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<div>Columbia has had its share of '''suicides''' like most other elite institutions of higher learning (but unlike [[NYU]], which has had far more). If you or someone you know has made even a passing remark about suicide, it is suggested to contact [[Health Services]] immediately.<br />
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== Partial list of suicides ==<br />
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This list is very incomplete since major media outlets, for the most part, stopped reporting on college suicides during the 1960s.<br />
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{|<br />
|- style="background:#DDDDDD;"<br />
! Width="15%"|Date<br />
! Width="20%"|Person<br />
! Width="25%"|Position<br />
! Width="40%"|Notes<br />
|-<br />
| [[October 4]], [[1898]]<br />
| Henry E. McDermott<br />
| Assistant Professor of Chemistry<br />
| Prussic acid<br />
|-<br />
| [[November 11]], [[1901]]<br />
| Richard Mayo Smith<br />
| Professor of Political Economy<br />
| Jumped; possible accident.<br />
|-<br />
| [[February 21]], [[1902]]<br />
| Isaac N. Henderson<br />
| [[PhD]] Candidate<br />
| Self-inflicted gunshot<br />
|-<br />
| [[January 27]], [[1906]]<br />
| William N. Van Reypen Jr.<br />
| Law School student<br />
| Self-inflicted gunshot<br />
|-<br />
| [[February 27]], [[1906]]<br />
| Ralph C.B. Moore<br />
| Student<br />
| Drowning<br />
|-<br />
| [[January 23]], [[1907]]<br />
| Lathrop Smith<br />
| Law School student<br />
| Self-inflicted gunshot<br />
|-<br />
| [[November 16]], [[1907]]<br />
| Lucien M. Underwood<br />
| Professor of Botany<br />
| Slit throat<br />
|-<br />
| [[December 5]], [[1914]]<br />
| Robert H. Jones<br />
| Student<br />
| Self-inflicted gunshot<br />
|-<br />
| [[August 8]], [[1919]]<br />
| John Hipp<br />
| Student <br />
| Multiple: slit wrist, throat, and jumped)<br />
|-<br />
| [[October 16]], [[1921]]<br />
| Dorothy Wilson<br />
| Student <br />
| Jumped under train at 125th Street New York Central / Metro North<br />
|-<br />
| [[August 28]], [[1924]]<br />
| Francis E. Brooks<br />
| Professor of French<br />
| Hanging<br />
|-<br />
| [[March 9]], [[1925]]<br />
| Henry Mead<br />
| Student<br />
| Jumped from sixth floor of [[Hartley]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[March 14]], [[1926]]<br />
| Walton White<br />
| Student<br />
| Hanging<br />
|-<br />
| [[September 21]], [[1927]]<br />
| Oscar Petty<br />
| Professor of Linguistics<br />
| Drowning<br />
|-<br />
| [[May 13]], [[1928]]<br />
| Rollin F. Lewis<br />
| Student<br />
| Hanging<br />
|-<br />
| [[May 23]], [[1928]]<br />
| David Halfant<br />
| [[PhD]] Candidate in [[Economics]]<br />
| Self-inflicted gunshot<br />
|-<br />
| [[June 7]], [[1929]]<br />
| Russell G. Smith<br />
| Professor of [[Sociology]]<br />
| Jumped<br />
|-<br />
| [[March 9]], [[1930]] <br />
| Louis Finkelstein<br />
| [[Law School]] student <br />
| Jumped<br />
|-<br />
| [[May 11]], [[1933]] <br />
| Edgar F. Grossman<br />
| [[PhD]] Candidate in [[Philosophy]]<br />
| Self-inflicted gunshot<br />
|-<br />
| [[June 16]], [[1937]] <br />
| Fred Lester Acer<br />
| Student <br />
| Lethal dose of sleeping medication<br />
|-<br />
| [[October 21]], [[1939]] <br />
| Robert E. Chaddock<br />
| Professor of [[Statistics]]<br />
| Jumped<br />
|-<br />
| [[April 13]], [[1941]] <br />
| Marvin Krueger<br />
| Assistant Professor of Education <br />
| Gas<br />
|-<br />
| [[September 11]], [[1941]] <br />
| Rudolf Schoenheimer<br />
| Professor of Biological Chemistry <br />
| Toxic acid<br />
|-<br />
| [[May 3]], [[1942]] <br />
| Marion Ellis<br />
| Student <br />
| Gas<br />
|-<br />
| [[January 15]], [[1948]] <br />
| Habeeb Ahmed Faruqi<br />
| [[Teachers College]] student <br />
| Jumped from ninth floor of [[Furnald Hall|Furnald]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[October 5]], [[1951]] <br />
| Dorothy Bordes<br />
| Student <br />
| Hanging<br />
|-<br />
| [[October 20]], [[1953]] <br />
| Edward R. Fenn<br />
| Student <br />
| Self-inflicted gunshot<br />
|-<br />
| [[July 21]], [[1954]] <br />
| Madeline Jean Sommers<br />
| Summer student <br />
| Fire<br />
|-<br />
| [[January 3]], [[1955]] <br />
| Lawrence Goldsmith Jr.<br />
| Student <br />
| Sedative overdose<br />
|-<br />
| [[April 28]], [[1958]] <br />
| Frank William Ritchie Jr.<br />
| [[General Studies]] student<br />
| Self-inflicted gunshot<br />
|-<br />
| [[April 17]], [[1960]] <br />
| Michael Bogost<br />
| Student <br />
| Potassium cyanide<br />
|-<br />
| [[November 26]], [[1961]] <br />
| Richard Kulick<br />
| Dental School student <br />
| Self-inflicted gunshot<br />
|-<br />
| [[May 4]], [[1965]] <br />
| Deborah Daniels<br />
| [[Teachers College]] student<br />
| Jumped<br />
|-<br />
| [[November 25]], [[1968]] <br />
| Christine Gallant<br />
| Librarian <br />
| Sleeping pill overdose drowned in bathtub<br />
|-<br />
| [[February 18]], [[1974]] <br />
| Hsio Min Feng<br />
| Professor of Chinese <br />
| Jumped in front of subway in [[Queens]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[September 24]], [[1988]] <br />
| Jonathan A. Spohn<br />
| Student <br />
| Jumped or fell from fourteenth floor of [[John Jay]]; death may have been accidental.<br />
|-<br />
| [[August 20]], [[1991]]<br />
| Myeng Soek Oh<br />
| [[SEAS]] student<br />
| Jumped from the window of his sixth floor apartment after learning he had flunked out.<br />
|-<br />
| [[September 20]], [[1998]] <br />
| Shirley Yoon<br />
| Student <br />
| Jumped from twentieth floor of [[East Campus]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[September 21]], [[1998]] <br />
| Darren Pascual<br />
| Student <br />
| Hanging<br />
|-<br />
| [[March 24]], [[2000]] <br />
| Brian Malmon<br />
| Student <br />
| Suicide while on leave<br />
|-<br />
| [[April 20]], [[2000]]<br />
| Puneet Bhandari<br />
| Student <br />
| Train collision<br />
|-<br />
| [[December 6]], [[2000]] <br />
| Andrea Melendez<br />
| Student <br />
| Jumped off stairwell in [[McBain Hall|McBain]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[November 9]], [[2001]]<br />
| Nick Kemnitzer<br />
| Student <br />
| Jumped from East Campus apartment.<br />
|-<br />
| [[December 13]], [[2003]] <br />
| Fraser Lunan<br />
| Student <br />
| Suicide while on leave<br />
|-<br />
| [[May 7]], [[2006]] <br />
| [[Richard Ng]]<br />
| [[SEAS]] student <br />
| Jumped from the [[Brooklyn Bridge]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[September 23]], [[2008]] <br />
| [[ Petrus Schaesberg]]<br />
| Adjunct Professor <br />
| Jumped from building<br />
|-<br />
| [[January 31]], [[2009]] <br />
| [[Eric Harms]]<br />
| [[SEAS]] student <br />
| Hanging in bathroom of [[Hartley]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[October 23]], [[2011]] <br />
| [[Tian Bu]]<br />
| [[CC]] student <br />
| Hanging in bedroom on third floor of [[River]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[August 27]], [[2012]] <br />
| [[Martha Corey-Ochoa]]<br />
| [[CC]] student <br />
| Jumped from fourteenth floor of [[John Jay]] the night she moved in <br />
|-<br />
| [[January 24]], [[2013]]<br />
| [[Tejraj Antooa]]<br />
| [[SEAS]] student on leave<br />
| Unknown, in his family home on [[Long Island]]<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/02/25/tejraj-antooa-seas-13-passed-away/</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Suicides|*]]<br />
