest Science Building''' before that, and casually as '''NoCo''') was destined by Columbia to fill the last remaining plot on the [[Morningside Heights campus]]. It was built over the [[Levien Gym]], between [[Pupin Hall]] and the [[Havemeyer Hall|Havemeyer]] extension ([[Chandler Hall]]), as well as the last undeveloped portion of [[The Grove|the Grove]] just north of Levien and west of Pupin. The project started on 19 March [[2007]] and first occupancy began in [[2009]].

== Building description ==

The building is on the southeast corner of Broadway and 120th St, opposite [[Barnard College|Barnard]]'s [[Diana Center]]. It is considerably taller than neighboring [[Pupin Hall|Pupin]] and [[Chandler Hall|Chandler]] Halls, though it still connects to them via pedestrian bridges at multiple levels, similar to those connecting [[Pupin Hall|Pupin]], [[CEPSR]], and [[Seeley Mudd Hall|Mudd]].

The 188,000 square foot building features a campus lobby, entrance to [[Levien Gym]], [[Joe the Art of Coffee]] cafe, the [[Science and Engineering Library]], a large lecture hall, several classrooms, faculty and administrative offices, and 7 floors of science and engineering laboratories.

== Design ==

The lead architect was José Rafael Moneo, selected by [[Bollinger]] for his "extreme sensitivity to context". To that end, Moneo designed a building shorter than would have been allowed at the site and hid mechanicals that would have otherwise been stored on the roof.

The Northwest Corner Building was designed by Moneo along with New York-based Davis Brody Bond. Upon its opening, it was certified as LEED Gold.

The building announced a departure from the McKim, Mead and White architecture that dominates many of the original campus buildings, and which served as the master plan for the campus since 1896. It does not, however, operate as a quick-fix in the architectural vein of Uris, Mudd or even CEPSR that lacked a significant architectural statement in hopes of placating a need for space.

A significant hurdle in the design was attempting not to interrupt with Levien Gym. As noted in an article in the [[New York Times]], the design consists of "three enormous parallel trusses in the lower part of the building. These take the weight of the laboratories, classrooms and offices above and distribute the load — almost as a tabletop would — to columns that flank, but do not penetrate, the basketball court."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/nyregion/15columbia.html</ref>

This approach has created a column-free space directly under the trusses, which is occupied by the library. The room is almost transparent, with window walls overlooking the campus and Broadway. “For the first time, actual academic life will be visible from the street,” said Mark Wigley, dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Diagonal elements in the truss work and other structural bracing are expressed clearly on the facade, giving the building its overall character.

In other words, it does not look like the red-brick buildings that have dominated since McKim, Mead, and White drew up the master plan in the 1890s. But with so much steel in the science building, any brickwork would merely have been a thin cladding.

It should be noted that the [[Astronomy Department]] lodged significant complaints about the building, as it now blocks out 2/3 of the nighttime sky, rendering the observatory atop Pupin more or less useless.

== Construction challenges ==

Bollinger also stipulated that the building show a commitment to embracing interdisciplinary science. In this vein, the building is insulated to reduce the impact of vibrations from the [[subway]] on the laboratory spaces. This has proven especially useful in some of the labs working on nanotechnology (like graphene), where even the slightest vibrations can disrupt experiments.

The greatest challenge facing the building's construction was the mandate it be built atop the school's underground gym, with no interruption in the gym's usability. In the 1970s, when [[Dodge Fitness Center]] was built, the [[Levien Gym]] was fitted with 4 super-columns at its corners, which would allow a building to be constructed above it without pesky additional columns. The Northwest Science Building was constructed on these super-columns, thus placing no weight on the Levien Gym roof, allowing it to remain open. Nevertheless, Moneo still had to employ truss construction to keep the building "floating" over the gym rather than resting on top of it, ensuring the basketball season could continue through construction.

In a lecture on campus in June [[2012]], lead architect Jeffrey Brock joked that with enough people, one could have "pushed" the building onto Broadway due to this "floating" construction. Probably not something you say aloud.

