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Reni Laine

2023-07-08T16:40:28Z

Nonsensical:

[[Image:Renilaine.jpg|thumb|Reni Laine at the Webby Awards (photo via [http://www.gawker.com Gawker]) ]]

'''Reni Laine''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2010|10]] is a musician in her spare time, appearing in shows around New York and on tour. She majored in [[English Department|English]].

She is known for creating a cool [[Frontiers of Science]]-themed music video.

== MTV Commercial ==
Starting in the summer of 2007, MTV began running a commercial<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XSvzlvBX3M MTV Commercial] on YouTube</ref> for "MTV First Ladies" that features Reni. In it, she is seen playing various unglamorous gigs around the [[New York City|city]] until an announcer closes the commercial with, "Even MTV's first ladies had to get their start somewhere."

== Frontiers of Science video ==

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== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [http://www.renilaine.com/ Reni Laine's official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/renij Laine's MySpace page]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3559 Frontiers of Science video] on [[The Bwog]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfbqFua7xLA Frontiers of Science video] on [[YouTube]]

[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Laine, Reni]]
[[Category:Class of 2010|Laine]]
[[Category:English majors]]

User:Nonsensical

2023-07-08T16:36:21Z

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Society of Women Engineers

2009-10-14T22:39:08Z

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'''Society of Women Engineers''' (SWE)

The pre-professional organization for women in engineering.

In case you were wondering, no, there is not a Society of Male Engineeers.

== External links ==
* [http://www.seas.columbia.edu/swe/ Columbia SWE Official website]

[[Category:Pre-professional clubs]]

Columbia Queer Alliance

2009-01-26T04:26:35Z

Nonsensical:

{{Infobox club
|Name=Columbia Queer Alliance
|Image=NoImage.jpg
|Founded=1967
|Recognition=[[SGB]]
|Membership=?
|Executive board=Jeanette Clark Aries Dela Cruz Joseph Daniels Learned Foote Bryan Reid Peter Gallotta Laura Torre
|Allocation=?
|Category=[[:Category:Political clubs|Activist clubs]]}}

The '''Columbia Queer Alliance (CQA)''', the oldest [[w:LGBTQ|LGBTQ]] student organization in the world, is the central [[Columbia]] student organization that represents the lesbian, gay, transgender, and questioning student population. Its original name was the '''Student Homophile League (SHL)'''.

==Founder==
As an openly homosexual student, [[Robert Anthony Martin, Jr.]], pseudonym [[Stephen Donaldson]], [[CC]] '[[1970|70]] ([[July 27]], [[1946]] – [[July 18]], [[1996]]) was told by Columbia administrators that he would be allowed to register only "on condition that he undergo psychotherapy and not attempt to seduce other students."<ref name="eisenbach">[[David Eisenbach]] (2006). ''Gay Power: An American Revolution''. New York, NY: Carroll & Graf, 51-79, 260-262. ISBN 0786716339.</ref> His first year of college was difficult: he met no other gay students or faculty and had to move from a shared suite to a single room when his suitemates "told the college dean [[David Truman]] that they felt uncomfortable living with a homosexual".<ref name="eisenbach" />

After his [[1970]] graduation from Columbia, Donaldson enlisted in the U.S. Navy. In [[1971]], the Navy announced its intention to release him by General Discharge on grounds of suspected homosexual involvement. From [[1974]] to [[1977]], Donaldson was the Chair of the [[Student Governing Board]]. On [[July 18]], 1996, Donaldson died of AIDS-related illness.

==History==
The original organization had twelve members, who fought with the Columbia administration for a year before their organization was officially recognized. Columbia refused to recognize the SHL because a public membership was required, and the only gay members willing to provide their names were Stephen Donaldson and [[James Millham]]. Eventually, Stephen Donaldson convinced Columbia student leaders to add their names to the list and Columbia was forced to officially charter the country’s first student gay rights group on [[April 19]], [[1967]].<ref>Beemyn, Brett (2003). "The Silence Is Broken". Journal of the History of Sexuality 12: 205-223.</ref> The [[Spectator]] ran an editorial praising the chartering of the group and printed letters from students attacking and defending the decision. At this point, there was no apparent opposition from Columbia faculty or staff. The group was advised by the [[University Chaplain]], the Rev. [[John D. Cannon]].

Donaldson was active in promoting other SHL chapters around the country, including the [[Cornell]] Student Homophile League in [[1968]] and later the [[New York University]] chapter. By 1971, there were an estimated 150 gay student groups at colleges and universities in the United States.

Over time, SHL underwent many name changes, including '''Gay People at Columbia-Barnard''', before its present incarnation, Columbia Queer Alliance.<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cqa/index.html Columbia Queer Alliance Website]</ref>

==Protests and Controversies==

On October 29, 2008, the [[Columbia Spectator]] editorial board published "Education, not Jubilation," <ref>Columbia Spectator Editorial Board (2008). "[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2008/10/29/education-not-jubilation Education, Not Jubilation]" Columbia Spectator Oct. 29, 2008.</ref> which took Columbia Queer Alliance to task for allegedly failing to emphasize educational events over social events during Queer Awareness Month. The editorial, however, had some errors, including equating Columbia Queer Alliance and Queer Awareness Month as the same group, as well as stating that the [[Columbia University Marching Band]]'s Giant Penis Ring Toss was evidence of the month's overemphasis on "jubilation".

The editors ran a correction on the website and published the day after, addressing the distinction as well as the giant inflatable penis: "The editorial also misstated that a giant inflatable penis was part of QuAM's opening tabling. It was in fact part of a different campus event."

This led media outlets such as the [[Bwog]], American Spectator and [[IvyGate]] to identify the controversy as "Giant inflatable penis-gate." The following day, LGBT groups on campus organized a kiss-in in front of the Spectator's offices.

==Events and Tradtions==
* First Friday Dance
* Queer Sushi
* Queer Curry
* Queer Cupcakes
* Holiday Party
* Valentines Party

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Political clubs]]
[[Category:SGB groups]]
[[Category:Activist clubs]]

Chowdah

2009-01-26T04:20:46Z

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{{Infobox club
|Name=Chowdah Sketch Comedy
|Image=ChowdahCan.jpg
|Founded=[[2004]]
|Recognition=[[ABC]]
|Membership=10
|Executive board=Gabe Miner, director Matt Kantrowitz, producer
|Allocation=[[Unfunded]]
|Category=[[:Category:Performance clubs|Performance]]}}

'''Chowdah''' is a sketch comedy group. Chowdah has performed at Caroline's Comedy Club, the 2006 Annual Brandeis Sketch Festival, the [[West End]], and various locations on the [[Columbia campus]].

== History ==

Chowdah was founded in Spring, [[2004]] by [[Uri Weg]], [[Matthew J. Wilstein]], and [[Dave Verbitsky]]. On [[April 27]], [[2004]], it performed its first show at [[The West End]]. The group performed at off campus locations until it gained recognition from [[ABC]] in November, [[2004]].<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/16230 CU Clubs Fight for Funding, Approval], ''The Spec'', 11/19/04.</ref>

== The Name ==
The choice of the name 'Chowdah' remains a mystery to all, including the group's founders who claim not to remember. Guesses that it is a reference to the Simpsons episode, "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Knew_Too_Much The Boy Who Knew Too Much]" have been denied.

== Students of Color Stage Ejection ==
In Spring [[2006]], Chowdah was invited by the [[Barnard]] Office of Multicultural Affairs to perform a show at a Students of Color Days on Campus event. The show was performed on [[April 22]], 2006 and ended with the sketch "A Whole New World... of Paranoia and Airport Security" (video of different performance can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaUKqW6W5-c here]), which featured Aladdin and Jasmine trying to board a magic carpet but being detained by airport security on the basis of racial profiling. Upon hearing the line, "Ooh, you better watch out Patty, this mother fucker is almost a burnt sienna," event organizers stepped onto the stage and ordered the performers to end the show. Chowdah was paid in full for the event and the incident is generally looked back on with much fondness by members.

