https://www.wikicu.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=SpectatorWikiCU - User contributions [en]2026-04-08T00:57:50ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.31.8https://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=R%C3%A9becca_Ausseil&diff=55249Rébecca Ausseil2018-06-06T22:03:44Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Rébecca Ausseil, BC '18, was a Comparative Literature and (accidental) Psychology major who served as the twelfth editor of [[The Eye]]. She is French, but spent her entire childhood in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. She attended the LFNY. <br />
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[[Category:The Eye editors|Ausseil]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Youjin_Jenny_Jang&diff=55248Youjin Jenny Jang2018-06-06T22:02:32Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Youjin Jenny Jang CC'17 was the eleventh editor of [[The Eye]]. She sat on the [[Managing Board of the Columbia Daily Spectator]] for three semesters. Prior to becoming The Eye's editor she was an Assistant Managing Editor for Spectator and prior to that she was the Photo Editor. Jenny is from Soeul, Korea and majored in English. <br />
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[[Category:English majors|Jang]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Tim_Shenk&diff=55247Tim Shenk2018-06-06T22:00:47Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>'''Tim Shenk''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2007|07]] was one of the founders and first editor in chief of ''[[The Eye]].'' He was managing editor and opinion editor of ''[[Spectator]]'' and co-chair of the [[Academic Awards Committee]]. A member of [[Phi Beta Kappa]], he graduated with honors in history and received the [[Kellett Fellowship]] to study for two years at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]. He has subsequently returned to study for a doctorate in history at Columbia.<br />
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[[Category:GSAS students|Shenk]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Tim_Shenk&diff=55246Tim Shenk2018-06-06T22:00:12Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>'''Tim Shenk''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2007|07]] was one of the founders and first editor in chief of ''[[The Eye]].'' He was managing editor and opinion editor of ''[[Spectator]]'' and co-chair of the [[Academic Awards Committee]]. A member of [[Phi Beta Kappa]], he graduated with honors in history and received the [[Kellett Fellowship]] to study for two years at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]. He has subsequently returned to study for a doctorate in history at Columbia.<br />
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[[Category:GSAS students|Shenk]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Tim_Shenk&diff=55245Tim Shenk2018-06-06T22:00:03Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>'''Tim Shenk''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2007|07]] was one of the founders and first editor in chief of ''[[The Eye]].'' He was managing editor and opinion editor of ''[[Spectator]]'' and co-chair of the [[Academic Awards Committee]]. A member of [[Phi Beta Kappa]], he graduated with honors in history and received the [[Kellett Fellowship]] to study for two years at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]. He has subsequently returned to study for a doctorate in history at Columbia.<br />
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[[Category:GSAS students|Shenk]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Alexandria_Symonds&diff=55244Alexandria Symonds2018-06-06T21:59:19Z<p>Spectator: Created page with "Alexandria Symonds was the third editor-in-chief of The Eye. {{succession|preceded=Alex Gartenfeld|succeeded=Thomas Rhiel|office=Editor in Chief of ''The Eye'..."</p>
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<div>Alexandria Symonds was the third editor-in-chief of [[The Eye]].<br />
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{{succession|preceded=[[Alex Gartenfeld]]|succeeded=[[Thomas Rhiel]]|office=Editor in Chief of ''[[The Eye]]''|years=2008}}</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Alex_Gartenfeld&diff=55243Alex Gartenfeld2018-06-06T21:58:27Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>'''Alex Gartenfeld''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2008|08]] was the second editor-in-chief of ''[[The Eye]]''. He has worked for Parkett, Printed Matter, and as a research assistant to curators at Art Basel and MoMA. He writes for Paper Magazine and has contributed articles to ArtPapers, the New York Observer, and the New York Sun. An article published in the Blue and White falsely reported that he planned to move to Berlin after graduation; subsequently, a number of members of that publication's staff volunteered to serve as his intern.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.alexgartenfeld.com/ Gartenfeld's website]<br />
*[http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=4619&tpl_override=print_tpl Campus characters: Alex Gartenfeld] (scroll)<br />
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[[Category:The Eye editors|Gartenfeld]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Alex_Gartenfeld&diff=55242Alex Gartenfeld2018-06-06T21:57:47Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>'''Alex Gartenfeld''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2008|08]] is the former editor of ''[[The Eye]]''. He has worked for Parkett, Printed Matter, and as a research assistant to curators at Art Basel and MoMA. He writes for Paper Magazine and has contributed articles to ArtPapers, the New York Observer, and the New York Sun. An article published in the Blue and White falsely reported that he planned to move to Berlin after graduation; subsequently, a number of members of that publication's staff volunteered to serve as his intern.<br />
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*[http://www.alexgartenfeld.com/ Gartenfeld's website]<br />
*[http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=4619&tpl_override=print_tpl Campus characters: Alex Gartenfeld] (scroll)<br />
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[[Category:The Eye editors|Gartenfeld]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=The_Eye&diff=55241The Eye2018-06-06T20:16:21Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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'''''The Eye''''' is ''[[Columbia Daily Spectator|Spec]]'''s longform magazine. Back in the print days, it was released every Thursday. It was founded in [[2006]] by [[Tim Shenk]] who famously wrote in his first Editor's Note, "Columbia students are busy, but this is worth your time"<ref>[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com/sites/default/files/EYE_09-07-06.pdf#page=1 First editor's note]</ref>. The magazine was so-named for urbanologist Jane Jacobs' term "eyes on the street," as it supposedly ties together "Columbia and the City". It published many controversially reported articles and highly criticized humor pieces in its first year<br />
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==Mission==<br />
The Eye describes their mission as such<ref>[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com/Join Recruitment page]</ref>:<br />
<blockquote>Every Thursday, Spectator puts out a magazine called The Eye, an arts and culture publication that likes to dabble in politics, religion, and the philosophical implications of Nicki Minaj. The staff of The Eye is devoted to putting out content every week, in print and on our blog, that keeps you at one with the zeitgeist and one step ahead of your noise-pop-loving friends down at NYU. Some of our favorite stories last year covered pop-up restaurants, Girls, and gay hip-hop. Ultimately, the Eye’s about what’s important to us right now—whatever that may be. Each week we publish a lengthy lead story, several long-form features, an interview, and a personal essay or work of fiction. In addition, we write several bite-sized reflections on campus life and pop culture punningly called Eyesites and 20/20.</blockquote><br />
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==The Ear==<br />
In Spring 2017 The Eye launched its podcast, The Ear. In Spring 2018, it released a new mission statement as follows:<br />
<blockquote>Though we may not be able to see it, history is all around us.<br />
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We at The Eye have always known that. Though primarily trained in the art of sight—Jane Jacobs, after all, instructed us to keep vigil over the streets—we also have our ears on alert. We’re always listening for formative stories of our institution that, for whatever reason, weren’t chosen to be memorialized in plain sight. The stories that didn’t make it out of the past.<br />
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With The Ear, we’re creating a concentrated place to remember these stories. Each week, we’ll be bringing a story from Columbia’s history to life in sound with a podcast episode released on our website (as well as on Apple Podcasts: please subscribe!). By examining the history of Columbia in 20-minute audio stories, The Ear will aim to enrich and intellectualize what it means to be a student at Columbia today. The present, after all, is often best understood in relief from the past.</blockquote><br />
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==Editorial Board==<br />
'''[[:Category:The Eye editors|Editor in Chief]]:''' [[Maya Perry]]<br />
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'''Lead Story Editor:''' Juliana Kim<br />
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'''Features Editor:''' Parth Chhabra, Lyric Bowditch<br />
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'''View From Here Editor:''' Gavrielle Jacobovitz<br />
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'''Features Associate Editors:''' Kendra Zhong, Candy Chan, Arminda Downey-Mavromatis, Julian Shen-Berro<br />
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'''Producer of The Ear:''' Kara Schechtman<br />
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*[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com The Eye]<br />
*[http://twitter.com/theeyemag/ The Eye on Twitter]<br />
*[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com/archives Archives]<br />
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[[Category:Columbia Daily Spectator|Eye, The]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Thomas_Rhiel&diff=55240Thomas Rhiel2018-06-06T20:11:06Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Thomas Rhiel CC'11 was the 134th Managing Editor of the [[Columbia Daily Spectator]] and, prior to this, the fourth editor-in-chief of [[The Eye]] on the 133rd Managing Board. <br />
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[[Category:Speccies|Rhiel]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Thomas_Rhiel&diff=55239Thomas Rhiel2018-06-06T20:09:23Z<p>Spectator: Created page with "Thomas Rhiel CC'11 was the 134th Managing Editor of the Columbia Daily Spectator and, prior to this, the fourth editor-in-chief of The Eye on the 133rd Managing Board...."</p>
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<div>Thomas Rhiel CC'11 was the 134th Managing Editor of the [[Columbia Daily Spectator]] and, prior to this, the fourth editor-in-chief of [[The Eye]] on the 133rd Managing Board. <br />
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[[Category:Speccies|Rhiel]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Helen_Werbe&diff=55238Helen Werbe2018-06-06T20:05:48Z<p>Spectator: Created page with "Helen Werbe was the fifth editor-in-chief of The Eye. {{succession|preceded=Thomas Rhiel|succeeded=Amanda Cormier|office=Editor in Chief of ''The Eye''|years=..."</p>
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<div>Helen Werbe was the fifth editor-in-chief of [[The Eye]].<br />
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[[Category:Speccies|Werbe]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Amanda_Cormier&diff=55237Amanda Cormier2018-06-06T20:04:30Z<p>Spectator: Created page with "Amanda Cormier CC '12 was the sixth editor-in-chief of The Eye. She is from San Diego, California and transferred to Columbia from Middlebury College. She went on to work ..."</p>
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<div>Amanda Cormier CC '12 was the sixth editor-in-chief of [[The Eye]]. She is from San Diego, California and transferred to Columbia from Middlebury College. She went on to work for The New Yorker. <br />
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[[Category:The Eye editors|Cormier]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=R%C3%A9becca_Ausseil&diff=55236Rébecca Ausseil2018-06-06T19:59:35Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Rébecca Ausseil, BC '18, was a Comparative Literature and (accidental) Psychology major who served as the 12th editor of [[The Eye]]. She is French, but spent her entire childhood in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. She attended the LFNY. <br />
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[[Category:The Eye editors|Ausseil]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=R%C3%A9becca_Ausseil&diff=55235Rébecca Ausseil2018-06-06T19:59:14Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Rébecca Ausseil, BC '18, was a Comparative Literature and (accidental) Psychology major who served as the 12th editor of [[The Eye]]. She is French, though she spent her entire childhood in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. She attended the LFNY. <br />
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{{succession|preceded=[[Youjin Jenny Jang]]|succeeded=[[Maya Perry]]|office=Editor in Chief of ''[[The Eye]]''|years=2016-2017}}<br />
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[[Category:The Eye editors|Ausseil]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Youjin_Jenny_Jang&diff=55234Youjin Jenny Jang2018-06-06T19:59:01Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Youjin Jenny Jang CC'17 was the eleventh editor of [[The Eye]]. She sat on the [[Managing Board of the Columbia Daily Spectator]] for three semesters. Prior to becoming The Eye's editor she was an Assistant Managing Editor for Spectator and Photo Editor. Jenny is from Soeul, Korea and majored in English. <br />
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[[Category:English majors|Jang]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Youjin_Jenny_Jang&diff=55233Youjin Jenny Jang2018-06-06T19:58:48Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Youjin Jenny Jang CC'17 was the eleventh editor of [[The Eye]]. She sat on the [[Managing Board of the Columbia Daily Spectator]] for three semesters. Prior to becoming The Eye's editor she was an Assistant Managing Editor for Spectator and Photo Editor. Jenny is from Soeul, Korea and majored in English. <br />
