https://www.wikicu.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Venus+in+Furs&feedformat=atomWikiCU - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T12:31:24ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.31.8https://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Class_Day&diff=13679Class Day2007-05-17T04:25:52Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>'''Class Day''' is like graduation, but not really ([[Commencement]], at which students are formally conferred their degrees, is held on a separate day). These celebrations, held for each of Columbia's undergraduate schools, feature keynote speakers (usually alumni), and an occasion for students to have their names called out and walk across the stage. Their existence forces students' parents to spend an extra day or two dealing with their children's commencement.<br />
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==Speaker controversies==<br />
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Speakers at recent [[Columbia College]] class days have been controversial. In [[2006]], Senator [[John McCain]] spoke, and many were upset that he did not represent the political beliefs of most CC students. [[Matthew Fox]], a star of TV's ''Lost'', is the scheduled speaker for [[2007]], but has been seen as an underwhelming or inappropriate choice for such a serious occasion.<br />
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== Class Day speakers ==<br />
===Undergraduate School Speakers===<br />
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{|<br />
|- style="background:#DDDDDD;"<br />
| '''Year'''<br />
| '''[[Columbia College]]'''<br />
| '''[[SEAS]]'''<br />
| '''[[General Studies]]'''<br />
| '''[[Barnard College]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2007]]<br />
|[[Matthew Fox|Matthew C. Fox]] C '89<br />
|[[Santiago Calatrava]] Parent '06, '07<br />
|Deborah Marshall, GS '79<br />
|Anna Deavere Smith<br />
|-<br />
|[[2006]]<br />
|[[John McCain]] Parent '07<br />
|Raymond P. Daddazio E '75<br />
|Antonio Luis Freitas GS '97<br />
|Francine du Plessix Gray BC '52 <br />
|-<br />
|[[2005]]<br />
|[[Robert Kraft]] C '63<br />
|Mynoon Doro E '73<br />
|Michael Margitich, GS '99<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[2004]]<br />
|[[Tony Kushner]] C '78 [http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jul04/cover.php]<br />
|Savio Tung E '73<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[2003]]<br />
|[[George Stephanopoulos]] C '82 [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/vforum/03/cc_class_day/cc.ram]<br />
|Michael Massimino E '84 [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/vforum/03/seas_class_day/seas.ram]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[2002]]<br />
|[[David J. Stern]] L '66 [http://www.college.columbia.edu/aboutcc/news/video_classday2002_stern_ref.php]<br />
|Jeffrey Bleustein [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/vforum/02/seas_class_day/seas.ram]<br />
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|<br />
|-<br />
|[[2001]]<br />
|David Boies<br />
|<br />
|R. W. Apple, Jr GS '61<br />
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|-<br />
|[[2000]]<br />
|[[Brian Dennehy]] C '60<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[1999]]<br />
|Claire Shipman C '86<br />
|David E. Shaw<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[1998]]<br />
|Judge Joseph A. Greenaway C '78<br />
|Norman R. Augustine<br />
|<br />
|Joyce Purnick BC '67<br />
|-<br />
|[[1997]]<br />
|Jonathan Kozol <br />
|David Marks<br />
|<br />
|Anna Quindlen BC '74<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996]]<br />
|Robert E. Rubin<br />
|Y.D. Kim<br />
|Joseph Califano<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[1995]]<br />
|Tom Brokaw<br />
|Samuel L. Higginbottom C '43, E '43<br />
|<br />
|Madeleine K. Albright GSAS '68, SIPA '76<br />
|-<br />
|[[1994]]<br />
|Fritz Stern<br />
|Eleanor Baum<br />
|<br />
|Sheila E. Widnall<br />
|-<br />
|[[1987]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|Charles S. Robb<br />
|}<br />
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[[Category:Commencement]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Class_Day&diff=13678Class Day2007-05-17T04:25:23Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>'''Class Day''' is like graduation, but not really ([[Commencement]], at which students are formally conferred their degrees, is held on a separate day). These celebrations, held for each of Columbia's undergraduate schools, feature keynote speakers (usually alumni), and an occasion for students to have their names called out and walk across the stage. Their existence forces students' parents to spend an extra day or two dealing with their children's commencement.<br />
<br />
==Speaker controversies==<br />
<br />
Speakers at recent [[Columbia College]] class days have been controversial. In [[2006]], Senator [[John McCain]] spoke, and many were upset that he did not represent the political beliefs of most CC students. [[Matthew Fox]], a star of TV's ''Lost'', is the scheduled speaker for [[2007]], but has been seen as an underwhelming or inappropriate choice for such a serious occasion.<br />
<br />
== Class Day speakers ==<br />
===Undergraduate School Speakers===<br />
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{|<br />
|- style="background:#DDDDDD;"<br />
| '''Year'''<br />
| '''[[Columbia College]]'''<br />
| '''[[SEAS]]'''<br />
| '''[[General Studies]]'''<br />
| '''[[Barnard College]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2007]]<br />
|[[Matthew Fox|Matthew C. Fox]] C '89<br />
|[[Santiago Calatrava]] Parent '06, '07<br />
|Deborah Marshall, GS '79<br />
|Anna Deavere Smith<br />
|-<br />
|[[2006]]<br />
|[[John McCain]] Parent '07<br />
|Raymond P. Daddazio E '75<br />
|Antonio Luis Freitas GS '97<br />
|Francine du Plessix Gray BC '52 <br />
|-<br />
|[[2005]]<br />
|[[Robert Kraft]] C '63<br />
|Mynoon Doro E '73<br />
|Michael Margitich, GS '99<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[2004]]<br />
|[[Tony Kushner]] C '78 [http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jul04/cover.php]<br />
|Savio Tung E '73<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[2003]]<br />
|[[George Stephanopoulos]] C '82 [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/vforum/03/cc_class_day/cc.ram]<br />
|Michael Massimino E '84 [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/vforum/03/seas_class_day/seas.ram]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[2002]]<br />
|[[David J. Stern]] L '66 [http://www.college.columbia.edu/aboutcc/news/video_classday2002_stern_ref.php]<br />
|Jeffrey Bleustein [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/vforum/02/seas_class_day/seas.ram]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[2001]]<br />
|David Boies<br />
|<br />
|R. W. Apple, Jr GS '61<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[2000]]<br />
|[[Brian Dennehy]] C '60<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[1999]]<br />
|Claire Shipman C '86<br />
|David E. Shaw<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[1998]]<br />
|Judge Joseph A. Greenaway C '78<br />
|Norman R. Augustine<br />
|<br />
|Joyce Purnick BC '67<br />
|-<br />
|[[1997]]<br />
|Jonathan Kozol <br />
|David Marks<br />
|<br />
|Anna Quindlen BC '74<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996]]<br />
|Robert E. Rubin<br />
|Y.D. Kim<br />
|Joseph Califano<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[1995]]<br />
|Tom Brokaw<br />
|Samuel L. Higginbottom C '43, E '43<br />
|<br />
|Madeleine K. Albright GSAS '68, SIPA '76<br />
|-<br />
|[[1994]]<br />
|Fritz Stern<br />
|Eleanor Baum<br />
|<br />
Sheila E. Widnall<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[1987]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|Charles S. Robb<br />
|}<br />
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[[Category:Commencement]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Class_Day&diff=13677Class Day2007-05-17T04:22:05Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>'''Class Day''' is like graduation, but not really ([[Commencement]], at which students are formally conferred their degrees, is held on a separate day). These celebrations, held for each of Columbia's undergraduate schools, feature keynote speakers (usually alumni), and an occasion for students to have their names called out and walk across the stage. Their existence forces students' parents to spend an extra day or two dealing with their children's commencement.<br />
<br />
==Speaker controversies==<br />
<br />
Speakers at recent [[Columbia College]] class days have been controversial. In [[2006]], Senator [[John McCain]] spoke, and many were upset that he did not represent the political beliefs of most CC students. [[Matthew Fox]], a star of TV's ''Lost'', is the scheduled speaker for [[2007]], but has been seen as an underwhelming or inappropriate choice for such a serious occasion.<br />
<br />
== Class Day speakers ==<br />
===Undergraduate School Speakers===<br />
<br />
{|<br />
|- style="background:#DDDDDD;"<br />
| '''Year'''<br />
| '''[[Columbia College]]'''<br />
| '''[[SEAS]]'''<br />
| '''[[General Studies]]'''<br />
| '''[[Barnard College]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2007]]<br />
|[[Matthew Fox|Matthew C. Fox]] C '89<br />
|[[Santiago Calatrava]] Parent '06, '07<br />
|Deborah Marshall, GS '79<br />
|Anna Deavere Smith<br />
|-<br />
|[[2006]]<br />
|[[John McCain]] Parent '07<br />