== History of the site ==

Tennis courts occupied the site for decades prior to construction. At one point in the 1960s, it was proposed as the home of a new Life Sciences Building, but was abandoned in favor of the other side of campus, where [[Fairchild]] was built.

The Northwest Corner Building was the source of the [[Athletics Facilities Scandal]]. In the early 1990s, the [[Athletics Department]] proposed an extension of Dodge for the site that would hold a teaching swimming pool, racquetball courts, and an international squash court. When the [[Athletics Director]] at the time, [[John Reeves]], was unable to raise any money for construction, it was decided to use the site for a science building with a few floors for athletics. But when President Bollinger took office, Reeves's boss, [[Provost]] [[Jonathan Cole]], "forgot" to tell PrezBo about the the plans. Cole decided to build a science-only building instead, without informing Reeves of the change in plan. Reeves found out when the Spectator broke the news about the building in 2004.

== Building Name ==

When news of the building broke in [[2004]], the project was referred to as the Northwest Science Building. Shortly thereafter Interdisciplinary Science Building was adopted as the name for the project in order to reflect the building's purpose and function. However, in Fall [[2009]] the school renamed the project yet again to Northwest Corner Building, "in the hopes of attracting a wider array of donors."

== See also ==

* [http://bwog.com/2012/11/02/how-noco-was-born/ A ''Blue and White'' article exploring some flubs regarding the planning process]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3340 Reactions on The Bwog]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/senate/annual_reports/06-07/PDannual.htm February 23, 2007 statement from the Senate's physical development committee]
* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/09/17/after-name-confusion-northwest-corner-building-construction-proceeds-schedule After name confusion, Northwest Corner Building construction proceeds on schedule]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/arts/design/13moneo.html NYT article on the challenges of the building's construction]
* [http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=3545&PagePosition=5 In Detail: Columbia U.'s Northwest Corner Building], The Architect's Newspaper, 3 June 2009
* [http://blip.tv/file/4489804 Construction Timelapse Video], February 2008 - August 2010
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/arts/design/09moneo.html?src=dayp Glowing NYT Review of the Completed Building] - Feb 2011
* [http://facilities.columbia.edu/node/1328/1331 Current Construction Projects] - Aug 2011

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Buildings]]
[[Category:Morningside Heights campus]]
[[Category:Unnamed buildings]]

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2014-02-05T21:17:46Z

Mark Bao: Changed image size to 260px

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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: larger;" | '''{{{Name}}}'''
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|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: #eee; font-weight: bold;" | '''Function'''

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|style="padding-right: 1em;" | {{{Departments}}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
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|style="padding-right: 1em;" | {{{Libraries}}}

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|- style="vertical-align: top;"
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|style="padding-right: 1em;" | {{{Entrances}}}
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Northwest Corner Building

2014-02-05T21:16:54Z

Mark Bao: Image changed from JPG to PNG

{{Infobox building
|Name=Northwest Corner Building
|Image=NorthwestCornerBuilding.png
|Departments=Science, Engineering; classrooms and labs
|Libraries=[[Science and Engineering Library]]
|Entrances=3F — College Walk 1F — Upper Campus
|Restrooms=3F — M/F (Library stairs) 4F — M/F
|Vending=2F — Snacks, Drinks
}}

[[Image:NWSRenderingFromCEPS.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Plan''': a rendering of the Northwest Science Building looks sinister but contextual, blending the gray of the new structure with a grayed trim on Pupin to make it look as if it fits in well]]
[[Image:Moneo.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Reality''': Moneo and what has metamorphosized into a bluish, glassy monstrosity both attempt to tower over poor, increasingly antiquarian [[Pupin Hall]]]]

The '''Northwest Corner Building''' (known previously as the '''Interdisciplinary Science Building''', and '''Northwest Science Building''' before that, and casually as '''NoCo''') was destined by Columbia to fill the last remaining plot on the [[Morningside Heights campus]]. It was built over the [[Levien Gym]], between [[Pupin Hall]] and the [[Havemeyer Hall|Havemeyer]] extension ([[Chandler Hall]]), as well as the last undeveloped portion of [[The Grove|the Grove]] just north of Levien and west of Pupin. The project started on 19 March [[2007]] and first occupancy began in [[2009]].