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[[Category:English majors|Jang]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Katie_McMahon&diff=55232Katie McMahon2018-06-06T19:58:40Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Katie McMahon, CC'17, was the tenth editor-in-chief of [[The Eye]] and the first to inherit the magazine after it was cut from weekly print. She is from the United Kingdom. <br />
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[[Category:Speccies|McMahon]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Dunni_Oduyemi&diff=55231Dunni Oduyemi2018-06-06T19:58:30Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Dunni Oduyemi, CC'16, was the ninth editor-in-chief of [[The Eye]] and a member of [[Columbia Prison Divest]]. In December 2014, she and [[Tracey Wang]] CC'15 wrote a controversial landmark op-ed entitled "If you go to Orgo Night, you're part of the problem." She grew up primarily in Geneva, Switzerland and was an African-American studies major.<br />
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[[Category:The Eye editors|Oduyemi]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Ashton_Cooper&diff=55230Ashton Cooper2018-06-06T19:58:15Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Ashton Cooper was the seventh editor-in-chief of [[The Eye]]. <br />
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[[Category:Speccies|Cooper]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Ashton_Cooper&diff=55229Ashton Cooper2018-06-06T19:58:01Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Ashton Cooper was the seventh editor-in-chief of [[The Eye]]. <br />
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[[Category:Speccies|Cooper]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Rikki_Novetsky&diff=55228Rikki Novetsky2018-06-06T19:57:34Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>'''Rikki Novetsky''' [[Barnard College|BC]] ’[[2015|15]] was the eighth editor-in-chief of ''[[The Eye]]''. She previously held an internship at ''[[Tablet Magazine]]''. <br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com/?q=contributor/534 The Eye author page]<br />
*[http://www.tabletmag.com/author/rikki-novetsky Tablet author page]<br />
*[http://www.jewcy.com/author/rikki-novetsky Jewcy author page]<br />
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[[Category:Barnard College students|Novetsky]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Youjin_Jenny_Jang&diff=55227Youjin Jenny Jang2018-06-06T19:56:33Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Youjin Jenny Jang CC'17 was the eleventh editor of [[The Eye]]. She sat on the [[Managing Board of the Columbia Daily Spectator]] for three semesters. Prior to becoming The Eye's editor she was an Assistant Managing Editor for Spectator and Photo Editor. Jenny is from Soeul, Korea and majored in English. <br />
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[[Category:English majors|Jang]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Dunni_Oduyemi&diff=55226Dunni Oduyemi2018-06-06T19:56:09Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Dunni Oduyemi, CC'16, was the ninth editor-in-chief of [[The Eye]] and a member of [[Columbia Prison Divest]]. In December 2014, she and [[Tracey Wang]] CC'15 wrote a controversial landmark op-ed entitled "If you go to Orgo Night, you're part of the problem." She grew up primarily in Geneva, Switzerland and was an African-American studies major.<br />
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[[Category:The Eye editors|Oduyemi]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Dunni_Oduyemi&diff=55225Dunni Oduyemi2018-06-06T19:55:13Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Dunni Oduyemi, CC'16, was the ninth editor-in-chief of [[The Eye]] and a member of [[Columbia Prison Divest]]. In December 2014, she and [[Tracey Wang]] CC'15 wrote a controversial landmark op-ed entitled "If you go to Orgo Night, you're part of the problem." She primarily grew up in Geneva, Switzerland and was an African-American studies major.<br />
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[[Category:The Eye editors|Oduyemi]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Dunni_Oduyemi&diff=55224Dunni Oduyemi2018-06-06T19:55:03Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Dunni Oduyemi, CC'16, was the ninth editor-in-chief of [[The Eye]] and a member of [[Columbia Prison Divest]]. In December 2014, she and [[Tracey Wang]] CC'15 wrote a controversial landmark op-ed entitled "If you go to Orgo Night, you're part of the problem." She primarily grew up in Geneva, Switzerland and was an African-American studies major.<br />
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[[Category:The Eye editors|Novetsky]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Dunni_Oduyemi&diff=55223Dunni Oduyemi2018-06-06T19:54:38Z<p>Spectator: Created page with "Dunni Oduyemi, CC'16, was the ninth editor-in-chief of The Eye and a member of Columbia Prison Divest. In December 2014, she and Tracey Wang CC'15 wrote a controve..."</p>
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<div>Dunni Oduyemi, CC'16, was the ninth editor-in-chief of [[The Eye]] and a member of [[Columbia Prison Divest]]. In December 2014, she and [[Tracey Wang]] CC'15 wrote a controversial landmark op-ed entitled "If you go to Orgo Night, you're part of the problem." She primarily grew up in Geneva, Switzerland. <br />
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{{succession|preceded=[[Rikki Novetsky]]|succeeded=[[Katie McMahon]]|office=Editor in Chief of ''[[The Eye]]''|years=2013}}</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Rikki_Novetsky&diff=55222Rikki Novetsky2018-06-06T19:47:06Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>'''Rikki Novetsky''' [[Barnard College|BC]] ’[[2015|15]] was the eigth editor-in-chief of ''[[The Eye]]''. She previously held an internship at ''[[Tablet Magazine]]''. <br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com/?q=contributor/534 The Eye author page]<br />
*[http://www.tabletmag.com/author/rikki-novetsky Tablet author page]<br />
*[http://www.jewcy.com/author/rikki-novetsky Jewcy author page]<br />
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[[Category:Barnard College students|Novetsky]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Katie_McMahon&diff=55221Katie McMahon2018-06-06T19:44:42Z<p>Spectator: Created page with "Katie McMahon, CC'17, was the tenth editor-in-chief of The Eye and the first to inherit the magazine after it was cut from weekly print. She is from the United Kingdom. ..."</p>
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<div>Katie McMahon, CC'17, was the tenth editor-in-chief of [[The Eye]] and the first to inherit the magazine after it was cut from weekly print. She is from the United Kingdom. <br />
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[[Category:Speccies|McMahon]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=R%C3%A9becca_Ausseil&diff=55220Rébecca Ausseil2018-06-06T19:39:35Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Rébecca Ausseil, BC '18, was a Comparative Literature and (accidental) Psychology major who served as the 12th editor of [[The Eye]]. She is French, though she spent her entire childhood in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. She attended the LFNY. <br />
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[[Category:The Eye editors|Ausseil]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Youjin_Jenny_Jang&diff=55219Youjin Jenny Jang2018-06-06T19:37:23Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Youjin Jenny Jang CC'17 was the 11th editor of [[The Eye]]. She sat on the [[Managing Board of the Columbia Daily Spectator]] for three semesters. Prior to becoming The Eye's editor she was an Assistant Managing Editor for Spectator and Photo Editor. Jenny is from Soeul, Korea and majored in English. <br />
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[[Category:English majors|Jang]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=R%C3%A9becca_Ausseil&diff=55218Rébecca Ausseil2018-06-06T19:36:51Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Rébecca Ausseil, BC '18, was a Comparative Literature and (accidental) Psychology major who served as the 11th editor of [[The Eye]]. <br />
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{{succession|preceded=[[Youjin Jenny Jang]]|succeeded=[[Maya Perry]]|office=Editor in Chief of ''[[The Eye]]''|years=2013}}<br />
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[[Category:The Eye editors|Ausseil]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Ashton_Cooper&diff=55217Ashton Cooper2018-06-06T19:36:39Z<p>Spectator: Created page with "Ashton Cooper was the seventh editor-in-chief of The Eye. Novetsky Cooper"</p>
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<div>Ashton Cooper was the seventh editor-in-chief of [[The Eye]]. <br />
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[[Category:Speccies|Cooper]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=R%C3%A9becca_Ausseil&diff=55216Rébecca Ausseil2018-06-06T19:32:59Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Rébecca Ausseil, BC '18, was a Comparative Literature and (accidental) Psychology major who served as the 11th editor of ([[The Eye]]). <br />
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{{succession|preceded=[[Youjin Jenny Jang]]|succeeded=[[Maya Perry]]|office=Editor in Chief of ''[[The Eye]]''|years=2013}}<br />
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[[Category:The Eye editors|Ausseil]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Youjin_Jenny_Jang&diff=55215Youjin Jenny Jang2018-06-06T19:32:41Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>Youjin Jenny Jang CC'17 was the 10th editor of [[The Eye]]. She sat on the [[Managing Board of the Columbia Daily Spectator]] for three semesters. Prior to becoming The Eye's editor she was an Assistant Managing Editor for Spectator and Photo Editor. Jenny is from Soeul, Korea and majored in English. <br />
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[[Category:English majors|Jang]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Youjin_Jenny_Jang&diff=55214Youjin Jenny Jang2018-06-06T19:31:46Z<p>Spectator: Created page with "Youjin Jenny Jang CC'17 was the 10th editor of The Eye. She sat on the Managing Board of the Columbia Daily Spectator for three semesters. Prior to becoming The Eye's ..."</p>
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<div>Youjin Jenny Jang CC'17 was the 10th editor of [[The Eye]]. She sat on the [[Managing Board of the Columbia Daily Spectator]] for three semesters. Prior to becoming The Eye's editor she was an Assistant Managing Editor for Spectator and Photo Editor. Jenny is from Soeul, Korea and majored in English. <br />
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{{succession|preceded=[[Katie McMahon]]|succeeded=Rébecca Ausseil|office=Editor in Chief of ''[[The Eye]]''|years=2013}}<br />
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[[Category:English majors|Jang]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=R%C3%A9becca_Ausseil&diff=55213Rébecca Ausseil2018-06-06T19:25:53Z<p>Spectator: Created page with "Rébecca Ausseil, BC '18, was a Comparative Literature and (accidental) Psychology major who served as the 11th editor of (The Eye). {{succession|preceded=[[Youjin Jenny..."</p>
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<div>Rébecca Ausseil, BC '18, was a Comparative Literature and (accidental) Psychology major who served as the 11th editor of ([[The Eye]]). <br />
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{{succession|preceded=[[Youjin Jenny Jang]]|succeeded=Maya Perry|office=Editor in Chief of ''[[The Eye]]''|years=2013}}<br />
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[[Category:The Eye editors|Ausseil]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Rikki_Novetsky&diff=55212Rikki Novetsky2018-06-06T19:24:57Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>'''Rikki Novetsky''' [[Barnard College|BC]] ’[[2015|15]] is editor-in-chief of ''[[The Eye]]''. She previously held an internship at ''[[Tablet Magazine]]''. <br />
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{{succession|preceded=[[Ashton Cooper]]|succeeded=Dunni Oduyemi |office=Editor in Chief of ''[[The Eye]]''|years=2013}}<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com/?q=contributor/534 The Eye author page]<br />
*[http://www.tabletmag.com/author/rikki-novetsky Tablet author page]<br />
*[http://www.jewcy.com/author/rikki-novetsky Jewcy author page]<br />
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[[Category:The Eye editors|Novetsky]]<br />
[[Category:Class of 2015|Novetsky]]<br />
[[Category:English majors|Novetsky]]<br />
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[[Category:Barnard College students|Novetsky]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=The_Eye&diff=55211The Eye2018-06-06T19:20:00Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>[[File:Drop.png|thumb|''The Eye'''s "drop" logo]]<br />
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'''''The Eye''''' is ''[[Columbia Daily Spectator|Spec]]'''s longform magazine. Back in the print days, it was released every Thursday. It was founded in [[2006]] by [[Tim Shenk]] who famously wrote in his first Editor's Note, "Columbia students are busy, but this is worth your time"<ref>[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com/sites/default/files/EYE_09-07-06.pdf#page=1 First editor's note]</ref>. The magazine was so-named for urbanologist Jane Jacobs' term "eyes on the street," as it supposedly ties together "Columbia and the City". It published many controversially reported articles and highly criticized humor pieces in its first year<br />
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==Mission==<br />
The Eye describes their mission as such<ref>[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com/Join Recruitment page]</ref>:<br />
<blockquote>Every Thursday, Spectator puts out a magazine called The Eye, an arts and culture publication that likes to dabble in politics, religion, and the philosophical implications of Nicki Minaj. The staff of The Eye is devoted to putting out content every week, in print and on our blog, that keeps you at one with the zeitgeist and one step ahead of your noise-pop-loving friends down at NYU. Some of our favorite stories last year covered pop-up restaurants, Girls, and gay hip-hop. Ultimately, the Eye’s about what’s important to us right now—whatever that may be. Each week we publish a lengthy lead story, several long-form features, an interview, and a personal essay or work of fiction. In addition, we write several bite-sized reflections on campus life and pop culture punningly called Eyesites and 20/20.</blockquote><br />
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==The Ear==<br />
In Spring 2017 The Eye launched its podcast, The Ear. In Spring 2018, it released a new mission statement as follows:<br />
<blockquote>Though we may not be able to see it, history is all around us.<br />
<br />