|Raymond P. Daddazio E '75<br />
|Antonio Luis Freitas GS '97<br />
|Francine du Plessix Gray BC '52 <br />
|-<br />
|[[2005]]<br />
|[[Robert Kraft]] C '63<br />
|Mynoon Doro E '73<br />
|Michael Margitich, GS '99<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[2004]]<br />
|[[Tony Kushner]] C '78 [http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jul04/cover.php]<br />
|Savio Tung E '73<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[2003]]<br />
|[[George Stephanopoulos]] C '82 [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/vforum/03/cc_class_day/cc.ram]<br />
|Michael Massimino E '84 [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/vforum/03/seas_class_day/seas.ram]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[2002]]<br />
|[[David J. Stern]] L '66 [http://www.college.columbia.edu/aboutcc/news/video_classday2002_stern_ref.php]<br />
|Jeffrey Bleustein [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/vforum/02/seas_class_day/seas.ram]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[2001]]<br />
|David Boies<br />
|<br />
|R. W. Apple, Jr GS '61<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[2000]]<br />
|[[Brian Dennehy]] C '60<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[1999]]<br />
|Claire Shipman C '86<br />
|David E. Shaw<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[1998]]<br />
|Judge Joseph A. Greenaway C '78<br />
|Norman R. Augustine<br />
|<br />
|Joyce Purnick BC '67<br />
|-<br />
|[[1997]]<br />
|Jonathan Kozol <br />
|David Marks<br />
|<br />
|Anna Quindlen BC '74<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996]]<br />
|Robert E. Rubin<br />
|Y.D. Kim<br />
|Joseph Califano<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[1995]]<br />
|Tom Brokaw<br />
|Samuel L. Higginbottom C '43, E '43<br />
|<br />
|Madeleine K. Albright GSAS '68, SIPA '76<br />
|-<br />
|[[1994]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|[[1987]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|Charles S. Robb<br />
|}<br />
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[[Category:Commencement]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Study_spaces&diff=12123Study spaces2007-04-27T15:21:39Z<p>Venus in Furs: New page: The following spaces are ideal for studying: == During Finals == === Butler Library === * 24/7 Milstein Reading Rooms: 202, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 213a, 214 (Butler Lounge), 303, 3...</p>
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<div>The following spaces are ideal for studying:<br />
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== During Finals ==<br />
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=== [[Butler Library]] ===<br />
* 24/7 Milstein Reading Rooms: 202, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 213a, 214 (Butler Lounge), 303, 303a, 304, 403, 403a, 404, 405, 406a, 406, 407, 408, 409, 409a<br />
* Butler 301 and 310 are open 24 hours a day for finals period.<br />
* Butler 203 will be open Monday through Friday from 5pm to 9am, and 24 hours a day on Saturday and Sunday, for finals period.<br />
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=== Other Libraries ===<br />
See [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/news/spotlight/2007/Copy_of_20070427.graduating_soon.html this page] for an overview of extended hours at all [[Columbia Libraries]].<br />
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=== [[Hamilton Hall]] ===<br />
* Rooms 309, 313, 317, 318, 404, 613, 616 and 707 will be available as study space until 11pm<br />
* After 11pm all the rooms on the third floor and all the rooms on the 4th floor will be available all night.<br />
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[[Category:Places]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Chris_Kulawik&diff=11237Chris Kulawik2007-04-16T03:28:05Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>[[Image:ChrisKulawik2.jpg|thumb|300px|Chris Kulawik]]<br />
[[Image:Chriskulawik.jpg|thumb|300px|Kulawik on Fox]]<br />
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{{dir-also|cek2105}}<br />
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'''Chris Kulawik''', [[Columbia College|CC]] '08, is a well-known conservative student.<br />
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He was once president of [[C4]], and is now head of the [[College Republicans]]. He has helped bring John Ashcroft and the [[:w:Minutemen|Minutemen]] to campus. The latter event prompted the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident.<br />
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Kulawik would be considered a "normal" at most universities, but is viewed as an extreme right-wing fascist at Columbia. In an interview with the [[New York Times]] he referred to himself as the "most hated person on campus".<ref>Reference required.</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Students]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=David_Judd&diff=11236David Judd2007-04-16T03:27:20Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>[[Image:DavidJudd.jpg|thumb|300px|David Judd]]<br />
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{{dir-also|daj2105}}<br />
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'''David Judd''' [[SEAS]] 08, is a Communist and campus political activist.<br />
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A leadership figure in the [[ISO]], he was implicated in the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident and received a [[disciplinary warning]] for his actions.<br />
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[[Category:Students]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=A_Million_Mogadishus&diff=9349A Million Mogadishus2007-04-04T07:17:16Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>In [[2003]], at a 'teach-in' on the Iraqi conflict, Nicholas De Genova, a Columbia University assistant professor of anthropology called for "a million Mogadishus", referring to the slaughter of 18 U.S. soldiers in Somolia in 1993. Columbia Historian [[Eric Foner]] called De Geneova's "idiotic." His remarks were picked up by the press as an example of rampant leftism and anti-Americanism on Columbia's campus. <br />
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It was a low point for both public discourse about the war in Iraq and for Columbia.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/anthropology/fac-bios/de_genova/faculty.html Faculty web page]<br />
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[[Category: Scandals]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Library_Information_Office&diff=9348Library Information Office2007-04-04T07:05:27Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>The '''Library Information Office''' (LIO) is located in Room 201 of [[Butler Library]], just to the left of the front door.<br />
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Besides answering general questions about the Columbia University library system, it offers a variety of services, including assistance with visitor access, management of the library's lockers and processing of fine payments for overdue/lost library materials. The last service is especially important, considering one needs to have all library fines cleared in order to receive a diploma.<br />
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== Fine Payments ==<br />
The LIO accepts the following payment options for fines:<br />
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* Credit card (Mastercard or Visa) - including payment by phone (tel: 212-854-7309)<br />
* Check (made payable to "[[Columbia University Libraries]]")<br />
* Money order<br />
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== Opening hours ==<br />
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* Monday through Wednesday: 9am–6pm<br />
* Thursday: 9am–8pm<br />
* Friday: 9am–6pm<br />
* Saturday: 11am–6pm<br />
* Sunday: 12pm–5pm<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/services/lio/ Library Information Office]<br />
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[[Category:Libraries]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Library_Information_Office&diff=9347Library Information Office2007-04-04T07:04:36Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>The '''Library Information Office''' (LIO) is located in Room 201 of [[Butler Library]], just to the left of the front door.<br />
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Besides answering general questions about the Columbia University library system, it offers a variety of services, including assistance with visitor access, management of the library's lockers and processing of fine payments for overdue/lost library materials. The last service is especially important, considering one needs to have all library fines cleared in order to receive a diploma.<br />
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== Fine Payments ==<br />
The LIO accepts the following payment options for fines:<br />
<br />
* Credit card (Mastercard or Visa) - including payment by phone (tel: 212-854-7309)<br />
* Check (made payable to "Columbia University libraries")<br />
* Money order<br />
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== Opening hours ==<br />
<br />
* Monday through Wednesday: 9am–6pm<br />
* Thursday: 9am–8pm<br />
* Friday: 9am–6pm<br />
* Saturday: 11am–6pm<br />
* Sunday: 12pm–5pm<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/services/lio/ Library Information Office]<br />
