https://www.wikicu.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=BAB&feedformat=atomWikiCU - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T11:58:31ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.31.8https://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Category:Hillel_Executive_Board&diff=53187Category:Hillel Executive Board2014-05-23T09:59:48Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>[[Category:Hillel]]<br />
[[Category:Students by type]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Community_Impact&diff=5774Community Impact2007-03-23T06:21:42Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>'''Community Impact''' provides food, clothing, shelter, education, job training, and companionship for people in [[Harlem]], [[Washington Heights]], and [[Morningside Heights]]. CI strives to provide high quality programs, advance the public good, and foster meaningful volunteer opportunities for students, faculty, and staff of Columbia University. 950 Columbia student participate in Community Impact through 25 programs which serve more than 8,000 people each year. Community Impact is partnered with more than 100 community organizations and agencies, many of which refer their clients to Community Impact's programs. CI is based at 105 [[Earl Hall]].<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ci/ Community Impact website]<br />
* [mailto:ciexecs@columbia.edu ciexecs@columbia.edu]<br />
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[[Category:Community service clubs]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=CI&diff=5773CI2007-03-23T06:17:05Z<p>BAB: Redirecting to Community Impact</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Community Impact]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Columbia_Political_Review&diff=5769Columbia Political Review2007-03-23T05:44:05Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>The '''Columbia Political Review''' (CPR) is the multi-partisan political magazine of the [[Columbia Political Union]]. No doubt it has the same aim, to increase involvement in and discourse about politics. Appropriately, the CPR claims to monitor "Columbia's political pulse". The Editor-in-Chief is Paul Sonne.<br />
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Letters to the editor of less than 400 words are welcome and should be sent to [mailto:cpureview@columbia.edu cpureview@columbia.edu], mentioning the author's name, contact info, and Columbia affiliation.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://www.columbiapoliticalreview.com/ CPR website]<br />
* [mailto:cpureview@columbia.edu cpureview@columbia.edu]<br />
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[[Category:Political clubs]]<br />
[[Category:Publications]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Course_Selection&diff=5768Course Selection2007-03-23T05:33:01Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>Article forthcoming.<br />
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== Registration ==<br />
* CULPA<br />
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== First year classes ==<br />
* Core Curriculum<br />
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[[Category:Prefrosh]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=WikiCU:About&diff=5767WikiCU:About2007-03-23T05:30:52Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>'''WikiCU''' is an insider's guide to Columbia. The first edits by the wider Columbia community started to be made on Tuesday 6th March in the late afternoon / early evening. More info about the WikiCU project is coming soon.<br />
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== Server statistics ==<br />
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* Requests fulfilled: 306,087<br />
* Page requests fulfilled: 133,146<br />
* Distinct hosts served: 5,345<br />
* Data transferred: 1.78 gigabytes<br />
* 63.38% of requests are from Columbia University<br />
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== Top 10 referrers ==<br />
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* http://community.livejournal.com/<br />
* http://www.bwog.net/<br />
* http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/<br />
* http://en.wikipedia.org/<br />
* http://www.boredatbutler.com/<br />
* http://www.google.com/<br />
* http://hs.facebook.com/<br />
* http://columbia.facebook.com/<br />
* http://www.datalounge.com/<br />
* http://mail.google.com/<br />
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== Extensions/modifications ==<br />
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* Calendar<br />
* GoogleMaps<br />
* Cite<br />
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* Timezone is America/New_York</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=File:Stats20070322.png&diff=5766File:Stats20070322.png2007-03-23T05:24:34Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div></div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=WikiCU:About&diff=5764WikiCU:About2007-03-23T05:24:18Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>'''WikiCU''' is an insider's guide to Columbia. The first edits by the wider Columbia community started to be made on Tuesday 6th March in the late afternoon / early evening. More info about the WikiCU project is coming soon.<br />
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== Server statistics ==<br />
[[Image:Stats20070322.png|thumb|240px|Latest stats.]]<br />
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* Requests fulfilled: 306,087<br />
* Page requests fulfilled: 133,146<br />
* Distinct hosts served: 5,345<br />
* Data transferred: 1.78 gigabytes<br />
* 63.38% of requests are from Columbia University<br />
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== Top 10 referrers ==<br />
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* http://community.livejournal.com/<br />
* http://www.bwog.net/<br />
* http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/<br />
* http://en.wikipedia.org/<br />
* http://www.boredatbutler.com/<br />
* http://www.google.com/<br />
* http://hs.facebook.com/<br />
* http://columbia.facebook.com/<br />
* http://www.datalounge.com/<br />
* http://mail.google.com/<br />
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== Extensions/modifications ==<br />
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* Calendar<br />
* GoogleMaps<br />
* Cite<br />
* Short URLs<br />
* Timezone is America/New_York</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Stanford_University&diff=5754Stanford University2007-03-23T04:54:00Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>The official name is the '''Leland Stanford Junior University'''.<br />
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Leland Stanford Junior was a still-born baby. Yes, the university is named after a baby.<br />
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[[Category:Universities]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Stanford_University&diff=5752Stanford University2007-03-23T04:35:59Z<p>BAB: New page: Category:Universities</p>
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<div>[[Category:Universities]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Dartmouth_College&diff=5751Dartmouth College2007-03-23T04:35:42Z<p>BAB: New page: In the Ivy League. Category:Universities</p>
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<div>In the [[Ivy League]].<br />
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[[Category:Universities]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Facebook&diff=5750Facebook2007-03-23T04:35:09Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>Procrastination central. Started by a [[Harvard]] student, it was once just for us [[Ivy League]] brats, but now it's been opened up to any and every member of the unwashed hoi polloi.<br />
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Facebook launched at [[Harvard]] on February 4th, 2004. Columbia was added to the list of schools on February 25th, followed by:<br />
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* [[Stanford]] on February 26th<br />
* [[Yale]] on March 1st<br />
* [[Dartmouth]] and [[Cornell]] on March 7th<br />
* the great unwashed masses<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://columbia.facebook.com/ Facebook website]<br />