We at The Eye have always known that. Though primarily trained in the art of sight—Jane Jacobs, after all, instructed us to keep vigil over the streets—we also have our ears on alert. We’re always listening for formative stories of our institution that, for whatever reason, weren’t chosen to be memorialized in plain sight. The stories that didn’t make it out of the past.<br />
<br />
With The Ear, we’re creating a concentrated place to remember these stories. Each week, we’ll be bringing a story from Columbia’s history to life in sound with a podcast episode released on our website (as well as on Apple Podcasts: please subscribe!). By examining the history of Columbia in 20-minute audio stories, The Ear will aim to enrich and intellectualize what it means to be a student at Columbia today. The present, after all, is often best understood in relief from the past.</blockquote><br />
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==Editorial Board==<br />
'''[[:Category:The Eye editors|Editor in Chief]]:''' [[Rébecca Ausseil]]<br />
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'''Lead Story Editor:''' Juliana Kim<br />
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'''Features Editor:''' Parth Chhabra, Lyric Bowditch<br />
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'''View From Here Editor:''' Gavrielle Jacobovitz<br />
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'''Features Associate Editors:''' Kendra Zhong, Candy Chan, Arminda Downey-Mavromatis, Julian Shen-Berro<br />
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'''Producer of The Ear:''' Kara Schechtman<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com The Eye]<br />
*[http://twitter.com/theeyemag/ The Eye on Twitter]<br />
*[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com/archives Archives]<br />
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[[Category:Student publications|Eye, The]]<br />
[[Category:Columbia Daily Spectator|Eye, The]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=The_Eye&diff=55210The Eye2018-06-06T19:19:10Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>[[File:Drop.png|thumb|''The Eye'''s "drop" logo]]<br />
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'''''The Eye''''' is ''[[Columbia Daily Spectator|Spec]]'''s longform magazine. Back in the print days, it was released every Thursday. It was founded in [[2006]] by [[Tim Shenk]] who famously wrote in his first Editor's Note, "Columbia students are busy, but this is worth your time"<ref>[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com/sites/default/files/EYE_09-07-06.pdf#page=1 First editor's note]</ref>. The magazine was so-named for urbanologist Jane Jacobs' term "eyes on the street," as it supposedly ties together "Columbia and the City". It published many controversially reported articles and highly criticized humor pieces in its first year<br />
<br />
==Mission==<br />
The Eye describes their mission as such<ref>[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com/Join Recruitment page]</ref>:<br />
<blockquote>Every Thursday, Spectator puts out a magazine called The Eye, an arts and culture publication that likes to dabble in politics, religion, and the philosophical implications of Nicki Minaj. The staff of The Eye is devoted to putting out content every week, in print and on our blog, that keeps you at one with the zeitgeist and one step ahead of your noise-pop-loving friends down at NYU. Some of our favorite stories last year covered pop-up restaurants, Girls, and gay hip-hop. Ultimately, the Eye’s about what’s important to us right now—whatever that may be. Each week we publish a lengthy lead story, several long-form features, an interview, and a personal essay or work of fiction. In addition, we write several bite-sized reflections on campus life and pop culture punningly called Eyesites and 20/20.</blockquote><br />
<br />
==The Ear==<br />
In Spring 2017 The Eye launched its podcast, The Ear. In Spring 2018, it released a new mission statement as follows:<br />
<blockquote>Though we may not be able to see it, history is all around us.<br />
<br />
We at The Eye have always known that. Though primarily trained in the art of sight—Jane Jacobs, after all, instructed us to keep vigil over the streets—we also have our ears on alert. We’re always listening for formative stories of our institution that, for whatever reason, weren’t chosen to be memorialized in plain sight. The stories that didn’t make it out of the past.<br />
<br />
With The Ear, we’re creating a concentrated place to remember these stories. Each week, we’ll be bringing a story from Columbia’s history to life in sound with a podcast episode released on our website (as well as on Apple Podcasts: please subscribe!). By examining the history of Columbia in 20-minute audio stories, The Ear will aim to enrich and intellectualize what it means to be a student at Columbia today. The present, after all, is often best understood in relief from the past.</blockquote><br />
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==Editorial Board==<br />
'''[[:Category:The Eye editors|Editor in Chief]]:''' [[Maya Perry]]<br />
<br />
'''Lead Story Editor:''' Juliana Kim<br />
<br />
'''Features Editor:''' Parth Chhabra, Lyric Bowditch<br />
<br />
'''View From Here Editor:''' Gavrielle Jacobovitz<br />
<br />
'''Features Associate Editors:''' Kendra Zhong, Candy Chan, Arminda Downey-Mavromatis, Julian Shen-Berro<br />
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'''Producer of The Ear:''' Kara Schechtman<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com The Eye]<br />
*[http://twitter.com/theeyemag/ The Eye on Twitter]<br />
*[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com/archives Archives]<br />
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[[Category:Columbia Daily Spectator|Eye, The]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=The_Eye&diff=55209The Eye2018-06-06T19:15:35Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<div>[[File:Drop.png|thumb|''The Eye'''s "drop" logo]]<br />
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'''''The Eye''''' is ''[[Columbia Daily Spectator|Spec]]'''s longform magazine. Back in the print days, it was released every Thursday. It was founded in [[2006]] by [[Tim Shenk]] who famously wrote in his first Editor's Note, "Columbia students are busy, but this is worth your time"<ref>[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com/sites/default/files/EYE_09-07-06.pdf#page=1 First editor's note]</ref>. The magazine was so-named for urbanologist Jane Jacobs' term "eyes on the street," as it supposedly ties together "Columbia and the City". It published many controversially reported articles and highly criticized humor pieces in its first year<br />
<br />
==Mission==<br />
The Eye describes their mission as such<ref>[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com/Join Recruitment page]</ref>:<br />
<blockquote>Every Thursday, Spectator puts out a magazine called The Eye, an arts and culture publication that likes to dabble in politics, religion, and the philosophical implications of Nicki Minaj. The staff of The Eye is devoted to putting out content every week, in print and on our blog, that keeps you at one with the zeitgeist and one step ahead of your noise-pop-loving friends down at NYU. Some of our favorite stories last year covered pop-up restaurants, Girls, and gay hip-hop. Ultimately, the Eye’s about what’s important to us right now—whatever that may be. Each week we publish a lengthy lead story, several long-form features, an interview, and a personal essay or work of fiction. In addition, we write several bite-sized reflections on campus life and pop culture punningly called Eyesites and 20/20.</blockquote><br />
<br />
==The Ear==<br />
In Spring 2017 The Eye launched its podcast, The Ear. In Spring 2018, it released a new mission statement as follows:<br />
<blockquote>Though we may not be able to see it, history is all around us.<br />
<br />
We at The Eye have always known that. Though primarily trained in the art of sight—Jane Jacobs, after all, instructed us to keep vigil over the streets—we also have our ears on alert. We’re always listening for formative stories of our institution that, for whatever reason, weren’t chosen to be memorialized in plain sight. The stories that didn’t make it out of the past.<br />
<br />
With The Ear, we’re creating a concentrated place to remember these stories. Each week, we’ll be bringing a story from Columbia’s history to life in sound with a podcast episode released on our website (as well as on Apple Podcasts: please subscribe!). By examining the history of Columbia in 20-minute audio stories, The Ear will aim to enrich and intellectualize what it means to be a student at Columbia today. The present, after all, is often best understood in relief from the past.</blockquote><br />
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==Staff==<br />
'''[[:Category:The Eye editors|Editor in Chief]]:''' [[Maya Perry]]<br />
<br />
'''Lead Story Editor:''' Juliana Kim<br />
<br />
'''Features Editor:''' Parth Chhabra, Lyric Bowditch<br />
<br />
'''View From Here Editor:''' Gavrielle Jacobovitz<br />
<br />
'''Features Associate Editors:''' Kendra Zhong, Candy Chan, Arminda Downey-Mavromatis, Julian Shen-Berro<br />
<br />
'''Producer of The Ear:''' Kara Schechtman<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com The Eye]<br />
*[http://twitter.com/theeyemag/ The Eye on Twitter]<br />
*[http://eye.columbiaspectator.com/archives Archives]<br />
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[[Category:Columbia Daily Spectator|Eye, The]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Columbia_Daily_Spectator&diff=55208Columbia Daily Spectator2018-06-06T19:08:47Z<p>Spectator: /* Current Management */</p>
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[[Image:Spec1968.jpg|thumb|''Spec'' front page during the [[1968 protests]] ]]<br />
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[[Image:Spec1962.jpg|right|thumb|Copies of the Spectator being sold during the newspaper strike of 1962-1963.]]<br />
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The '''''Columbia Daily Spectator''''' is the weekly newspaper of the university community and [[Morningside Heights]]. It is written by undergraduate students and operated out of the Spectator office at 112th Street and [[Broadway (avenue)|Broadway]]. The paper is referred to simply as "'''''Spec'''''." The paper is printed in broadsheet format every Thursday during the academic term. 5,000 copies are printed and delivered to over 150 locations throughout Morningside Heights, and they are read by God knows how many people.<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 20, Statement 4</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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''Spec'' was founded in [[1877]] by [[William Barclay Parsons]] and someone else. It is the second-oldest continually operating college news daily in the nation, after ''The Harvard Crimson''. It has been financially independent of the university since [[1962]]. However, between 1964 and 1970, it received subsidies from the university of up to $20,000.<ref>"Columbia U. Agrees to a Loan In Move to Save The Spectator"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 17, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 2</ref> In addition, to this day, "in return for the free circulation, the University provides office and production space to the organization."<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 20, Statement 4</ref> Spec paid $130 for occupancy expenses in 2007.<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 2</ref><br />
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===The 1972 Bailout ===<br />
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On December 6, 1972, ''The Spec'' announced that it would fold unless it received financial assistance. ''The Spec'', despite being in massive debt at the time, had spent $25,000 on a new typesetting machine. ''Spec'' wanted Columbia to give them a $25,000 loan, but Columbia said no, because the Spec still owed them $16,000 for a telephone bill.<ref>"Columbia Spectator Says It Expects to Fold Next Week"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 7, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 55</ref>. On December 17, the Spec and Columbia kissed and made up, the Spec got their $25,000 loan, Columbia got free printing services for five years, and the ''Spec'' got more time to squeeze $16,000 from their alumni.<ref>"Columbia U. Agrees to a Loan In Move to Save The Spectator"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 17, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 2</ref><br />
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===Turn to broadsheet===<br />
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Previously printed in tabloid format, in September [[2004]] the ''Spec'' started printing in broadsheet form. The editors at the time somehow thought they deserved to "move up" in the newspaper world, taking their place next to slightly more distinguished papers like the ''[[New York Times]]''. This move was distinctly against the grain; a large and increasing number of newspapers around the world are moving or have already moved to tabloid format, which is more popular especially with readers in cities. <br />
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Some students at Columbia agree that broadsheet newspapers are inconvenient and would like to see Spec return to tabloid format. Tabloid sized papers are conveniently hidden in notebooks if you're inclined to read in class. Other students believe that broadsheet format adds a dab of prestige to the ''Spec'' brand and allows it to stand up to its [[Ivy League]] peers. Nowadays, few people care because who still reads newspapers in print?<br />
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===The Web===<br />
''Also see: [[The 2009 Spec Website Takedown]]''<br />
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The Spectator is also available on the web. In recent years, the online staff has changed the organization of the website on an almost annual basis, and as a result, certain hyperlinks to the site are broken. <br />
In 2010, the Spectator launched Spectrum [http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/], a blog updated several times per day with news, arts, sports, and opinion posts. Spectrum follows several misadventures in blogging for the Spectator, but appears to be a relative success.<br />
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===Ending Daily Print Production===<br />
''Also see: [[End of Daily Print Spectator]]''<br />
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In April 2014, the Spectator Corporate Board moved to end daily production of its print edition. In face of declining print revenue and the supposed inevitability of cutting print production a new model was proposed: the paper would move to a weekly print edition and beef up its website. A majority of the paper's trustees approved.<br />
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===Recent spinoffs===<br />
====Blogs====<br />
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=====Defunct=====<br />