== Current members, as of Fall 2007 ==
* Matt Kantrowitz - ''Producer / Writer / Actor''
* Gabe Miner - ''Actor / Writer''
* Justin Grace - ''Actor / Writer''
* Michael Grinspan - ''Actor / Writer''
* Sammy Hansen - ''Writer''
* Joe Kamien - ''Actor''
* Nick Sanz-Gould - ''Writer''
* Matt Shields - ''Writer''
* Yelena Shuster - ''Actor''
* Sasha Stewart - ''Writer / Actor''
* Alex Symonds - ''Writer''
* Elizabeth Varner - ''Actor''
* Olivia Whelan - ''Actor''

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chowdah/ Chowdah Official website]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Performance clubs]]

Reni Laine

2007-12-21T06:10:56Z

Nonsensical:

[[Image:Renilaine.jpg|thumb|Reni Laine at the Webby Awards, shortly before her nipple exposure (photo via [http://www.gawker.com Gawker]) ]]

'''Reni Laine''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '10 is a musician in her spare time, appearing in shows around New York and on tour.

She is known for creating a cool [[Frontiers of Science]]-themed music video and for the public exposure of her nipple, the apparent result of a wardrobe malfunction, at the [[2007]] Webby Awards.

She will live in [[McBain]] next year, and plans to major in [[English Department|English]].

== MTV Commercial ==
Starting in the summer of 2007, MTV began running a commercial<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XSvzlvBX3M MTV Commercial] on YouTube</ref> for "MTV First Ladies" that features Reni. In it, she is seen playing various unglamorous gigs around the [[New York City|city]] until an announcer closes the commercial with, "Even MTV's first ladies had to get their start somewhere."

== Frontiers of Science video ==

<videoflash>FfbqFua7xLA</videoflash>

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [http://www.renilaine.com/ Reni Laine's official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/renij Laine's MySpace page]
* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3559 Frontiers of Science video] on [[The Bwog]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfbqFua7xLA Frontiers of Science video] on [[YouTube]]
* [http://gawker.com/photogallery/webbyconcert/1968953 Picture in which her nipple is exposed] and [http://www.gawker.com/photogallery/webbyconcert/1968945 again, but slightly less so]

[[Category:Columbia College students|Laine, Reni]]

2007 faculty statements

2007-11-15T04:12:43Z

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[[Image:HumanitiesVsScience.jpg|thumb|300px|"Humanities vs. Science"]]

The '''2007 faculty statements''' are letters signed by faculty members complaining about this or that.

== CU-FAC Statement of Concern ==

This one not written for, but which first appeared publicly in, the [[New York Sun]]. It is a letter authored by members of the "Faculty Action Committee", calling on [[President Bollinger]] to make changes to his administration's policies, particularly concerning the lack of defense of controversial professors by the [[Columbia University|University]]. Most of the members of the committee are in humanities fields, particularly [[History Department|History]], [[Anthropology]], or languages and literatures.

The '''Faculty Action Committee''' comprised, as of November 12, 2007:

{{col-begin}}
{{col-4}}
* [[Nadia Abu El-Haj]]
* [[Lila Abu-Lughod]]
* [[Qais Al-Awqati]]
* [[Paul Anderer]]
* [[Mark Anderson]]
* [[Gil Anidjar]]
* [[Zainab Bahrani]]
* [[Akeel Bilgrami]]
* [[Richard Billows]]
* [[Elizabeth Blackmar]]
* [[Partha Chatterjee]]
* [[Lewis Cole]]
* [[Jonathan Cole]]
* [[Elaine Combs-Schilling]]
* [[Susan Crane]]
* [[Jonathan Crary]]
* [[Julie Crawford]]
* [[Hamid Dabashi]]
{{col-4}}
* [[Patricia Dailey]]
* [[Tom DiPrete]]
* [[Brent Edwards]]
* [[Eric Foner]]
* [[Aaron Fox]]
* [[Katherine Franke]]
* [[Victoria de Grazia]]
* [[Page Fortuna]]
* [[Steven Gregory]]
* [[William Harris]]
* [[Andreas Huyssen]]
* [[Rashid Khalidi]]
* [[Alice Kessler-Harris]]
* [[Marilyn Ivy]]
* [[Brian Larkin]]
* [[Lydia Liu]]
* [[Sylvère Lotringer]]
* [[Mahmood Mamdani]]
{{col-4}}
* [[Peter Marcuse]]
* [[Reinhold Martin]]
* [[Mark Mazower]]
* [[Mary McLeod]]
* [[Brinkley Messick]]
* [[Rosalind Morris]]
* [[Keith Moxey]]
* [[Frances Negron-Muntaner]]
* [[Mae Ngai]]
* [[Bob O'Meally]]
* [[Neni Panourgia]]
* [[John Pemberton]]
* [[Richard Peña]]
* [[Julie Peters]]
* [[Pablo Piccato]]
* [[Sheldon Pollock]]
* [[Elizabeth Povinelli]]
* [[Wayne Proudfoot]]
{{col-4}}
* [[Bruce Robbins]]
* [[David Rosner]]
* [[George Saliba]]
* [[James Schamus]]
* [[David Scott]]
* [[Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak]]
* [[Mark Strand]]
* [[Paul Strohm]]
* [[Michael Taussig]]
* [[Ezra Tawil]]
* [[Kendall Thomas]]
* [[Nadia Urbinati]]
* [[Marc van de Mieroop]]
* [[Karen van Dyck]]
* [[Dorothea von Mücke]]
* [[Gauri Viswanathan]]
* [[Gwendolyn Wright]]
{{col-end}}

== Columbia University Faculty Dissent From the CU-FAC Statement ==

This one was written by dissenters. They appear to be mostly [[Medical School]] professors, along with some from the [[Business School]] and [[Mathematics Department]]. As of 14 Nov 2007, faculty who signed this include:

{{col-begin}}
{{col-4}}
* [[Efrat Aharonovich]]
* [[Kenneth Altman]]
* [[Elizabeth Anisfeld]]
* [[Paul S. Appelbaum]]
* [[Marc S. Arkovitz]]
* [[Jeffrey A. Ascherman]]
* [[Mitchell C. Benson]]
* [[Mitchell F. Berman]]
* [[Bernard Berofsky]]
* [[Nehama R. Bersohn]]
* [[Joan Birman]]
* [[Adam Heath Cannon]]
* [[Charles Calomiris]]
* [[Mark Cane]]
* [[Myron L. Cohen]]
* [[Jonathan David]]
{{col-4}}
* [[Len Druyan]]
* [[Barry A. Farber]]
* [[Awi Federgruen]]
* [[Scott A. Fink]]
* [[Philip Genty]]
* [[Michael D. Gershon]]
* [[Michael E. Goldberg]]
* [[Robert R. Goodman]]
* [[Victor R. Grann]]
* [[Linda Granowetter]]
* [[Jonathan L. Gross]]
* [[Jeffrey Helzner]]
* [[Ralph Holloway]]
* [[Barry Honig]]
* [[Allen I. Hyman]]
* [[Judith S. Jacobson]]
{{col-4}}
* [[Sandra Kahn]]
* [[Eric R. Kandel]]
* [[Ran Kivetz]]
* [[Oscar Lebwohl]]
* [[Jonathan Levav]]
* [[Moshe Levison]]
* [[Nahum Melumad]]
* [[Elizabeth Midlarsky]]
* [[Abraham Monk]]
* [[Alfred I. Neugut]]
* [[Stephanie G. Neuman]]
* [[Walter Neumann]]
* [[Peter Ozsvath]]
* [[Evan Picoult]]
* [[Ruth Raphaeli-Slivko]]
* [[Irina Reyfman]]
{{col-4}}
* [[Jay Rothschild]]
* [[Samuel Schacher]]
* [[Alan F. Segal]]
* [[Alan A. Seplowitz]]
* [[Neil S. Shachter]]
* [[Howard Shuman]]
* [[Ethel S. Siris]]
* [[Mervyn W. Susser]]
* [[Robert N. Taub]]
* [[Olivier Toubia]]
* [[Warren D. Widmann]]
* [[Eric D. Zarahn]]
* [[Assaf Zeevi]]
* [[Thomas D. Zweifel]]
{{col-end}}

== References ==
* [http://www.bwog.net/articles/mutiny post] on [[Bwog]]
* [http://www.nysun.com/article/66312 Faculty Group: Bollinger Allying With Bush Administration] (article) from [[New York Sun]]
* [http://www.nysun.com/article/66314 Statement] from [[New York Sun]]

[[Category:Protests]]

Taint Gate

2007-09-24T02:40:40Z

Nonsensical: /* The name */

[[Image:Taintgate.jpg|thumb|View of Van Am Quad from within the Taint]]

The '''Taint Gate''' is the gate that encloses the east side of open air corridor between [[Hartley Hall]] and [[Wallach Hall]] located at W. 115 Street and [[Amsterdam Avenue]]. The gates ensure that there is no street access to the [[Living Learning Center]] (LLC) during normal operation. These gates are rarely unlocked and are only opened for medical emergencies, new student move-in, and move-out.