[[Category:Scandals]]</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Student_Wellness_Project&diff=42788Student Wellness Project2013-04-25T01:48:45Z<p>DixonHill: Created page with "STuff ==Founding== more stuff ==Criticism== The validity of the SWP rests upon the premise that a top-down effort, staffed by campus elites, can effect real social change ..."</p>
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<div>STuff<br />
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==Criticism==<br />
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The validity of the SWP rests upon the premise that a top-down effort, staffed by campus elites, can effect real social change (i.e. foment a sense of culture). More to come.</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Patricia_Kitcher&diff=42658Patricia Kitcher2013-04-25T00:48:42Z<p>DixonHill: </p>
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<div>'''Patricia Kitcher''' is the [[Mark van Doren]] Professor of Humanities and a [[philosophy]] professor who is best known for her work on [[Kant]]. She also specializes in philosophy of psychology. Her husband is [[Philip Kitcher]], and together they make a philosophy power couple that reaches the outermost limits of empirical cognition. Patricia's sharp wit complements her impeccable sense of style. <br />
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[[Category:Philosophy professors|Kitcher, Patricia]]</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Talk:Columbia-Barnard_relationship&diff=42168Talk:Columbia-Barnard relationship2013-04-23T23:27:36Z<p>DixonHill: /* Selectivity Section */ new section</p>
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<div>There is far too much text before the table of contents. To whoever wrote it... please break it down! [[User:Reaganaut|Reaganaut]] 11:44, 3 April 2007 (EDT)<br />
:*I've edited this about a half dozen times, and I think it finally makes some sense, though it's still a bit partisan (I plan on working on that more later). I can't think of a good way to break it down. Isn't there a wiki-command for moving the ToC to the top of the article? [[User:Absentminded|Absentminded]] 12:36, 3 April 2007 (EDT)<br />
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Moved "Equal billing vs. separate identity" section to new article [[Complaints about Barnard]]. --[[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 12:01, 19 June 2007 (EDT)<br />
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== NPOV Dispute ==<br />
This is a page that's really important to keep as factual as possible and not promote any sort of agenda of what Barnard ''should'' do. Most of it does a pretty good job of this, but the petty nitpicking is mostly first person from a writer who is just advocating his own views on what should change at Barnard. [[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 13:07, 9 April 2007 (EDT)<br />
:These "shoulds" ought to be corralled in a section on "proposals to amend the Barnard-Columbia relationship" or somesuch [[User:Pacman|Pacman]] 13:11, 9 April 2007 (EDT)<br />
:I want to know why I never got a Barnard email address. How was a professor that didn't use courseworks supposed to know that I wasn't a Barnard student... I mean besides the fact that I didn't have boobs.[[User:Stephen.wang|wang]] 15:14, 9 June 2007 (EDT)<br />
::NPOV complaint withdrawn after cleanup --[[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 12:01, 19 June 2007 (EDT)<br />
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== Selectivity Section ==<br />
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"there is no evidence of any discrepancy in performance of Barnard students when enrolled in Columbia University classes."<br />
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This is obviously an argument against the prior hypotheses, but takes the form of an argument from ignorance. Ironically, it cites no evidence for the positive claim "there is no evidence." Contentious issues should cite evidence or remain neutral.</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Alexandra_Svokos&diff=42167Alexandra Svokos2013-04-23T23:18:52Z<p>DixonHill: </p>
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<div>'''Alexandra Svokos''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2014|14]] succeeded [[Alex Jones]] as [[Bwog]] Editor. Officially, the worst. <br />
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[[Category:Columbia College students|Svokos]]<br />
[[Category:Class of 2014|Svokos]]<br />
[[Category:Creative writing majors|Svokos]]<br />
[[Category:Economics majors|Svokos]]<br />
[[Category:Bwog editors|Svokos]]</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Obamanard&diff=42165Obamanard2013-04-23T23:12:40Z<p>DixonHill: </p>
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<div>[[File:http://images.bwog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/will-barack-be-in-red-briefs.jpg]]'''Obamanard''' is the name given by [[Bwog]] to the uproar/ruckus surrounding President [[Barack Obama|Barack Obama's]] decision to speak at the commencement ceremony (equivalent of [[Class Day]] for CC, SEAS and GS) for [[Barnard College]] in [[2012]]. The name is a (strange) portmanteau of Obama and Barnard. The main issue with the event is two-fold: (1) the president's (or--as some people overlook--his staff's) choice of Barnard over Columbia College, his alma mater, and (2) the response from the student body on both sides of the street.<br />
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== Background ==<br />
Initially, Barnard had secured [[w:Jill Abramson|Jill Abramson]], the executive editor of The New York Times, as its commencement speaker for [[2012]]. Her selection followed in the past few years' tradition of inviting particularly prominent non-alumnae to address the graduates. On March 3, however, Barnard President [[Deborah Spar]] announced that the White House had called her to offer the president as a speaker for the year. This offer is consistent with White House protocol of offering the president to speak at various graduations in the spring. It is, however, unusual for Columbia in that each undergraduate school (in its own method) is usually the one to extend the invite to the keynote speaker.<br />
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This announcement came after [[CC]] and [[SEAS]] had already selected their respective [[Class Day]] speakers for the year.<br />
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== Response ==<br />
As soon as the story went up on Bwog, an outpouring of comments commenced.<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/03/03/breaking-obama-to-speak-at-barnards-commencement/#comments </ref> These comments generally seemed to fall into two categories (though as the comments are anonymous, it's hard to tell for sure). Generally, the comments were seen as divisive and some even misogynistic.<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/03/07/students-admins-speak-out-against-sexist-comments-after-obama-news</ref> Others from (supposed) Barnard students were seen as mocking to Columbia and generally retaliatory.<br />
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Eventually, other news sources (some more accountable than others), such as Jezebel and The New York Times, picked up on the stories, making an internal Columbia conflict incredibly public.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/nyregion/with-obama-to-speak-at-barnard-strong-emotions-at-columbia.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion</ref><ref>http://jezebel.com/5890888/barnard-columbia-at-war-over-obama-feminazis-and-cum-dumpsters</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Scandals]]</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Bwog-Spectrum_Relationship&diff=42162Bwog-Spectrum Relationship2013-04-23T23:10:29Z<p>DixonHill: </p>