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[[Category:Websites]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Core_Curriculum&diff=5749Core Curriculum2007-03-23T04:29:55Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>The '''Core Curriculum''' is the distinguishing characteristic and hallmark of an undergraduate education at Columbia. Often imitated, rarely credited, and very hyped, the Core is the centerpiece of the undergraduate curriculum at [[Columbia College]]. [[SEAS]] students take a modified version of the core, as do [[GS]] students. Barnard College has an entirely seperate curriculum, the [[Seven Ways of Knowing]].<br />
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== Requirements ==<br />
The Core consists of two sets of requirements. First are the 6 classes that every [[Columbia College|CC]] student must take in order to graduate, a collective, shared, experience, the "core of the core," so to speak. These are the year long courses [[Literature Humanities|Literature Humanities (Lit Hum)]] and [[Contemporary Civilization|Contemporary Civilization (CC)]], and the semester long courses [[Art Humanities|Art Humanities (Art Hum)]], [[Music Humanities|Music Humanities (Music Hum)]], [[University Writing|University Writing (UW)]], and [[Frontiers of Science]].<br />
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Additionally, [[Columbia College|CC]] students must fulfill a series of requirements for which they are free to choose the classes. These are 2 [[Major Cultures]] classes, 2 semesters of Science/Math, 2 semesters of PE, 4 semesters of a Foreign Language (placement in an advanced course/placing out are options), and of course the [[Swim Test]].<br />
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== Criticism ==<br />
Despite the hype and praise, the Core has a number of critics. The primary charge levelled against the Core is that it's just a collection of "Dead White Men" with a few token minority and women authors.<br />
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In addition, the Core is hardly a uniformly positive experience. Your experience in each class will be contingent on two factors: 1) The quality of your instructor and 2) the quality of your classmates. Don't underestimate the impact that the 20 other people in the room can have on your class experience. A good group of classmates can easily redeem a class with an average teacher.<br />
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A common complaint about Core classes is the relatively high percentage of sections that are NOT taught by Columbia faculty, and instead are led by graduate students ("Preceptors" is the official term). Landing a section with a graduate student is not the kiss of death- in fact some of the best core class instructors are grad students, and some of the worst are high profile professors.<br />
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=== Lit Hum ===<br />
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=== CC ===<br />
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=== Art Hum ===<br />
*In Spring 2007 only 3 of 30 sections of Art Humanities were taught by Columbia professors, including 1 temporary appointment.<br />
*The rest were taught by 16 graduate students, 4 post-doctoral fellows, 2 "Lecturers" (including one who's listed as a student at the School of Continuing Education), and 4 unlisted in the directory but not listed on the department faculty page either.<br />
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=== Music Hum ===<br />
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The Core will ultimately be what you make of it. If you don't do the reading, it's your own fault for finding the classes boring. Then again if your instructor sucks, just grin and bear it, or beg the core office to change your section.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== Pre-history ===<br />
The idea of a seminar style class devoted to a weekly reading and discussion of the "Great Books" was first floated by english professor [[John Erskine]] in 1917. Erskine's request drew skepticism for a number of reasons, not the least because he also made the near-heretical call for reading the greek and roman classics in translation.<br />
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=== The beginning ===<br />
In 1919 Columbia began a course titled "War Issues" in response to World War I, addressing contemporary thinking on a wide variety of subjects in the social sciences. Many of the texts were written by Columbia faculty members who also taught the classes. This was the beginning of the course that evolved into [[Contemporary Civilization]]. There was no Plato or Aristotle on the War Issues syllabus though.<br />
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=== General Honors ===<br />
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=== Humanities A and Humanities B ===<br />
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=== Major Cultures ===<br />
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== Imitators ==<br />
Columbia's Core Curriculum has often been imitated. In fact two of the most celebrated Core Curriculum's in the country, at the University of Chicago and St. John's College in Annapolis, were established by a Columbia graduate, Mortimer J. Adler who had been hired by each school for the explicit purpose of implementing a "Great Books" curriculum.<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
*[http://www.college.columbia.edu/core/oasis/index.php An Oasis of Order: The Core Curriculum at Columbia College (1995)]<br />
*[http://www.college.columbia.edu/core/1937.php List of Books on the Lit Hum Curriculum 1937-2000]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.college.columbia.edu/core/index.php Core Curriculum Website]<br />
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[[Category:Core Curriculum]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Google_bombs&diff=5748Google bombs2007-03-23T04:26:59Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>As far as I know there's only been one Google bomb at Columbia. Include others here if you know them.<br />
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== Definition ==<br />
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From Wikipedia: "A Google bomb (also known as a link bomb) is Internet slang for an attempt to influence the ranking of a given page in results returned by the Google search engine. Because of the way that Google's algorithm works, a page will be ranked higher if the sites that link to that page use consistent anchor text. A Google bomb is created if a large number of sites link to the page in this manner."<br />
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== CUCommunity vs. Facebook ==<br />
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In 2004, when [[Facebook]] opened up registration by Columbia students, some [[CUCommunity]] users led by [[Cody Hess]] launched a Google bomb campaign. According to the plan,<br />
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* a search for "CUCommunity ripoff" would bring up the Facebook<br />
* a search for "worthless safety school" would produce Harvard's official website<br />
* and "worthless rag newspaper" would bring up the [[Columbia Spectator]], which Hess accused of giving more coverage to the Facebook<br />
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At the time, Hess said, "We need more interschool tension in the Ivy League. It's important for people at Columbia to know that they're better than people at other colleges".<br />
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Hess called on all Columbia students to publish the links for the Google bomb wherever they could so as to speed up the process.<br />
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[[Category:Websites]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Google_bombs&diff=5747Google bombs2007-03-23T04:24:11Z<p>BAB: New page: As far as I know there's only been one Google bomb at Columbia. Include others here if you know them. == Definition == From Wikipedia: <pre>"A Google bomb (also known as a link bomb) is ...</p>
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<div>As far as I know there's only been one Google bomb at Columbia. Include others here if you know them.<br />