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Spec's road to producing a successful blog was long and arduous. In February [[2006]], the paper launched a series of blogs, aptly named [http://www.Specblogs.com SpecBlogs]. These blogs soon became defunct. Another blogging effort, launched in October [[2006]] to cover the 2006 midterm elections, proved more successful. In December of [[2007]], the newspaper launched yet another blog, this time specific to the Opinion page, called "The Steps". Those blogs are now also defunct. However, SpecBlogs.com was subsequently revived again, with a repertoire that included [[Commentariat]] (the new opinion blog), Spectacle (for arts and entertainment), and The Editors Notes. These blogs were phased out upon the creation of the omnibus Spec blog Spectrum (see below).<br />
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Spec's short-lived attempts at producing successful blogs were frequently mocked by the initially much more successful [[Bwog]] as the "Splogs".<br />
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A recurring blog on ''Spec'''s website during [[housing lottery]] season, since [[2007]], has been the housing blog [[The Shaft]], which survived the carnage of Spec's other early blogging efforts, and is now incorporated as part of Spectrum.<br />
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=====Current=====<br />
Under the tenure of the 134th Managing Board, the Spec has made a renewed effort at the Spectator blog. Rebranded as "[[Spectrum]]", a revamped daily blog was launched in March of [[2010]]. The current Spectrum editor is Hannah Josi.<br />
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====The Eye====<br />
In September [[2006]], ''Spectator'' staff launched ''[[The Eye]]'', a weekly magazine featuring investigative pieces and commentary on Columbia and [[NYC]]. The goal of starting The Eye was to provide a platform much of the feature writing that [[Speccie]]s did for [[The Blue and White]] in addition to topics that had no previous coverage. The name of ''The Eye'' relates both to the fact that one "spectates" with it and urban theorist Jane Jacobs' notion that "eyes on the street" help keep neighborhoods safe.<br />
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As of 2015, The Eye is no longer in print after the rest of the paper switched to weekly print in fall 2014.<br />
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==Organization & management==<br />
The ''Spec'' is currently run by the 139th managing board. Membership of the current and past boards is listed here: [[Managing Board of the Columbia Daily Spectator]].<br />
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Writing and non-writing departments are each headed by an editor, and are overseen by the editor-in-chief. Writing departments include campus news, city news, sports, arts and entertainment, and opinion. Non-writing departments include photography, multimedia, design, copy, and business. The business department is headed by the publisher, and it has several sub-departments, each headed by a director.<br />
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First-time writers at Columbia begin their time at the paper with a 1- to 2-month training period, during which they learn the basics of writing an article and publish their first articles. When their department editor sees fit, they become staff writers. Each November and December, students run for positions at the paper, a grueling process that takes nearly a month. They begin by "shadowing," or sitting with the current editors or associate editors and learning the editing process. Next they write proposals for their desired position. The students then take an editing test made up by their department editor that tests them on the fundamentals of editing. Finally, they go through the "[[:w:Turkey Shoot|Turkey Shoot]]," an interview in which the current managing board grills the applicant on why he feels he would be a good fit for the position. The results of the application process, including the new managing board are announced in mid-December, the weekend before finals.<br />
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==Current Management<ref>"Announcing Spectator's 142nd managing board", Columbia Spectator, 12/10/17</ref>==<br />
*Editor in Chief: [[Jessica Spitz]]<br />
*Managing Editor: [[Aaron Holmes]]<br />
*Publisher: [[Michael Tai]]<br />
*News Editor: [[Rahil Kamath]]<br />
*Editorial Page Editor: [[Octavio Galaviz]]<br />
*Arts & Entertainment Editor: [[Sophie Kossakowski]]<br />
*Sports Editor: [[Christopher Lopez]]<br />
*Managing Editor of The Eye: [[Maya Perry]]<br />
*Head Copy Editor: [[Gustaf Ahdritz]]<br />
*Photo Editor: [[Katherine Gerberich]]<br />
*Design Editors: [[Cheryl Wang]] and [[Diane Kim]]<br />
*Head of Product: [[William Chiu]]<br />
*Revenue Director: [[Nima Mozhgani]]<br />
*Staff Director: [[Hannah Barbosa Cesnik]]<br />
<br />
==Notable Spec Alumni==<br />
*[[Reed Harris]]<br />
*[[Max Frankel]]<br />
*[[Bennett Cerf]]<br />
<br />
==Archives==<br />
via Google Books:<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=j0dNAAAAYAAJ 1880]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=F2NMAAAAYAAJ 1881]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=UGlMAAAAYAAJ 1888]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=cEdNAAAAYAAJ 1892]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=5HFMAAAAYAAJ 1893]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=w0dNAAAAYAAJ 1894]<br />
<br />
via University Archives:<br />
*[http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/ 1938-2004] (continuously expanding)<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
<br />
*[[Speccie]]<br />
*[[The Eye]]<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator website]<br />
* [http://eye.columbiaspectator.com The Eye] weekly magazine<br />
* [http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com Spectrum]<br />
* [http://twitter.com/CU_Spectator Spec's Twitter feed]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student publications]]<br />
[[Category:Columbia Daily Spectator]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Columbia_Daily_Spectator&diff=55207Columbia Daily Spectator2018-06-06T19:06:07Z<p>Spectator: Updating management to reflect 142nd Managing Board</p>
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[[Image:Spec1968.jpg|thumb|''Spec'' front page during the [[1968 protests]] ]]<br />
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[[Image:Spec1962.jpg|right|thumb|Copies of the Spectator being sold during the newspaper strike of 1962-1963.]]<br />
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The '''''Columbia Daily Spectator''''' is the weekly newspaper of the university community and [[Morningside Heights]]. It is written by undergraduate students and operated out of the Spectator office at 112th Street and [[Broadway (avenue)|Broadway]]. The paper is referred to simply as "'''''Spec'''''." The paper is printed in broadsheet format every Thursday during the academic term. 5,000 copies are printed and delivered to over 150 locations throughout Morningside Heights, and they are read by God knows how many people.<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 20, Statement 4</ref><br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
''Spec'' was founded in [[1877]] by [[William Barclay Parsons]] and someone else. It is the second-oldest continually operating college news daily in the nation, after ''The Harvard Crimson''. It has been financially independent of the university since [[1962]]. However, between 1964 and 1970, it received subsidies from the university of up to $20,000.<ref>"Columbia U. Agrees to a Loan In Move to Save The Spectator"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 17, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 2</ref> In addition, to this day, "in return for the free circulation, the University provides office and production space to the organization."<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 20, Statement 4</ref> Spec paid $130 for occupancy expenses in 2007.<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 2</ref><br />
<br />
===The 1972 Bailout ===<br />
<br />
On December 6, 1972, ''The Spec'' announced that it would fold unless it received financial assistance. ''The Spec'', despite being in massive debt at the time, had spent $25,000 on a new typesetting machine. ''Spec'' wanted Columbia to give them a $25,000 loan, but Columbia said no, because the Spec still owed them $16,000 for a telephone bill.<ref>"Columbia Spectator Says It Expects to Fold Next Week"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 7, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 55</ref>. On December 17, the Spec and Columbia kissed and made up, the Spec got their $25,000 loan, Columbia got free printing services for five years, and the ''Spec'' got more time to squeeze $16,000 from their alumni.<ref>"Columbia U. Agrees to a Loan In Move to Save The Spectator"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 17, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 2</ref><br />
<br />
===Turn to broadsheet===<br />
<br />
Previously printed in tabloid format, in September [[2004]] the ''Spec'' started printing in broadsheet form. The editors at the time somehow thought they deserved to "move up" in the newspaper world, taking their place next to slightly more distinguished papers like the ''[[New York Times]]''. This move was distinctly against the grain; a large and increasing number of newspapers around the world are moving or have already moved to tabloid format, which is more popular especially with readers in cities. <br />
<br />
Some students at Columbia agree that broadsheet newspapers are inconvenient and would like to see Spec return to tabloid format. Tabloid sized papers are conveniently hidden in notebooks if you're inclined to read in class. Other students believe that broadsheet format adds a dab of prestige to the ''Spec'' brand and allows it to stand up to its [[Ivy League]] peers. Nowadays, few people care because who still reads newspapers in print?<br />
<br />
===The Web===<br />
''Also see: [[The 2009 Spec Website Takedown]]''<br />
<br />
The Spectator is also available on the web. In recent years, the online staff has changed the organization of the website on an almost annual basis, and as a result, certain hyperlinks to the site are broken. <br />
In 2010, the Spectator launched Spectrum [http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/], a blog updated several times per day with news, arts, sports, and opinion posts. Spectrum follows several misadventures in blogging for the Spectator, but appears to be a relative success.<br />
<br />
===Ending Daily Print Production===<br />
''Also see: [[End of Daily Print Spectator]]''<br />
<br />
In April 2014, the Spectator Corporate Board moved to end daily production of its print edition. In face of declining print revenue and the supposed inevitability of cutting print production a new model was proposed: the paper would move to a weekly print edition and beef up its website. A majority of the paper's trustees approved.<br />
<br />
===Recent spinoffs===<br />
====Blogs====<br />
<br />
=====Defunct=====<br />
<br />
Spec's road to producing a successful blog was long and arduous. In February [[2006]], the paper launched a series of blogs, aptly named [http://www.Specblogs.com SpecBlogs]. These blogs soon became defunct. Another blogging effort, launched in October [[2006]] to cover the 2006 midterm elections, proved more successful. In December of [[2007]], the newspaper launched yet another blog, this time specific to the Opinion page, called "The Steps". Those blogs are now also defunct. However, SpecBlogs.com was subsequently revived again, with a repertoire that included [[Commentariat]] (the new opinion blog), Spectacle (for arts and entertainment), and The Editors Notes. These blogs were phased out upon the creation of the omnibus Spec blog Spectrum (see below).<br />
<br />
Spec's short-lived attempts at producing successful blogs were frequently mocked by the initially much more successful [[Bwog]] as the "Splogs".<br />
<br />
A recurring blog on ''Spec'''s website during [[housing lottery]] season, since [[2007]], has been the housing blog [[The Shaft]], which survived the carnage of Spec's other early blogging efforts, and is now incorporated as part of Spectrum.<br />
<br />
=====Current=====<br />
Under the tenure of the 134th Managing Board, the Spec has made a renewed effort at the Spectator blog. Rebranded as "[[Spectrum]]", a revamped daily blog was launched in March of [[2010]]. The current Spectrum editor is Hannah Josi.<br />
<br />
====The Eye====<br />
In September [[2006]], ''Spectator'' staff launched ''[[The Eye]]'', a weekly magazine featuring investigative pieces and commentary on Columbia and [[NYC]]. The goal of starting The Eye was to provide a platform much of the feature writing that [[Speccie]]s did for [[The Blue and White]] in addition to topics that had no previous coverage. The name of ''The Eye'' relates both to the fact that one "spectates" with it and urban theorist Jane Jacobs' notion that "eyes on the street" help keep neighborhoods safe.<br />
<br />
As of 2015, The Eye is no longer in print after the rest of the paper switched to weekly print in fall 2014.<br />
<br />
==Organization & management==<br />
The ''Spec'' is currently run by the 139th managing board. Membership of the current and past boards is listed here: [[Managing Board of the Columbia Daily Spectator]].<br />
<br />
Writing and non-writing departments are each headed by an editor, and are overseen by the editor-in-chief. Writing departments include campus news, city news, sports, arts and entertainment, and opinion. Non-writing departments include photography, multimedia, design, copy, and business. The business department is headed by the publisher, and it has several sub-departments, each headed by a director.<br />
<br />
First-time writers at Columbia begin their time at the paper with a 1- to 2-month training period, during which they learn the basics of writing an article and publish their first articles. When their department editor sees fit, they become staff writers. Each November and December, students run for positions at the paper, a grueling process that takes nearly a month. They begin by "shadowing," or sitting with the current editors or associate editors and learning the editing process. Next they write proposals for their desired position. The students then take an editing test made up by their department editor that tests them on the fundamentals of editing. Finally, they go through the "[[:w:Turkey Shoot|Turkey Shoot]]," an interview in which the current managing board grills the applicant on why he feels he would be a good fit for the position. The results of the application process, including the new managing board are announced in mid-December, the weekend before finals.<br />
<br />
==Current Management==<br />
*Editor in Chief: [[Jessica Spitz]]<br />
*Managing Editor: [[Aaron Holmes]]<br />