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<div>The [[Bwog]] and the [[Spectrum]], the respective blogs of ''[[The Blue and White]]'' and the ''[[Spectator]]'', have had an occasionally contentious '''relationship''' since the founding of the latter in March [[2010]]. Relations are largely driven by spontaneous matters of practicality.<br />
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==History and nature of the relationship==<br />
<br />
When the [[Bwog]] was founded in [[2006]], it quickly became a popular source of instantaneous campus news, roiling the staff of the ''Spectator'', Columbia's traditional campus newspaper, and increasing tensions between the paper and Bwog's parent, the student magazine ''The Blue and White''. ''Spectator'' spent the next four years rolling out a succession of ultimately unsuccessful blogging efforts, before the founding of Spectrum in Spring 2010, which has, for some reason, taken off in a way that has managed to peel back the advantages of Bwog's early online campus news lead.<br />
<br />
In any case, many students read both the Spectrum and the Bwog, as both blogs provide a unique and fresh aspect on campus life. Naturally, both Spectrum and Bwog occasionally have comments from readers threatening to switch to the competition when those readers think a post is bad.<br />
<br />
==Cultural and Social Circles==<br />
<br />
The two organizations have developed largely distinct social circles with unique cultural traits that seemingly further the cool hostility between the two. Spec is staffed by many students with ties to athletics and greek life, while Bwog's only tangible connection to either group is with ADP—itself and outlier in the greek community. <br />
<br />
Although many Spec alumni pursue postgraduate careers in media and journalism, they are joined by many "preprofessional" (think finance/consulting) types who are only found on Bwog as the butt of many derisive jokes.<br />
<br />
Transcendence of the social divide is not uncommon, however.<br />
<br />
==Speccie comments on Bwog==<br />
<br />
In the weeks that followed Spectrum's establishment, [[Speccie|Speccies]] freely and annoyingly utilized the medium of Bwog comments to advertise their budding new endeavor.<ref>http://bwog.net/2010/03/15/overseen-on-facebook-home-sweet-home#comment-192433</ref><ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/02/breaking-no-40s-on-40#comment-194644</ref><ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/24/free-food-nomnomnom#comment-199103</ref><ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/24/free-food-nomnomnom#comment-199041</ref><ref>etc.</ref><ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/30/baseball-team-wins-gehrig-division#comment-200104</ref><br />
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Sometimes (not known how often), they lied. For instance, on a 2010 Room Selection entry, a user with the screenname "[[Ben Cotton]]" (then Spectator's editor) wrote:<br />
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<blockquote>''Important New Housing Info:<br><br />
<br />
<br>''EC Exclusion suites floors 12 and 14 apparently do not have working dishwashers or refrigerators any more and will not be replaced this summer. This is a completely unforeseen mistake by housing services, but they say that renovations were not done in time and they do not have new/refurbished appliances on the way for these 2 floors.<br><br />
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<br>''Ben<br><br />
<br />
<br>''-check out the spectrum blog''<ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/07/bwoglines-housing-is-upon-us#comment-195851<br></ref></blockquote><br />
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What was said in the comment turned out not to be true, though this comment could have easily come from someone pretending to be Cotton.<br />
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Bwog, for its part, created mild "controversy" when it deleted several comments<ref>http://www.ivygateblog.com/2010/03/blwog-war-breaks-out-in-morningside-heights/</ref> referencing Spectrum in a post "Freaking Out? Free Roti?"<ref>http://bwog.com/2010/03/02/freaking-out-free-roti/</ref> on a post which was published one day after Spectrum was launched. The perceived censorship caused a bit of an outcry from Bwog commenters.<br />
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<blockquote>i am not from the same IP address, but i also think it’s sort of lame to delete comments saying spectrum is good when spectrum leaves up positive comments about bwog. it’s not really advertising if it’s a conversation, right? and don’t you want comments to be a dialogue?<ref>http://bwog.com/2010/03/02/freaking-out-free-roti/#comments</ref></blockquote><br />
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However, comments were deleted if and only if they advertised the Spectrum. This business as usual for the Bwog, which normally deletes posts advertising other sites. Nonetheless, in order to cater to Spectrum-boosters, the Bwog has since let Spectrum-centric comments stand unmolested.<br />
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==Misc==<br />
As of October 18, 2010, Spectator's entire website has a Alexa ranking of 80,113 while Bwog has a ranking of 1,019,633. There is no separate Alexa ranking for Spectrum alone, making it difficult to determine the blogs' relative readership — although this may not matter given that fact that the blog appears prominently on the front page of Spectator's website. Moreover, those rankings are for the entire Internet and not just Columbia affiliates.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Bwog]]<br />
*[[Spectrum]]<br />
*[[Columbia Spectator]]<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.bwog.net/ Bwog Main Page]<br />
*[http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/ Spectrum Main Page]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Student blogs]]</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Bwog-Spectrum_Relationship&diff=42160Bwog-Spectrum Relationship2013-04-23T23:07:41Z<p>DixonHill: /* Cultural and Social Circles */</p>
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<div>The [[Bwog]] and the [[Spectrum]], the respective blogs of ''[[The Blue and White]]'' and the ''[[Spectator]]'', have had an occasionally contentious '''relationship''' since the founding of the latter in March [[2010]].<br />
<br />
==History and nature of the relationship==<br />
<br />
When the [[Bwog]] was founded in [[2006]], it quickly became a popular source of instantaneous campus news, roiling the staff of the ''Spectator'', Columbia's traditional campus newspaper, and increasing tensions between the paper and Bwog's parent, the student magazine ''The Blue and White''. ''Spectator'' spent the next four years rolling out a succession of ultimately unsuccessful blogging efforts, before the founding of Spectrum in Spring 2010, which has, for some reason, taken off in a way that has managed to peel back the advantages of Bwog's early online campus news lead.<br />
<br />
In any case, many students read both the Spectrum and the Bwog, as both blogs provide a unique and fresh aspect on campus life. Naturally, both Spectrum and Bwog occasionally have comments from readers threatening to switch to the competition when those readers think a post is bad.<br />