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[[Category:Libraries]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Borrow_Direct&diff=9346Borrow Direct2007-04-04T07:03:07Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Borrowdirectlogo.jpg|thumb|180px|Borrow Direct logo]]<br />
'''Borrow Direct''' is an interlibrary borrowing service offered by all of the Ivy League Universities except [[Harvard]].<br />
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It allows students, faculty and staff at these institutions to request books directly from each others' collections.<br />
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Much faster than Interlibrary Loan (ILL), Borrow Direct is a great way to obtain books that are checked out, on reserve or otherwise unavailable in the Columbia University library system.<br />
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Borrow Direct books have a loan period of 4 weeks. No renewals are permitted. However, lending institutions rarely proceed to charge overdue fines for late books despite the fact that patrons are warned that such fines may be charged and strongly advised to return items promptly for the maintenance of "good relationships with our partner libraries."<br />
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If available, requested materials will be ready for pickup within four business days of the original request. In one user's totally subjective personal experience, [[Yale]] and [[Princeton]] libraries are fastest (sometimes delivering books within one day). <br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/lweb/requestit/borrowdirect/ Borrow Direct website]<br />
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[[Category:Libraries]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Library_Information_Office&diff=9345Library Information Office2007-04-04T07:01:52Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>The '''Library Information Office''' (LIO) is located in Room 201 of [[Butler Library]], just to the left of the front door.<br />
<br />
Besides answering general questions about the Columbia University library system, it offers a variety of services, including assistance with visitor access, management of the library's lockers and processing of fine payments for overdue/lost library materials. The last service is especially important, considering one needs to have all library fines cleared in order to receive a diploma.<br />
<br />
== Fine Payments ==<br />
The LIO accepts the following payment options for fines:<br />
<br />
* Credit card (Mastercard or Visa) - including payment by phone (tel: 212-854-7309)<br />
* Check (made payable to "Columbia University libraries"<br />
* Money order<br />
<br />
== Opening hours ==<br />
<br />
* Monday through Wednesday: 9am–6pm<br />
* Thursday: 9am–8pm<br />
* Friday: 9am–6pm<br />
* Saturday: 11am–6pm<br />
* Sunday: 12pm–5pm<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/services/lio/ Library Information Office]<br />
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[[Category:Libraries]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Owlet&diff=9344User talk:Owlet2007-04-04T06:45:24Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>Why did you reverse the table? [[User:Feinstein|Feinstein]] 00:46, 4 April 2007 (EDT)<br />
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=== Re: Edits to General Studies page ===<br />
I reverted your edits to the core requirements section. The amount of information is unwieldy, and it's lifted directly off [http://www.gs.columbia.edu/bulletin_courses/bulletin98/bach_core.html this website]. I don't see how we can't simply direct students to such a page via a link if they want more information about the core requirements.--[[User:Venus in Furs|Venus in Furs]] 02:45, 4 April 2007 (EDT)</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=School_of_General_Studies&diff=9343School of General Studies2007-04-04T06:41:40Z<p>Venus in Furs: Reverted edits by Owlet (Talk); changed back to last version by Absentminded</p>
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<div>{{Infobox school<br />
|Name=General Studies<br />
|Image=GS-Shield.gif<br />
|Established=[[1947]]<br />
|Dean=[[Peter Awn]]<br />
|Degrees=[[BA]], [[BS]], Postbac Certificate in Premedical Sciences<br />
|Enrollment=1,260 Undergraduate, 433 Postbac students (2006)<br />
|Website=[http://www.gs.columbia.edu/ www.gs.columbia.edu]<br />
}}The '''School of General Studies''', or '''GS''' is a degree-granting college of Columbia University. It confers Bachelor of Art and Bachelor of Science degrees in over forty different majors. In addition to its undergraduate program, GS also offers a joint program with List College of the [[Jewish Theological Seminary]] as well as a postbaccalaureate premedical program. The average age of GS students is 27.<ref>[http://www.gs.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/newspages.dll/pages?sitename=COLAD&record=449&htmlfile=gsnews2.htm Profile of 2006 admitted students]</ref><br />
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== Admissions ==<br />
Although the School of General Studies is notoriously tight-lipped about its admission criteria and the statistics on admitted students, some information is available. Most GS students are transfer students, as 78% of the admitted class in 2006 transferred some college credit.<ref>Source: [http://www.gs.columbia.edu/bulletin_courses/bulletin98/tc.html 78% of 2006 admitted students transferred credit.]</ref> For transfer students, a minimum college GPA of 3.00 is required.<ref>[http://www.gs.columbia.edu/FAQ_transferstudents.htm Source: GS admissions FAQ for transfer students]</ref> GS also requires standardized test scores for entry. The school will use scores from the SAT, ACT, or the school's own General Studies Admissions Exam. <ref>[http://www.gs.columbia.edu/FAQ_transferstudents.htm Source: ibid]</ref> A list of admissions requirements and procedures is available from the [http://www.gs.columbia.edu/index_howtoapply.htm/ General Studies website]<br />
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The School tends to admit nearly 50% of applicants.<ref>[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/opir/abstract/admissions_2006.html Admissions Statistics 2004-2006]</ref> The profile of the applicant pool or the admitted pool is unknown. <br />
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Additional statistics on application, admission, and matriculation are available at the website of the Office of Planning and Institutional Research. [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/opir/index.html]<br />
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== Academics ==<br />
GS students must complete a total of 124 credits to graduate. Up to 60 of these credits may be transferred from another institution; at least 64 credits must be completed at Columbia University.<ref>Source: [http://www.gs.columbia.edu/bulletin_courses/bulletin98/tc.html GS Credit Policies]</ref> GS students must complete the core requirements and a major. GS students may attend full-time or part-time, while CC students are expected to attend full-time (part-time study is accepted under special circumstances.)<br />
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=== Core Requirements ===<br />
The following table lists the core requirements for GS and CC:<br />
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!width="45%"|GS<ref>[http://www.gs.columbia.edu/bulletin_courses/Bulletin98/bach_core.html School of General Studes Core Requirements]</ref> <br />
!width="45%"|CC<ref>[http://www.college.columbia.edu/core/ Columbia College Core Curriculum]</ref><br />
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!Writing<ref>[[University Writing]] is required of both GS and CC students, but the sections are divided by school.</ref><br />
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|[[University Writing]]<br />
|[[University Writing]]<br />
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!Literature<br />
|2 Literature Courses OR [[Literature Humanities]]<br />
|[[Literature Humanities]]<br />
|-<br />
!Foreign Language<br />
|4th Semester of a Language OR exemption by university exam<br />
|4th Semester of a Language OR exemption by university exam<br />
|-<br />
!Art<br />
|[[Art Humanities]], Asian Humanities (Art) or exemption by similar course taken at another institution<br />
|[[Art Humanities]]<br />
|-<br />
!Music<br />
|[[Music Humanities]] or Asian Humanities (Music) or exemption by similar course taken at another institution<br />
|[[Music Humanities]]<br />
|-<br />
!Humanities/Social Science<br />
|2 courses each in Humanities and Social Science (students have the option to take [[Contemporary Civilization]], which satisfies the Social Science requirement.<br />
|[[Contemporary Civilization]]<br />
|-<br />
!Quantitative Reasoning<br />
|Exemption by exam: 600 on Math section of SAT OR any mathematics, statistics, economics, or computer science course, OR [[Frontiers of Science]], which satisfies both a Science and the Quantitative requirements<br />
|Covered under Science requirement<br />
|-<br />
!Physical Education<br />
|None<br />
|[[Swim test]], 2 courses<br />
|-<br />
!Science<br />
|3 science courses, one of which can be [[Frontiers of Science]]<br />
|[[Frontiers of Science]] and 2 additional science courses<br />
|-<br />
!Cultural Diversity<br />
|1 course that focuses on a culture, society, literature, or language of a nation or region that, as a general principle, is located outside the United States, Canada, or Europe.<br />