*Publisher: [[Michael Tai]]<br />
*News Editor: [[Rahil Kamath]]<br />
*Editorial Page Editor: [[Octavio Galaviz]]<br />
*Arts & Entertainment Editor: [[Sophie Kossakowski]]<br />
*Sports Editor: [[Christopher Lopez]]<br />
*Managing Editor of The Eye: [[Maya Perry]]<br />
*Head Copy Editor: [[Gustaf Ahdritz]]<br />
*Photo Editor: [[Katherine Gerberich]]<br />
*Design Editors: [[Cheryl Wang]] and [[Diane Kim]]<br />
*Head of Product: [[William Chiu]]<br />
*Revenue Director: [[Nima Mozhgani]]<br />
*Staff Director: [[Hannah Barbosa Cesnik]]<br />
<br />
==Notable Spec Alumni==<br />
*[[Reed Harris]]<br />
*[[Max Frankel]]<br />
*[[Bennett Cerf]]<br />
<br />
==Archives==<br />
via Google Books:<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=j0dNAAAAYAAJ 1880]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=F2NMAAAAYAAJ 1881]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=UGlMAAAAYAAJ 1888]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=cEdNAAAAYAAJ 1892]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=5HFMAAAAYAAJ 1893]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=w0dNAAAAYAAJ 1894]<br />
<br />
via University Archives:<br />
*[http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/ 1938-2004] (continuously expanding)<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
<br />
*[[Speccie]]<br />
*[[The Eye]]<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator website]<br />
* [http://eye.columbiaspectator.com The Eye] weekly magazine<br />
* [http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com Spectrum]<br />
* [http://twitter.com/CU_Spectator Spec's Twitter feed]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student publications]]<br />
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<div>A '''Speccie''' is a student who works extensively for the editorial section of, or is otherwise primarily associated with, the ''[[Spectator]]''.<br />
<br />
Speccies form an idiosyncratic campus clique defined primarily by how their work for the Spectator affects the rest of their college experience. Among other things, Speccies commonly sacrifice part or all of their social lives, as well as a substantial amount of their sleep and class schedule, to furthering their work at Spectator.<br />
<br />
== How to identify a Speccie ==<br />
<br />
While Speccies are a very well-adapted student species, able to coexist with and mimic almost any other feature found in a "normal" college student, there are a few telltale signs of a Speccie:<br />
<br />
At a distance, any student walking down [[College Walk]] at 7 a.m. on a Wednesday with a Red Bull in one hand and a cigarette in the other WITHOUT TRYING TO BE IRONIC ABOUT IT is likely to be a Speccie. Speccies can also commonly be seen walking into their primordial den on 112th Street ("the Spec office"), walking quickly behind prominent University administrators while furiously scribbling down a notebook, or sitting in the back of a lecture unsuccessfully trying to hide their displeasure/boredom while writing on what their editor told them would be "a really interesting, controversial debate."<br />
<br />
Certain subspecies of Speccies can be very easily and accurately identified in conversation. Depending on their genus, a Speccie may immediately become aroused and lurch into excited speech at the mention of either:<br />
<br />
a) [[Bollinger]]'s [[Global University]] Initiative<br/><br />
b) the 197-a Alternative Zoning Proposal<br/><br />
c) Next year's [[Cornell]] baseball lineup<br/><br />
d) Romanesko's blog post that day<br />
<br />
== Main Speccie Features ==<br />
<br />
As mentioned, Speccies blend well in the campus environment. They generally speak and approach critical issues with a tinge of irony and self-deprecation, though some longtime Speccie scholars have suggested this demeanor is actually a bluff mechanism to cover their enthusiasm about Columbia and healthy ego.<br />
<br />
Speccies reject being thought of as cool, but also don't consider themselves dorks. In reality, some Speccies are cool, and many are dorks.<br />
<br />
Speccies have a love-hate affair with authority. They generally don't form cordial relationships with professors or administrators. When they do achieve a level of intimacy with any professor/administrator, they generally undo any closeness by writing something bad about said professor/administrator.<br />
<br />
Most Speccies perform under their academic potential at Columbia, and sleep very little. While these conditions would cause most students to be depressed, Speccies see their lack of high [[GPA]]'s and constant sleep deprivation as some type of merit badge. A common Speccie saying explaining this phenomenon goes: "School, Sleep, Spec. Pick two."<br />
<br />
== Speccest ==<br />
<br />
Speccies are generally social with other student species, but abhor mating outside their own kind. An old saying concisely describes this behavior: Speccies are friends with everybody, but only date each other.<br />
<br />
Speccest, as Speccie dating is called, is in theory discouraged by the powers that be within the Spectator organization. In practice, it is so widespread that five of the last six Spec editors-in-chief, including the current one, dated other Speccies.<br />
<br />
Speccest is particularly notable after a semimonthly gathering at which Speccies drink away the awkwardness until they black out, then make out and/or go home with people they didn't mean to, ensuring there will be enough awkwardness to go around during the next gathering. Such "Spectails," as the events are called, are commonly broken up before midnight, by which time several freshman Speccies have normally already been [[Columbia Area Volunteer Ambulance|CAVA'd]].<br />
<br />
[[Category:People]]<br />
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The '''''Columbia Daily Spectator''''' is the daily newspaper of the university community and [[Morningside Heights]]. It is written by undergraduate students, who operate out of the Spectator office at 112th Street and [[Broadway (avenue)|Broadway]]. The paper is simply referred to as "the '''''Spec'''''." The paper is printed in broadsheet format every weekday during the academic term. 5,000 copies are printed and delivered to over 150 locations throughout Morningside Heights, and they are read by God knows how many people.<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 20, Statement 4</ref><br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Spec1968.jpg|thumb|''Spec'' front page during the [[1968 protests]] ]]<br />
<br />
''Spec'' was founded in [[1877]] by [[William Barclay Parsons]] and someone else. It is the second-oldest continually operating college news daily in the nation, after ''The Harvard Crimson." It has been financially independent of the university since [[1962]]. However, between 1964 and 1970, it received subsidies from the university of up to $20,000.<ref>"Columbia U. Agrees to a Loan In Move to Save The Spectator"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 17, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 2</ref> In addition, to this day, "in return for the free circulation, the University provides office and production space to the organization."<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 20, Statement 4</ref> Spec paid a measly $130 for occupancy expenses in 2007.<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 2</ref><br />
<br />
===The 1972 Bailout ===<br />
<br />
On December 6, 1972, ''The Spec'' announced that it would fold unless it received financial assistance. ''The Spec'', despite being in massive debt at the time, had spent $25,000 on a new typesetting machine. ''Spec'' wanted Columbia to give them a $25,000 loan, but Columbia said no, because the Spec still owed them $16,000 for a telephone bill.<ref>"Columbia Spectator Says It Expects to Fold Next Week"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 7, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 55</ref>. On December 17, the Spec and Columbia kissed and made up, the Spec got their $25,000 loan, Columbia got free printing services for five years, and the ''Spec'' got more time to squeeze $16,000 from their alumni.<ref>"Columbia U. Agrees to a Loan In Move to Save The Spectator"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 17, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 2</ref><br />
<br />
===Turn to broadsheet===<br />
<br />
Previously printed in tabloid format, in September [[2004]] the ''Spec'' started printing in broadsheet form. The editors at the time somehow thought they deserved to "move up" in the newspaper world, taking their place next to slightly more distinguished papers like the ''[[New York Times]]''. This move was distinctly against the grain; a large and increasing number of newspapers around the world are moving or have already moved to tabloid format, which is more popular especially with readers in cities. <br />
<br />
Some students at Columbia agree that broadsheet newspapers are inconvenient and would like to see Spec return to tabloid format. Tabloid sized papers are conveniently hidden in notebooks if you're inclined to read in class. Other students believe that broadsheet format adds a dab of prestige to the ''Spec'' brand and allows it to stand up to its [[Ivy League]] peers.<br />
<br />
===The Web===<br />
''Also see: [[The 2009 Spec Website Takedown]]''<br />
<br />
The Spectator is also available on the web. In recent years, the online staff has changed the organization of the website on an almost annual basis, and as a result, certain hyperlinks to the site are broken. <br />
In 2010, the Spectator launched Spectrum [http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/], a blog updated several times per day with news, arts, sports, and opinion posts. Spectrum follows several misadventures in blogging for the Spectator, but appears to be a relative success.<br />
<br />
===Recent spinoffs===<br />
====Blogs====<br />
<br />
=====Defunct=====<br />
<br />
Spec's road to producing a successful blog was long and arduous. In February [[2006]], the paper launched a series of blogs, aptly named [http://www.Specblogs.com SpecBlogs]. These blogs soon became defunct. Another blogging effort, launched in October [[2006]] to cover the 2006 midterm elections, proved more successful. In December of [[2007]], the newspaper launched yet another blog, this time specific to the Opinion page, called "The Steps". Those blogs are now also defunct. However, SpecBlogs.com was subsequently revived again, with a repertoire that included [[Commentariat]] (the new opinion blog), Spectacle (for arts and entertainment), and The Editors Notes. These blogs were phased out upon the creation of the omnibus Spec blog Spectrum (see below).<br />
<br />
Spec's short-lived attempts at producing successful blogs were frequently mocked by the initially much more successful [[Bwog]] as the "Splogs".<br />
<br />
A recurring blog on ''Spec'''s website during [[housing lottery]] season, since [[2007]], has been the housing blog [[The Shaft]], which survived the carnage of Spec's other early blogging efforts, and is now incorporated as part of Spectrum.<br />
<br />
=====Current=====<br />
Under the tenure of the 134th Managing Board, the Spec has made a renewed effort at the Spectator blog. Rebranded the "[[Spectrum]]", a revamped daily blog was launched on 1 March [[2010]].<br />
<br />
====The Eye====<br />
In September [[2006]], ''Spectator'' staff launched ''[[The Eye]]'', a weekly magazine featuring investigative pieces and commentary on Columbia and [[NYC]]. The goal of starting The Eye was to provide a platform much of the feature writing that [[Speccie]]s did for [[The Blue and White]] in addition to topics that had no previous coverage. The name of ''The Eye'' relates both to the fact that one "spectates" with it and urban theorist Jane Jacobs' notion that "eyes on the street" help keep neighborhoods safe.<br />
<br />
==Organization==<br />
The ''Spec'' is currently run by the 136th managing board.<br />
<br />
Writing and non-writing departments are each headed by an editor, and are overseen by the editor-in-chief. Writing departments include campus news, city news, sports, arts and entertainment, and opinion. Non-writing departments include photography, multimedia, design, copy, and business. The business department is headed by the publisher, and it has several sub-departments, each headed by a director.<br />
<br />
First-time writers at Columbia begin their time at the paper with a 1- to 2-month training period, during which they learn the basics of writing an article and publish their first articles. When their department editor sees fit, they become staff writers. Each November and December, students run for positions at the paper, a grueling process that takes nearly a month. They begin by "shadowing," or sitting with the current editors or associate editors and learning the editing process. Next they write proposals for their desired position. The students then take an editing test made up by their department editor that tests them on the fundamentals of editing. Finally, they go through the "[[:w:Turkey Shoot|Turkey Shoot]]," an interview in which the current managing board grills the applicant on why he feels he would be a good fit for the position. The results of the application process, including the new managing board are announced in mid-December, the weekend before finals.<br />
<br />
==Current Management==<br />
*Editor in Chief: Sarah Darville<br />
*Managing Editor: Maggie Alden<br />
*Publisher: Alex Smyk<br />
*Campus News Editor: Sammy Roth<br />
*City News Editor: Finn Vigeland<br />
*Editorial Page Editors: Andrea García-Vargas and Lanbo Zhang<br />
*Arts & Entertainment Editor: Abby Mitchell<br />
*Sports Editors: Jeremiah Sharf and Rebeka Cohan<br />
*Spectrum Editor: Stephen Snowder<br />
*Design Editors: Maya Fegan and Isaac White<br />
*Head Copy Editor: Abigail Fisch<br />
*Photo Editor: Henry Willson<br />
*Multimedia Editor: Justine Hope<br />
*Editor in Chief of The Eye: Ashton Cooper<br />
*Art Director of The Eye: Cathi Choi<br />
*Managing Editor of The Eye for Features: Anneliese Cooper<br />
*Managing Editor of The Eye for Optics: Meredith Foster<br />
*Staff Director: Tala Akhavan<br />
*Online Editor: Jake Davidson<br />
*Alumni Director: Rob Frech<br />
*Finance Director: Daniela Quintanilla<br />
*Sales Director: Trevor Cohen<br />
<br />
==Google Books Archives==<br />
<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=j0dNAAAAYAAJ 1880]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=F2NMAAAAYAAJ 1881]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=UGlMAAAAYAAJ 1888]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=cEdNAAAAYAAJ 1892]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=5HFMAAAAYAAJ 1893]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=w0dNAAAAYAAJ 1894]<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
<br />
*[[Speccie]]<br />
*[[The Eye]]<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator website]<br />
* [http://eye.columbiaspectator.com The Eye] weekly magazine<br />