== Building description ==

The building is on the southeast corner of Broadway and 120th St, opposite [[Barnard College|Barnard]]'s [[Diana Center]]. It is considerably taller than neighboring [[Pupin Hall|Pupin]] and [[Chandler Hall|Chandler]] Halls, though it still connects to them via pedestrian bridges at multiple levels, similar to those connecting [[Pupin Hall|Pupin]], [[CEPSR]], and [[Seeley Mudd Hall|Mudd]].

The 188,000 square foot building features a campus lobby, entrance to [[Levien Gym]], [[Joe the Art of Coffee]] cafe, the [[Science and Engineering Library]], a large lecture hall, several classrooms, faculty and administrative offices, and 7 floors of science and engineering laboratories.

== Design ==

The lead architect was José Rafael Moneo, selected by [[Bollinger]] for his "extreme sensitivity to context". To that end, Moneo designed a building shorter than would have been allowed at the site and hid mechanicals that would have otherwise been stored on the roof.

The Northwest Corner Building was designed by Moneo along with New York-based Davis Brody Bond. Upon its opening, it was certified as LEED Gold.

The building announced a departure from the McKim, Mead and White architecture that dominates many of the original campus buildings, and which served as the master plan for the campus since 1896. It does not, however, operate as a quick-fix in the architectural vein of Uris, Mudd or even CEPSR that lacked a significant architectural statement in hopes of placating a need for space.

A significant hurdle in the design was attempting not to interrupt with Levien Gym. As noted in an article in the [[New York Times]], the design consists of "three enormous parallel trusses in the lower part of the building. These take the weight of the laboratories, classrooms and offices above and distribute the load — almost as a tabletop would — to columns that flank, but do not penetrate, the basketball court."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/nyregion/15columbia.html</ref>

This approach has created a column-free space directly under the trusses, which is occupied by the library. The room is almost transparent, with window walls overlooking the campus and Broadway. “For the first time, actual academic life will be visible from the street,” said Mark Wigley, dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Diagonal elements in the truss work and other structural bracing are expressed clearly on the facade, giving the building its overall character.

In other words, it does not look like the red-brick buildings that have dominated since McKim, Mead, and White drew up the master plan in the 1890s. But with so much steel in the science building, any brickwork would merely have been a thin cladding.

It should be noted that the [[Astronomy Department]] lodged significant complaints about the building, as it now blocks out 2/3 of the nighttime sky, rendering the observatory atop Pupin more or less useless.

== Construction challenges ==

Bollinger also stipulated that the building show a commitment to embracing interdisciplinary science. In this vein, the building is insulated to reduce the impact of vibrations from the [[subway]] on the laboratory spaces. This has proven especially useful in some of the labs working on nanotechnology (like graphene), where even the slightest vibrations can disrupt experiments.

The greatest challenge facing the building's construction was the mandate it be built atop the school's underground gym, with no interruption in the gym's usability. In the 1970s, when [[Dodge Fitness Center]] was built, the [[Levien Gym]] was fitted with 4 super-columns at its corners, which would allow a building to be constructed above it without pesky additional columns. The Northwest Science Building was constructed on these super-columns, thus placing no weight on the Levien Gym roof, allowing it to remain open. Nevertheless, Moneo still had to employ truss construction to keep the building "floating" over the gym rather than resting on top of it, ensuring the basketball season could continue through construction.

In a lecture on campus in June [[2012]], lead architect Jeffrey Brock joked that with enough people, one could have "pushed" the building onto Broadway due to this "floating" construction. Probably not something you say aloud.

== History of the site ==

Tennis courts occupied the site for decades prior to construction. At one point in the 1960s, it was proposed as the home of a new Life Sciences Building, but was abandoned in favor of the other side of campus, where [[Fairchild]] was built.