|2 courses from the Major Cultures [http://www.college.columbia.edu/DocRep/academics/core/major_cult.pdf Approved Courses List]<br />
|}<br />
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=== Major Requirements ===<br />
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Major requirements are determined departmentally. These are generally the same for both GS and CC.<br />
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== Financial Aid ==<br />
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GS offers scholarships for both newly accepted and continuing students. These scholarships are merit- rather than need-based, and the amounts awarded range from $500 to $18,000.<br />
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A common complaint made by GS students is that the financial aid amounts and options offered by GS are smaller than those offered to CC/SEAS students. In the absence of need-based institutional aid, many GS students rely on a combination of loans, external grants, and personal funds. In 2006 the University announced financial aid reforms for CC and SEAS students whose parents earn less than $50,000 annually. <br />
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GS does not offer parity with the packages offered to CC/SEAS students. This is because the scholarship system at GS is independent of the financial aid system for CC/SEAS and funding is sourced from a separate GS-only pool. GS has made some recent efforts to address the issue, both through campaigns to increase the endowment and by increasing its scholarship offerings by 10 percent (in 2006.)<br />
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== History ==<br />
The University Extension program was reorganized and renamed the School of General Studies in 1947, in part to address the influx of GIs returning from World War II. It became Columbia's third official undergraduate school. It is sometimes claimed that [[Barnard College]] is Columbia's third undergraduate school, and GS is its fourth; however Barnard is officially only affiliated with Columbia University, while GS, its deans, and students are formally integrated into the university proper, along with [[Columbia College]] and the [[Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences]].<br />
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GS originally maintained its own faculty, classes, and programs. In 1967 the University first decided (over the objection of the Columbia College Faculty) to allow GS to grant the B.A. degree in addition to the B.S. In the 1980s it was separated from the [[School of Continuing Education|Division of Continuing Education]]. In 1990, the CC, GS, and GSAS faculties were merged into the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. <br />
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== Housing ==<br />
General Studies students are not eligible for the CC/SEAS [[Room Selection]] process. However, many GS students receive housing through [[University Apartment Housing]].<br />
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== Myths ==<br />
* GS is night school.<br />
:GS students attend the same classes as students in other colleges at the university. Columbia offers some classes at night, which are available to all students.<br />
* GS is an extension program.<br />
:GS is a degree-granting college. Students are expected to pursue a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. The separate [[School of Continuing Education]] offers individual courses on non-degree basis.<br />
* GS is a back door to CC. <br />
:* GS and CC are separate administrative units. It is not possible to go from GS to CC; in some cases, students can go from CC to GS. <br />
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== Relationship to Columbia College ==<br />
The School of General Studies is loosely defined as a school for 'non-traditional students.' Non-traditional in GS terms seems to refer to anybody who has had a gap of one year or more in their undergraduate studies.<ref>[http://www.gs.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/newspages.dll/pages?sitename=COLAD&record=449&htmlfile=gsnews2.htm Average gap in studies for a GS student is 6 years]</ref> By inference, Columbia College is for 'traditional students' who matriculate directly from high school and have not had a gap of more than one year in their undergraduate studies. On this basis, students interested are applying to study at Columbia University are tracked to an 'appropriate' school. These admissions criteria favor tracking older students into the School of General Studies and is de facto if not de jure age discrimination.<br />
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Part of the tension between Columbia College and General Studies stems from the University's [[1967]] decision (over the objection of the Columbia College Faculty) to allow GS to grant the A.B. degree in addition to the B.S., undermining one of the few priveleges Columbia College had within a University that was often hostile to its very existence. As a result, even though GS and CC students are academically indistinguishable- they both receive instruction in the liberal arts and sciences from the Columbia Faculty of Arts and Sciences and receive the Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University- GS is treated as a lesser school, possibly at the instigiation of a still resentful College.<br />
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While the University's decision eliminated the College's exclusive prerogative to grant the A.B. degree, the University most likely viewed it as yet another revenue stream. It should be noted that for a large part of it's history, the University administration has paid scant attention to the College. Then-dean of the College David Truman reportedly broke into tears when he learned of the Trustees' decision.<br />
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At the time each of schools had a faculty independent of the other, with professors able to hold joint-appointments between multiple faculties. There was likely a certain sense of the College faculty's privilege to grant the A.B. being encroached on. The independent faculties of the schools have since been integrated into a single Faculty of Arts and Science.<br />
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With the integration of the faculties, it becomes harder to justify the segregation of GS within the University. GS admissions statistics are not reported in conjunction with CC/SEAS statistics- though this is related both to GS's much later decision dates, and the opacity of it's admissions process. GS releases few statistics about its incoming class, leading to speculation that GS lets in students with subpar statistics, which the University then 'hides.' This is also the grounds for accusations that GS is a "back door" to a Columbia undergraduate education.<br />
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Additionally GS students deal with a dearth of financial aid funding. Because GS is operated separately from the joint administration of CC and SEAS, it is not covered in the plan to eliminate student loans for CC and SEAS students with family incomes below $50,000, an initiative applicable only to the financial aid office under CC/SEAS's [[Division of Student Affairs]].<br />
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The somewhat arbitrary delineations between the College and GS have grown as a result of attempts to reconcile the overlap between the schools while justifying the disparate standing of the schools within the University. The wide range of constituents forming the GS student body, from professionals or drop outs returning to school for a degree, to students who took 2 years off before attending college, to 'traditional' age students enrolled in the Joint Degree Program with List College at JTS, to post-bac pre-med students, makes it hard to say just what identity GS students have that makes them so different from their fellow students in the College.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* [http://www.gs.columbia.edu/history.htm History of the School of General Studies]<br />
*[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2007/03/05/News/Implications.General.Studies-2757242.shtml IMPLICATIONS: General Studies (Article on the evolving and conflicting identities of GS)] - [[Columbia Spectator|The Spectator]] 3/5/07<br />
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,810834,00.html The Unwashed Brother (article on GS in Time Magazine, circa 1959.)]<br />
* [[w:Columbia University School of General Studies|Wikipedia article]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.gs.columbia.edu/home.asp GS website]<br />
* [http://www.gs.columbia.edu/studentservices/housing.htm GS Housing website]<br />
* [http://www.alumni.gs.columbia.edu/ OwlNet, GS Alumni website]<br />
* [http://gslounge.com/ GSLOUNGE] (Official Site of the [[GSSC]])<br />
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[[Category:Schools]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Borrow_Direct&diff=9339Borrow Direct2007-04-04T06:22:42Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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'''Borrow Direct''' is an interlibrary borrowing service offered by all of the Ivy League Universities except [[Harvard]].<br />
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It allows students, faculty and staff at these institutions to request books directly from each others' collections.<br />