* [http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com Spectrum]<br />
* [http://twitter.com/CU_Spectator Spec's Twitter feed]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student publications]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Columbia_Daily_Spectator&diff=38982Columbia Daily Spectator2012-07-11T23:20:04Z<p>Spectator: </p>
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<br />
The '''''Columbia Daily Spectator''''' is the daily newspaper of the university community and [[Morningside Heights]]. It is written by undergraduate students, who operate out of the Spectator office at 112th Street and [[Broadway (avenue)|Broadway]]. The paper is simply referred to as "the '''''Spec'''''." The paper is printed in broadsheet format every weekday during the academic term. 8,000 copies are printed and delivered to over 150 locations throughout Morningside Heights, and is read by God knows how many people.<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 20, Statement 4</ref><br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Spec1968.jpg|thumb|''Spec'' front page during the [[1968 protests]] ]]<br />
<br />
''Spec'' was founded in [[1877]] by [[William Barclay Parsons]] and someone else. It is the second-oldest continually operating college news daily in the nation, after ''The Harvard Crimson''. It has been financially independent of the university since [[1962]]. However, between 1964 and 1970, it received subsidies from the university of up to $20,000.<ref>"Columbia U. Agrees to a Loan In Move to Save The Spectator"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 17, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 2</ref> In addition, to this day, "in return for the free circulation, the University provides office and production space to the organization".<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 20, Statement 4</ref> Spec paid a measly $130 for occupancy expenses in 2007.<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 2</ref><br />
<br />
===The 1972 Bailout ===<br />
<br />
On December 6, 1972, ''The Spec'' announced that it would fold unless it received financial assistance. ''The Spec'', despite being in massive debt at the time, had spent $25,000 on a new typesetting machine. ''Spec'' wanted Columbia to give them a $25,000 loan, but Columbia said no, because the Spec still owed them $16,000 for a telephone bill.<ref>"Columbia Spectator Says It Expects to Fold Next Week"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 7, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 55</ref>. On December 17, the Spec and Columbia kissed and made up, the Spec got their $25,000 loan, Columbia got free printing services for five years, and the ''Spec'' got more time to squeeze $16,000 from their alumni.<ref>"Columbia U. Agrees to a Loan In Move to Save The Spectator"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 17, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 2</ref><br />
<br />
===Turn to broadsheet===<br />
<br />
Previously printed in tabloid format, in September [[2004]] the ''Spec'' started printing in broadsheet form. The editors at the time somehow thought they deserved to "move up" in the newspaper world, taking their place next to slightly more distinguished papers like the ''[[New York Times]]''. This move was distinctly against the grain; a large and increasing number of newspapers around the world are moving or have already moved to tabloid format, which is more popular especially with readers in cities. <br />
<br />
Some students at Columbia agree that broadsheet newspapers are inconvenient and would like to see Spec return to tabloid format. Tabloid sized papers are conveniently hidden in notebooks if you're inclined to read in class. Other students believe that broadsheet format adds a dab of prestige to the ''Spec'' brand and allows it to stand up to its [[Ivy League]] peers.<br />
<br />
===The Web===<br />
''Also see: [[The 2009 Spec Website Takedown]]''<br />
<br />
The Spectator is also available on the web. In recent years, the online staff has changed the organization of the website on an almost annual basis, and as a result, certain hyperlinks to the site are broken. <br />
In 2010, the Spectator launched Spectrum [http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/], a blog updated several times per day with news, arts, sports, and opinion posts. Spectrum follows several misadventures in blogging for the Spectator, but appears to be a relative success.<br />
<br />
===Recent spinoffs===<br />
====Blogs====<br />
<br />
=====Defunct=====<br />
<br />
Spec's road to producing a successful blog was long and arduous. In February [[2006]], the paper launched a series of blogs, aptly named [http://www.Specblogs.com SpecBlogs]. These blogs soon became defunct. Another blogging effort, launched in October [[2006]] to cover the 2006 midterm elections, proved more successful. In December of [[2007]], the newspaper launched yet another blog, this time specific to the Opinion page, called "The Steps". Those blogs are now also defunct. However, SpecBlogs.com was subsequently revived again, with a repertoire that included [[Commentariat]] (the new opinion blog), Spectacle (for arts and entertainment), and The Editors Notes. These blogs were phased out upon the creation of the omnibus Spec blog Spectrum (see below).<br />
<br />
Spec's short-lived attempts at producing successful blogs were frequently mocked by the initially much more successful [[Bwog]] as the "Splogs".<br />
<br />
A recurring blog on ''Spec'''s website during [[housing lottery]] season, since [[2007]], has been the housing blog [[The Shaft]], which survived the carnage of Spec's other early blogging efforts, and is now incorporated as part of Spectrum.<br />
<br />
=====Current=====<br />
Under the tenure of the 134th Managing Board, the Spec has made a renewed effort at the Spectator blog. Rebranded the "[[Spectrum]]", a revamped daily blog was launched on 1 March [[2010]].<br />
<br />
====The Eye====<br />
In September [[2006]], ''Spectator'' staff launched ''[[The Eye]]'', a weekly magazine featuring investigative pieces and commentary on Columbia and [[NYC]]. The goal of starting The Eye was to provide a platform much of the feature writing that [[Speccie]]s did for [[The Blue and White]] in addition to topics that had no previous coverage. The name of ''The Eye'' relates both to the fact that one "spectates" with it and urban theorist Jane Jacobs' notion that "eyes on the street" help keep neighborhoods safe.<br />
<br />
==Organization==<br />
The ''Spec'' is currently run by the 136th managing board.<br />
<br />
Writing and non-writing departments are each headed by an editor, and are overseen by the editor-in-chief. Writing departments include campus news, city news, sports, arts and entertainment, and opinion. Non-writing departments include photography, multimedia, design, copy, and business. The business department is headed by the publisher, and it has several sub-departments, each headed by a director.<br />
<br />
First-time writers at Columbia begin their time at the paper with a 1- to 2-month training period, during which they learn the basics of writing an article and publish their first articles. When their department editor sees fit, they become staff writers. Each November and December, students run for positions at the paper, a grueling process that takes nearly a month. They begin by "shadowing," or sitting with the current editors or associate editors and learning the editing process. Next they write proposals for their desired position. The students then take an editing test made up by their department editor that tests them on the fundamentals of editing. Finally, they go through the "[[:w:Turkey Shoot|Turkey Shoot]]," an interview in which the current managing board grills the applicant on why he feels he would be a good fit for the position. The results of the application process, including the new managing board are announced in mid-December, the weekend before finals.<br />
<br />
==Current Management==<br />
*Editor in Chief: Sarah Darville<br />
*Managing Editor: Maggie Alden<br />
*Publisher: Alex Smyk<br />
*Campus News Editor: Sammy Roth<br />
*City News Editor: Finn Vigeland<br />
*Editorial Page Editors: Andrea García-Vargas and Lanbo Zhang<br />
*Arts & Entertainment Editor: Abby Mitchell<br />
*Sports Editors: Jeremiah Sharf and Rebeka Cohan<br />
*Spectrum Editor: Stephen Snowder<br />
*Design Editors: Maya Fegan and Isaac White<br />
*Head Copy Editor: Abigail Fisch<br />
*Photo Editor: Henry Willson<br />
*Multimedia Editor: Justine Hope<br />
*Editor in Chief of The Eye: Ashton Cooper<br />
*Art Director of The Eye: Cathi Choi<br />
*Managing Editor of The Eye for Features: Anneliese Cooper<br />
*Managing Editor of The Eye for Optics: Meredith Foster<br />
*Staff Director: Tala Akhavan<br />
*Online Editor: Jake Davidson<br />
*Alumni Director: Rob Frech<br />
*Finance Director: Daniela Quintanilla<br />
*Sales Director: Trevor Cohen<br />
<br />
==Google Books Archives==<br />
<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=j0dNAAAAYAAJ 1880]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=F2NMAAAAYAAJ 1881]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=UGlMAAAAYAAJ 1888]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=cEdNAAAAYAAJ 1892]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=5HFMAAAAYAAJ 1893]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=w0dNAAAAYAAJ 1894]<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
<br />
*[[Speccie]]<br />
*[[The Eye]]<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator website]<br />
* [http://eye.columbiaspectator.com The Eye] weekly magazine<br />
* [http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com Spectrum]<br />
* [http://twitter.com/CU_Spectator Spec's Twitter feed]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student publications]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Spectator_website_takedown_2009&diff=38981Spectator website takedown 20092012-07-09T01:50:39Z<p>Spectator: </p>
<hr />
<div>On Friday, October 16, 2009, the [[Columbia Spectator]] website mysteriously went missing. Instead of the natterings of self-important "journalists", visitors received a message containing Spec boilerplate about their organization. Word spread to [[Bwog]] that a dissident member of the [[Managing Board]], the rebel Ryan Bubinski, took down the website, in protest of the 2009 Spec leadership and its unwillingness to listen to the grievances of a dissatisfied faction of the Managing Board. <br />
<br />
==The Letter==<br />
<br />
Dear members of the 133 Managing Board,<br />
<br />
This has been a trying year for the newspaper, and moral [sic] is low across the staff. Such circumstances require a serious evaluation of the problems facing the publication. As you are most likely aware, a recent proposal to create an MB-wide forum to critically assess the role of existing management positions, to more strictly define position responsibilities, and entertain proposed structural adjustments has been interpreted as a conspiracy against the current Corporate Board, who invoked executive privilege and the threat of dismissal in an attempt to quash all effort to create such a forum. I am insulted by their reaction, and embarrassed to serve under such management. I do not wish for my name or my work to be associated with an organization that does not respect the experience and insight of its staff, punishes innovative thought, and discourages innovation. I hereby resign from my position as Online Editor.<br />
<br />
<br />
I apologize to those of you who were requesting my services on future projects. I believe the CB's claim to executive privilege on all issues is both unconstitutional according to the legal document of the Spectator Publishing Company and harmful to the publication as a whole, and therefore I refuse to passively accept their claims by not acting on this issue. At the end of the night (more appropriately the beginning of the morning) you put out the paper, not the CB. You are undermining the voice you deserve by not openly acknowledging this fact.<br />
<br />
I have removed all personal intellectual property authored by me from the Columbia Spectator webspace; all content produced by others remains. I am willing to restore this property in full should the MB collectively condemn the CB's attempts to claim absolute executive privilege and should the MB achieve a representative voice in the structure of the 134 Corporate and Managing Boards (a privilege the CB claims exists solely with the Turkeyshoot Board, in direct contradiction to Article 12, Section 2 of the constitution). I will consider these objectives accomplished and will return my property in full if the CB signs a formal, and public declaration of intent to:<br />
<br />
- Create a forum for discussing potential changes to the CB and MB structure<br />
<br />
- Work with the MB to draft and ratify an operable Constitution<br />
<br />
- Work with the MB to reevaluate the Turkeyshoot process, and accept whatever clearly defined process two-thirds of the MB votes to institute<br />
<br />
- In all interactions with the MB, operate in the spirit of the existing constitution, which does not give the CB complete control over the operations of the organization, but instead treats two-thirds of the MB as the executive authority<br />
<br />
I stand firm with my principles, to the point where I will gladly forget my body of work for this publication ever existed. There is no longer an "online component," to anything.<br />
<br />
Yours truly,<br />
<br />
Ryan<br />
<br />
==The Aftermath==<br />
<br />
Lawyers got involved. The Spec had no internet presence. Speculation abounded in Bwog threads. <br />
<br />
By Sunday night, the Spec website got restored. An Editor's Note was posted on the Spec website. [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/10/18/editors-note].<br />
<br />
Stuff about the legality of Ryan's actions and criticism of Spec management. Thankfully, Google cache exists.<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.bwog.net/articles/columbia_daily_spectacle The Bwog: Columbia Daily Spectacle]<br />
*[http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:c2qLbFnxBHkJ:www.bwog.net/articles/columbia_daily_spectacle+spec+site:bwog.net&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a Google Cached copy of Bwog: Columbia Daily Spectacle post]<br />
*[http://www.bwog.net/articles/no_it_s_not_another_redesign The Bwog: No, It's Not Another Redesign]<br />
*[http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:ZsNuLjCiGdsJ:www.bwog.net/articles/no_it_s_not_another_redesign+redesign+site:bwog.net&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a Google Cached copy of Bwog: No, It's Not Another Redesign post]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Scandals]]<br />
[[Category:Student publications]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Columbia_Daily_Spectator&diff=38980Columbia Daily Spectator2012-07-09T01:45:38Z<p>Spectator: /* History */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Image:Spec-online.jpg|thumb|200px|Spec online logo]]<br />