The Northwest Corner Building was the source of the [[Athletics Facilities Scandal]]. In the early 1990s, the [[Athletics Department]] proposed an extension of Dodge for the site that would hold a teaching swimming pool, racquetball courts, and an international squash court. When the [[Athletics Director]] at the time, [[John Reeves]], was unable to raise any money for construction, it was decided to use the site for a science building with a few floors for athletics. But when President Bollinger took office, Reeves's boss, [[Provost]] [[Jonathan Cole]], "forgot" to tell PrezBo about the the plans. Cole decided to build a science-only building instead, without informing Reeves of the change in plan. Reeves found out when the Spectator broke the news about the building in 2004.

== Building Name ==

When news of the building broke in [[2004]], the project was referred to as the Northwest Science Building. Shortly thereafter Interdisciplinary Science Building was adopted as the name for the project in order to reflect the building's purpose and function. However, in Fall [[2009]] the school renamed the project yet again to Northwest Corner Building, "in the hopes of attracting a wider array of donors."

== See also ==

* [http://bwog.com/2012/11/02/how-noco-was-born/ A ''Blue and White'' article exploring some flubs regarding the planning process]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3340 Reactions on The Bwog]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/senate/annual_reports/06-07/PDannual.htm February 23, 2007 statement from the Senate's physical development committee]
* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/09/17/after-name-confusion-northwest-corner-building-construction-proceeds-schedule After name confusion, Northwest Corner Building construction proceeds on schedule]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/arts/design/13moneo.html NYT article on the challenges of the building's construction]
* [http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=3545&PagePosition=5 In Detail: Columbia U.'s Northwest Corner Building], The Architect's Newspaper, 3 June 2009
* [http://blip.tv/file/4489804 Construction Timelapse Video], February 2008 - August 2010
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/arts/design/09moneo.html?src=dayp Glowing NYT Review of the Completed Building] - Feb 2011
* [http://facilities.columbia.edu/node/1328/1331 Current Construction Projects] - Aug 2011

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Buildings]]
[[Category:Morningside Heights campus]]
[[Category:Unnamed buildings]]

Northwest Corner Building

2014-02-05T21:15:35Z

Mark Bao: Added building infobox

{{Infobox building
|Name=Northwest Corner Building
|Image=NorthwestCornerBuilding.jpg
|Departments=Science, Engineering; classrooms and labs
|Libraries=[[Science and Engineering Library]]
|Entrances=3F — College Walk 1F — Upper Campus
|Restrooms=3F — M/F (Library stairs) 4F — M/F
|Vending=2F — Snacks, Drinks
}}

[[Image:NWSRenderingFromCEPS.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Plan''': a rendering of the Northwest Science Building looks sinister but contextual, blending the gray of the new structure with a grayed trim on Pupin to make it look as if it fits in well]]
[[Image:Moneo.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Reality''': Moneo and what has metamorphosized into a bluish, glassy monstrosity both attempt to tower over poor, increasingly antiquarian [[Pupin Hall]]]]

The '''Northwest Corner Building''' (known previously as the '''Interdisciplinary Science Building''', and '''Northwest Science Building''' before that, and casually as '''NoCo''') was destined by Columbia to fill the last remaining plot on the [[Morningside Heights campus]]. It was built over the [[Levien Gym]], between [[Pupin Hall]] and the [[Havemeyer Hall|Havemeyer]] extension ([[Chandler Hall]]), as well as the last undeveloped portion of [[The Grove|the Grove]] just north of Levien and west of Pupin. The project started on 19 March [[2007]] and first occupancy began in [[2009]].

== Building description ==

The building is on the southeast corner of Broadway and 120th St, opposite [[Barnard College|Barnard]]'s [[Diana Center]]. It is considerably taller than neighboring [[Pupin Hall|Pupin]] and [[Chandler Hall|Chandler]] Halls, though it still connects to them via pedestrian bridges at multiple levels, similar to those connecting [[Pupin Hall|Pupin]], [[CEPSR]], and [[Seeley Mudd Hall|Mudd]].