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Much faster than Interlibrary Loan (ILL), Borrow Direct is a great way to obtain books that are checked out, on reserve or otherwise unavailable in the Columbia University library system.<br />
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Borrow Direct books have a loan period of 4 weeks. No renewals are permitted. However, lending institutions rarely proceed to charge overdue fines for late books despite the fact that patrons are warned that such fines may be charged and strongly advised to return items promptly for the maintenance of "good relationships with our partner libraries."<br />
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If available, requested materials will be ready for pickup within four business days of the original request. In one user's totally subjective personal experience, [[Yale]] and [[Princeton]] libraries are fastest (sometimes delivering books within one day). <br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/lweb/requestit/borrowdirect/ Borrow Direct website]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Borrow_Direct&diff=9338Borrow Direct2007-04-04T06:20:44Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Borrowdirectlogo.jpg|thumb|180px|Borrow Direct logo]]<br />
'''Borrow Direct''' is an interlibrary borrowing service offered by all of the Ivy League Universities except for [[Harvard]].<br />
<br />
It allows students, faculty and staff at these institutions to request books directly from each others' collections.<br />
<br />
Much faster than Interlibrary Loan (ILL), Borrow Direct is a great way to obtain books that are checked out, on reserve or otherwise unavailable in the Columbia University library system.<br />
<br />
Borrow Direct books have a loan period of 4 weeks. No renewals are permitted. However, lending institutions rarely proceed to charge overdue fines for late books despite the fact that patrons are warned that such fines may be charged and strongly advised to return items promptly for the maintenance of "good relationships with our partner libraries."<br />
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If available, requested materials will be ready for pickup within four business days of the original request. In one user's totally subjective personal experience, [[Yale]] and [[Princeton]] libraries are fastest (sometimes delivering books within one day). <br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/lweb/requestit/borrowdirect/ Borrow Direct website]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=File:Borrowdirectlogo.jpg&diff=9337File:Borrowdirectlogo.jpg2007-04-04T06:18:47Z<p>Venus in Furs: Borrow Direct logo</p>
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<div>Borrow Direct logo</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Borrow_Direct&diff=9336Borrow Direct2007-04-04T06:14:54Z<p>Venus in Furs: New page: '''Borrow Direct''' is an interlibrary borrowing service offered by all of the Ivy League Universities except for Harvard. It allows students, faculty and staff at these institutions ...</p>
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<div>'''Borrow Direct''' is an interlibrary borrowing service offered by all of the Ivy League Universities except for [[Harvard]].<br />
<br />
It allows students, faculty and staff at these institutions to request books directly from each others' collections.<br />
<br />
Much faster than Interlibrary Loan (ILL), Borrow Direct is a great way to obtain books that are checked out, on reserve or otherwise unavailable in the Columbia University library system.<br />
<br />
Borrow Direct books have a loan period of 4 weeks. No renewals are permitted. However, lending institutions rarely proceed to charge overdue fines for late books despite the fact that patrons are warned that such fines may be charged and strongly advised to return items promptly for the maintenance of "good relationships with our partner libraries."<br />
<br />
If available, requested materials will be ready for pickup within four business days of the original request. In one user's totally subjective personal experience, [[Yale]] and [[Princeton]] libraries are fastest (sometimes delivering books within one day). <br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
*[https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/lweb/requestit/borrowdirect/ Borrow Direct website]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=David_Denby&diff=9333David Denby2007-04-04T06:01:36Z<p>Venus in Furs: New page: '''David Denby''' CC '65, Journalism '66, is an American film critic and staff writer for ''The New Yorker.'' In 1991, he returned to Columbia University to take core courses for a second...</p>
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<div>'''David Denby''' CC '65, Journalism '66, is an American film critic and staff writer for ''The New Yorker.''<br />
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In 1991, he returned to Columbia University to take core courses for a second time. His book, ''Great Books'' is a reflection on his personal experiences and impact of the courses.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2007/03/26/News/Denby.Praises.Great.Books-2791429.shtml "Denby Praises Great Books" (CDS)]<br />
*[http://www.amazon.com/Great-Books-David-Denby/dp/0684835339 Amazon.com: Great Books: David Denby]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=University_Writing&diff=9332University Writing2007-04-04T05:52:10Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>Read polemics. Write about them. Discuss.<br />
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Taught by graduate students who like to assign authors like Bell Hooks, [[Eric Foner]], Susan Sontag, Barbara Ehrenreich, [[David Denby]] and [[Philip Kitcher]].<br />
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The replacement for [[Logic and Rhetoric]], which wasn't nearly as bad as it sounds.<br />
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[[Category:Core Curriculum]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Barnard_Library&diff=9331Barnard Library2007-04-04T05:49:43Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>The '''Barnard College Library''' is located in [[Lehman Hall]] on [[Barnard College|Barnard]]'s campus.<br />
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It is decisively less popular than [[Butler]], and few Barnard students patronize it.<br />
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The Barnard Library, however, boasts a Zine Collection, which is considered quite rare.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.barnard.edu/library/ Barnard Library homepage]<br />
*[http://www.barnard.edu/library/zines/index.htm Zine Collection at Barnard Library]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Lehman_Hall&diff=9330Lehman Hall2007-04-04T05:39:12Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>'''Lehman Hall''' is a [[Barnard College]] building that houses the [[Barnard Library]].<br />
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It is not to be mistaken with the [[Lehman Library|Lehman Social Sciences Library]], located in the [[International Affairs Building]].</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Barnard_Library&diff=9329Barnard Library2007-04-04T05:38:32Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>The '''Barnard College Library'''is located in [[Lehman Hall]] on [[Barnard College|Barnard]]'s campus.<br />
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It is decisively less popular than [[Butler]], and few Barnard students patronize it.<br />
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The Barnard Library, however, boasts a Zine Collection, which is considered quite rare.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.barnard.edu/library/ Barnard Library homepage]<br />
*[http://www.barnard.edu/library/zines/index.htm Zine Collection at Barnard Library]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Barnard_Library&diff=9328Barnard Library2007-04-04T05:37:07Z<p>Venus in Furs: New page: The '''Barnard College Library'''is located in Lehman Hall on Barnard's campus. It is decisively less popular than Butler, and few Barnard students patronize it. The Barnard ...</p>
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<div>The '''Barnard College Library'''is located in [[Lehman Hall]] on [[Barnard]]'s campus.<br />
<br />
It is decisively less popular than [[Butler]], and few Barnard students patronize it.<br />
<br />
The Barnard Library, however, boasts a Zine Collection, which is considered quite rare.<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.barnard.edu/library/ Barnard Library homepage]<br />
*[http://www.barnard.edu/library/zines/index.htm Zine Collection at Barnard Library]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Lehman_Hall&diff=9327Lehman Hall2007-04-04T05:33:39Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>'''Lehman Hall''' is a Barnard College building that houses the [[Barnard Library]].<br />
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It is not to be mistaken with the [[Lehman Library|Lehman Social Sciences Library]], located in the [[International Affairs Building]].</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Lehman_Hall&diff=9326Lehman Hall2007-04-04T05:33:08Z<p>Venus in Furs: New page: '''Lehman Hall''' is a Barnard College building that houses the Barnard Library. It is not to be mistaken with the [[Lehman Library|Lehman Social Sciences Library, located in the [[In...</p>