== The name ==

Although the reference is slightly [[w:Taint (slang)|vulgar]], the "Taint Gate" is commonly used by facility directors and employees, and included in some [[Columbia University|University]] documents.<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cava/SOP.pdf Columbia University EMS Standard Operating Procedure Manual]</ref><ref>[http://barnardrefdesk.blogspot.com/2006/05/more-commencement-hullabaloo.html Mention in the Barnard Reference Librarians' Blog]</ref><ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/publicsafety/message%20092107.htm Public Safety Message regarding Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]</ref> In one of ''[[The Record]]'''s "Ask The Owl" features, the author explains the name saying ''"it’s called the T’aint Gate because '’T’aint part of Hartley and ’t’aint part of Wallach.'"''<ref>[http://www.columbia.akadns.net/cu/record/archives/vol32_full/3212WEB.pdf "Ask the Owl"] TheRecord, Vol. 32, No. 12, p. 2, 4/30/07</ref>

== References ==
<references />

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

Chowdah

2007-09-23T22:35:47Z

Nonsensical: /* Current members, as of Fall 2007 */

{{Infobox club
|Name=Chowdah Sketch Comedy
|Image=ChowdahCan.jpg
|Founded=[[2004]]
|Recognition=[[ABC]]
|Membership=10
|Executive board=Gabe Miner, director Matt Kantrowitz, producer
|Allocation=[[Unfunded]]
|Category=[[:Category:Performance clubs|Performance]]}}

'''Chowdah''' is a sketch comedy group. Chowdah has performed at Caroline's Comedy Club, the 2006 Annual Brandeis Sketch Festival, the [[West End]], and various locations on the [[Columbia campus]].

== History ==

Chowdah was founded in Spring, [[2004]] by [[Uri Weg]], [[Matthew J. Wilstein]], and [[Dave Verbitsky]]. On [[April 27]], [[2004]], it performed its first show at [[The West End]]. The group performed at off campus locations until it gained recognition from [[ABC]] in November, [[2004]].<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/16230 CU Clubs Fight for Funding, Approval], ''The Spec'', 11/19/04.</ref>

== The Name ==
The choice of the name 'Chowdah' remains a mystery to all, including the group's founders who claim not to remember. Guesses that it is a reference to the Simpsons episode, "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Knew_Too_Much The Boy Who Knew Too Much]" have been denied.

== Students of Color Stage Ejection ==
In Spring [[2006]], Chowdah was invited by the [[Barnard]] Office of Multicultural Affairs to perform a show at a Students of Color Days on Campus event. The show was performed on [[April 22]], 2006 and ended with the sketch "A Whole New World... of Paranoia and Airport Security" (video of different performance can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaUKqW6W5-c here]), which featured Aladdin and Jasmine trying to board a magic carpet but being detained by airport security on the basis of racial profiling. Upon hearing the line "Ooh, you better watch out Patty, this mother fucker is almost a burnt sienna", event organizers stepped onto the stage and ordered the performers to end the show. Chowdah was paid in full for the event and the incident is generally looked back on with much fondness by members.

== Current members, as of Fall 2007 ==
* Matt Kantrowitz - ''Producer / Writer / Actor''
* Gabe Miner - ''Actor / Writer''
* Justin Grace - ''Actor / Writer''
* Michael Grinspan - ''Actor / Writer''
* Sammy Hansen - ''Writer''
* Joe Kamien - ''Actor''
* Nick Sanz-Gould - ''Writer''
* Matt Shields - ''Writer''
* Yelena Shuster - ''Actor''
* Sasha Stewart - ''Writer / Actor''
* Alex Symonds - ''Writer''
* Elizabeth Varner - ''Actor''
* Olivia Whelan - ''Actor''

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chowdah/ Chowdah Official website]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Performance clubs]]

Mark Modesitt

2007-09-08T18:34:00Z

Nonsensical:

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'''Mark Modesitt''', [[CC]] '10, is a [[Political Science]] and [[Spanish]] major. He was president of the [[CC 2010 Class Council|Class of 2010 Council]] for the [[2006]]-[[2007|07]] academic year, but is more widely known for his involvement in a "hate speech" incident that took place in March 2007.

On Monday [[March 5|March 5th]], [[2007]], a threat was written in permanent marker on the door of Modesitt's [[John Jay]] [[:Image:JJ8.gif|floor 8]] single.<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/24290 "CCSC 2010 President Gets Death Threat"], ''The Spectator'', 3/7/07.</ref> The threat read "Mark is racist, I'll kill you." Modesitt notified [[Public Safety]], naming at least four first year students. Public Safety then launched an investigation, sending an email to each implicated student. One of the students under investigation is Joey Goldberg, CC '10, a class representative running on the [[GO]] ticket against Modesitt's [[Alma Mater Remix]] party in the [[CCSC]] elections. Goldberg claims not to have had anything to do with the death threat. The other students under investigation include Chris Duncan, CC '10, an opinion editor for the [[Columbia Spectator]]; Rita Morales, CC '10; and Chloe Faux, CC '10.

The residents of Modesitt's floor were made to attend a mandatory meeting about "hate speech", held by floor 8 [[RA]] Alex Topkins. Modesitt's door was sanded down soon after the incident.

Some of the accused students have created a [[protests|protest]] group on [[Facebook]] called "I'm Being Investigated by Mark Modesitt". The group was deleted sometime between Thursday [[March 8|March 8th]] or Friday [[March 9|March 9th]]. Other Columbia students have since created a new group called "Class of 2010 is a Disgrace".

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Columbia College students|Modesitt, Mark]]

The Current

2007-09-08T18:30:37Z

Nonsensical:

'''The Current''' is a journal of politics, culture and Jewish affairs. Founded by [[Bari Weiss]] and first printed in December [[2005]], The Current publishes essays on a broad range of subjects, with letters to the editor, an editorial, and book reviews appearing in each issue.

The Current's most recent issue, Spring [[2007]], was the first-ever Columbia publication to be printed in a 'green'--environmentally friendly--manner. The Current's paper is 100% Forest Stewardship Council certified, and 50% of it comes from recycled sources, of which 25% is post-consumer waste. Additionally, no chlorine or acids were used to bleach the paper or publish the journal. It is not yet known whether other Columbia publications will follow suit and move toward 'green' publishing.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/current/ The Current's website]
* "[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/25053 The Current Goes Green,]" ''Columbia Spectator'', 4/26/07.

[[Category:Publications|Current, The]]

Affirmative Action Bake Sale

2007-09-08T18:27:42Z

Nonsensical:

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|+ Bake Sale Price List<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/13905 "Bake Sale Prompts Debate In Lerner"], ''Columbia Spectator'', 2/6/04</ref>
|- style="background:#DDDDDD;"
| '''Identity Group'''
| '''Price'''
|-
| Jewish men
| $1.25
|-
| Asian men
| $1.25
|-
| White men
| $1.00
|-
| Black men
| $0.75
|-
| Hispanic men
| $0.75
|-
| White women
| $0.50
|-
| Black women
| $0.25
|-
| Hispanic women
| $0.25
|-
| Republican men
| $0.10
|-
| Republican women
| $0.05
|}

The '''Affirmative Action Bake Sale''' was an event organized by the [[Columbia College Conservative Club]] on [[February 5|February 5th]], [[2004]], mirroring [[:w:affirmative action bake sale|earlier affirmative action bake sales]] by Republican organizations at other campuses. (The first affirmative action bake sale occurred on the [[:w:UCLA|UCLA]] campus on [[February 3|February 3rd]], [[2003]], according to [[Wikipedia]], and has since been repeated at many campuses.<ref>http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/6708.html</ref>)

It was a 'cute' stunt,<ref>Left-wing stunts on campus are generally less cute and more on the scary side.</ref> characteristic of chronic right-wing provocation on campus, which initiated a wave of [[:w:moral panic|moral panic]] in everyone else. The club set up a stall selling baked goods at different prices to men and women of different races. The highest prices were charged for Asian men(?) and the lowest to black women (?). This was intended to highlight different treatment of different students by the [[Office of Undergraduate Admissions]] under the university's [[affirmative action]] policy.