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== Definition ==<br />
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From Wikipedia:<br />
<pre>"A Google bomb (also known as a link bomb) is Internet slang for an attempt to influence the ranking of a given page in results returned by the Google search engine. Because of the way that Google's algorithm works, a page will be ranked higher if the sites that link to that page use consistent anchor text. A Google bomb is created if a large number of sites link to the page in this manner."</pre><br />
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== CUCommunity vs. Facebook ==<br />
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In 2004, when [[Facebook]] opened up registration by Columbia students, some [[CUCommunity]] users led by [[Cody Hess]] launched a Google bomb campaign. According to the plan,<br />
<br />
* a search for "CUCommunity ripoff" would bring up the Facebook<br />
* a search for "worthless safety school" would produce Harvard's official website<br />
* and "worthless rag newspaper" would bring up the [[Columbia Spectator]], which Hess accused of giving more coverage to the Facebook<br />
<br />
At the time, Hess said, "We need more interschool tension in the Ivy League. It's important for people at Columbia to know that they're better than people at other colleges".<br />
<br />
Hess called on all Columbia students to publish the links for the Google bomb wherever they could so as to speed up the process.<br />
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[[Category:Websites]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Student_Government_Association&diff=5743Student Government Association2007-03-23T04:06:19Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>The '''Student Government Association''' (SGA) is [[Barnard College|Barnard]]'s student council.<br />
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== Co-sponsorships ==<br />
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Apply at least 2 weeks before the event. Any student group that includes Barnard students or has an event that can benefit Barnard Students is eligible for SGA co-sponsorship. Contact SGA Treasurer [mailto:hl2121@barnard.edu Heather Love] or [mailto:sga@barnard.edu sga@barnard.edu] by the the first or third Friday of each month at noon. A representative from the organization requesting the co-sponsorship must come to the SGA Co-sponsorship Committee meeting on Sunday at 4 pm to give a brief presentation and answer any committee questions. The representative must bring 5 copies of the event budget summary and any other pertinent handouts for the presentation. Please make sure that the person presenting is the contact listed on the application.<br />
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[[Category:Student government]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Student_Government_Association&diff=5741Student Government Association2007-03-23T04:02:30Z<p>BAB: SGA moved to Student Government Association</p>
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<div>[[Category:Student government]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=SGA&diff=5742SGA2007-03-23T04:02:30Z<p>BAB: SGA moved to Student Government Association</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Student Government Association]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Alfred_Lerner_Hall&diff=5740Alfred Lerner Hall2007-03-23T03:57:27Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Flickr-jasonhe-lerner.jpg|thumb|300px|Photo taken by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonhe/ Flickr user jasonhe] and released under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license].]]<br />
[[Image:10 27 0.JPEG|thumb|300px|Alfred Lerner Hall, with [[Carman Hall|Carman]] rising in the background]] <br />
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'''Alfred Lerner Hall''' is the student center. It was built from 1996-1999 replacing [[Ferris Booth Hall]].<br />
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It was designed by [[Bernard Tschumi]], and widely criticized for its slanted ramp structures, which are not the most efficient means of moving about within the building and take up vital space.<br />
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The stairs in the 'exit' stairwells are the quickest way to navigate Lerner.<br />
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The piano lounge is usually very noisy because some idiot is playing the piano (poorly, usually). If you want peace and quiet, you could head up to some of the seating littered around the building, or down to the seating outside the Party Space entrance. Also try the Satow Room on the 5th floor, and the ramp lounges on the 2nd floor.<br />
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== Rooms ==<br />
* [[Roone Arledge Auditorium]]<br />
* Roone Arledge Cinema<br />
* Black Box Theater<br />
* Satow Conference Room<br />
* Party Space<br />
* 2 music practice rooms<br />
* 5 conference rooms<br />
* 2 ramp lounges<br />
* 2 multi-purpose rooms<br />
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== [[Dining]] locations ==<br />
* [[Cafe 212]]<br />
* [[Ferris Booth Commons]]<br />
* [[Tasti D-Lite]]<br />
* [[Cafe East]]<br />
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== Facilities ==<br />
* [[Mail Services]]<br />
* [[Columbia Bookstore]]<br />
* Citibank [[ATM]]<br />
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== Offices ==<br />
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=== [[Health Services]] offices ===<br />
* [[Alice!]] Health Promotion Program<br />
* Office of [[Counseling and Psychological Services]]<br />
* Office of [[Disability Services]]<br />
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=== Administrative offices ===<br />
* Columbia Catering<br />
* [[Dining Services]]<br />
* [[Double Discovery Center]]<br />
* Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Program<br />
* Disciplinary Procedure for Sexual Misconduct (DPSM)<br />
* Office of the Dean of [[Student Affairs]]<br />
* Office of [[Financial Aid]] and Educational Financing<br />
* [[First Year Sophomore Advising Center]]<br />
* [[Office of Multicultural Affairs]] (OMA)<br />
* Office of [[Student Development and Activities]]<br />
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== Opening hours ==<br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="3"<br />
|-<br />
|'''Location'''<br />
|width="50"|'''Mon'''<br />
|width="50"|'''Tues'''<br />
|width="50"|'''Wed'''<br />
|width="50"|'''Thurs'''<br />
|width="80"|'''Fri'''<br />
|width="80"|'''Sat'''<br />
|width="80"|'''Sun'''<br />
|-<br />
| Lerner Hall<br />
|colspan="3"| 7am-1am<br />
|colspan="3"| 7am-3am<br />
| 7am-1am<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cafe 212]]<br />
|colspan="4"| 8am-2am<br />
| 8am-9pm || 9am-9pm || 9am-2am<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ferris Booth Commons]]<br />
|colspan="4"| 10am-9pm<br />
| 11am-5pm<br />
|colspan="2"| closed<br />
|-<br />
| [[Tasti D-Lite]]<br />
|colspan="4"| 12pm-11pm<br />
| 12pm-6pm<br />
| closed<br />
| 12pm-11pm<br />
|-<br />
| [[Columbia Bookstore]]<br />
|colspan="5"| 9am-9pm<br />
|colspan="2"| 11am-6pm<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mail Services]]<br />
|colspan="4"| 9am-8pm<br />
|colspan="2"| 9am-5pm<br />
| closed<br />
|}<br />
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Note: Building hours are extended to 24 hours during final exam periods. The computer lab on the second floor (campus level) remains open 24 hours at all times, though requires swipe.<br />
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== Map ==<br />
<googlemap lat="40.806878" lon="-73.963569" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" height="300" controls="small"><br />
40.806878, -73.963569, Alfred Lerner Hall<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lernerhall/ Alfred Lerner Hall website]<br />
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[[Category:Campus buildings]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Alfred_Lerner_Hall&diff=5739Alfred Lerner Hall2007-03-23T03:55:06Z<p>BAB: /* Dining locations */</p>