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<div>'''Lehman Hall''' is a Barnard College building that houses the [[Barnard Library]].<br />
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It is not to be mistaken with the [[Lehman Library|Lehman Social Sciences Library, located in the [[International Affairs Building]].</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Millicent_Carey_McIntosh&diff=9325Millicent Carey McIntosh2007-04-04T05:29:13Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>'''Millicent Carey McIntosh''' (Nov. 30, 1898 – Jan. 3, 2001) served as [[Barnard College]]'s fourth president from November 1946 to 1962.<br />
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McIntosh is widely regarded one of the most succesful presidents for Barnard. Under her leadership, Barnard saw a substantial growth in endowment and facilities including the construction of the Barnard Library at [[Lehman Hall]] in 1959 and [[Reid Hall]] in 1961.<br />
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The soon-to-be-demolished Barnard [[McIntosh|student center]] is named after her.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.barnard.edu/newnews/news010401b.html Obituary for Millicent C. McIntosh]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Millicent_McIntosh&diff=9324Millicent McIntosh2007-04-04T05:27:23Z<p>Venus in Furs: Redirecting to Millicent Carey McIntosh</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Millicent Carey McIntosh]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Millicent_Carey_McIntosh&diff=9323Millicent Carey McIntosh2007-04-04T05:26:14Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>'''Millicent Carey McIntosh''' (Nov. 30, 1898 – Jan. 3, 2001) served as [[Barnard College]]'s fourth president from November 1946 to 1962.<br />
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McIntosh is widely regarded one of the most succesful presidents for Barnard. Under her leadership, Barnard saw a substantial growth in endowment and facilities including the construction of [[Lehman Library]] in 1959 and [[Reid Hall]] in 1961.<br />
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The soon-to-be-demolished Barnard [[McIntosh|student center]] is named after her.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.barnard.edu/newnews/news010401b.html Obituary for Millicent C. McIntosh]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=McIntosh_Center&diff=9322McIntosh Center2007-04-04T05:25:30Z<p>Venus in Furs: McIntosh was president, not dean.</p>
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<div>Named after [[Millicent Carey McIntosh]], the fourth president of [[Barnard College]], '''McIntosh''' is that school's student center. It is slated to be demolished in June of 2007 to make way for a larger student center called [[Nexus]] that, sadly, bears a striking resemblance to [[Lerner Hall]].<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
* [http://www.barnard.columbia.edu/tour/mcintosh.html Virtual tour of McIntosh]<br />
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[[Category:Buildings on the Barnard campus]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Millicent_Carey_McIntosh&diff=9321Millicent Carey McIntosh2007-04-04T05:24:37Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>'''Millicent Carey McIntosh''' (Nov. 30, 1898 – Jan. 3, 2001) served as Barnard College's fourth president from November 1946 to 1962.<br />
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McIntosh is widely regarded one of the most succesful presidents for Barnard. Under her leadership, Barnard saw a substantial growth in endowment and facilities including the construction of [[Lehman Library]] in 1959 and [[Reid Hall]] in 1961.<br />
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The soon-to-be-demolished Barnard [[McIntosh|student center]] is named after her.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.barnard.edu/newnews/news010401b.html Obituary for Millicent C. McIntosh]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Millicent_Carey_McIntosh&diff=9320Millicent Carey McIntosh2007-04-04T05:21:36Z<p>Venus in Furs: New page: '''Millicent Carey McIntosh''' (Nov. 30, 1898 – Jan. 3, 2001) who served as Barnard College's fourth president from November 1946 to 1962. McIntosh is widely regarded one of the most su...</p>
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<div>'''Millicent Carey McIntosh''' (Nov. 30, 1898 – Jan. 3, 2001) who served as Barnard College's fourth president from November 1946 to 1962.<br />
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McIntosh is widely regarded one of the most succesful presidents for Barnard. Under her leadership, Barnard saw a substantial growth in endowment and facilities including the construction of [[Lehman Library]] in 1959 and [[Reid Hall]] in 1961.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.barnard.edu/newnews/news010401b.html Obituary for Millicent C. McIntosh]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=McIntosh_Center&diff=9319McIntosh Center2007-04-04T05:16:48Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>Named after [[Millicent Carey McIntosh]], the fourth Dean of [[Barnard College]], '''McIntosh''' is that school's student center. It is slated to be demolished in June of 2007 to make way for a larger student center called [[Nexus]] that, sadly, bears a striking resemblance to [[Lerner Hall]].<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
* [http://www.barnard.columbia.edu/tour/mcintosh.html Virtual tour of McIntosh]<br />
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[[Category:Buildings on the Barnard campus]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Sachems&diff=9318Sachems2007-04-04T05:07:50Z<p>Venus in Furs: I took out the sponsors as there is no confirmation.</p>
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<div>The '''Sachems''' are a [[Senior Society]]. They appear to be incorporated as a not-for-profit society under the laws of the Province of [[Nova Scotia]].<br />
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They were responsible for the Lerner Hall prank of Spring [[2005]], when the ramps were decorated with saffron sheets to mimic Cristo's installation of "The Gates" in Central Park.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.sachems.org/ Sachems members website]<br />
* [http://www.network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=whois&host=www.sachems.org Sachems Internet WHOIS entry]<br />
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[[Category:Societies]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Free_Culture_at_Columbia&diff=9317Free Culture at Columbia2007-04-04T05:06:23Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>'''Free Culture @ Columbia''' is an anti-copyright group, which opposes the RIAA and MPAA's attempts to curb [[file sharing]].<br />
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It was founded in 2007.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://freeculturecolumbia.org/ Free Culture @ Columbia website]<br />
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[[Category:Clubs]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Phi_Beta_Kappa&diff=9316Phi Beta Kappa2007-04-04T04:58:21Z<p>Venus in Furs: New page: '''Phi Beta Kappa''' is an academic honor society. Each year, ten percent of the senior class is elected to membership. == External links == *[http://college.columbia.edu/facultyadmin/du...</p>
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<div>'''Phi Beta Kappa''' is an academic honor society.<br />
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Each year, ten percent of the senior class is elected to membership.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://college.columbia.edu/facultyadmin/dus/honors/phibetakappa.php Phi Beta Kappa info on Columbia College homepage]<br />
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi_Beta_Kappa Phi Beta Kappa (Wikipedia)]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Roti_Roll&diff=8841Roti Roll2007-04-02T06:23:21Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>Roti Roll (Bombay Frankie) is an Indian fast food restaurant located at 109th Street and Amsterdam.<br />
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The cheap food (frankies start as low as $2.75) and the fact that it's open until 4am makes it a favorite destination for hungry barhoppers.<br />
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They serve a great mango lassi. However, one tends to OD on the frankies after several weeks of continued patronage.<br />
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==Map==<br />
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<googlemap lat="40.80254" lon="-73.964438" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" height="300"><br />
40.80254, -73.964438, Roti Roll<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.bombayfrankie.com/ Bombay Frankie]<br />
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[[Category:Indian restaurants]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Off-Campus_Housing_Assistance&diff=8773Off-Campus Housing Assistance2007-04-02T04:28:59Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>The '''Off-Campus Housing Assistance''' (OCHA) office offers free services to Columbia affiliates looking for rental housing in non-Columbia-owned buildings in the metropolitan area.<br />
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The OCHA office is located at 419 West 119th Street-Lower Level, on the north side of the street between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive. Office hours are Monday-Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm.<br />