<br />
==Cultural and Social Circles==<br />
<br />
The two organizations have developed largely distinct social circles with unique cultural traits that seemingly further the cool hostility between the two. Spec is staffed by many students with ties to athletics and greek life, while Bwog's only tangible connection to either group is with ADP—itself and outlier in the greek community. <br />
<br />
Although many Spec alumni pursue postgraduate careers in media and journalism, they are joined by many "preprofessional" (think finance/consulting) types who are only found on Bwog as the butt of many derisive jokes.<br />
<br />
Transcendence of the social divide is not uncommon, however.<br />
<br />
==Speccie comments on Bwog==<br />
<br />
In the weeks that followed Spectrum's establishment, [[Speccie|Speccies]] freely and annoyingly utilized the medium of Bwog comments to advertise their budding new endeavor.<ref>http://bwog.net/2010/03/15/overseen-on-facebook-home-sweet-home#comment-192433</ref><ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/02/breaking-no-40s-on-40#comment-194644</ref><ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/24/free-food-nomnomnom#comment-199103</ref><ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/24/free-food-nomnomnom#comment-199041</ref><ref>etc.</ref><ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/30/baseball-team-wins-gehrig-division#comment-200104</ref><br />
<br />
Sometimes (not known how often), they lied. For instance, on a 2010 Room Selection entry, a user with the screenname "[[Ben Cotton]]" (then Spectator's editor) wrote:<br />
<br />
<blockquote>''Important New Housing Info:<br><br />
<br />
<br>''EC Exclusion suites floors 12 and 14 apparently do not have working dishwashers or refrigerators any more and will not be replaced this summer. This is a completely unforeseen mistake by housing services, but they say that renovations were not done in time and they do not have new/refurbished appliances on the way for these 2 floors.<br><br />
<br />
<br>''Ben<br><br />
<br />
<br>''-check out the spectrum blog''<ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/07/bwoglines-housing-is-upon-us#comment-195851<br></ref></blockquote><br />
<br />
What was said in the comment turned out not to be true, though this comment could have easily come from someone pretending to be Cotton.<br />
<br />
Bwog, for its part, created mild "controversy" when it deleted several comments<ref>http://www.ivygateblog.com/2010/03/blwog-war-breaks-out-in-morningside-heights/</ref> referencing Spectrum in a post "Freaking Out? Free Roti?"<ref>http://bwog.com/2010/03/02/freaking-out-free-roti/</ref> on a post which was published one day after Spectrum was launched. The perceived censorship caused a bit of an outcry from Bwog commenters.<br />
<br />
<blockquote>i am not from the same IP address, but i also think it’s sort of lame to delete comments saying spectrum is good when spectrum leaves up positive comments about bwog. it’s not really advertising if it’s a conversation, right? and don’t you want comments to be a dialogue?<ref>http://bwog.com/2010/03/02/freaking-out-free-roti/#comments</ref></blockquote><br />
<br />
However, comments were deleted if and only if they advertised the Spectrum. This business as usual for the Bwog, which normally deletes posts advertising other sites. Nonetheless, in order to cater to Spectrum-boosters, the Bwog has since let Spectrum-centric comments stand unmolested.<br />
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==Misc==<br />
As of October 18, 2010, Spectator's entire website has a Alexa ranking of 80,113 while Bwog has a ranking of 1,019,633. There is no separate Alexa ranking for Spectrum alone, making it difficult to determine the blogs' relative readership — although this may not matter given that fact that the blog appears prominently on the front page of Spectator's website. Moreover, those rankings are for the entire Internet and not just Columbia affiliates.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Bwog]]<br />
*[[Spectrum]]<br />
*[[Columbia Spectator]]<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.bwog.net/ Bwog Main Page]<br />
*[http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/ Spectrum Main Page]<br />
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== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Student blogs]]</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Bwog-Spectrum_Relationship&diff=42159Bwog-Spectrum Relationship2013-04-23T23:01:53Z<p>DixonHill: </p>
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<div>The [[Bwog]] and the [[Spectrum]], the respective blogs of ''[[The Blue and White]]'' and the ''[[Spectator]]'', have had an occasionally contentious '''relationship''' since the founding of the latter in March [[2010]].<br />
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==History and nature of the relationship==<br />
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When the [[Bwog]] was founded in [[2006]], it quickly became a popular source of instantaneous campus news, roiling the staff of the ''Spectator'', Columbia's traditional campus newspaper, and increasing tensions between the paper and Bwog's parent, the student magazine ''The Blue and White''. ''Spectator'' spent the next four years rolling out a succession of ultimately unsuccessful blogging efforts, before the founding of Spectrum in Spring 2010, which has, for some reason, taken off in a way that has managed to peel back the advantages of Bwog's early online campus news lead.<br />
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In any case, many students read both the Spectrum and the Bwog, as both blogs provide a unique and fresh aspect on campus life. Naturally, both Spectrum and Bwog occasionally have comments from readers threatening to switch to the competition when those readers think a post is bad.<br />
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==Cultural and Social Circles==<br />
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The two organizations have developed largely distinct social circles with unique cultural traits that seemingly further the cool hostility between the two. Spec is staffed by many students with ties to athletics and greek life, while Bwog's only tangible connection to either group is with ADP—itself and outlier in the greek community. <br />
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Although many Spec alumni pursue postgraduate careers in media and journalism, they are joined by many "preprofessional" (think finance/consulting) types who are only found on Bwog as the butt of many derisive jokes. <br />
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==Speccie comments on Bwog==<br />
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In the weeks that followed Spectrum's establishment, [[Speccie|Speccies]] freely and annoyingly utilized the medium of Bwog comments to advertise their budding new endeavor.<ref>http://bwog.net/2010/03/15/overseen-on-facebook-home-sweet-home#comment-192433</ref><ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/02/breaking-no-40s-on-40#comment-194644</ref><ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/24/free-food-nomnomnom#comment-199103</ref><ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/24/free-food-nomnomnom#comment-199041</ref><ref>etc.</ref><ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/30/baseball-team-wins-gehrig-division#comment-200104</ref><br />