The 188,000 square foot building features a campus lobby, entrance to [[Levien Gym]], [[Joe the Art of Coffee]] cafe, the [[Science and Engineering Library]], a large lecture hall, several classrooms, faculty and administrative offices, and 7 floors of science and engineering laboratories.

== Design ==

The lead architect was José Rafael Moneo, selected by [[Bollinger]] for his "extreme sensitivity to context". To that end, Moneo designed a building shorter than would have been allowed at the site and hid mechanicals that would have otherwise been stored on the roof.

The Northwest Corner Building was designed by Moneo along with New York-based Davis Brody Bond. Upon its opening, it was certified as LEED Gold.

The building announced a departure from the McKim, Mead and White architecture that dominates many of the original campus buildings, and which served as the master plan for the campus since 1896. It does not, however, operate as a quick-fix in the architectural vein of Uris, Mudd or even CEPSR that lacked a significant architectural statement in hopes of placating a need for space.

A significant hurdle in the design was attempting not to interrupt with Levien Gym. As noted in an article in the [[New York Times]], the design consists of "three enormous parallel trusses in the lower part of the building. These take the weight of the laboratories, classrooms and offices above and distribute the load — almost as a tabletop would — to columns that flank, but do not penetrate, the basketball court."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/nyregion/15columbia.html</ref>

This approach has created a column-free space directly under the trusses, which is occupied by the library. The room is almost transparent, with window walls overlooking the campus and Broadway. “For the first time, actual academic life will be visible from the street,” said Mark Wigley, dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Diagonal elements in the truss work and other structural bracing are expressed clearly on the facade, giving the building its overall character.

In other words, it does not look like the red-brick buildings that have dominated since McKim, Mead, and White drew up the master plan in the 1890s. But with so much steel in the science building, any brickwork would merely have been a thin cladding.

It should be noted that the [[Astronomy Department]] lodged significant complaints about the building, as it now blocks out 2/3 of the nighttime sky, rendering the observatory atop Pupin more or less useless.

== Construction challenges ==

Bollinger also stipulated that the building show a commitment to embracing interdisciplinary science. In this vein, the building is insulated to reduce the impact of vibrations from the [[subway]] on the laboratory spaces. This has proven especially useful in some of the labs working on nanotechnology (like graphene), where even the slightest vibrations can disrupt experiments.

The greatest challenge facing the building's construction was the mandate it be built atop the school's underground gym, with no interruption in the gym's usability. In the 1970s, when [[Dodge Fitness Center]] was built, the [[Levien Gym]] was fitted with 4 super-columns at its corners, which would allow a building to be constructed above it without pesky additional columns. The Northwest Science Building was constructed on these super-columns, thus placing no weight on the Levien Gym roof, allowing it to remain open. Nevertheless, Moneo still had to employ truss construction to keep the building "floating" over the gym rather than resting on top of it, ensuring the basketball season could continue through construction.

In a lecture on campus in June [[2012]], lead architect Jeffrey Brock joked that with enough people, one could have "pushed" the building onto Broadway due to this "floating" construction. Probably not something you say aloud.

== History of the site ==

Tennis courts occupied the site for decades prior to construction. At one point in the 1960s, it was proposed as the home of a new Life Sciences Building, but was abandoned in favor of the other side of campus, where [[Fairchild]] was built.

The Northwest Corner Building was the source of the [[Athletics Facilities Scandal]]. In the early 1990s, the [[Athletics Department]] proposed an extension of Dodge for the site that would hold a teaching swimming pool, racquetball courts, and an international squash court. When the [[Athletics Director]] at the time, [[John Reeves]], was unable to raise any money for construction, it was decided to use the site for a science building with a few floors for athletics. But when President Bollinger took office, Reeves's boss, [[Provost]] [[Jonathan Cole]], "forgot" to tell PrezBo about the the plans. Cole decided to build a science-only building instead, without informing Reeves of the change in plan. Reeves found out when the Spectator broke the news about the building in 2004.