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OCHA also maintains listings in its [https://www1.columbia.edu/pamacea/login.shtml?target=/sec/cu/ire/ocha/ocharegistry.html&pamservice=both&userfile=/wwws/data/cu/ire/ocr/ha-webacl.udb online database] (CU login required).<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ire/ocha/ OCHA website]<br />
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[[Category:Student Services]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Room_Selection&diff=8771Room Selection2007-04-02T04:28:27Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>'''Room Selection''' is the process by which students select a room for the next academic year. There are six phases, each of which has a section in this article.<br />
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The order in which students select their room is determined by two numbers. First, students are subdivided according to their <u>point value</u>. Rising seniors get 30 points. Rising juniors get 20 points. Rising sophomores get 10 points. A student's status is determined based on the year he entered Columbia, not on the year he expects to graduate. If students form a group for a double or suite, the group point value is the average of its CC and SEAS members (but not Barnard members), unless they invoke the East Campus Exclusion Rule (see below). <br />
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Second, students are subdivided according to their randomly-assigned <u>lottery number</u>, which can range from 1 to 3000. Thus, a student with 30pts & #1 gets to choose his room before a student with 30pts & #3000, who in turn gets to choose his room before a student with 20pts & #1, and so on.<br />
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= Registration =<br />
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Strategize! Refer to this list of [[Housing strategies|housing strategies]].<br />
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=== Important rules ===<br />
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* Men and women may form groups together for Group Suite Selection and General Selection. However, doubles can only be assigned to students of the same gender.<br />
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=== For a double or a suite ===<br />
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Sign up for Group Suite Selection with your friends. Group sizes can range from 2 to 8. You'll only be able to pick a suite that exactly matches your group size. E.g., 2 people can only pick a double, or 5 people can only pick a 5-person suite. Groups of two can only have Columbia students. Groups of 3 or more must be at least 50% composed of Columbia students.<br />
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East Campus Exclusion Rule (ECER): If you want to try to get an [[East Campus]] high-rise 5-person suite which has 3 singles and 1 double, you can invoke the rule during registration (and not later). Only the top 3 <u>point values</u> of the 5-member group will be averaged to calculate the group <u>point value</u>. However, the group will then only be able to pick an EC high-rise 5-person suite. If all of these are gone by the time the group shows up for their appointment time, the group will automatically drop to General Selection. If the group chose to stay together in such an event, each individual will receive a <u>point value</u> equivalent to the sum of the 5 <u>point values</u> divided by 5. E.g., 30+30+30+10+10 / 5 = 110 / 5 = 22. If the group chose to disband in the event of dropping to General Selection, each individual will receive their class <u>point value</u>, either 10, 20, or 30. ECER groups can have a maximum of 2 Barnard students, and their points will not count.<br />
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=== For a single in a corridor-style residence hall ===<br />
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Sign up for General Selection as an individual.<br />
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=== For a single in a corridor-style residence hall near your friends ===<br />
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Sign up for General Selection as a group with your friends. Group sizes can range from 2 to 10.<br />
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= Lottery =<br />
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Once the registration period is over, each individual or group is assigned a random, computer-generated lottery number. (Groups share a single lottery number.)<br />
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According to the individual or group's point value and lottery number, the individual or group is assigned an appointment date and time to pick their room or suite. The exact priority is described in above in the article introduction.<br />
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Students then try to determine exactly what they'll be able to get, especially by referring to the [[Cutoff history]].<br />
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= Group Suite Selection =<br />
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* Group Suite Selection will take place from [[Calendar 2007 4 9|April 9]] to [[Calendar 2007 4 13|April 13]] in [[John Jay]] Lounge.<br />
* All group members or their proxies will need to come together with their [[CUID]]s. The group can come at their appointment time or any time afterwards.<br />
* If a group does not want to pick a double or suite, or it is unable to, the group will automatically drop to General Selection. This applies even if only one member doesn't go along with the group. Group members will keep the same lottery number, and receive a new appointment time accordingly.<br />
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/housing/docs/returning_students/room-selection/group-suite.html#N10037 Available doubles], minus the unavailable spaces detailed below<br />
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/housing/docs/returning_students/room-selection/group-suite.html#N10028 Available suites], minus the unavailable spaces detailed below<br />
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/housing/docs/returning_students/rules-exceptions/space-held.html Unavailable spaces]<br />
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=== Barnard cap ===<br />
The number of Barnard students allowed to live in Columbia housing is capped. The cap is:<br />
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* the number of Columbia students who have chosen to participate in Barnard selection<br />
* + the number of Barnard students in Columbia sororities<br />
* + the number of Barnard students in Columbia Special Interest Communities<br />
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Once this cap is reached, all groups with one or more Barnard members that have not yet selected a room will drop to General Selection, except for the Barnard members, who will drop to Barnard room selection. In 2006, all 30pt groups with Barnard students got past the cap, and then a further 3 Barnard juniors. All 30pt groups usually get past the cap because housing tries to keep seniors happy.<br />
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= Senior regroup =<br />
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= General Selection =<br />
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* General Selection takes place online in April.<br />
* You can log in and select a room any time from your assigned appointment time until the end of General Selection. It is obviously better to select a room as soon as possible after your assigned appointment time.<br />
* The available rooms include all single rooms, and any doubles and suites remaining from Group Suite Selection.<br />
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= Summer transfer =<br />
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* Once Group Suite Selection and General Selection are over, some space becomes available because students fail to sign their contracts, decide to study abroad, take time off, or transfer to a different school. Approximately 150-200 spaces become available by May. These spaces are made available through summer transfer.<br />
* Students apply for summer transfer.<br />
* The order in which summer transfer requests are fulfilled is determined by two numbers, as in the regular lottery. First, students are subdivided according to their point value. Second, however, students are subdivided according to their <u>reverse</u> lottery number from the regular lottery.<br />
* Thus, a request from a student with 30/2999 is fulfilled before a request from a student with 30/1, while is in turn fulfilled before a request from a student with 20/2999, and so on.<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
[[Off-Campus Housing Assistance]]<br />
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[[Category:Housing]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Off_Campus_Housing_Assistance&diff=8758Off Campus Housing Assistance2007-04-02T04:21:13Z<p>Venus in Furs: Redirecting to Off-Campus Housing Assistance</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Off-Campus Housing Assistance]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=OCHA&diff=8755OCHA2007-04-02T04:20:29Z<p>Venus in Furs: Redirecting to Off-Campus Housing Assistance</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Off-Campus Housing Assistance]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Off-Campus_Housing_Assistance&diff=8752Off-Campus Housing Assistance2007-04-02T04:18:43Z<p>Venus in Furs: New page: The '''Off-Campus Housing Assistance''' (OCHA) office offers free services to Columbia affiliates looking for rental housing in non-Columbia-owned buildings in the metropolitan area. The ...</p>