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Sometimes (not known how often), they lied. For instance, on a 2010 Room Selection entry, a user with the screenname "[[Ben Cotton]]" (then Spectator's editor) wrote:<br />
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<blockquote>''Important New Housing Info:<br><br />
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<br>''EC Exclusion suites floors 12 and 14 apparently do not have working dishwashers or refrigerators any more and will not be replaced this summer. This is a completely unforeseen mistake by housing services, but they say that renovations were not done in time and they do not have new/refurbished appliances on the way for these 2 floors.<br><br />
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<br>''Ben<br><br />
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<br>''-check out the spectrum blog''<ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/07/bwoglines-housing-is-upon-us#comment-195851<br></ref></blockquote><br />
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What was said in the comment turned out not to be true, though this comment could have easily come from someone pretending to be Cotton.<br />
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Bwog, for its part, created mild "controversy" when it deleted several comments<ref>http://www.ivygateblog.com/2010/03/blwog-war-breaks-out-in-morningside-heights/</ref> referencing Spectrum in a post "Freaking Out? Free Roti?"<ref>http://bwog.com/2010/03/02/freaking-out-free-roti/</ref> on a post which was published one day after Spectrum was launched. The perceived censorship caused a bit of an outcry from Bwog commenters.<br />
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<blockquote>i am not from the same IP address, but i also think it’s sort of lame to delete comments saying spectrum is good when spectrum leaves up positive comments about bwog. it’s not really advertising if it’s a conversation, right? and don’t you want comments to be a dialogue?<ref>http://bwog.com/2010/03/02/freaking-out-free-roti/#comments</ref></blockquote><br />
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However, comments were deleted if and only if they advertised the Spectrum. This business as usual for the Bwog, which normally deletes posts advertising other sites. Nonetheless, in order to cater to Spectrum-boosters, the Bwog has since let Spectrum-centric comments stand unmolested.<br />
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==Misc==<br />
As of October 18, 2010, Spectator's entire website has a Alexa ranking of 80,113 while Bwog has a ranking of 1,019,633. There is no separate Alexa ranking for Spectrum alone, making it difficult to determine the blogs' relative readership — although this may not matter given that fact that the blog appears prominently on the front page of Spectator's website. Moreover, those rankings are for the entire Internet and not just Columbia affiliates.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Bwog]]<br />
*[[Spectrum]]<br />
*[[Columbia Spectator]]<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.bwog.net/ Bwog Main Page]<br />
*[http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/ Spectrum Main Page]<br />
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== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Student blogs]]</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Barack_Obama&diff=42158Barack Obama2013-04-23T22:48:39Z<p>DixonHill: </p>
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[[Image:Obamany.jpg|thumb|right|Obama the Columbia undergrad, visiting [[Central Park]] ]]<br />
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'''Barack Obama''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1983|83]], is the 44th and current President of the United States. A former US Senator from [[w:Illinois|Illinois]], he is the first African-American and the first Columbia graduate to hold the nation's highest office.<br />
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Obama is the first attendee of [[Columbia College]] and the first graduate of any Columbia school<ref>[[Theodore Roosevelt]] and [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] both attended [[Columbia Law School]], but neither graduated, as you only needed to pass the bar after 2 years of school to practice law. One Roosevelt dropped out after passing the bar, the other after being elected to the NY State Assembly. [[Dwight Eisenhower]] never attended Columbia, but rather served as a somewhat absentee President of the University while biding his time to run for the Presidency.</ref>, to occupy the Oval Office. Obama was also the first Columbia College alumnus to be nominated by a major modern party ticket, and the first CC alum to be a major party nominee since the Federalists nominated [[DeWitt Clinton]] in [[1812]]. <br />
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He is the second Columbia alumnus to win a [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]], after [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] in [[1931]]. [[Theodore Roosevelt]] also won a Peace Prize, but is not formally an alumnus. <br />
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Obama maintains a somewhat distant relationship to Columbia today. While he has turned down invitations to official Columbia events and appeared to deemphasize his Columbia years in the course of his campaign, Obama has sent personal notes to alumni of his class and is a donor to the university.<br />
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==Columbia years==<br />
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[[Image:Obamasiddiqi.jpg|thumb|right|Obama with his Pakistani friend Sohale Siddiqi in Obama's 109th St. apartment, 1981]]<br />
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[[Image:Obama109.jpg|thumb|right|The apartment building on 109th St. where Obama lived with [[Phil Boerner]] in 1981]]<br />
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[[Image:Obamaboerner.jpg|thumb|right|Photo by Obama of his friend Phil Boerner in their apartment on 109th St., Fall 1981.]]<br />
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[[Image:Obama tenement.jpg|thumb|right|A more recent image of the Yorkville apartment on East 94th where Obama lived during most of his time at Columbia]]<br />
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[[Image:Obamastudent.jpg|thumb|right|Obama in the winter of 1981 after apparently mugging someone for food money.]]<br />
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[[Image:Obama grandparents.jpg|thumb|right|Obama gets a visit from his grandparents during his Columbia years]]<br />
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Obama [[transfer student|transferred]] to CC from [[w:Occidental College|Occidental College]] which is even more rarely mentioned by the President. At Occidental, Obama wrote, he had been into partying and drugs. He hoped the move to New York, where the cold weather would force him to stay inside and read,<ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/06/a-new-look-at-obamas-columbia-years</ref> would put him on a more serious track. <br />
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===Accommodations===<br />
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Columbia at that time barred transfer students from its limited supply of campus housing, so Obama lived off campus. He claims to have spent his first night sleeping in an alley near the corner of 109th and [[Amsterdam Avenue]] and washing with the homeless next to an open fire hydrant, as he had arrived too late to be let in to the apartment he had found, #3E, 142 W. 109th St., between Amsterdam and Columbus. The rent was $360.<br />