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<div>[[Image:Flickr-jasonhe-lerner.jpg|thumb|300px|Photo taken by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonhe/ Flickr user jasonhe] and released under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license].]]<br />
[[Image:10 27 0.JPEG|thumb|300px|Alfred Lerner Hall, with [[Carman Hall|Carman]] rising in the background]] <br />
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'''Alfred Lerner Hall''' is the student center. It was built from 1996-1999 replacing [[Ferris Booth Hall]].<br />
<br />
It was designed by [[Bernard Tschumi]], and widely criticized for its slanted ramp structures, which are not the most efficient means of moving about within the building and take up vital space.<br />
<br />
The stairs in the 'exit' stairwells are the quickest way to navigate Lerner.<br />
<br />
== Rooms ==<br />
* [[Roone Arledge Auditorium]]<br />
* Roone Arledge Cinema<br />
* Black Box Theater<br />
* Satow Conference Room<br />
* Party Space<br />
* 2 music practice rooms<br />
* 5 conference rooms<br />
* 2 ramp lounges<br />
* 2 multi-purpose rooms<br />
<br />
== [[Dining]] locations ==<br />
* [[Cafe 212]]<br />
* [[Ferris Booth Commons]]<br />
* [[Tasti D-Lite]]<br />
* [[Cafe East]]<br />
<br />
== Facilities ==<br />
* [[Mail Services]]<br />
* [[Columbia Bookstore]]<br />
* Citibank [[ATM]]<br />
<br />
== Offices ==<br />
<br />
=== [[Health Services]] offices ===<br />
* [[Alice!]] Health Promotion Program<br />
* Office of [[Counseling and Psychological Services]]<br />
* Office of [[Disability Services]]<br />
<br />
=== Administrative offices ===<br />
* Columbia Catering<br />
* [[Dining Services]]<br />
* [[Double Discovery Center]]<br />
* Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Program<br />
* Disciplinary Procedure for Sexual Misconduct (DPSM)<br />
* Office of the Dean of [[Student Affairs]]<br />
* Office of [[Financial Aid]] and Educational Financing<br />
* [[First Year Sophomore Advising Center]]<br />
* [[Office of Multicultural Affairs]] (OMA)<br />
* Office of [[Student Development and Activities]]<br />
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== Opening hours ==<br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="3"<br />
|-<br />
|'''Location'''<br />
|width="50"|'''Mon'''<br />
|width="50"|'''Tues'''<br />
|width="50"|'''Wed'''<br />
|width="50"|'''Thurs'''<br />
|width="80"|'''Fri'''<br />
|width="80"|'''Sat'''<br />
|width="80"|'''Sun'''<br />
|-<br />
| Lerner Hall<br />
|colspan="3"| 7am-1am<br />
|colspan="3"| 7am-3am<br />
| 7am-1am<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cafe 212]]<br />
|colspan="4"| 8am-2am<br />
| 8am-9pm || 9am-9pm || 9am-2am<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ferris Booth Commons]]<br />
|colspan="4"| 10am-9pm<br />
| 11am-5pm<br />
|colspan="2"| closed<br />
|-<br />
| [[Tasti D-Lite]]<br />
|colspan="4"| 12pm-11pm<br />
| 12pm-6pm<br />
| closed<br />
| 12pm-11pm<br />
|-<br />
| [[Columbia Bookstore]]<br />
|colspan="5"| 9am-9pm<br />
|colspan="2"| 11am-6pm<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mail Services]]<br />
|colspan="4"| 9am-8pm<br />
|colspan="2"| 9am-5pm<br />
| closed<br />
|}<br />
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Note: Building hours are extended to 24 hours during final exam periods. The computer lab on the second floor (campus level) remains open 24 hours at all times, though requires swipe.<br />
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== Map ==<br />
<googlemap lat="40.806878" lon="-73.963569" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" height="300" controls="small"><br />
40.806878, -73.963569, Alfred Lerner Hall<br />
</googlemap><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lernerhall/ Alfred Lerner Hall website]<br />
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[[Category:Campus buildings]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Bernard_Tschumi&diff=5738Bernard Tschumi2007-03-23T03:54:43Z<p>BAB: New page: Former Dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. Designed Lerner Hall. Category:Deans Category:Professors</p>
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<div>Former Dean of the [[Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation]].<br />
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Designed [[Lerner Hall]].<br />
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[[Category:Professors]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Alfred_Lerner_Hall&diff=5737Alfred Lerner Hall2007-03-23T03:53:55Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Flickr-jasonhe-lerner.jpg|thumb|300px|Photo taken by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonhe/ Flickr user jasonhe] and released under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license].]]<br />
[[Image:10 27 0.JPEG|thumb|300px|Alfred Lerner Hall, with [[Carman Hall|Carman]] rising in the background]] <br />
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'''Alfred Lerner Hall''' is the student center. It was built from 1996-1999 replacing [[Ferris Booth Hall]].<br />
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It was designed by [[Bernard Tschumi]], and widely criticized for its slanted ramp structures, which are not the most efficient means of moving about within the building and take up vital space.<br />
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The stairs in the 'exit' stairwells are the quickest way to navigate Lerner.<br />
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== Rooms ==<br />
* [[Roone Arledge Auditorium]]<br />
* Roone Arledge Cinema<br />
* Black Box Theater<br />
* Satow Conference Room<br />
* Party Space<br />
* 2 music practice rooms<br />
* 5 conference rooms<br />
* 2 ramp lounges<br />
* 2 multi-purpose rooms<br />
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== [[Dining]] locations ==<br />
* [[Cafe 212]]<br />
* [[Ferris Booth Commons]]<br />
* [[Tasti D-Lite]]<br />
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== Facilities ==<br />
* [[Mail Services]]<br />
* [[Columbia Bookstore]]<br />
* Citibank [[ATM]]<br />
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== Offices ==<br />
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=== [[Health Services]] offices ===<br />
* [[Alice!]] Health Promotion Program<br />
* Office of [[Counseling and Psychological Services]]<br />
* Office of [[Disability Services]]<br />
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=== Administrative offices ===<br />
* Columbia Catering<br />
* [[Dining Services]]<br />
* [[Double Discovery Center]]<br />
* Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Program<br />
* Disciplinary Procedure for Sexual Misconduct (DPSM)<br />
* Office of the Dean of [[Student Affairs]]<br />
* Office of [[Financial Aid]] and Educational Financing<br />
* [[First Year Sophomore Advising Center]]<br />
* [[Office of Multicultural Affairs]] (OMA)<br />
* Office of [[Student Development and Activities]]<br />
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== Opening hours ==<br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="3"<br />
|-<br />
|'''Location'''<br />
|width="50"|'''Mon'''<br />
|width="50"|'''Tues'''<br />
|width="50"|'''Wed'''<br />
|width="50"|'''Thurs'''<br />
|width="80"|'''Fri'''<br />
|width="80"|'''Sat'''<br />
|width="80"|'''Sun'''<br />
|-<br />
| Lerner Hall<br />
|colspan="3"| 7am-1am<br />
|colspan="3"| 7am-3am<br />
| 7am-1am<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cafe 212]]<br />
|colspan="4"| 8am-2am<br />
| 8am-9pm || 9am-9pm || 9am-2am<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ferris Booth Commons]]<br />
|colspan="4"| 10am-9pm<br />
| 11am-5pm<br />
|colspan="2"| closed<br />
|-<br />
| [[Tasti D-Lite]]<br />
|colspan="4"| 12pm-11pm<br />
| 12pm-6pm<br />
| closed<br />
| 12pm-11pm<br />
|-<br />
| [[Columbia Bookstore]]<br />
|colspan="5"| 9am-9pm<br />
|colspan="2"| 11am-6pm<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mail Services]]<br />
|colspan="4"| 9am-8pm<br />
|colspan="2"| 9am-5pm<br />
| closed<br />
|}<br />
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Note: Building hours are extended to 24 hours during final exam periods. The computer lab on the second floor (campus level) remains open 24 hours at all times, though requires swipe.<br />