== Building Name ==

When news of the building broke in [[2004]], the project was referred to as the Northwest Science Building. Shortly thereafter Interdisciplinary Science Building was adopted as the name for the project in order to reflect the building's purpose and function. However, in Fall [[2009]] the school renamed the project yet again to Northwest Corner Building, "in the hopes of attracting a wider array of donors."

== See also ==

* [http://bwog.com/2012/11/02/how-noco-was-born/ A ''Blue and White'' article exploring some flubs regarding the planning process]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3340 Reactions on The Bwog]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/senate/annual_reports/06-07/PDannual.htm February 23, 2007 statement from the Senate's physical development committee]
* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/09/17/after-name-confusion-northwest-corner-building-construction-proceeds-schedule After name confusion, Northwest Corner Building construction proceeds on schedule]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/arts/design/13moneo.html NYT article on the challenges of the building's construction]
* [http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=3545&PagePosition=5 In Detail: Columbia U.'s Northwest Corner Building], The Architect's Newspaper, 3 June 2009
* [http://blip.tv/file/4489804 Construction Timelapse Video], February 2008 - August 2010
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/arts/design/09moneo.html?src=dayp Glowing NYT Review of the Completed Building] - Feb 2011
* [http://facilities.columbia.edu/node/1328/1331 Current Construction Projects] - Aug 2011

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Buildings]]
[[Category:Morningside Heights campus]]
[[Category:Unnamed buildings]]

File:NorthwestCornerBuilding.png

2014-02-05T21:13:10Z

Mark Bao: Northwest Corner Building, from Columbia's News site: http://news.columbia.edu/nwcorner

Northwest Corner Building, from Columbia's News site: http://news.columbia.edu/nwcorner

Kent Hall

2014-02-05T21:09:39Z

Mark Bao: Added vending to building infobox

{{Infobox building
|Name=Kent Hall
|Image=Kent.jpg
|Departments=[[MEALAC]] [[EALAC]]
|Libraries=[[Starr East Asian Library|C.V. Starr East Asian Library]]
|Entrances=2F — College Walk (9–5) 3F — Upper Campus
|Restrooms=2F — F 5F — M/F
|Vending=2F — Water/Coca-Cola
}}

[[Image:KentFront.jpg|thumb|300px|Kent Hall]]

'''Kent Hall''', home of the [[MEALAC]] and [[EALAC]] departments, is named after [[James Kent]], Columbia's first law professor. It was originally built to house Columbia's [[Columbia Law School|law school]], and served that purpose from [[1910]] to [[1960]], when the Law School moved across [[Amsterdam Avenue]] to the more spacious, yet ugly [[Jerome Greene Hall]]. During that time it served as a focal point for the growing movement to admit women to the law school. It was not until [[1927]] that women were said to have "crossed the threshold of Kent Hall".

Above the doorway is the latin inscription "IVS EST ARS BONI ET AEQUI" - "Law is the art of the good and the just." <ref>This is a quote of [[w:Publius Iuventius Celsus|Celsus]] from Section 1.1.1 of the [[w:Pandects|Pandects]] (or 'Digesta') of the [[w:Corpus Juris Civilis|Corpus Juris Civilis]] (better known as the Justinian Code.)[http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Cours/Ak/Corpus/d-01.htm#1]</ref>

The campus level (3rd Floor) library, now the [[Starr East Asian Library|C.V. Starr East Asian Library]], was once the Law Library, and the stained glass window on the east side of the Library is a clear relic of that bygone era.

Currently, the building is home to the departments of [[East Asian Languages and Cultures Department|East Asian Languages and Cultures]], [[Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures Department|Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures]], and [[Creative Writing]].

It has one elevator, which is horrifyingly slow and subject to breaking. On its ground floor, accessible from College Walk, Kent also serves as the home of [[Student Services]] and several of its offices, including [[Student Financial Services]], the [[University Registrar]], and the [[ID Center]]. The offices seamlessly extend through Kent into [[Philosophy Hall]], which are connected by ground level tunnel.