The event resulted in a confrontation between students during which a student unaffiliated with C4 reportedly shouted "You don't deserve to be here!"<ref>References needed.</ref>

The incident was one of number which were cited as the cause for the [[Columbia University Concerned Students of Color Protest|Columbia University Concerned Students of Color Protest]] of Spring 2004.

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Scandals]]

Blacky Fun Whitey cartoon

2007-09-08T18:23:31Z

Nonsensical:

[[Image:FedCartoon.jpg|thumb|300px|Wacky Fun Whitey [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/thefed/v2/archives/19/19.5/images/whitey.html The Fed Vol. 19 Iss. 5]]]

The '''Blacky Fun Whitey cartoon''' was a cartoon published by [[The Fed]] on Friday [[February 20|February 20th]], [[2004]]<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/14768 "Citing 'Episodic' Racism, Students Stage Protests; Bollinger Responds"], ''Columbia Spectator'', 5/22/04.</ref> during Black History Month. It sparked the [[Columbia University Concerned Students of Color Protest]]. The cartoon was intended to highlight the reductionist effect of Black History Month on the subject of black history.

It was part of a series of cartoons called '''Wacky Fun Whitey''' by Ben Schwartz, who had already graduated at the time of the cartoon's publication.

The editorial board subsequently [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/thefed/v2/archives/19/19.5/images/apology.pdf apologized].

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/thefed/v2/archives/19/19.5/images/whitey.html "Blacky Fun Whitey"], ''The Fed'', Vol. 19 Issue 5
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/thefed/v2/archives/19/19.6/letters.html Letters to the Editor in Response to Cartoon]

[[Category:Scandals]]

Chowdah

2007-09-08T18:20:36Z

Nonsensical:

{{Infobox club
|Name=Chowdah Sketch Comedy
|Image=ChowdahCan.jpg
|Founded=[[2004]]
|Recognition=[[ABC]]
|Membership=10
|Executive board=Gabe Miner, director Matt Kantrowitz, producer
|Allocation=[[Unfunded]]
|Category=[[:Category:Performance clubs|Performance]]}}

'''Chowdah''' is a sketch comedy group. Chowdah has performed at Caroline's Comedy Club, the 2006 Annual Brandeis Sketch Festival, the [[West End]], and various locations on the [[Columbia campus]].

== History ==

Chowdah was founded in Spring, [[2004]] by [[Uri Weg]], [[Matthew J. Wilstein]], and [[Dave Verbitsky]]. On [[April 27]], [[2004]], it performed its first show at [[The West End]]. The group performed at off campus locations until it gained recognition from [[ABC]] in November, [[2004]].<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/16230 CU Clubs Fight for Funding, Approval], ''The Spec'', 11/19/04.</ref>

== The Name ==
The choice of the name 'Chowdah' remains a mystery to all, including the group's founders who claim not to remember. Guesses that it is a reference to the Simpsons episode, "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Knew_Too_Much The Boy Who Knew Too Much]" have been denied.

== Students of Color Stage Ejection ==
In Spring [[2006]], Chowdah was invited by the [[Barnard]] Office of Multicultural Affairs to perform a show at a Students of Color Days on Campus event. The show was performed on [[April 22]], 2006 and ended with the sketch "A Whole New World... of Paranoia and Airport Security" (video of different performance can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaUKqW6W5-c here]), which featured Aladdin and Jasmine trying to board a magic carpet but being detained by airport security on the basis of racial profiling. Upon hearing the line "Ooh, you better watch out Patty, this mother fucker is almost a burnt sienna", event organizers stepped onto the stage and ordered the performers to end the show. Chowdah was paid in full for the event and the incident is generally looked back on with much fondness by members.

== Current members, as of Fall 2007 ==
* Matt Kantrowitz - ''Producer / Writer / Actor''
* Gabe Miner - ''Actor / Writer''
* Justin Grace - ''Actor / Writer''
* Michael Grinspan - ''Actor / Writer''
* Sammy Hansen - ''Writer''
* Joe Kamien - ''Actor''
* Matt Shields - ''Writer''
* Sasha Stewart - ''Writer / Actor''
* Elizabeth Varner - ''Actor''
* Olivia Whelan - ''Actor''
* Michael Williams - ''Actor''

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chowdah/ Chowdah Official website]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Performance clubs]]

Václav Havel

2007-09-08T18:18:11Z

Nonsensical:

[[Image:VaclavHavel.jpg|thumb|200px|Václav Havel]]
{{wp-also}}

'''Václav Havel''', playwright and the ex-president of Czechoslovakia, spent 7 weeks in the Fall [[2006]] semester as Columbia's [[Artist in Residence]]. This primarily involved him giving mostly incomprehensible speeches in poor English, most notably a terribly garbled and underwhelming [[CC Coursewide Lecture]].

Columbia completely milked his 7-week stay for all it was worth including:
* Controversially, the first semester [[Lit Hum]] syllabus, which is traditionally limited to ancient Greek texts and the Bible, was altered that year to include one of Havel's plays, ''The Garden Party''.
* Littered the campus with [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ceremonies/commencement/docs/events/commencement/address.html havel water bottles][photo needed]
* Gracing even the hapless maintenance workers toiling perpetually to fix the [[Wien]] water boiler with his presence [http://www.bwog.net/publicate/index.php?page=post&article_id=2559]
* [[CCNMTL]] Created an entire website, http://havel.columbia.edu/, including video of
** [http://havel.columbia.edu/core.html His 'core' speech] (be sure and read the feedback before Columbia erases it)
** [http://havel.columbia.edu/lou_reed.html A set of interviews with Lou Reed]-- that's right, Lou fucking Reed, secretly a Havel scholar apparently, and
** Photos, his personal notebooks, and myriad other miscellany. Unbelievable, really.

{{succession|preceded=[[Peter Brook]]|succeeded=TBD|office=Artist in Residence|years=Fall 2006}}

[[Category:Artists in Residence|Havel]]
[[Category:Heads of state|Havel]]

File:VaclavHavel.jpg

2007-09-08T18:18:01Z

Nonsensical: Václav Havel

Václav Havel

Peter Brook

2007-09-08T18:15:34Z

Nonsensical:

[[Image:PeterBrook.jpg|thumb|200px|Peter Brook]]
{{wp-also}}

'''Peter Brook''', a famous stage director, was Columbia's first [[Artist in Residence]], serving in Spring [[2005]]. He put on a production of the French language play ''Tierno Bokar'' in the [[Barnard]] gymnasium.

{{succession|preceded=none|succeeded=[[Vaclav Havel]]|office=Artist in Residence|years=Spring 2005}}

[[Category:Artists in Residence]]

File:PeterBrook.jpg

2007-09-08T18:15:22Z

Nonsensical: Peter Brook

Peter Brook

Zeta Psi

2007-09-08T18:13:39Z

Nonsensical:

'''Zeta Psi''' is a fraternity whose Columbia chapter (the alpha chapter) was formed on [[December 12]], [[1879]]. The fraternity house was located at 531 West 113th Street. Zeta Psi is known on campus primarily for its parties, annual highlights include Jello Jam (hundreds of jello shots), Jello Wrestling, and Mardi Gras. The fraternity has had a strong relationship with the campus bar [[1020]], with brothers working there are as staff. The fraternity is generally considered to be composed of stoners and guys who like to party.

After several semesters of failing to fill their house, and after an incident that involved alcohol given to prefrosh at Days on Campus, Zeta Psi lost their house in the summer of [[2007]]. Since the house was confiscated, it is uncertain what will happen to it. Zeta Psi now joins [[Phi Gamma Delta]] as a Columbia fraternity that has lost their house.