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== Map ==<br />
<googlemap lat="40.806878" lon="-73.963569" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" height="300" controls="small"><br />
40.806878, -73.963569, Alfred Lerner Hall<br />
</googlemap><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lernerhall/ Alfred Lerner Hall website]<br />
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[[Category:Campus buildings]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Yule_Log_Ceremony&diff=5736Yule Log Ceremony2007-03-23T03:49:29Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>'''The Yule Log Ceremony''' is one of Columbia's oldest traditions. Taking inspiration from a similar event at [[King's College]], then-president [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] began the event in 1910 for students unable to return home for the holidays.<br />
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The ceremony begins immediately after the new [[Tree Lighting Ceremony]]. A Yule Log is carried around campus by students dressed in Colonial costumes, and eventually arrives in [[John Jay Hall]]. The John Jay lounge fireplace is lit, and then some readings are recited:<br />
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* the [[ROLM Phone Lady]] reads Clement Clark Moore's (CC 1798) [http://www.bartleby.com/248/27.html "A Visit from St. Nicholas"]<br />
* someone reads Francis P. Church's (CC 1859) [http://www.newseum.org/yesvirginia/ "Is There a Santa Claus?"], the most reprinted English-language newspaper editorial in history<br />
* Dean [[Austin Quigley]] reads Dylan Thomas's "A Child's Christmas in Wales"<br />
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The Columbia University and Barnard College presidents also offer holiday messages. <br />
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[[Category:Traditions]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Category:University_presidents&diff=5735Category:University presidents2007-03-23T03:43:41Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>The world-historical individuals whose presence has graced our fair campus.<br />
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The current university president is [[Lee C. Bollinger]].<br />
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[[Category:People]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Sundial&diff=5734Sundial2007-03-23T03:42:55Z<p>BAB: Redirecting to The Sundial</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[:Category:A cappella]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=University_president&diff=5732University president2007-03-23T03:41:32Z<p>BAB: Redirecting to Category:University presidents</p>
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<div>The '''Tree Lighting Ceremony''' is an annual event celebrating the illumination of the lights decorating the trees lining [[College Walk]]. To be specific, these are the trees between [[Kent Hall|Kent]] and [[Hamilton Hall|Hamilton]] on the east side of College Walk, and [[Dodge Hall|Dodge]] and [[Journalism Hall|Journalism]] Halls on the west. The event was first held in 1998. It is held just before [[finals]] week in early December. The lights remain on until the end of February.<br />
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The event is centered around the [[sundial]], and features free hot chocolate, roasted chestnuts, performances by various [[a capella]] groups, and speeches by the [[university president]] and a guest. At the end of the ceremony, the president pushes the switch to turn on the lights. Supposedly the podium with a big red switch is just for show.<br />
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The Tree Lighting Ceremony is followed by the older [[Yule Log Ceremony]] in [[John Jay Hall|John Jay]].<br />
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[[Category:Traditions]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Orgo_Night&diff=5728Orgo Night2007-03-23T03:35:06Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>'''Orgo Night''' is held on the day before the [[Organic Chemistry]] exam, which is always on the first day of [[finals]]. At precisely the stroke of midnight, the [[Columbia University Marching Band]] occupies Room 209 (the main reading room) of [[Butler Library]] to distract diligent students from studying. Despite the commotion, at least some students attempt to study through the event.<br />
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Though the performance doesn't begin until midnight, early arrival is recommended as students begin to file in and claim prime spaces in the room as early as 15 to 20 minutes ahead of time.<br />
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== Performance timeline ==<br />
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The band begins by telling scripted campus-interest jokes and playing music. After half an hour, the procession moves out to [[Van Am Quad]] to entertain the residents of [[Hartley Hall|Hartley]], [[Wallach Hall|Wallach]], and [[John Jay Hall|John Jay]] residence halls. The band then plays at various other locations around the [[Morningside Heights campus|campus]], including the courtyard of [[Wien]], and the residential quadrangle of [[Barnard College]], where students of the all-women's school, in mock-consternation, rain trash - including notes and course packets - and water balloons upon them from their dormitory rooms above. <br />
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The band ends their Orgo Night performances in front of [[Furnald|Furnald Hall]], formerly an all-senior dormitory, where the seniors gathering on the steps of the building are presented with bottles of champagne, and the underclassmen in the marching band serenade them with a singing of the college Alma Mater, [[School Songs#Sans Souci|Sans Souci]]. After finishing the song, the singers begin a spirited and entertaining, though vulgar, mock-version of the song, composed of quips that poke fun at the various stereotypes about the Columbia student body.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.cumb.org/scripts.php Marching Band Scripts]<br />
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<div>'''Orgo Nights''' is held on the day before the [[Organic Chemistry]] exam, which is always on the first day of [[finals]]. At precisely the stroke of midnight, the [[Columbia University Marching Band]] occupies Room 209 (the main reading room) of [[Butler Library]] to distract diligent students from studying. Despite the commotion, at least some students attempt to study through the event.<br />
<br />
Though the performance doesn't begin until midnight, early arrival is recommended as students begin to file in and claim prime spaces in the room as early as 15 to 20 minutes ahead of time.<br />
<br />
== Performance timeline ==<br />
<br />
The band begins by telling scripted campus-interest jokes and playing music. After half an hour, the procession moves out to [[Van Am Quad]] to entertain the residents of [[Hartley Hall|Hartley]], [[Wallach Hall|Wallach]], and [[John Jay Hall|John Jay]] residence halls. The band then plays at various other locations around the [[Morningside Heights campus|campus]], including the courtyard of [[Wien]], and the residential quadrangle of [[Barnard College]], where students of the all-women's school, in mock-consternation, rain trash - including notes and course packets - and water balloons upon them from their dormitory rooms above. <br />
<br />
The band ends their Orgo Night performances in front of [[Furnald|Furnald Hall]], formerly an all-senior dormitory, where the seniors gathering on the steps of the building are presented with bottles of champagne, and the underclassmen in the marching band serenade them with a singing of the college Alma Mater, [[School Songs#Sans Souci|Sans Souci]]. After finishing the song, the singers begin a spirited and entertaining, though vulgar, mock-version of the song, composed of quips that poke fun at the various stereotypes about the Columbia student body.<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.cumb.org/scripts.php Marching Band Scripts]<br />