<br />
{{wp-also}}<br />
<br />
The '''''Columbia Daily Spectator''''' is the daily newspaper of the university community and [[Morningside Heights]]. It is written by undergraduate students, who operate out of the Spectator office at 112th Street and [[Broadway (avenue)|Broadway]]. The paper is simply referred to as "the '''''Spec'''''." The paper is printed in broadsheet format every weekday during the academic term. 8,000 copies are printed and delivered to over 150 locations throughout Morningside Heights, and is read by God knows how many people.<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 20, Statement 4</ref><br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Spec1968.jpg|thumb|''Spec'' front page during the [[1968 protests]] ]]<br />
<br />
''Spec'' was founded in [[1877]] by [[William Barclay Parsons]] and someone else. It is the second-oldest continually operating college news daily in the nation, after ''The Harvard Crimson''. It has been financially independent of the university since [[1962]]. However, between 1964 and 1970, it received subsidies from the university of up to $20,000.<ref>"Columbia U. Agrees to a Loan In Move to Save The Spectator"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 17, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 2</ref> In addition, to this day, "in return for the free circulation, the University provides office and production space to the organization".<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 20, Statement 4</ref> Spec paid a measly $130 for occupancy expenses in 2007.<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 2</ref><br />
<br />
===The 1972 Bailout ===<br />
<br />
On December 6, 1972, ''The Spec'' announced that it would fold unless it received financial assistance. ''The Spec'', despite being in massive debt at the time, had spent $25,000 on a new typesetting machine. ''Spec'' wanted Columbia to give them a $25,000 loan, but Columbia said no, because the Spec still owed them $16,000 for a telephone bill.<ref>"Columbia Spectator Says It Expects to Fold Next Week"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 7, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 55</ref>. On December 17, the Spec and Columbia kissed and made up, the Spec got their $25,000 loan, Columbia got free printing services for five years, and the ''Spec'' got more time to squeeze $16,000 from their alumni.<ref>"Columbia U. Agrees to a Loan In Move to Save The Spectator"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 17, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 2</ref><br />
<br />
===Turn to broadsheet===<br />
<br />
Previously printed in tabloid format, in September [[2004]] the ''Spec'' started printing in broadsheet form. The editors at the time somehow thought they deserved to "move up" in the newspaper world, taking their place next to slightly more distinguished papers like the ''[[New York Times]]''. This move was distinctly against the grain; a large and increasing number of newspapers around the world are moving or have already moved to tabloid format, which is more popular especially with readers in cities. <br />
<br />
Some students at Columbia agree that broadsheet newspapers are inconvenient and would like to see Spec return to tabloid format. Tabloid sized papers are conveniently hidden in notebooks if you're inclined to read in class. Other students believe that broadsheet format adds a dab of prestige to the ''Spec'' brand and allows it to stand up to its [[Ivy League]] peers.<br />
<br />
===The Web===<br />
''Also see: [[The 2009 Spec Website Takedown]]''<br />
<br />
The Spectator is also available on the web. In recent years, the online staff has changed the organization of the website on an almost annual basis, and as a result, certain hyperlinks to the site are broken. <br />
In 2010, the Spectator launched Spectrum [http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/], a blog updated several times per day with news, arts, sports, and opinion posts. Spectrum follows several misadventures in blogging for the Spectator, but appears to be a relative success.<br />
<br />
===Recent spinoffs===<br />
====Blogs====<br />
<br />
=====Defunct=====<br />
<br />
Spec's road to producing a successful blog was long and arduous. In February [[2006]], the paper launched a series of blogs, aptly named [http://www.Specblogs.com SpecBlogs]. These blogs soon became defunct. Another blogging effort, launched in October [[2006]] to cover the 2006 midterm elections, proved more successful. In December of [[2007]], the newspaper launched yet another blog, this time specific to the Opinion page, called "The Steps". Those blogs are now also defunct. However, SpecBlogs.com was subsequently revived again, with a repertoire that included [[Commentariat]] (the new opinion blog), Spectacle (for arts and entertainment), and The Editors Notes. These blogs were phased out upon the creation of the omnibus Spec blog Spectrum (see below).<br />
<br />
Spec's short-lived attempts at producing successful blogs were frequently mocked by the initially much more successful [[Bwog]] as the "Splogs".<br />
<br />
A recurring blog on ''Spec'''s website during [[housing lottery]] season, since [[2007]], has been the housing blog [[The Shaft]], which survived the carnage of Spec's other early blogging efforts, and is now incorporated as part of Spectrum.<br />
<br />
=====Current=====<br />
Under the tenure of the 134th Managing Board, the Spec has made a renewed effort at the Spectator blog. Rebranded the "[[Spectrum]]", a revamped daily blog was launched on 1 March [[2010]].<br />
<br />
====The Eye====<br />
In September [[2006]], ''Spectator'' staff launched ''[[The Eye]]'', a weekly magazine featuring investigative pieces and commentary on Columbia and [[NYC]]. The goal of starting The Eye was to provide a platform much of the feature writing that [[Speccie]]s did for [[The Blue and White]] in addition to topics that had no previous coverage. The name of ''The Eye'' relates both to the fact that one "spectates" with it and urban theorist Jane Jacobs' notion that "eyes on the street" help keep neighborhoods safe.<br />
<br />
==Organization==<br />
The ''Spec'' is currently run by the 136th managing board.<br />
<br />
Writing and non-writing departments are each headed by an editor, and are overseen by the editor-in-chief. Writing departments include campus news, city news, sports, arts and entertainment, and opinion. Non-writing departments include photography, multimedia, design, copy, and business. The business department is headed by the publisher, and it has several sub-departments, each headed by a director.<br />
<br />
First-time writers at Columbia begin their time at the paper with a 1- to 2-month training period, during which they learn the basics of writing an article and publish their first articles. When their department editor sees fit, they become staff writers. Each November and December, students run for positions at the paper, a grueling process that takes nearly a month. They begin by "shadowing," or sitting with the current editors or associate editors and learning the editing process. Next they write proposals for their desired position. The students then take an editing test made up by their department editor that tests them on the fundamentals of editing. Finally, they go through the "[[:w:Turkey Shoot|Turkey Shoot]]," an interview in which the current managing board grills the applicant on why he feels he would be a good fit for the position. The results of the application process, including the new managing board are announced in mid-December, the weekend before finals.<br />
<br />
==Current Management==<br />
*Editor in Chief: Sarah Darville<br />
*Managing Editor: Maggie Alden<br />
*Publisher: Alex Smyk<br />
*Campus News Editor: Sammy Roth<br />
*City News Editor: Finn Vigeland<br />
*Editorial Page Editors: Andrea García-Vargas and Lanbo Zhang<br />
*Arts & Entertainment Editor: Abby Mitchell<br />
*Sports Editors: Jeremiah Sharf and Rebeka Cohan<br />
*Spectrum Editor: Stephen Snowder<br />
*Design Editors: Maya Fegan and Isaac White<br />
*Head Copy Editor: Abigail Fisch<br />
*Photo Editor: Henry Willson<br />
*Multimedia Editor: Justine Hope<br />
*Editor in Chief of The Eye: Ashton Cooper<br />
*Art Director of The Eye: Cathi Choi<br />
*Managing Editor of The Eye for Features: Anneliese Cooper<br />
*Managing Editor of The Eye for Optics: Meredith Foster<br />
*Staff Director: Tala Akhavan<br />
*Online Editor: Jake Davidson<br />
*Alumni Director: Rob Frech<br />
*Finance Director: Daniela Quintanilla<br />
*Sales Director: Trevor Cohen<br />
<br />
==Google Books Archives==<br />
<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=j0dNAAAAYAAJ 1880]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=F2NMAAAAYAAJ 1881]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=UGlMAAAAYAAJ 1888]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=cEdNAAAAYAAJ 1892]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=5HFMAAAAYAAJ 1893]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=w0dNAAAAYAAJ 1894]<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
<br />
*[[Speccie]]<br />
*[[The Eye]]<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator website]<br />
* [http://eye.columbiaspectator.com The Eye] weekly magazine<br />
* [http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com Spectrum]<br />
* [http://twitter.com/CU_Spectator Spec's Twitter feed]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student publications]]</div>Spectatorhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Columbia_Daily_Spectator&diff=38979Columbia Daily Spectator2012-07-09T01:43:10Z<p>Spectator: /* Current */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Image:Spec-online.jpg|thumb|200px|Spec online logo]]<br />
<br />
{{wp-also}}<br />
<br />
The '''''Columbia Daily Spectator''''' is the daily newspaper of the university community and [[Morningside Heights]]. It is written by undergraduate students, who operate out of the Spectator office at 112th Street and [[Broadway (avenue)|Broadway]]. The paper is simply referred to as "the '''''Spec'''''." The paper is printed in broadsheet format every weekday during the academic term. 8,000 copies are printed and delivered to over 150 locations throughout Morningside Heights, and is read by God knows how many people.<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 20, Statement 4</ref><br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
[[Image:Spec1968.jpg|thumb|''Spec'' front page during the [[1968 protests]] ]]<br />
<br />
''Spec'' was founded in [[1877]] by [[William Barclay Parsons]] and someone else. It is the second-oldest continually operating college news daily in the nation, after ''The Harvard Crimson''. It has been financially independent of the university since [[1962]]. However, between 1964 and 1970, it received subsidies from the university of up to $20,000.<ref>"Columbia U. Agrees to a Loan In Move to Save The Spectator"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 17, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 2</ref> In addition, to this day, "in return for the free circulation, the University provides office and production space to the organization".<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 20, Statement 4</ref> Spec paid a measly $130 for occupancy expenses in 2007.<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 2</ref><br />
<br />
===The 1972 Bailout ===<br />
<br />
On December 6, 1972, ''The Spec'' announced that it would fold unless it received financial assistance. ''The Spec'', despite being in massive debt at the time, had spent $25,000 on a new typesetting machine. ''Spec'' wanted Columbia to give them a $25,000 loan, but Columbia said no, because the Spec still owed them $16,000 for a telephone bill.<ref>"Columbia Spectator Says It Expects to Fold Next Week"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 7, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 55</ref>. On December 17, the Spec and Columbia kissed and made up, the Spec got their $25,000 loan, Columbia got free printing services for five years, and the ''Spec'' got more time to squeeze $16,000 from their alumni.<ref>"Columbia U. Agrees to a Loan In Move to Save The Spectator"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 17, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 2</ref><br />
<br />
===Turn to broadsheet===<br />
<br />
Previously printed in tabloid format, in September [[2004]] the ''Spec'' started printing in broadsheet form. The editors at the time somehow thought they deserved to "move up" in the newspaper world, taking their place next to slightly more distinguished papers like the ''[[New York Times]]''. This move was distinctly against the grain; a large and increasing number of newspapers around the world are moving or have already moved to tabloid format, which is more popular especially with readers in cities. <br />
<br />
Some students at Columbia agree that broadsheet newspapers are inconvenient and would like to see Spec return to tabloid format. Tabloid sized papers are conveniently hidden in notebooks if you're inclined to read in class. Other students believe that broadsheet format adds a dab of prestige to the ''Spec'' brand and allows it to stand up to its [[Ivy League]] peers.<br />
<br />
===The Web===<br />
''Also see: [[The 2009 Spec Website Takedown]]''<br />
<br />
The Spectator is also available on the web. In recent years, the online staff has changed the organization of the website on an almost annual basis, and as a result, certain hyperlinks to the site are broken. <br />
In 2010, the Spectator launched Spectrum [http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/], a blog updated several times per day with news, arts, sports, and opinion posts. Spectrum follows several misadventures in blogging for the Spectator, but has become an unprecedented priority for the 134th Managing Board and seems to have taken off with success.<br />
<br />
===Recent spinoffs===<br />
====La Página====<br />
In [[2005]], the ''Spec'' started printing ''La Página'', a weekly flyer in Spanish with translations of some of the week's English content most relevant to neighborhood readers.<br />
<br />
====Blogs====<br />
<br />
=====Defunct=====<br />
<br />
Spec's road to producing a successful blog was long and arduous. In February [[2006]], the paper launched a series of blogs, aptly named [http://www.Specblogs.com SpecBlogs]. These blogs soon became defunct. Another blogging effort, launched in October [[2006]] to cover the 2006 midterm elections, proved more successful. In December of [[2007]], the newspaper launched yet another blog, this time specific to the Opinion page, called "The Steps". Those blogs are now also defunct. However, SpecBlogs.com was subsequently revived again, with a repertoire that included [[Commentariat]] (the new opinion blog), Spectacle (for arts and entertainment), and The Editors Notes. These blogs were phased out upon the creation of the omnibus Spec blog Spectrum (see below).<br />
<br />