==External links==
* [http://alpha.zetasite.com/ Zeta Psi Columbia Chapter website]

[[Category:Fraternities]]

Thomas Anawalt

2007-09-08T18:07:58Z

Nonsensical:

'''Thomas Anawalt''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2009|09]] is active in Columbia's theater community. Many students fail to associate him with the characters he plays, as he is often made up to look very different than himself in productions. He is best known on campus as the guy who broke the window in [[Will Snider]]'s ''Stop Changing/Everything Different'' and as Gramps, the [[Manhattanville]] refugee, from [[Insufficient Funds (113th Annual Varsity Show)]]. He based the character upon his own grandfather, Buz "Gramps" Anawalt, a man who spent two weeks with a thumb tack in his foot, feeling no pain. His other grandfather, Dick Cunningham, is a painter. His nudes, landscapes and Premier Coup paintings can be seen at [http://www.franciscunningham.com franciscunningham.com]. Besides shouting out to his grandfathers on wikicu, Thomas enjoys acting like his grandfathers and spending time with artists and women.

[[Category:Students]]

President Barnard

2007-08-29T04:42:03Z

Nonsensical: Redirecting to Frederick A. P. Barnard

#REDIRECT [[Frederick A. P. Barnard]]

December 2

2007-08-26T17:33:02Z

Nonsensical:

On '''December 2nd'''...

== Events ==
* [[2005]] - Matt Brown and Stephen Searles are arrested for [[Ruggles vandalization incident|bigoted graffiti in a Ruggles suite]]

[[Category:Days|December 02]]

Chowdah

2007-08-26T17:31:49Z

Nonsensical:

{{Infobox club
|Name=Chowdah Sketch Comedy
|Image=ChowdahCan.jpg
|Founded=[[2004]]
|Recognition=[[ABC]]
|Membership=10
|Executive board=Gabe Miner, director Matt Kantrowitz, producer
|Allocation=[[Unfunded]]
|Category=[[:Category:Performance clubs|Performance]]}}

'''Chowdah''' is a sketch comedy group. Chowdah has performed at Caroline's Comedy Club, the 2006 Annual Brandeis Sketch Festival, the [[West End]], and various locations on the [[Columbia campus]].

== History ==

Chowdah was founded in Spring, [[2004]] by [[Uri Weg]], [[Matthew J. Wilstein]], and [[Dave Verbitsky]]. The group performed at off campus locations until it gained recognition from [[ABC]] in November, 2004.<ref>[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2004/11/19/News/Cu.Clubs.Fight.For.Funding.Approval-2032767.shtml CU Clubs Fight for Funding, Approval], ''The Spec'', 11/19/04.</ref>

== The Name ==
The choice of the name 'Chowdah' remains a mystery to all, including the group's founders who claim not to remember. Guesses that it is a reference to the Simpsons episode, "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Knew_Too_Much The Boy Who Knew Too Much]" have been denied.

== Students of Color Stage Ejection ==
In Spring [[2006]], Chowdah was invited by the [[Barnard]] Office of Multicultural Affairs to perform a show at a Students of Color Days on Campus event. The show was performed on [[April 22]], 2006 and ended with the sketch "A Whole New World... of Paranoia and Airport Security" (video of different performance can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaUKqW6W5-c here]), which featured Aladdin and Jasmine trying to board a magic carpet but being detained by airport security on the basis of racial profiling. Upon hearing the line "Ooh, you better watch out Patty, this mother fucker is almost a burnt sienna", event organizers stepped onto the stage and ordered the performers to end the show. Chowdah was paid in full for the event and the incident is generally looked back on with much fondness by members.

== Current members, as of Fall 2007 ==
* Matt Kantrowitz - ''Producer / Writer / Actor''
* Gabe Miner - ''Actor / Writer''
* Justin Grace - ''Actor / Writer''
* Michael Grinspan - ''Actor / Writer''
* Sammy Hansen - ''Writer''
* Joe Kamien - ''Actor''
* Sasha Stewart - ''Writer / Actor''
* Elizabeth Varner - ''Actor''
* Olivia Whelan - ''Actor''
* Michael Williams - ''Actor''

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chowdah/ Chowdah Official website]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Performance clubs]]

Fruit Paunch

2007-08-26T16:51:31Z

Nonsensical: Reverted edits by Nonsensical (Talk); changed back to last version by Gitti

'''Fruit Paunch''' is a student improv group, formed in [[2003]] when Six Milks and Two Left Feet merged. Annual shows include the "Formal Show" in the fall and the "24 Hour Show" in the spring. Several Fruit Paunch members are also involved in the [[Varsity Show]], [[XMAS! A Secular Spectacular!]], [[LateNite]], [[CMTS]], and [[KCST]].

==2006-2007 members==
* Becky Abrams
* [[Caitlin Shure]]
* Carly Hoogendyk
* Philippa Ainsely
* Laura Kleinbaum
* Mike Molina
* [[Peter Mende-Siedlecki]]
* Colin Drummond
* Dan Erickson
* [[Addison Anderson]] (President)

== Web site ==

While Fruit Paunch was never known to rely much on their [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/fruitpaunch/ official Web site], since September, 2006 (at least), the site has contained only the text "''Someone owes me $20. -Cody''". This message was posted by [[Cody Hess]], SEAS '06, who was listed as their official webmaster and member of the campus' other improv troupe, [[Klaritin]]. Not surprisingly, he claims that this was done in retribution for the group's failure to compensate him for his service as webmaster. A look at [[cunix]] reveals that aside from the default page <nowiki>index.html</nowiki>, all previous web files are present, intact, and owned current Fruit Paunch president, Addison Anderson. In other words, nothing is actually stopping the group from restoring their page.

In 2006, another [[Klaritin]] member, [[Alex Weinberg]] purchased [http://www.fruitpaunch.com/ fruitpaunch.com] and gave it to Addison Anderson as an act of goodwill. It was never developed, and currently lies dormant.

== External links ==

* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/fruitpaunch/ Official website displaying note by Cody Hess]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/fruitpaunch/thepaunch.html an outdated roster page which is now inaccessible through the main site]

[[Category:Performance clubs]]

Fruit Paunch

2007-08-26T16:50:56Z

Nonsensical: /* Web site */

'''Fruit Paunch''' is a student improv group, formed in [[2003]] when Six Milks and Two Left Feet merged. Annual shows include the "Formal Show" in the fall and the "24 Hour Show" in the spring. Several Fruit Paunch members are also involved in the [[Varsity Show]], [[XMAS! A Secular Spectacular!]], [[LateNite]], [[CMTS]], and [[KCST]].

==2006-2007 members==
* Becky Abrams
* [[Caitlin Shure]]
* Carly Hoogendyk
* Philippa Ainsely
* Laura Kleinbaum
* Mike Molina
* [[Peter Mende-Siedlecki]]
* Colin Drummond
* Dan Erickson
* [[Addison Anderson]] (President)

== Web site ==

While Fruit Paunch was never known to rely much on their [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/fruitpaunch/ official Web site], since September, 2006 (at least), the site has contained only the text "''Someone owes me $20. -Cody''". This message was posted by [[Cody Hess]], SEAS '06, who was listed as their official webmaster and member of the campus' other improv troupe, [[Klaritin]]. Not surprisingly, he claims that this was done in retribution for the group's failure to compensate him for his service as webmaster. A look at [[cunix]] reveals that aside from the default page <nowiki>index.html</nowiki>, all previous web files are present, intact, and owned current Fruit Paunch president, Addison Anderson. In other words, nothing is actually stopping the group from restoring their page.

In [[2006]], [[Klaritin]] member [[Alex Weinberg]] purchased [http://www.fruitpaunch.com/ fruitpaunch.com] and gave it to Addison Anderson as an act of goodwill. It was never developed, and currently lies dormant.

== External links ==

* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/fruitpaunch/ Official website displaying note by Cody Hess]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/fruitpaunch/thepaunch.html an outdated roster page which is now inaccessible through the main site]

[[Category:Performance clubs]]

Becky Abrams

2007-08-20T05:27:20Z

Nonsensical: I don't think we should refer to her as "Rebecca Anne" if she's known on campus as "Becky"

{{dir-also|raa2109}}
{{fb}}

'''Becky Abrams''', [[Columbia College|CC]] '08, sometimes called "Babrams", is an American Studies major, president of [[Fruit Paunch]], and has appeared in the [[Varsity Show]] for 2 consecutive years. She has also been described as short and sassy.

[[Category:Columbia College students|Abrams, Becky]]

WikiNode

2007-08-11T09:08:40Z

Nonsensical: /* Wikis at other universities */

Welcome to '''WikiCU''', an online guide to Columbia University.