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The next day he moved into the apartment with fellow Occidental College transfer [[Phil Boerner]] in the fall of [[1981]]. Boerner, who remained Obama's friend throughout his college years, describes the apartment as a third story walkup with a railroad layout and a missing doorbell. It had a walkthrough layout, and Boerner had to walk through Obama's room to get to his own. The heating frequently failed, one of the reasons Obama wound up spending so much time in [[Butler Library]]. At other times, the two roommates read their books under blankets. Their hot water was also irregular, and they often made use of the Columbia gym showers. They frequently hosted guests from their Occidental days, and Obama was reportedly a gracious host, doing grocery shopping and making chicken curry (which he'd learned to cook from Pakistani friend Sohale Siddiqi).<ref>http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jan_feb09/alumni_corner</ref><ref>http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/recollections-of-obamas-ex-roommate/</ref><br />
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After their first semester, Obama tried to find a better apartment for himself and his friend, but was only able to locate a studio. He eventually moved into a walkup at #6A, 339 E. 94th St., in [[Yorkville]], where he would "chat with his Puerto Rican neighbors about...the sound of gunfire at night".<ref>http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/where-obama-lived-in-1980s-new-york/</ref><br />
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===Academics===<br />
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When he was on campus, Obama concentrated on academic work, spending most of his time in [[Butler Library]] "like a monk", and made few friends. He also took up jogging (around [[Central Park]]) and "stopped getting high". Still, he had time for the occasional beer, and enjoyed watching sports. <br />
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He majored in [[Political Science Department|PoliSci]], and concentrated in "International Relations," (now [[International Politics]] - this is a subfield of the PoliSci major and should not be confused with a "[[concentration]]," the Columbia term that substitutes for what most schools term a "minor"). <br />
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He also took classes in other disciplines, including a class with famed literary theorist [[Edward Said]]. Boehner confirmed that Obama found Said's focus on theory tedious and that both would have preferred to be reading Shakespeare. Obama apparently called Said "a flake". <ref>http://bwog.net/2010/04/06/a-new-look-at-obamas-columbia-years</ref><br />
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Obama's professors and classmates, including former international politics professor Michael Baron and current MTV president Michael Wolf, confirm that he was a brilliant, standout student and that he was an active participant in seminars. Baron said he was one of the top one or two students in his class. Despite this, Obama continually declines requests to release his Columbia transcript.<br />
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Sources first differed on whether he wrote his senior thesis on Soviet nuclear disarmament<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/?q=node/28631</ref> or the North-South debate on trade and the "new international economic order"<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/magazine/04obama-t.html</ref>. Later, it emerged that he had not really written an official thesis at all: students were not required to do so at the time, and what was considered his "thesis" was really a long seminar paper. Obama wrote his for Prof. Baron's American Foreign Policy class. A search has been launched<ref>http://www.bwog.net/articles/obama_s_schoolwork_verily_a_mystery</ref> for a copy of the paper, which was confirmed to have been on the topic of Soviet disarmament. Baron, Obama's de facto "thesis" advisor, is now retired to Florida, and claims to have lost his copy of the paper in a move some time ago.<br />
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It has been reported that Obama graduated without honors<ref>http://www.nysun.com/new-york/obamas-years-at-columbia-are-a-mystery/85015/</ref>, but if the policies then were the same as they are today, he would not have been eligible for [[Latin honors]], because he spent only two years in the college. After graduation, Obama hoped to become a community organizer, but could not find work as one, and joined a consulting firm instead.<br />
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===Extracurriculars===<br />
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In spring 1983, Obama wrote at least one article for the now defunct campus publication ''[[Sundial (magazine)|Sundial]]'', a discussion of the aims and methods of campus anti-war groups.<ref>http://www.politico.com/static/PPM116_obamaessay.html </ref> His friend Phil Boerner explains that during this period, Obama wanted to be writer rather than a politician. <br />
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Obama also claims to have participated to some extent in anti-apartheid activities with the [[Black Students Organization]].<br />
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At one point he worked selling subscriptions to ''[[The New York Times]]'' to pay Columbia's tuition costs.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/opinion/10dowd.html</ref><br />
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===Free time===<br />
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On off days, Obama would reportedly browse bookstores like the [[Strand]] and a Barnes & Noble that apparently once operated across from Columbia. He also went to museums, such as the [[Met]] and the [[Guggenheim]]. <br />
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Boerner remembers their discussions of John Rawls's <i>A Theory of Justice</i> in particular. They also listened to reggae. <br />
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Like many Columbia students, Obama partook of breakfast at [[Tom's Restaurant]] and beers at [[The West End]].<br />
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===Formation of views===<br />
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The racist and anti-Semitic graffiti he sometimes encountered on bathroom walls on campus helped Obama form his ideas about race and class. He wrote of "the almost mathematical precision with which America’s race and class problems joined; the depth, the ferocity, of resulting tribal wars; the bile that flowed freely not just out on the streets but in the stalls of Columbia’s bathrooms as well".<ref>''Dreams from My Father''</ref><br />
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According to Phil Boerner, Obama "could get pretty emotional about sports, food and injustice" at the time.<br />
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==Recent relationship with Columbia==<br />
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Many Columbia students [[w:The Audacity of Hope|audaciously hoped]] he would win the Democratic primary and the national election. Obama, however, appeared to tend to forget or ignore his Columbia affiliation, preferring to mention that he attended [[Harvard|Harvard Law School]]. <br />