Spec's short-lived attempts at producing successful blogs were frequently mocked by the initially much more successful [[Bwog]] as the "Splogs".<br />
<br />
A recurring blog on ''Spec'''s website during [[housing lottery]] season, since [[2007]], has been the housing blog [[The Shaft]], which survived the carnage of Spec's other early blogging efforts, and is now incorporated as part of Spectrum.<br />
<br />
=====Current=====<br />
Under the tenure of the 134th Managing Board, the Spec has made a renewed effort at the Spectator blog. Rebranded the "[[Spectrum]]", a revamped daily blog was launched on 1 March [[2010]].<br />
<br />
====The Eye====<br />
In September [[2006]], ''Spectator'' staff launched ''[[The Eye]]'', a weekly magazine featuring investigative pieces and commentary on Columbia and [[NYC]]. The goal of starting The Eye was to provide a platform much of the feature writing that [[Speccie]]s did for [[The Blue and White]] in addition to topics that had no previous coverage. The name of ''The Eye'' relates both to the fact that one "spectates" with it and urban theorist Jane Jacobs' notion that "eyes on the street" help keep neighborhoods safe.<br />
<br />
==Organization==<br />
The ''Spec'' is currently run by the 136th managing board.<br />
<br />
Writing and non-writing departments are each headed by an editor, and are overseen by the editor-in-chief. Writing departments include campus news, city news, sports, arts and entertainment, and opinion. Non-writing departments include photography, multimedia, design, copy, and business. The business department is headed by the publisher, and it has several sub-departments, each headed by a director.<br />
<br />
First-time writers at Columbia begin their time at the paper with a 1- to 2-month training period, during which they learn the basics of writing an article and publish their first articles. When their department editor sees fit, they become staff writers. Each November and December, students run for positions at the paper, a grueling process that takes nearly a month. They begin by "shadowing," or sitting with the current editors or associate editors and learning the editing process. Next they write proposals for their desired position. The students then take an editing test made up by their department editor that tests them on the fundamentals of editing. Finally, they go through the "[[:w:Turkey Shoot|Turkey Shoot]]," an interview in which the current managing board grills the applicant on why he feels he would be a good fit for the position. The results of the application process, including the new managing board are announced in mid-December, the weekend before finals.<br />
<br />
==Current Management==<br />
*Editor in Chief: Sarah Darville<br />
*Managing Editor: Maggie Alden<br />
*Publisher: Alex Smyk<br />
*Campus News Editor: Sammy Roth<br />
*City News Editor: Finn Vigeland<br />
*Editorial Page Editors: Andrea García-Vargas and Lanbo Zhang<br />
*Arts & Entertainment Editor: Abby Mitchell<br />
*Sports Editors: Jeremiah Sharf and Rebeka Cohan<br />
*Spectrum Editor: Stephen Snowder<br />
*Design Editors: Maya Fegan and Isaac White<br />
*Head Copy Editor: Abigail Fisch<br />
*Photo Editor: Henry Willson<br />
*Multimedia Editor: Justine Hope<br />
*Editor in Chief of The Eye: Ashton Cooper<br />
*Art Director of The Eye: Cathi Choi<br />
*Managing Editor of The Eye for Features: Anneliese Cooper<br />
*Managing Editor of The Eye for Optics: Meredith Foster<br />
*Staff Director: Tala Akhavan<br />
*Online Editor: Jake Davidson<br />
*Alumni Director: Rob Frech<br />
*Finance Director: Daniela Quintanilla<br />
*Sales Director: Trevor Cohen<br />
<br />
==Google Books Archives==<br />
<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=j0dNAAAAYAAJ 1880]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=F2NMAAAAYAAJ 1881]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=UGlMAAAAYAAJ 1888]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=cEdNAAAAYAAJ 1892]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=5HFMAAAAYAAJ 1893]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=w0dNAAAAYAAJ 1894]<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
<br />
*[[Speccie]]<br />
*[[The Eye]]<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator website]<br />
* [http://eye.columbiaspectator.com The Eye] weekly magazine<br />
* [http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com Spectrum]<br />
* [http://twitter.com/CU_Spectator Spec's Twitter feed]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
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The '''''Columbia Daily Spectator''''' is the daily newspaper of the university community and [[Morningside Heights]]. It is written by undergraduate students, who operate out of the Spectator office at 112th Street and [[Broadway (avenue)|Broadway]]. The paper is simply referred to as "the '''''Spec'''''." The paper is printed in broadsheet format every weekday during the academic term. 8,000 copies are printed and delivered to over 150 locations throughout Morningside Heights, and is read by God knows how many people.<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 20, Statement 4</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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[[Image:Spec1968.jpg|thumb|''Spec'' front page during the [[1968 protests]] ]]<br />
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''Spec'' was founded in [[1877]] by [[William Barclay Parsons]] and someone else. It is the second-oldest continually operating college news daily in the nation, after ''The Harvard Crimson''. It has been financially independent of the university since [[1962]]. However, between 1964 and 1970, it received subsidies from the university of up to $20,000.<ref>"Columbia U. Agrees to a Loan In Move to Save The Spectator"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 17, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 2</ref> In addition, to this day, "in return for the free circulation, the University provides office and production space to the organization".<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 20, Statement 4</ref> Spec paid a measly $130 for occupancy expenses in 2007.<ref>http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990s/990search/990.php?ein=131975005&yr=200712&rt=990&t9=A, see page 2</ref><br />
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===The 1972 Bailout ===<br />
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On December 6, 1972, ''The Spec'' announced that it would fold unless it received financial assistance. ''The Spec'', despite being in massive debt at the time, had spent $25,000 on a new typesetting machine. ''Spec'' wanted Columbia to give them a $25,000 loan, but Columbia said no, because the Spec still owed them $16,000 for a telephone bill.<ref>"Columbia Spectator Says It Expects to Fold Next Week"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 7, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 55</ref>. On December 17, the Spec and Columbia kissed and made up, the Spec got their $25,000 loan, Columbia got free printing services for five years, and the ''Spec'' got more time to squeeze $16,000 from their alumni.<ref>"Columbia U. Agrees to a Loan In Move to Save The Spectator"<br />
''New York Times (1857-Current file)''; Dec 17, 1972; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005)<br />
pg. 2</ref><br />
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===Turn to broadsheet===<br />
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Previously printed in tabloid format, in September [[2004]] the ''Spec'' started printing in broadsheet form. The editors at the time somehow thought they deserved to "move up" in the newspaper world, taking their place next to slightly more distinguished papers like the ''[[New York Times]]''. This move was distinctly against the grain; a large and increasing number of newspapers around the world are moving or have already moved to tabloid format, which is more popular especially with readers in cities. <br />
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Some students at Columbia agree that broadsheet newspapers are inconvenient and would like to see Spec return to tabloid format. Tabloid sized papers are conveniently hidden in notebooks if you're inclined to read in class. Other students believe that broadsheet format adds a dab of prestige to the ''Spec'' brand and allows it to stand up to its [[Ivy League]] peers.<br />
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===The Web===<br />
''Also see: [[The 2009 Spec Website Takedown]]''<br />
<br />
The Spectator is also available on the web. In recent years, the online staff has changed the organization of the website on an almost annual basis, and as a result, certain hyperlinks to the site are broken. <br />
In 2010, the Spectator launched Spectrum [http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/], a blog updated several times per day with news, arts, sports, and opinion posts. Spectrum follows several misadventures in blogging for the Spectator, but has become an unprecedented priority for the 134th Managing Board and seems to have taken off with success.<br />
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===Recent spinoffs===<br />
====La Página====<br />
In [[2005]], the ''Spec'' started printing ''La Página'', a weekly flyer in Spanish with translations of some of the week's English content most relevant to neighborhood readers.<br />
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====Blogs====<br />
<br />
=====Defunct=====<br />
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Spec's road to producing a successful blog was long and arduous. In February [[2006]], the paper launched a series of blogs, aptly named [http://www.Specblogs.com SpecBlogs]. These blogs soon became defunct. Another blogging effort, launched in October [[2006]] to cover the 2006 midterm elections, proved more successful. In December of [[2007]], the newspaper launched yet another blog, this time specific to the Opinion page, called "The Steps". Those blogs are now also defunct. However, SpecBlogs.com was subsequently revived again, with a repertoire that included [[Commentariat]] (the new opinion blog), Spectacle (for arts and entertainment), and The Editors Notes. These blogs were phased out upon the creation of the omnibus Spec blog Spectrum (see below).<br />
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Spec's short-lived attempts at producing successful blogs were frequently mocked by the initially much more successful [[Bwog]] as the "Splogs".<br />
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A recurring blog on ''Spec'''s website during [[housing lottery]] season, since [[2007]], has been the housing blog [[The Shaft]], which survived the carnage of Spec's other early blogging efforts, and is now incorporated as part of Spectrum.<br />
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=====Current=====<br />
Under the tenure of the 134th Managing Board, the Spec has made a renewed effort at the Spectator blog. Rebranded the "[[Spectrum]]", a revamped specblogs.com was launched on 1 March [[2010]].<br />
<br />
====The Eye====<br />
In September [[2006]], ''Spectator'' staff launched ''[[The Eye]]'', a weekly magazine featuring investigative pieces and commentary on Columbia and [[NYC]]. The goal of starting The Eye was to provide a platform much of the feature writing that [[Speccie]]s did for [[The Blue and White]] in addition to topics that had no previous coverage. The name of ''The Eye'' relates both to the fact that one "spectates" with it and urban theorist Jane Jacobs' notion that "eyes on the street" help keep neighborhoods safe.<br />
<br />
==Organization==<br />
The ''Spec'' is currently run by the 136th managing board.<br />
<br />
Writing and non-writing departments are each headed by an editor, and are overseen by the editor-in-chief. Writing departments include campus news, city news, sports, arts and entertainment, and opinion. Non-writing departments include photography, multimedia, design, copy, and business. The business department is headed by the publisher, and it has several sub-departments, each headed by a director.<br />
<br />
First-time writers at Columbia begin their time at the paper with a 1- to 2-month training period, during which they learn the basics of writing an article and publish their first articles. When their department editor sees fit, they become staff writers. Each November and December, students run for positions at the paper, a grueling process that takes nearly a month. They begin by "shadowing," or sitting with the current editors or associate editors and learning the editing process. Next they write proposals for their desired position. The students then take an editing test made up by their department editor that tests them on the fundamentals of editing. Finally, they go through the "[[:w:Turkey Shoot|Turkey Shoot]]," an interview in which the current managing board grills the applicant on why he feels he would be a good fit for the position. The results of the application process, including the new managing board are announced in mid-December, the weekend before finals.<br />
<br />
==Current Management==<br />
*Editor in Chief: Sarah Darville<br />
*Managing Editor: Maggie Alden<br />
*Publisher: Alex Smyk<br />
*Campus News Editor: Sammy Roth<br />
*City News Editor: Finn Vigeland<br />
*Editorial Page Editors: Andrea García-Vargas and Lanbo Zhang<br />
*Arts & Entertainment Editor: Abby Mitchell<br />
*Sports Editors: Jeremiah Sharf and Rebeka Cohan<br />
*Spectrum Editor: Stephen Snowder<br />
*Design Editors: Maya Fegan and Isaac White<br />
*Head Copy Editor: Abigail Fisch<br />
*Photo Editor: Henry Willson<br />
*Multimedia Editor: Justine Hope<br />
*Editor in Chief of The Eye: Ashton Cooper<br />
*Art Director of The Eye: Cathi Choi<br />
*Managing Editor of The Eye for Features: Anneliese Cooper<br />
*Managing Editor of The Eye for Optics: Meredith Foster<br />
*Staff Director: Tala Akhavan<br />
*Online Editor: Jake Davidson<br />
*Alumni Director: Rob Frech<br />
*Finance Director: Daniela Quintanilla<br />
*Sales Director: Trevor Cohen<br />
<br />
==Google Books Archives==<br />
<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=j0dNAAAAYAAJ 1880]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=F2NMAAAAYAAJ 1881]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=UGlMAAAAYAAJ 1888]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=cEdNAAAAYAAJ 1892]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=5HFMAAAAYAAJ 1893]<br />
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=w0dNAAAAYAAJ 1894]<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
<br />
*[[Speccie]]<br />
*[[The Eye]]<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com Columbia Spectator website]<br />
* [http://eye.columbiaspectator.com The Eye] weekly magazine<br />
* [http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com Spectrum]<br />
* [http://twitter.com/CU_Spectator Spec's Twitter feed]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student publications]]</div>Spectator