== Key points of interest ==
* [[Main Page]] - list of categories, useful external links, calendar
* [[WikiCU:About]] - information about WikiCU
* [[Special:Statistics]] - key statistics about the wiki

== Kin ==

=== Wikis at or about Columbia University ===
* [http://socialjustice.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/index.php/Main_Page Social Justice Wiki]
* [http://metro-north.cs.columbia.edu:8080/dashboard.action Columbia University Computer Science wiki]
* [http://media.theschool.columbia.edu/wiki/index.php/Main_Page The School Wiki]
* [http://www.columbiatunnels.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Columbia University Tunnels Wiki] - don't tell the [[Spec]]!

=== Wikis at other universities ===
*[http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/emergent/FrontPage Bryn Mawr College]
*[http://www.clemsonwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page Clemson University]
*[http://www.cuwiki.org/ Cornell University]
*[http://wiki.case.edu/ Case Western University]
*[http://www.duiki.com Duke University]
*[http://www.rofflehaus.com Iowa State University]
*[http://wiki.jhu.edu/ Johns Hopkins University]
*[http://www.thewikifire.org/index.php?title=Main_Page Knox College]
*[http://oberwiki.net/ Oberlin College]
*[http://rollins.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Rollins College]
*[http://wiki.binghamton.edu/index.php/Main_Page SUNY Binghamton]
*[http://www.wikipaltz.com/index.php?title=Main_Page SUNY New Paltz]
*[http://critical.tamucc.edu/wiki/Main/TAMUCCWiki Texas A&M - Corpus Christi]
*[http://www.umasswiki.com/ UMass]
*[http://www.gatorpedia.com/ University of Florida] - inactive
*[http://www.umsu.manchester.ac.uk/wikispectus/index.php/Main_Page University of Manchester] - inactive
*[http://universitywikinodewiki.wikia.com/wiki/Wesleyan Wesleyan University] - inactive
*[http://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Williams College]

=== Statistics about kin ===
<gallery>
Image:GraphCompareNumPages.png|Pages
Image:GraphComparePageViews.png|Page views
Image:GraphCompareNumUsers.png|Registered users
Image:GraphCompareNumFiles.png|Files uploaded
</gallery>

== About WikiNodes ==
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[[Category:WikiCU]]

WikiNode

2007-08-11T09:06:01Z

Nonsensical: /* Wikis at other universities */

Welcome to '''WikiCU''', an online guide to Columbia University.

== Key points of interest ==
* [[Main Page]] - list of categories, useful external links, calendar
* [[WikiCU:About]] - information about WikiCU
* [[Special:Statistics]] - key statistics about the wiki

== Kin ==

=== Wikis at or about Columbia University ===
* [http://socialjustice.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/index.php/Main_Page Social Justice Wiki]
* [http://metro-north.cs.columbia.edu:8080/dashboard.action Columbia University Computer Science wiki]
* [http://media.theschool.columbia.edu/wiki/index.php/Main_Page The School Wiki]
* [http://www.columbiatunnels.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Columbia University Tunnels Wiki] - don't tell the [[Spec]]!

=== Wikis at other universities ===
*[http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/emergent/FrontPage Bryn Mawr College]
*[http://www.clemsonwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page Clemson University]
*[http://www.cuwiki.org/ Cornell University]
*[http://wiki.case.edu/ Case Western University]
*[http://www.duiki.com Duke University]
*[http://www.rofflehaus.com Iowa State University]
*[http://wiki.jhu.edu/ Johns Hopkins University]
*[http://oberwiki.net/ Oberlin College]
*[http://rollins.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Rollins College]
*[http://wiki.binghamton.edu/index.php/Main_Page SUNY Binghamton]
*[http://www.wikipaltz.com/index.php?title=Main_Page SUNY New Paltz]
*[http://critical.tamucc.edu/wiki/Main/TAMUCCWiki Texas A&M - Corpus Christi]
*[http://www.umasswiki.com/ UMass]
*[http://www.gatorpedia.com/ University of Florida] - inactive
*[http://www.umsu.manchester.ac.uk/wikispectus/index.php/Main_Page University of Manchester] - inactive
*[http://universitywikinodewiki.wikia.com/wiki/Wesleyan Wesleyan University] - inactive
*[http://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Williams College]

=== Statistics about kin ===
<gallery>
Image:GraphCompareNumPages.png|Pages
Image:GraphComparePageViews.png|Page views
Image:GraphCompareNumUsers.png|Registered users
Image:GraphCompareNumFiles.png|Files uploaded
</gallery>

== About WikiNodes ==
This page is part of the WikiNodes project, linking WikiCU to other wiki sites. See the [http://wikinodes.wiki.taoriver.net/moin.cgi/FrontPage WikiNodes website] for more information on how it works.

[[Category:WikiCU]]

User:Nonsensical

2007-08-11T08:39:40Z

Nonsensical:

Currently making spottier contributions because I just moved and started a new job. Props to [[User:Pacman|Pacman]] for keeping up the contribs hardcore. --[[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 04:39, 11 August 2007 (EDT)

== To do list ==
Articles I want to eventually remember to write but can't right now. This list is mostly for me, but if they're interesting to you or if you for some reason want to add something to it, feel free.
# Whittle down the [[List of clubs that need articles]] to nothing by creating articles/stubs for all of them.
# Guide to planning and executing performances
# <s>Adding building addresses to all of the residence halls - I could never find them when I needed them</s>
# Expand student perspectives sections of residence halls
# Expand [[Minuteman stage-rush]]
# <s>Add some balance to the [[Columbia-Barnard relationship]] article</s>
# <s>[[CCIT]] article</s>
# Notable [[:Category:Celebrity students|celebrity students]], (Jake & Maggie Gyllenhall, Lauryn Hill, Anna Paquin, etc.)
# The J-School rape incident - I don't want to write it, but it should be written up and nobody's done it yet
# Add pictures to people articles when possible
# [[Study abroad]] guide (fill in details of process)

2008

2007-08-06T04:43:23Z

Nonsensical:

'''2008''' in Columbia history:

* [[Judith Shapiro]] intends to step down from her post as President of [[Barnard College|Barnard]]
* Presidential election: [[CC]] '[[1983|83]] alums [[Barack Obama]] (Democrat) and [[Wayne Allen Root]] (Libertarian) are competitors, as well as [[GS]] alum [[Mike Gravel]] (Democrat)

{{succession|preceded=[[2007]]|succeeded=[[2009]]|office=History of Columbia University|years=2008}}

[[Category:Future]]

Talk:Blacky Fun Whitey cartoon

2007-07-20T06:49:40Z

Nonsensical:

Hey, you guys think that this is the same Ben Schwartz?
* [http://www.superdeluxe.com/sd/artist/ben_schwartz SuperDeluxe - Ben Schwartz]
* [http://www.rejectedjokes.com/ RejectedJokes.com]
Seems about the right age, does comedy in the northeast... Though it seems like someone who got hired as a freelance writer for SNL would have better jokes than a person who wrote Whacky Fun Whitey for years. --[[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 15:35, 6 July 2007 (EDT)

I think you have insulted me...at any rate, the snl writer is a different ben schwartz. --ben schwartz
:Sorry bout that; didn't mean to be insulting. There were a lot of Wacky Fun Whiteys that actually did make me laugh, I meant more that you have to be like insanely funny to get hired as an SNL writer. What is the non-SNL ben schwartz up to these days? As an aside, I think the amount of controversy this cartoon stirred up was ridiculous. --[[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 02:49, 20 July 2007 (EDT)

Talk:Lee C. Bollinger

2007-07-17T20:31:03Z

Nonsensical: New page: Anyone know how to find out his birthday? It'd be great for the Days section. The best I can find is that he was born in Santa Rose, CA in 1947. [http://www.answers.com/...

Anyone know how to find out his birthday? It'd be great for the [[:Category:Days|Days]] section. The best I can find is that he was born in Santa Rose, CA in 1947. [http://www.answers.com/topic/lee-bollinger] --[[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 16:31, 17 July 2007 (EDT)

April 20

2007-07-17T20:25:15Z

Nonsensical:

On '''April 20'''...

== Events ==

*[[1967]] - [[Ted Gold]] leads an [[SDS]] protest against Marines recruiting in the lobby of [[John Jay Hall]]. The protesters were attacked by rightwing students and driven to the [[West End]], and President [[Grayson Kirk]] issued a proclamation against indoor protesting.