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He has repeatedly turned down requests to be the [[Class Day]] speaker in recent years, as well as general requests to appear from the [[College Democrats]]. Recently, CC Class of 2011 President [[Sean Udell]] has spearheaded the "POTUS Project" to get the president to speak at [[University Commencement]], an honor traditionally reserved for the [[University President]] alone. President [[Lee Bollinger]], however, has cosigned the initiative.<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/10/14/ccsc-launches-potus-project-0</ref><br />
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He did, however, note that Columbia was his alma mater while visiting during the [[ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum]], and sent a letter to the attendees of the Class of 1983's 25th reunion gathering (but nobody could remember him). Obama's 2009 tax filings revealed what may be stirrings of latent loyalty to the institution: Obama donated $1,000 to Columbia that fiscal year, giving nothing to Harvard.<br />
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In [[2012]], Obama spoke at the [[Class Day]] of [[Barnard College]]. This caused considerable consternation in the Columbia College community, especially among those who had been organizing to bring him to campus as a Class Day speaker for CC. The ''[[New York Times]]'' speculated that the reasoning was tied to the political issues surrounding women's health at the time.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/us/politics/obama-will-speak-at-barnard-graduation.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1330794112-IRvF63PYWJu3Y6zj7xYWSA</ref><br />
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==Other Columbia coincidences==<br />
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In his primary fight to become the Democratic nominee, Obama faced, among others, [[GS]] alum [[Mike Gravel]]. His Republican opponent was [[John McCain]], a former [[Class Day]] speaker whose daughter, [[Meghan McCain]], was CC'07. In the general election, he also faced tickets with [[Wayne Allen Root]], also CC'83, the Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee, and independent vice presidential candidate [[Matt Gonzalez]] CC'87.<br />
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Following his victory, Obama nominated [[Eric Holder]] CC'73 for Attorney General and [[Julius Genachowski]] CC'85 chairman of the FCC. [[Judd Gregg]] CC'69 was later nominated as Commerce Secretary, but later removed himself from consideration, citing irreconcilable differences with the administration.<br />
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==Revisionism and Obama's Columbia Years==<br />
As with the 'birther' movement's obsession with the veracity of Obama's birth records, occasional hoaxes and misinformation are promulgated surrounding his time at Columbia or a fictitious "thesis" written while a student<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/10/25/2009-10-25_limbaugh_falls_for_obama_thesis_hoax__but_is_in_no_rush_to_apologize.html</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/jan05/cover.php Columbia College Today profile of Obama]<br />
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/us/politics/30obama.html NYT article on Obama's years at Columbia and subsequent time in New York]<br />
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[[Category:Transfer students|Obama, Barack]]</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Peter_sterne&diff=42157Peter sterne2013-04-23T22:47:16Z<p>DixonHill: Created page with "Campus journalist active in Bwog and The Blue and White."</p>
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<div>Campus journalist active in Bwog and The Blue and White.</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Bwog&diff=42152Bwog2013-04-23T22:42:19Z<p>DixonHill: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Bwog.gif|thumb|200px|Bwog's logo up to 2009.]]<br />
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'''Bwog''' is the blog of ''[[The Blue and White|The Blue & White]]'' magazine, centered on campus news and gossip. It was launched on [[January 30|January 30th]], [[2006]].<ref>[http://bwog.net/2006/01/30/you-can-take-the-soviet-out-of-russia "You Can Take the Soviet Out of Russia..."], ''Bwog'', 1/30/06 - First post to Bwog</ref> Some consider it to be snotty and elitist. Others consider it witty and entertaining. Most people read it regardless. <br />
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== History ==<br />
[[Image:Bwogv4.JPG|thumb|200px|Bwog's 2012 redesign]]<br />
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Bwog launched into fame in October [[2006]] with its nearly real-time coverage of the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident. Bwog's founding editor was [[Taylor Walsh]]. A popular sister blog launched in [[2008]] to cover the exploits of [[Hawkmadinejad]]. The site has undergone three serious redesigns since inception, notably on [[January 1]], [[2009]] and [[September 22]], [[2012]]. Both designs were met with immediate backlash from readers<ref>[http://bwog.com/2012/09/23/looking-for-feedback/#comments "Looking for Feedback"], ''Bwog'', 9/23/12</ref>, but just like Facebook, eventually people stop complaining and continue using the site.<br />
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In [[2010]], the site celebrated its [http://bwog.net/2010/04/18/overseen-mrsbo-racecars-and-croquet#comment-198189 100,000th entry comment]. That same year, the site moved from Bwog.net to Bwog.com, for unclear reasons.<br />
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== Common features ==<br />
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*Breaking news<br />
*"Quick" versions of campus publications, especially the ''[[Spec]]''<br />
*Coverage of protests / major campus events<br />
*Lecture hops<br />
*Things overheard on campus<br />
*Event listings<br />
*[[Free food]] announcements<br />
*Internet culture features<br />
*Comments, with a reputation for being caustic and asinine<br />
*[[Senior Wisdom]]<br />
*[[BwogWeather]]<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Bwog-Spectrum Relationship]]<br />
*[[Bwog Uncensored]]<br />
== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://www.bwog.com Bwog]<br />
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[[Category:Student blogs|Bwog]][[Category:Student publications|Bwog]]</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Bwog&diff=42151Bwog2013-04-23T22:41:30Z<p>DixonHill: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Bwog.gif|thumb|200px|Bwog's logo up to 2009.]]<br />
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'''Bwog''' is the blog of ''[[The Blue and White|The Blue & White]]'' magazine, centered on campus news and gossip. It was launched on [[January 30|January 30th]], [[2006]].<ref>[http://bwog.net/2006/01/30/you-can-take-the-soviet-out-of-russia "You Can Take the Soviet Out of Russia..."], ''Bwog'', 1/30/06 - First post to Bwog</ref> Some consider it to be snotty and elitist. Others consider it witty and entertaining. Most people read it regardless. <br />
<br />
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== History ==<br />
[[Image:Bwogv4.JPG|thumb|200px|Bwog's 2012 redesign]]<br />
<br />