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[[Category:Traditions]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Traditions&diff=5723Traditions2007-03-23T03:29:06Z<p>BAB: Redirecting to Category:Traditions</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Category:Traditions]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Naked_Run&diff=5721Naked Run2007-03-23T03:27:57Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>The '''Naked Run''' is an annual event in which students take a nude dash down the steps of [[Low Library]], around [[South Lawn]], past [[Butler Library]], and back up [[The Steps]], all while singing the Columbia fight [[song]], "Roar, Lion, Roar". The Naked Run is held every October. The runners are usually surrounded by a slew of onlookers and photographers. The morning after the event, a select few runners have the fortune or misfortune of finding themselves on the front page of the [[Columbia Spectator|Spectator]].<br />
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The event has traditionally been organized by the [[Track Team]] and advertised as its "initiation event". However, the team has downplayed its involvement in recent years due to the risk that the event may be considered [[hazing]].<br />
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[[Category:Traditions]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Varsity_Show&diff=5720Varsity Show2007-03-23T03:20:36Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>The '''Varsity Show''', founded in 1894, is one of the university's oldest traditions, and certainly its oldest performing arts tradition. Every year, the Varsity Show produces a unique full-length show that skews and satirizes many aspects of life at Columbia. And every year students line up way before the show in order to get good seats.<br />
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Ironically, many of the administrators being parodied and lambasted are often sitting in the front rows of the audience. No study has been conducted to determine whether these administrators realize there's a reason they're being ridiculed on stage. The Varsity Show coined the term "[[PrezBo]]".<br />
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Past directors and writers include such distinguished names as Oscar Hammerstein, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, I.A.L. Diamond, and Herman Wouk.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varsity_Show Wikipedia's article on the Varsity Show]<br />
* [http://www.thevarsityshow.com/ Varsity Show website]<br />
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[[Category:Clubs]]<br />
[[Category:Traditions]]<br />
[[Category:Annual Events]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Bloomingdale_Insane_Asylum&diff=5717Bloomingdale Insane Asylum2007-03-23T03:11:04Z<p>BAB: New page: The previous occupant of the land which is now Columbia's Morningside Heights campus. Category:Morningside Heights campus</p>
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<div>The previous occupant of the land which is now Columbia's [[Morningside Heights campus]].<br />
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[[Category:Morningside Heights campus]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Samuel_Johnson&diff=5716Samuel Johnson2007-03-23T03:10:07Z<p>BAB: New page: First president of King's College. Category:University presidents</p>
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<div>First president of King's College.<br />
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[[Category:University presidents]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=William_Samuel_Johnson&diff=5715William Samuel Johnson2007-03-23T03:09:40Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>First president of Columbia College.<br />
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[[Category:University presidents]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=William_Samuel_Johnson&diff=5714William Samuel Johnson2007-03-23T03:09:23Z<p>BAB: New page: First president of King's College. Category:University presidents</p>
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<div>First president of King's College.<br />
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[[Category:University presidents]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Lawrence_A._Wien&diff=5713Lawrence A. Wien2007-03-23T03:08:41Z<p>BAB: New page: Graduate from Columbia College. Wien Stadium and Wien Hall are named after him. Category:Alumni</p>
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<div>Graduate from [[Columbia College]].<br />
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[[Wien Stadium]] and [[Wien Hall]] are named after him.<br />
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[[Category:Alumni]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=McKim,_Mead,_and_White&diff=5712McKim, Mead, and White2007-03-23T03:08:01Z<p>BAB: New page: The architectural firm that created the Columbia Morningside Heights campus master plan. Category:Morningside Heights campus</p>
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<div>The architectural firm that created the Columbia [[Morningside Heights campus]] master plan.<br />
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[[Category:Morningside Heights campus]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Wien_Hall&diff=5711Wien Hall2007-03-23T03:07:08Z<p>BAB: /* History */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox reshall<br />
|Name=Wien<br />
|Image=WienMain.jpg<br />
|Built=1924<br />
|Renovated=2001<br />
|Population=368 Forsaken Souls}}<br />
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'''Wien''' is a relatively decrepit residence hall. In 2001, the whole building got new windows and new tile floors.<br />
<br />
The juxtaposition of President Bollinger's recently multi-million dollar renovated [[President's House|house]] directly behind Wien only serves to underscore how awful Wien is as a housing option. It also helps give Wien the nickname "PrezBo's Projects." Slightly more endearing terms include "Fort Awesome", used by Wien-bound residents in denial, and "PrezBo's Guesthouse". Wien ''residents'' are sometimes known as Wieners. No kidding.<br />
<br />
Wien was traditionally full of sophomores, but today most singles go to juniors, and only the doubles go to sophomores.<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
<br />
The site of Wien Hall was originally occupied by a building from the [[Bloomingdale Insane Asylum]], but the building was demolished upon the construction of [[Low Library]]. The rumor that Wien Hall used to be an insane asylum is therefore false. Wien does indeed resemble an insane asylum with its disheveled appearance, barred windows, personal sinks, large wooden doors, and permanently open vents. However, [[Buell Hall]] is the only remaining building from the asylum.<br />
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At some point before Word War II, the university recognized that the diminutive [[Hartley Hall|Hartley]], Livingston (now [[Wallach Hall|Wallach]]), and [[Furnald Hall|Furnald]] would not be able to accommodate the student body, which was approaching 17,000. Thus, in 1925, Columbia built Johnson Hall, named for [[Samuel Johnson]], the first President of King's College, and his son [[William Samuel Johnson]], the first President of Columbia College.<br />
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Johnson was built along with [[John Jay Hall|John Jay]] as a high-rise to accommodate as many students as possible. Since Johnson was in the far east of the campus, it was designated for female students to distance them from the men, who could be distracted by females. It was built for graduate students because the administration didn't care about undergraduates.<br />
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[[McKim, Mead, and White]] designed the building, but did not follow the architectural pattern of the main part of the campus. The interior was decorated in the Colonial style, rich with carpets, curtains, and drapes, supposedly to evoke a homely and feminine ambiance, in contrast to John Jay's masculine interior. Like John Jay, Johnson was more than just a dormitory. It housed an infirmary, a student activities center, and the bottom floor was meant to house a refectory, but this was never built. Several decades later, Columbia revisited the idea of placing a refectory on the ground floor, but historical preservation guidelines strictly forbade any kitchen equipment.<br />
