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The Diana

2009-05-06T04:42:51Z

Pleasantsn:

[[Image:NexusBroadway.jpg|thumb|The Nexus has landed]]
'''The Diana''' (previously known as the '''Nexus''') will be [[Barnard]]'s future student center. It's modern glassy design may be a functional and useful answer to the useless and dysfunctional [[Alfred Lerner Hall]].

==Naming==
On [[Barnard Spirit Day]], [[2008]], [[Bwog]] announced that that the building would be named the "Vagelos Center" after donor [[Diana Vagelos]] BC'55. Students lept at the opportunity to rechristen it with the unfortunate moniker of "the Vag".<ref>http://www.bwog.net/articles/the_word_cacophonous_gains_new_relevance_on_campus</ref><ref>http://commentariat.specblogs.com/index.php/2008/04/15/finding-subtle-sexual-identity-through-building-nomenclature/</ref> The [[CUMB]] referred to it as "the Nexus-cum-Vag" during [[Orgo Night]] Spring 2008.

Possibly anticipating the unfortunate nickname, Barnard president [[Deborah Spar]] announced in April [[2009]] that the building would be called "The Diana", specifically referencing the virgin huntress man-hater of classical lore. In any case, there already exists a [[Vagelos Center]] at Barnard.

==Construction==
Construction began in June of [[2007]] with the demolition of [[McIntosh]]. The new building is slated to open in [[2009]]. The naming rights cost $20 million.<ref>http://www.nysun.com/article/63824 Sun</ref>

== Photos ==

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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.barnard.edu/nexus/index.html Nexus website]

[[Category:Buildings on the Barnard College campus]]

Ferris Booth Commons

2009-05-06T04:39:06Z

Pleasantsn: added smoothies and pizza to list of FBC offerings

'''Ferris Booth Commons''' is a dining location on the third floor of [[Lerner Hall]]. You can use [[Dining Dollars]] here.

There are counters for:

* pasta, where the staff are unusually cruel
* pan-Asian curry dishes, where the staff are curiously friendly
* bagels, but only in the morning
* sushi
* lo mein
* sandwiches
* desserts
* burger bar
* burrito bar
* smoothies
* pizza
* crazy swiper ladies that will scream "NEEEXXXTTTT!" in your face if you're not paying enough attention on line - or you are and they just enjoy the yelling

[[Category:On-campus dining locations]]

Michael Rosenthal

2009-05-06T04:17:06Z

Pleasantsn:

'''Michael Rosenthal''' [[PhD]] '[[1967|67]] is the Roberta and [[William Campbell]] Professor in the Teaching of Literature Humanities in the [[English Department]]. People say he's a wicked cool guy to have for [[Lit Hum]].

Rosenthal has written a number of books. His most recent, entitled ''[[Nicholas Miraculous]]'', was on former [[University President]] [[Nicholas Murray Butler]]. He also wrote a book on [[w:Robert Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]], the founder of the [[w:Scouting|Boy Scouts]], called ''[[The Character Factory_(book)|The Character Factory]]'', and another on [[w:Virginia Woolf|Virginia Woolf]].

==External links==
* http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/news/exhibitions/2006/2006-01-18.butler.html
* http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/media/06/405_MichaelRosenthal/index.html

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Michael Rosenthal

2009-05-06T04:16:07Z

Pleasantsn:

'''Michael Rosenthal''' [[PhD]] '[[1967|67]] is the Roberta and [[William Campbell]] Professor in the Teaching of Literature Humanities in the [[English Department]]. People say he's a wicked cool guy to have for [[Lit Hum]].

Rosenthal has written a number of books. His most recent, entitled ''[[Nicholas Miraculous]]'', was on former [[University President]] [[Nicholas Murray Butler]]. He also wrote a book on [[w:Robert Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]], the founder of the [[w:Scouting|Boy Scouts]], called ''[[w:The Character Factory_(book)|The Character Factory]]'', and another on [[w:Virginia Woolf|Virginia Woolf]].

==External links==
* http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/news/exhibitions/2006/2006-01-18.butler.html
* http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/media/06/405_MichaelRosenthal/index.html

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Michael Rosenthal

2009-05-06T04:15:41Z

Pleasantsn:

Philadelphia Phillies

2009-05-06T04:13:01Z

Pleasantsn:

[[Image:Phillies in the Face.jpeg|right|thumb|A day in the life of a Philly, whatever the hell a "Philly" is.]]

The '''Philadelphia Phillies''' are a Major League baseball team based in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania. The Phillies did in 2008 what the [[Mets]] and the [[New York Yankees|Yanks]] could not do that year: win a World Series. The event triggered an enormous citywide riot in which cars were [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvsb-e-S3wg&feature=related overturned], impromptu ritualistic bonfires were [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvfvFJtlyAg lit], and men were sniped off traffic lights with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bZk7BIdCns&feature=channel_page whiskey bottles]. Fans had a right to celebrate, I suppose; the Phillies are one of the losingest teams in MLB history, having lost their 10,000th game on 15 July, 2007.<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=2937948</ref>

At the present moment, many a Columbia student can be seen wearing Philly 2008 World Champions merchandise. The fact that practically no one was wearing Philly merchandise in 2007 arouses suspicions of bandwagonry, although any Philly fan would beg to differ.

== References ==
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[[Category:Professional sports]]

User:Pleasantsn

2009-05-06T04:10:50Z

Pleasantsn: New page: CC 2012 Econ - Pol Sci That's probably all you wanted to know

CC 2012 Econ - Pol Sci
That's probably all you wanted to know

User talk:Nateoxford

2009-05-06T04:09:37Z

Pleasantsn:

{{welcome}}

*Welcome back. [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 17:19, 19 December 2008 (EST)
*Nice article on Moe Berg. Columbia has a thing for spooks - Wild Bill Donovan, Berg... [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 14:21, 26 January 2009 (EST)
*Random Belgian spammer blocked, as requested. [[User:Jiabao|Jiabao]] 20:24, 20 March 2009 (EDT)
*Wow, I had no idea WikiCU was such a cult. Can I join too? [[User:Pleasantsn|pleasantsn]] 00:09, 6 May 2009 (EDT)

== Phillies ==

* Fair enough. I did go overboard on the Phillies' article, and I will accept some modifications. I am merely a little bit touchy about people representing Philadelphia fans as hoodlums. The Mets do have a slightly higher all-time winning percentage, around .480 if I'm not mistaken, but I lost the website where I found this data. I figured you were not a Mets fan, or you would've edited what I did to that page too... ([[User:Gilesgoatboy|Gilesgoatboy]] 02:17, 29 April 2009 (EDT))