Bwog launched into fame in October [[2006]] with its nearly real-time coverage of the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident. Bwog's founding editor was [[Taylor Walsh]]. A popular sister blog launched in [[2008]] to cover the exploits of [[Hawkmadinejad]]. The site has undergone three serious redesigns since inception, notably on [[January 1]], [[2009]] and [[September 22]], [[2012]]. Both designs were met with immediate backlash from readers<ref>[http://bwog.com/2012/09/23/looking-for-feedback/#comments "Looking for Feedback"], ''Bwog'', 9/23/12</ref>, but just like Facebook, eventually people stop complaining and continue using the site.<br />
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In [[2010]], the site celebrated its [http://bwog.net/2010/04/18/overseen-mrsbo-racecars-and-croquet#comment-198189 100,000th entry comment]. That same year, the site moved from Bwog.net to Bwog.com, for unclear reasons.<br />
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== Common features ==<br />
<br />
*Breaking news<br />
*"Quick" versions of campus publications, especially the ''[[Spec]]''<br />
*Coverage of protests / major campus events<br />
*Lecture hops<br />
*Things overheard on campus<br />
*Event listings<br />
*[[Free food]] announcements<br />
*Internet culture features<br />
*Comments, with a reputation for being caustic and asinine<br />
*[[Senior Wisdom]]<br />
*[[BwogWeather]]<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Bwog-Spectrum Relationship]]<br />
*[[Bwog Uncensored]]<br />
== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://www.bwog.com Bwog]<br />
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[[Category:Student blogs|Bwog]][[Category:Student_Publications|Bwog]]</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Bwog&diff=42150Bwog2013-04-23T22:41:14Z<p>DixonHill: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Bwog.gif|thumb|200px|Bwog's logo up to 2009.]]<br />
<br />
'''Bwog''' is the blog of ''[[The Blue and White|The Blue & White]]'' magazine, centered on campus news and gossip. It was launched on [[January 30|January 30th]], [[2006]].<ref>[http://bwog.net/2006/01/30/you-can-take-the-soviet-out-of-russia "You Can Take the Soviet Out of Russia..."], ''Bwog'', 1/30/06 - First post to Bwog</ref> Some consider it to be snotty and elitist. Others consider it witty and entertaining. Most people read it regardless. <br />
<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
[[Image:Bwogv4.JPG|thumb|200px|Bwog's 2012 redesign]]<br />
<br />
Bwog launched into fame in October [[2006]] with its nearly real-time coverage of the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident. Bwog's founding editor was [[Taylor Walsh]]. A popular sister blog launched in [[2008]] to cover the exploits of [[Hawkmadinejad]]. The site has undergone three serious redesigns since inception, notably on [[January 1]], [[2009]] and [[September 22]], [[2012]]. Both designs were met with immediate backlash from readers<ref>[http://bwog.com/2012/09/23/looking-for-feedback/#comments "Looking for Feedback"], ''Bwog'', 9/23/12</ref>, but just like Facebook, eventually people stop complaining and continue using the site.<br />
<br />
In [[2010]], the site celebrated its [http://bwog.net/2010/04/18/overseen-mrsbo-racecars-and-croquet#comment-198189 100,000th entry comment]. That same year, the site moved from Bwog.net to Bwog.com, for unclear reasons.<br />
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== Common features ==<br />
<br />
*Breaking news<br />
*"Quick" versions of campus publications, especially the ''[[Spec]]''<br />
*Coverage of protests / major campus events<br />
*Lecture hops<br />
*Things overheard on campus<br />
*Event listings<br />
*[[Free food]] announcements<br />
*Internet culture features<br />
*Comments, with a reputation for being caustic and asinine<br />
*[[Senior Wisdom]]<br />
*[[BwogWeather]]<br />
<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
*[[Bwog-Spectrum Relationship]]<br />
*[[Bwog Uncensored]]<br />
== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
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*[http://www.bwog.com Bwog]<br />
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[[Category:Student blogs|Bwog]][[Category:Publications|Bwog]]</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Bwog&diff=42149Bwog2013-04-23T22:40:59Z<p>DixonHill: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Bwog.gif|thumb|200px|Bwog's logo up to 2009.]]<br />
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'''Bwog''' is the blog of ''[[The Blue and White|The Blue & White]]'' magazine, centered on campus news and gossip. It was launched on [[January 30|January 30th]], [[2006]].<ref>[http://bwog.net/2006/01/30/you-can-take-the-soviet-out-of-russia "You Can Take the Soviet Out of Russia..."], ''Bwog'', 1/30/06 - First post to Bwog</ref> Some consider it to be snotty and elitist. Others consider it witty and entertaining. Most people read it regardless. <br />
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== History ==<br />
[[Image:Bwogv4.JPG|thumb|200px|Bwog's 2012 redesign]]<br />
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Bwog launched into fame in October [[2006]] with its nearly real-time coverage of the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident. Bwog's founding editor was [[Taylor Walsh]]. A popular sister blog launched in [[2008]] to cover the exploits of [[Hawkmadinejad]]. The site has undergone three serious redesigns since inception, notably on [[January 1]], [[2009]] and [[September 22]], [[2012]]. Both designs were met with immediate backlash from readers<ref>[http://bwog.com/2012/09/23/looking-for-feedback/#comments "Looking for Feedback"], ''Bwog'', 9/23/12</ref>, but just like Facebook, eventually people stop complaining and continue using the site.<br />
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In [[2010]], the site celebrated its [http://bwog.net/2010/04/18/overseen-mrsbo-racecars-and-croquet#comment-198189 100,000th entry comment]. That same year, the site moved from Bwog.net to Bwog.com, for unclear reasons.<br />
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== Common features ==<br />
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*Breaking news<br />
*"Quick" versions of campus publications, especially the ''[[Spec]]''<br />
*Coverage of protests / major campus events<br />
*Lecture hops<br />
*Things overheard on campus<br />
*Event listings<br />
*[[Free food]] announcements<br />
*Internet culture features<br />
*Comments, with a reputation for being caustic and asinine<br />
*[[Senior Wisdom]]<br />
*[[BwogWeather]]<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Bwog-Spectrum Relationship]]<br />
*[[Bwog Uncensored]]<br />
== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://www.bwog.com Bwog]<br />
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[[Category:Student blogs|Bwog]][[Category:Student Publications|Bwog]]</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Alex_Jones&diff=39345Alex Jones2012-10-15T15:47:42Z<p>DixonHill: Created page with "Alex Jones, CC '13, succeeded Ella Quittner as Bwog Editor after she ended her term a semester early in the fall of 2012."</p>
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<div>Alex Jones, CC '13, succeeded Ella Quittner as Bwog Editor after she ended her term a semester early in the fall of 2012.</div>DixonHillhttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Ella_Quittner&diff=39344Ella Quittner2012-10-15T15:46:42Z<p>DixonHill: </p>
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<div>'''Ella Quittner''' CC'13 was the editor-in-chief of [[Bwog]] for [[2012]]. On September 22, 2012, she announced that she would step down prematurely as editor for ambiguous personal reasons.<br />
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