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Johnson's most famous female graduate student was [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning author Eudora Welty, who spent a year at [[Columbia Business School]] in 1930. The residence hall became Columbia's first co-educational dorm when [[SEAS]] started to admit women in the 1970s. In 1984, [[Lawrence A. Wien]] began a spate of generous giving to Columbia, culminating in the construction of [[Wien Stadium]]. Johnson Hall was renamed in his honor.<br />
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== Facilities ==<br />
All rooms have their own sink.<br />
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=== Floors ===<br />
* Floor 12: rooms 1218 and 1220 have their own toilet.<br />
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=== Rooms ===<br />
* 8 big walk-through doubles<br />
* 22 other walk-through doubles<br />
* 6 doubles<br />
* 297 singles<br />
<br />
== Advantages and disadvantages ==<br />
<br />
== Advantages ==<br />
* Great views from many rooms.<br />
* 03, 06 and 41 lines are &gt;135 sq ft singles.<br />
* 44 line on floors 3-9 is a 145 sq ft single.<br />
* 642/642A and 742/742A are walk-through doubles with private bathrooms and lots of windows.<br />
* 1223 and 1224 are enormous doubles with an interconnecting private bathroom, and 7 windows with fantastic views.<br />
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== Disadvantages ==<br />
* No floor kitchens. (Kitchen Facility with 2 stoves, 2 ovens, and a Microwave located in basement)<br />
* No floor lounges/TVs (single big screen TV located in basement)<br />
* Lots of sound leakage due to thin walls and permanently open door vents. Very little privacy.<br />
* Co-ed bathrooms.<br />
* Poor elevators.<br />
* Floor 4 bathroom shower heads are installed too low.<br />
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== Pictures ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Image:WienDouble1view1.jpg|Double, first view<br />
Image:WienDouble1view2.jpg|Double, second view<br />
Image:WienSingle1view1.jpg|Single on a lower floor, first view<br />
Image:WienSingle1view2.jpg|Single on a lower floor, second view<br />
Image:WienSingle2view1.jpg|Single on a higher floor, first view<br />
Image:WienSingle2view2.jpg|Single on a higher floor, second view<br />
Image:WienWTDviewinside.jpg|Walk-through double, view of inner room<br />
Image:WienWTDviewoutside.jpg|Walk-through double, view towards the outside room<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Floor plans ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Image:Wien2.jpg|Floor 2<br />
Image:Wien3.jpg|Floor 3<br />
Image:Wien4.jpg|Floor 4<br />
Image:Wien5.jpg|Floor 5<br />
Image:Wien6.jpg|Floor 6<br />
Image:Wien7.jpg|Floor 7<br />
Image:Wien8.jpg|Floor 8<br />
Image:Wien9.jpg|Floor 9<br />
Image:Wien10.jpg|Floor 10<br />
Image:Wien11.jpg|Floor 11<br />
Image:Wien12.jpg|Floor 12<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Map ==<br />
<googlemap lat="40.806720" lon="-73.959795" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" height="300" controls="small"><br />
40.806720, -73.959795, Wein residence hall<br />
</googlemap><br />
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[[Category:Residence halls]]</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Wien_Hall&diff=5710Wien Hall2007-03-23T03:06:38Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox reshall<br />
|Name=Wien<br />
|Image=WienMain.jpg<br />
|Built=1924<br />
|Renovated=2001<br />
|Population=368 Forsaken Souls}}<br />
<br />
'''Wien''' is a relatively decrepit residence hall. In 2001, the whole building got new windows and new tile floors.<br />
<br />
The juxtaposition of President Bollinger's recently multi-million dollar renovated [[President's House|house]] directly behind Wien only serves to underscore how awful Wien is as a housing option. It also helps give Wien the nickname "PrezBo's Projects." Slightly more endearing terms include "Fort Awesome", used by Wien-bound residents in denial, and "PrezBo's Guesthouse". Wien ''residents'' are sometimes known as Wieners. No kidding.<br />
<br />
Wien was traditionally full of sophomores, but today most singles go to juniors, and only the doubles go to sophomores.<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
<br />
The site of Wien Hall was originally occupied by a building from the [[Bloomingdale Insane Asylum]], but the building was demolished upon the construction of [[Low Library]]. The rumor that Wien Hall used to be an insane asylum is therefore false. Wien does indeed resemble an insane asylum with its disheveled appearance, barred windows, personal sinks, large wooden doors, and permanently open vents. However, [[Buell Hall]] is the only remaining building from the asylum.<br />
<br />
At some point before Word War II, the university recognized that the diminutive [[Hartley Hall|Hartley]], Livingston (now [[Wallach Hall|Wallach]]), and [[Furnald Hall|Furnald]] would not be able to accommodate the student body, which was approaching 17,000. Thus, in 1925, Columbia built Johnson Hall, named for [[Samuel Johnson]], the first President of King's College, and his son [[William Samuel Johnson]], the first President of Columbia College.<br />
<br />
Johnson was built along with [[John Jay Hall|John Jay]] as a high-rise to accommodate as many students as possible. Since Johnson was in the far east of the campus, it was designated for female students to distance them from the men, who could be distracted by females. It was built for graduate students because the administration didn't care about undergraduates.<br />
<br />
[[McKim, Mead, and White]] designed the building, but did not follow the architectural pattern of the main part of the campus. The interior was decorated in the Colonial style, rich with carpets, curtains, and drapes, supposedly to evoke a homely and feminine ambiance, in contrast to John Jay's masculine interior. Like John Jay, Johnson was more than just a dormitory. It housed an infirmary, a student activities center, and the bottom floor was meant to house a refectory, but this was never built. Several decades later, Columbia revisited the idea of placing a refectory on the ground floor, but historical preservation guidelines strictly forbade any kitchen equipment.<br />
<br />
Johnson's most famous female graduate student was [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning author Eudora Welty, who spent a year at [[Columbia Business School in 1930. The residence hall became Columbia's first co-educational dorm when [[SEAS]] started to admit women in the 1970s. In 1984, [[Lawrence A. Wien]] began a spate of generous giving to Columbia, culminating in the construction of [[Wien Stadium]]. Johnson Hall was renamed in his honor.<br />
<br />
== Facilities ==<br />
All rooms have their own sink.<br />
<br />
=== Floors ===<br />
* Floor 12: rooms 1218 and 1220 have their own toilet.<br />
<br />
=== Rooms ===<br />
* 8 big walk-through doubles<br />
* 22 other walk-through doubles<br />
* 6 doubles<br />
* 297 singles<br />
<br />
== Advantages and disadvantages ==<br />
<br />
== Advantages ==<br />
* Great views from many rooms.<br />
* 03, 06 and 41 lines are &gt;135 sq ft singles.<br />
* 44 line on floors 3-9 is a 145 sq ft single.<br />
* 642/642A and 742/742A are walk-through doubles with private bathrooms and lots of windows.<br />
* 1223 and 1224 are enormous doubles with an interconnecting private bathroom, and 7 windows with fantastic views.<br />
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== Disadvantages ==<br />
* No floor kitchens. (Kitchen Facility with 2 stoves, 2 ovens, and a Microwave located in basement)<br />
* No floor lounges/TVs (single big screen TV located in basement)<br />
* Lots of sound leakage due to thin walls and permanently open door vents. Very little privacy.<br />
* Co-ed bathrooms.<br />
* Poor elevators.<br />
* Floor 4 bathroom shower heads are installed too low.<br />
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== Pictures ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Image:WienDouble1view1.jpg|Double, first view<br />