{{succession|preceded=[[April 19]]|succeeded=[[April 21]]|office=Days of the Year|years=April 20}}

[[Category:Days]]

April 22

2007-07-17T20:24:36Z

Nonsensical:

On '''April 22'''...

== Events ==

*[[1968]] - [[Mark Rudd]] and five other campus activists (known collectively as the "IDA Six") meet with a Columbia dean and are placed on probation

{{succession|preceded=[[April 21]]|succeeded=[[April 23]]|office=Days of the Year|years=April 22}}

[[Category:Days]]

May 7

2007-07-17T20:22:32Z

Nonsensical:

On '''May 7th'''...

== Deaths ==
* [[2006]] - Richard Ng, [[SEAS]] '06, commits [[suicides|suicide]] by jumping from the Brooklyn Bridge

{{succession|preceded=[[May 6]]|succeeded=[[May 8]]|office=Days of the Year|years=May 7}}

[[Category:Days|May 07]]

April 1

2007-07-17T20:21:46Z

Nonsensical:

On '''April 1st''' (April Fool's Day)...

== Events ==

*[[1901]]: According to legend, founding of the ''[[Jester]]''

{{succession|preceded=[[March 31]]|succeeded=[[April 2]]|office=Days of the Year|years=April 1}}

[[Category:Days|April 01]]

Blogs

2007-07-17T20:00:28Z

Nonsensical:

Many Columbia students keep '''blogs''' in one way or another. This page will hopefully list as many as possible.

== Active blogs ==

{|
|- style="background:#DDDDDD;"
| '''Blog name'''
| '''Author'''
| '''Topics'''
| '''Active?'''
|-
| [http://www.bwog.net/ The Bwog]
| [[The Bwog]]
| gossip, events, scandal
| yes
|-
| [http://blog.cupolitics.org/ The Columns]
| [[CPU]] and pals
| politics
| yes
|-
| [http://editorjosh.blogspot.com/ The Stories Behind Spec News]
| [[Josh Hirschland]]
| [[Columbia Daily Spectator]], publishing
| yes
|-
| [http://theonetrain.blogspot.com/ The One Train]
| [[Daniella Zalcman]]
| photos of strangers
| yes
|-
| [http://hashbrownsandtoast.wordpress.com/ Hash Browns...and Toast!]
| ?
| ?
| yes
|-
| [http://fiveplusone.net/ Five Plus One]
| ?
| ?
| yes
|-
| [http://columbiacritic.blogspot.com/ The Columbia Critic]
| ?
| news commentary
| yes
|-
| [http://robynschneider.com/blog.html Queued Paper]
| [[Robyn Schneider]]
| writing, [[NYC]]
| yes
|-
| [http://wang-tastic.blogspot.com/ wang. i am a bear.]
| [[Stephen Wang]]
| news commentary
| yes
|-
| [http://roarlions.blogspot.com/ Roar Lions Roar]
| ?
| football, [[Columbia Lions]]
| yes
|-
| [http://www.blog.cupolitics.org/ CPU Blog]
| [[CPU]]
| politics
| yes
|-
| [http://eternalmiserablesuffering.blogspot.com/ Eternal, Miserable Suffering]
| ?
| funny but true rants
| yes
|-
| [http://www.columbiancokane.blogspot.com/ Columbian CoKane]
| Matt Kane
| social commentary
| yes
|-
| [http://speccopy.blogspot.com/ The Spec Copy Community]
| [[CML]] and [[Darya Deker]] (?)
| [[Columbia Daily Spectator]]
| fairly active
|-
| [http://barnardrefdesk.blogspot.com/ BarnardRefDesk]
| [[Barnard]] librarians
| stuff related to Barnard libraries
| yes
|-
| [http://inluminetuo.blogspot.com/ In Lumine Tuo]
| some Law student
| national news commentary
| yes
|}

== Inactive blogs ==

{|
|- style="background:#DDDDDD;"
| '''Blog name'''
| '''Author'''
| '''Topics'''
| '''Active?'''
|-
| [http://columbiadems.blogspot.com/ Columbia Dems]
| [[College Dems]]
| Democrats, [[College Dems]]
| not since early April
|-
| [http://opencolumbia.blogspot.com/ Columbia College Student Council]
| [[CCSC]]
| CCSC emails
| not since March
|-
| [http://blog.columbiaspectator.com/housing_2007/ The Shaft]
| [[Spec]]
| [[housing lottery]] 2007
| not since [[General Selection]] ended
|-
| [http://blog.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/ Columbia Spectator opinion blog]
| [[Spec]]
| ?
| doesn't even work
|-
| [http://www.2nd-law.blogspot.com/ 2nd Law]
| ?
| weird stuff about China
| no
|-
| [http://cureport.blogspot.com/ Columbia Report]
| "Benouss"
| breaking headlines
| had one post and was never heard from again
|-
|}

[[Category:Blogs]]

Talk:Kellett Fellowships

2007-07-16T08:16:06Z

Nonsensical:

Wilentz is a CC grad? [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 15:48, 2 April 2007 (EDT)
:According to Wikipedia, yes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Wilentz [[User:Pacman|Pacman]] 16:17, 2 April 2007 (EDT)

Rolling back [[User:Bf72|Bf72]]'s deletion. I don't know anything about the Kellett, but it is true to say that it's rumored to be a consolation prize if some people believe that. If you feel that piece of information does not belong, please provide a reason before deleting. --[[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 04:16, 16 July 2007 (EDT)

Kellett Fellowships

2007-07-16T08:13:40Z

Nonsensical: Reverted edits by Bf72 (Talk); changed back to last version by Pacman

The '''Euretta J. Kellett Fellowship''' is a prestigious prize awarded to two graduating seniors a year at [[Columbia College]]. The prize enables up to two years of study at either [[Oxford]] or [[Cambridge]] Universities.

It is rumored to have been begun as a consolation prize for seniors failing to win either a [[Rhodes]] or a [[Marshall]] Scholarship.

You can begin the application process at the [[Fellowships Office]].

==Winners==

The [[2007]] receipients were [[Tim Shenk]] and [[Susanna Berger]]. Notable winners have included:

*[[Barry Bergdoll]], art historian and Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, [[Museum of Modern Art]] (MoMA)
*[[John Berryman]], poet
*[[José A. Cabranes]], judge on the US Court of Appeals; first Puerto Rican to sit in a US District Court
*[[Christopher Dell]], career diplomat; current US ambassador to Tanzania
*[[Eric Foner]], historian of the American Civil War and the Reconstruction
*[[David Lehman]], poet
*[[Norman Podhoretz]], a foundational figure of the neoconservative movement
*[[Norman F. Ramsey]], winner of the 1989 [[Nobel Prize]] in Physics
*[[David Shapiro]], poet
*[[Thomas Sugrue]], historian of twentieth-century U.S. and civil rights
*[[Lionel Trilling]], literary critic
*[[Leon Wieseltier]], literary editor for the New Republic
*[[Sean Wilentz]], historian of nineteenth-century U.S. and music critic

[[Category:Awards]]
[[Category:Post-graduation]]

Ruggles Hall

2007-07-16T08:12:14Z

Nonsensical: correcting ruggles murder suicide to room 509 rather than 209

{{Infobox reshall
|Name=Ruggles
|Image=Ruggles.jpg
|Built=? (Converted [[1964]])
|Renovated=[[2006]] -
|Population=189}}'''Ruggles''' is a residence hall that mostly houses sophomores and juniors in suites.

Ruggles suites 708-714 and 808-814 were renovated during the summer of [[2006]]. Housing Services is considering renovating further suites this summer.

Most 4-person suites go to juniors or occasionally seniors. Most 7-person suites go to crafty sophomores (who are willing to take two doubles to get three singles) and mixed-class groups.

==History==

Ruggles was originally the Arizona Hotel. In [[1964]], the university purchased it and converted it into a graduate residence. It was later made into undergraduate housing.

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

== Facilities ==
Floors 7 & 8: recently renovated and kitchens have dishwashers.