== Tunnel connections ==

=== [[Philosophy Hall]] ===

All tunnels connect to the sub-basement, which is accessed by going down the west staircase all the way to the bottom, turning left, and going through the door. It is missing a knob but it isn't locked so just use your finger to open it. Go to the east end of the basement, and you will see a well-lit, fairly clean corridor. Go north and it will be on your right. "Access route" is painted in a blue stripe on the ground. This continues on to [[St. Paul's]], [[Avery Hall|Avery]], and beyond in that direction. This might be legal, but just in case, go at night so you don't run into maintenance. There is a very light security risk.

=== [[Hamilton Hall]] ===

Go to the Philosophy tunnel, but go south instead. This tunnel goes under 116th street (college walk) and ends up in the basement of Hamilton. It is blocked later on so that is as far as can you go. This might be legal, but just in case, go at night so you don't run into maintenance. There is a very light security risk.

=== [[St. Paul's Chapel]] ===

This tunnel used to be the student rifle range. In the basement, go up the random concrete staircase in the middle of the north wall. It is very dark - if you ever wanted to see perfect darkness, this is pretty close. Remember the caver's rule: bring 3 sources of light. Even a cell phone's screen will work in an emergency. I imagine if you dug around down here you might find some bullets. The end of the tunnel reconnects with the [[Kent tunnel system]] through the door marked "Organ Pump Room" or something of that nature. You have to get through a small metal hatch to get to that door from the rifle range. That room is full of decades-old machinery and a big defunct pump. The small room at the end holds Sir Lance's rolodex, placed there by the [http://regifting.ltvsquad.com/Grabber.php?ID=6 LTV Squad]. Bring a pen to sign it.

Students are not permitted on this route. It's very dark, but there's very little risk that security will find you. This tunnel is cool, unlike the ungodly hot one next to it. You need to be a little flexible to get through the small hatch. One of Benoit's tours left tags down here on the pipes. Two people or more is highly recommended.

=== [[Buell Hall]] ===

Climb up the ladder in the NW corner of the basement into the hatch. It's really only a dead-end; there is no exit from Buell. If you were to continue past Buell northwards you would get blocked at a hot mass of pipes, beyond which are connections to [[Uris Hall]], [[Low Library]], and [[St. Paul's Chapel]].

There are no alarms or cameras. This is probably the most physically dangerous passage on campus. You are in a passage that is 5 1/2 feet tall, with scalding-hot water dripping from uninsulated steam pipes all around you. There are no lights, muddy pitted floors, and exposed electrical wires. Not to mention the heat and humidity - it is unbearably hot (>100F) and moist (100%). The air is thick with dust (and probably asbestos too). There is no one to hear your screams if you are hurt. You could rot for years down here without being found. I guarantee that no maintenance person has been here in decades. There is virtually no risk of being caught. However, it's very dangerous, so only go there if you're an experienced tunnel explorer. Go in a group, wear protective clothing, bring multiple sources of light, bring water to drink, and tell people where you're going so they can get help if you don't return.

== Attic ==

The attic is easily accessible through the east stairwell. It is dark, spooky, and dirty. There is evidence that people use it as a space for drinking, smoking, and other illicit activity.<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/10/17/columbias-haunting-halls/</ref>

== Photos ==

<gallery>
Image:Kentbasementsmall.jpg|Kent basement circa 1940. Note the rifle range.
Image:Kentsubbasementsmall.jpg|Kent sub-basement circa 1940. You can see all the tunnels here except for the really hot Buell one.
</gallery>

== References ==

<references/>

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

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2014-02-05T21:08:24Z

Mark Bao: Added Vending Machines row

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2014-01-30T18:18:50Z

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2014-01-30T18:18:46Z

Mark Bao:

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User:Mark Bao/Image test

2014-01-30T18:18:37Z

Mark Bao: Created page with "Kent Hall"

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Mark Bao:

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2014-01-30T16:42:30Z

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|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Entrances'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | {{{Entrances}}}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|'''Restrooms'''
|style="padding-right: 1em;" | {{{Restrooms}}}
|}

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2014-01-30T16:37:55Z

Mark Bao: Adding new info box