Image:WienDouble1view2.jpg|Double, second view<br />
Image:WienSingle1view1.jpg|Single on a lower floor, first view<br />
Image:WienSingle1view2.jpg|Single on a lower floor, second view<br />
Image:WienSingle2view1.jpg|Single on a higher floor, first view<br />
Image:WienSingle2view2.jpg|Single on a higher floor, second view<br />
Image:WienWTDviewinside.jpg|Walk-through double, view of inner room<br />
Image:WienWTDviewoutside.jpg|Walk-through double, view towards the outside room<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Floor plans ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Image:Wien2.jpg|Floor 2<br />
Image:Wien3.jpg|Floor 3<br />
Image:Wien4.jpg|Floor 4<br />
Image:Wien5.jpg|Floor 5<br />
Image:Wien6.jpg|Floor 6<br />
Image:Wien7.jpg|Floor 7<br />
Image:Wien8.jpg|Floor 8<br />
Image:Wien9.jpg|Floor 9<br />
Image:Wien10.jpg|Floor 10<br />
Image:Wien11.jpg|Floor 11<br />
Image:Wien12.jpg|Floor 12<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Map ==<br />
<googlemap lat="40.806720" lon="-73.959795" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" height="300" controls="small"><br />
40.806720, -73.959795, Wein residence hall<br />
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<div>An overview for [[prefrosh]].<br />
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== Extracurricular ==<br />
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First years typically sign up for at least a dozen [[clubs]] at the [[activities fair]] in September. However, within a few months, most settle upon two or three clubs, which they tend to pursue throughout their remaining time at Columbia. Commitment varies widely. [[Varsity Sports]], [[Club Sports]], and student [[publications]] can consume more time than schoolwork for some students.<br />
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== Daily life ==<br />
<br />
Many if not most students read the [[Columbia Spectator]] every day. Many also check the [[The Bwog]] and perhaps another [[blogs|Columbia blog]]. Large numbers at least flick through [[The Blue and White]] and [[The Fed]] every month.<br />
<br />
== Nightlife ==<br />
<br />
A large proportion of students, like at any [[Ivy League]] university, have no life. For the rest of us, there's lots to do. There are many [[restaurants]] in the surrounding [[Morningside Heights]] neighborhood. First years take particular joy in patronizing these restaurants because they're usually sick of their [[meal plans|meal plan]] at [[John Jay Dining Hall]] and the other [[Dining Services|on-campus dining locations]]. There are also several [[bars]] in the area.<br />
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Once they get bored of the neighborhood, many students start [[subway|heading]] to downtown bars and restaurants, such as near [[NYU]]. There are plenty of concerts throughout the city, and notably, lots of [[opera]] at the [[Lincoln Center]].<br />
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== Social life ==<br />
<br />
Most of your initial friends will be the people living on your [[residence hall]] floor.<br />
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<div>Welcome Columbia Class of 2011! You've clearly stumbled across our nascent Columbia Wiki, which is a work in progress. Numerous editors and contributors are working hard to populate this wiki with a number of useful, insightful, informative, and generally helpful information. While we're focusing on the basics now, we'll also have specifically Pre-frosh oriented material coming soon.<br />
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For now please post questions on the [[Talk:Prefrosh|talk page]] if you don't find what you're looking for. An editor or contributor will do his or her best to answer your query with our collective knowledge as soon as we find time. See you at [[Days on Campus]]!<br />
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== Pre-arrival and arrival ==<br />
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* [[Admissions]]<br />
* [[Financial aid]]<br />
* [[First year housing]]<br />
* [[Days on Campus]]<br />
* [[What to bring]]<br />
* [[Getting to Columbia]]<br />
* [[NSOP]]<br />
* [[COOP]]<br />
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== Academics ==<br />
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* [[Advising]]<br />
* [[Textbooks]]<br />
* [[Course selection]]<br />
* [[Literature Humanities]], [[University Writing]], [[Frontiers of Science]]<br />
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== Student life ==<br />
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* [[Student life]], an overview<br />
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* [[Activities fair]]<br />
* [[Clubs]]<br />
* [[Dining Services]]<br />
* [[Restaurants]]<br />
* [[Entertainment]]<br />
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<div>An overview for [[prefrosh]].<br />
<br />
== Extracurricular ==<br />
<br />
First years typically sign up for at least a dozen [[clubs]] at the [[activities fair]] in September. However, within a few months, most settle upon two or three clubs, which they tend to pursue throughout their remaining time at Columbia. Commitment varies widely. [[Varsity Sports]], [[Club Sports]], and student [[publications]] can consume more time than schoolwork for some students.<br />
<br />
== Daily life ==<br />
<br />
Many if not most students read the [[Columbia Spectator]] every day. Many also check the [[The Bwog]] and perhaps another [[blogs|Columbia blog]]. Large numbers at least flick through [[The Blue and White]] and [[The Fed]] every month.<br />
<br />
== Nightlife ==<br />
<br />
A large proportion of students, like at any [[Ivy League]] university, have no life. For the rest of us, there's lots to do. There are many [[restaurants]] in the surrounding [[Morningside Heights]] neighborhood. First years take particular joy in patronizing these restaurants because they're usually sick of their [[meal plans|meal plan]] at [[John Jay Dining Hall]] and the other [[Dining Services|on-campus dining locations]]. There are also several [[bars]] in the area.<br />
<br />
Once they get bored of the neighborhood, many students start [[subway|heading]] to downtown bars and restaurants, such as near [[NYU]]. There are plenty of concerts throughout the city, and notably, lots of [[opera]] at the [[Lincoln Center]].<br />
<br />
== Social life ==<br />
<br />
Most of your initial friends will be the people living on your [[residence hall]] floor.</div>BABhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Student_life&diff=5557Student life2007-03-22T12:18:56Z<p>BAB: </p>
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<div>== Extracurricular ==<br />
<br />
First years typically sign up for at least a dozen [[clubs]] at the [[activities fair]] in September. However, within a few months, most settle upon two or three clubs, which they tend to pursue throughout their remaining time at Columbia. Commitment varies widely. [[Varsity Sports]], [[Club Sports]], and student [[publications]] can consume more time than schoolwork for some students.<br />
<br />
== Daily life ==<br />
<br />
Many if not most students read the [[Columbia Spectator]] every day. Many also check the [[The Bwog]] and perhaps another [[blogs|Columbia blog]]. Large numbers at least flick through [[The Blue and White]] and [[The Fed]] every month.<br />
<br />
== Nightlife ==<br />
<br />
A large proportion of students, like at any [[Ivy League]] university, have no life. For the rest of us, there's lots to do. There are many [[restaurants]] in the surrounding [[Morningside Heights]] neighborhood. First years take particular joy in patronizing these restaurants because they're usually sick of their [[meal plans|meal plan]] at [[John Jay Dining Hall]] and the other [[Dining Services|on-campus dining locations]]. There are also several [[bars]] in the area.<br />
<br />
Once they get bored of the neighborhood, many students start [[subway|heading]] to downtown bars and restaurants, such as near [[NYU]]. There are plenty of concerts throughout the city, and notably, lots of [[opera]] at the [[Lincoln Center]].<br />
<br />
== Social life ==<br />
<br />
Most of your initial friends will be the people living on your [[residence hall]] floor.</div>BAB