=== Suites ===
* 16 4-person suites
* 1 1st floor 5-person suite
* 2 1st floor 6-person suites
* 12 8-person suites with 2 singles and 3 doubles
* 2 8-person suites with 4 singles and 2 doubles

== Advantages and disadvantages ==

== Advantages ==
* A short walk to [[JJ's Place]], the [[John Jay Dining Hall]], [[Butler]], and [[Hamilton Hall]]. [[Strokos]] is practically next door
* Parties more feasible than you'd think
* Some huge (175+ sq ft) singles
* Weekly cleaning of common areas
* High floors have access to the roof. Actually going up there is prohibited, but rarely enforced unless a lot of people are there
* Good soundproofing between rooms

== Disadvantages ==
* Exposed pipes
* Poor lighting
* Rodent infestation
* Poor temperature regulation
* Small bathroom in 8 person suites is very small (25 sq. ft)
* Insufficient laundry equipment (4 washers and 4 dryers when all are operational)
* Slow single elevator
* You have to take your garbage to the basement yourself
* No stair access to basement
* Inadequate common area (no chairs; flat screen with no remote)
* Many rooms exposed to nighttime noise on [[Frat Row]]
* You have to swipe open the entrance door only to be swiped again by a guard

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

== Floor plans ==
<gallery>
Image:Ruggles1.gif|Floor 1
Image:Ruggles2.gif|Floor 2
Image:Ruggles3.gif|Floor 3
Image:Ruggles4.gif|Floor 4
Image:Ruggles5.gif|Floor 5
Image:Ruggles6.gif|Floor 6
Image:Ruggles7.gif|Floor 7
Image:Ruggles8.gif|Floor 8
</gallery>

== Building addresss ==
508 W. 114th St. 
New York, NY 10025

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

== External Links ==
[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/housing/docs/residence-halls/ruggles/index.html Columbia Housing - Ruggles]

[[Category:Residence halls]]

Clifford Stein

2007-07-16T08:07:41Z

Nonsensical:

[[Image:CliffordStein.jpg|thumb|200px|Clifford Stein]]
[[Image:CLRS.jpg|thumb|150px|''Introduction to Algorithms'' by Thomas Cormen, Charles Leiserson, Ron Rivest, Clifford Stein]]
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'''Clifford Stein''' is a professor in both the [[IEOR Department|IEOR]] and [[Computer Science Department|CS]] departments. He is best known as co-author of the book ''[http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-Thomas-H-Cormen/dp/0262032937/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-2183389-8664866?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184572112&sr=8-2 Introduction to Algorithms]'', the de facto standard book on programming algorithms. He teaches the course [[Introduction to Algorithms I]] based on the text.

== Classroom quotes ==
*"''I suppose if an adversary was trying to make your life difficult, he could think of a better way than to degrade the efficiency of your skip lists...''" explaining why he didn't build in defensive measures into his example [[w:skip list|skip list]] algorithm.

*"''Most people don't have a very good understanding of statistics. They think that it's a special thing when they have a dream and it comes true, but if you think about it, you have - what? 3 to 5 dreams per night, 365 nights a year and your dreams are generally somewhat based on what happens in your everyday life, so there's a pretty good chance that some of them will come true from time to time. What would be more interesting is if your dreams ''never'' came true. You're actually pretty special if you can say your dreams never come true.''"

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/~cs2035/ Clifford Stein's website]

[[Category:Computer science professors]]

Clifford Stein

2007-07-16T08:05:57Z

Nonsensical: New page: Clifford Stein {{wp-also}} {{dir-also|cs2035}} {{culpa-also|1342}} '''Clifford Stein''' is a professor in both the IEOR and [[C...

[[Image:CliffordStein.jpg|thumb|200px|Clifford Stein]]
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{{dir-also|cs2035}}
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'''Clifford Stein''' is a professor in both the [[IEOR Department|IEOR]] and [[Computer Science Department|CS]] departments. He is best known as co-author of the book ''[http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-Thomas-H-Cormen/dp/0262032937/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-2183389-8664866?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184572112&sr=8-2 Introduction to Algorithms]'', the de facto standard book on programming algorithms. He teaches the course [[Introduction to Algorithms I]] based on the text.

== Classroom quotes ==
*"''I suppose if an adversary was trying to make your life difficult, he could think of a better way than to degrade the efficiency of your skip lists...''" explaining why he didn't build in defensive measures into his example [[w:skip list|skip list]] algorithm.

*"''Most people don't have a very good understanding of statistics. They think that it's a special thing when they have a dream and it comes true, but if you think about it, you have - what? 3 to 5 dreams per night, 365 nights a year and your dreams are generally somewhat based on what happens in your everyday life, so there's a pretty good chance that some of them will come true from time to time. What would be more interesting is if your dreams ''never'' came true. You're actually pretty special if you can say your dreams never come true.''"

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/~cs2035/ Clifford Stein's website]

[[Category:Computer science professors]]

File:CLRS.jpg

2007-07-16T07:53:32Z

Nonsensical: Introduction to Algorithms cover (CLRS)

Introduction to Algorithms cover (CLRS)

File:CliffordStein.jpg

2007-07-16T07:52:33Z

Nonsensical: Clifford Stein

Clifford Stein

User:Pacman

2007-07-16T07:34:32Z

Nonsensical:

I am in the [[Columbia College]] [[CC Class of 2007|Class of 2007]].

{{prezbo|I hereby award you this very first PrezBo Award for your tireless contributions and noble Columbia spirit. [[User:Admin|Admin]] 04:33, 2 April 2007 (EDT)}}
:*Sweet! [[User:Pacman|Pacman]] 04:44, 2 April 2007 (EDT)

You're a machine! Nice work. --[[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 03:34, 16 July 2007 (EDT)

Kim's Videos

2007-07-15T22:46:27Z

Nonsensical: Redirecting to Kim's Mediapolis

#REDIRECT [[Kim's Mediapolis]]

Kim's

2007-07-15T22:44:14Z

Nonsensical: Redirecting to Kim's Mediapolis

#REDIRECT [[Kim's Mediapolis]]

Ricky's

2007-07-15T22:43:24Z

Nonsensical: New page: '''Kim's Mediapolis''' (commonly shortened to "'''Kim's'''") is a store that rents movies as well as sells and rents movies and music. To sign up, you'll need a checking account. They don'...

'''Kim's Mediapolis''' (commonly shortened to "'''Kim's'''") is a store that rents movies as well as sells and rents movies and music. To sign up, you'll need a checking account. They don't offer membership cards, instead you just show them photo id. Some view the store and its employees as pretentious snobs, but they're generally pretty good about helping you find what you need. Many of their movie sections are organized by director rather than by genre or title.

== Map ==
<googlemap lat="40.805461" lon="-73.964081" type="map" zoom="15">
40.806071, -73.965187, Kim's Mediapolis
</googlemap>

[[Category:Stores in Morningside Heights]]

Jester of Columbia

2007-07-15T22:16:29Z

Nonsensical:

The '''''Jester of Columbia''''', or simply the '''''Jester''''', is a campus humor magazine. Legendarily founded on [[April 1|April Fool's Day]], [[1901]], it is one of the oldest such publications in the US. Revived in [[2001]] after a 12-year lapse in publication and again in [[2004]] after a shorter one, ''Jester'' has once again begun to produce magazines as well as sponsor comedy events on Columbia's campus. It is widely acclaimed as "somewhat funny every now and then," a major achievement for any college humor publication.

It is currently embroiled in a bizarre [[CUSJ-Jester Feud|feud]] with the ''[[Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal]]''.

==''Jester'' alumni==

*[[Allen Ginsberg]], poet of the [[Beat Generation]]
*[[Gerald Green (author)|Gerald Green]], writer
*[[Robert Lax]], poet
*[[Joseph L. Mankiewicz]], screenwriter
*[[Thomas Merton]], author and monk
*[[Ted Rall]], political cartoonist
*[[Ed Rice]], journalist
*[[Ralph de Toledano]], journalist, co-founded the ''National Review'' and edited ''Newsweek''
*[[Lynd Ward]], artist
*[[Herman Wouk]], writer

==External links==

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/jester/ ''Jester'' website]
*[http://www.jesterlackssoundscience.com "A thorough debunking of Jester's lies"]

[[Category:Publications]]

Talk:Herman Wouk

2007-07-15T22:02:03Z

Nonsensical: New page: Cool this article finally got created, since it's linked like 8 times. His paperweight really got sold? That's so nuts? Who sold it? How'd you hear about it? --~~~~

Cool this article finally got created, since it's linked like 8 times. His paperweight really got sold? That's so nuts? Who sold it? How'd you hear about it? --[[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 18:02, 15 July 2007 (EDT)