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<div>The '''Off-Campus Housing Assistance''' (OCHA) office offers free services to Columbia affiliates looking for rental housing in non-Columbia-owned buildings in the metropolitan area.<br />
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The OCHA office is located at 419 West 119th Street-Lower Level, on the north side of the street between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive. Office hours are Monday-Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm.<br />
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OCHA also maintains listings in its [https://www1.columbia.edu/pamacea/login.shtml?target=/sec/cu/ire/ocha/ocharegistry.html&pamservice=both&userfile=/wwws/data/cu/ire/ocr/ha-webacl.udb online database] (CU login required).<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ire/ocha/ OCHA website]<br />
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[[Category:Student Services]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=GHAP&diff=8739GHAP2007-04-02T04:11:28Z<p>Venus in Furs: Redirecting to Gay Health Advocacy Project</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Gay Health Advocacy Project]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Gay_Health_Advocacy_Project&diff=8738Gay Health Advocacy Project2007-04-02T04:10:19Z<p>Venus in Furs: added categories</p>
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<div>The '''Gay Health Advocacy Project''' (GHAP) is an office under [[Health Services]] which promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people on-campus by providing HIV testing, counseling, and treatment.<br />
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= History =<br />
GHAP was established by students and medical staff at Columbia in 1985 in response to the impact of the emerging HIV epidemic on gay men. Through its services, GHAP became the first institution of higher education in the world to offer HIV antibody testing to its students, faculty, staff, and community. It was reported that in 2004 alone, over 1200 members of the Columbia community were tested at GHAP.<br />
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= HIV antibody testing =<br />
GHA offers free and confidential Rapid HIV antibody testing to the entire Columbia community (including partners). <br />
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The office offers walk-in appointments during the Fall, Spring, and Summer. Interested members can use the walk-in hours to get HIV testing or to obtain more information about GHAP's services. Test results are given in person and take 24 hours to process.<br />
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= Other Services =<br />
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Even if you are not sure that you want a test, trained Peer Advocates are available to answer questions about the testing process or help assess whether you are at risk of HIV infection.<br />
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= External links =<br />
*[http://www.health.columbia.edu/docs/services/ghap_hiv/index.html GHAP website]<br />
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[[Category:Student Services]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Gay_Health_Advocacy_Project&diff=8737Gay Health Advocacy Project2007-04-02T04:09:30Z<p>Venus in Furs: New page: The '''Gay Health Advocacy Project''' (GHAP) is an office under Health Services which promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) peopl...</p>
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<div>The '''Gay Health Advocacy Project''' (GHAP) is an office under [[Health Services]] which promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people on-campus by providing HIV testing, counseling, and treatment.<br />
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= History =<br />
GHAP was established by students and medical staff at Columbia in 1985 in response to the impact of the emerging HIV epidemic on gay men. Through its services, GHAP became the first institution of higher education in the world to offer HIV antibody testing to its students, faculty, staff, and community. It was reported that in 2004 alone, over 1200 members of the Columbia community were tested at GHAP.<br />
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= HIV antibody testing =<br />
GHA offers free and confidential Rapid HIV antibody testing to the entire Columbia community (including partners). <br />
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The office offers walk-in appointments during the Fall, Spring, and Summer. Interested members can use the walk-in hours to get HIV testing or to obtain more information about GHAP's services. Test results are given in person and take 24 hours to process.<br />
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= Other Services =<br />
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Even if you are not sure that you want a test, trained Peer Advocates are available to answer questions about the testing process or help assess whether you are at risk of HIV infection.<br />
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= External links =<br />
*[http://www.health.columbia.edu/docs/services/ghap_hiv/index.html GHAP website]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=St._John_the_Divine&diff=8715St. John the Divine2007-04-02T03:48:54Z<p>Venus in Furs: /* External links */</p>
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<div>'''St. John the Divine''' is one of the largest gothic cathedrals in the world...or would be, if it were ever completed. It's been under construction for 100+ years. It is also the seat of the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.<br />
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The grounds feature some creepy Bible-themed sculptures and are roamed by peacocks.<br />
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==Annals==<br />
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In December [[2001]], the north transept of the cathedral (you'll learn what this means in [[Art Hum]]) burned down in a fire, another reason for the perpetual scaffolding. <br />
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In November [[2006]] vandals lopped off the head of a George Washington statue on the Cathedral and left a one dollar bill in its place.<br />
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In March [[2007]] Elton John rented (?) the Cathedral for his 60th birthday party, inviting equal parts criticism and awe.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.stjohndivine.org/ Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine Website]<br />
*[http://www.nypost.com/seven/03252007/news/worldnews/eltons_bday_simply_divine_worldnews_elizabeth_wolff.htm "Elton's B'Day Simply Divine" (NY Post)]<br />
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[[Category:Churches in Morningside Heights]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=St._John_the_Divine&diff=8713St. John the Divine2007-04-02T03:47:53Z<p>Venus in Furs: /* Annals */</p>
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<div>'''St. John the Divine''' is one of the largest gothic cathedrals in the world...or would be, if it were ever completed. It's been under construction for 100+ years. It is also the seat of the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.<br />
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The grounds feature some creepy Bible-themed sculptures and are roamed by peacocks.<br />
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==Annals==<br />
<br />
In December [[2001]], the north transept of the cathedral (you'll learn what this means in [[Art Hum]]) burned down in a fire, another reason for the perpetual scaffolding. <br />
<br />
In November [[2006]] vandals lopped off the head of a George Washington statue on the Cathedral and left a one dollar bill in its place.<br />
<br />
In March [[2007]] Elton John rented (?) the Cathedral for his 60th birthday party, inviting equal parts criticism and awe.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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[http://www.stjohndivine.org/ Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine Website]<br />
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[[Category:Churches in Morningside Heights]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=St._John_the_Divine&diff=8631St. John the Divine2007-04-02T02:38:37Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>'''St. John the Divine''' is one of the largest gothic cathedrals in the world...or would be, if it were ever completed. It's been under construction for 100+ years.<br />
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Some years ago, a significant section of the cathedral burned down in a fire, another reason for the perpetual scaffolding. <br />
<br />
The grounds feature some creepy Bible-themed sculptures and are roamed by peacocks.<br />
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[[Category:Churches in Morningside Heights]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=NINJa&diff=8518NINJa2007-04-01T22:03:01Z<p>Venus in Furs: New page: '''NINJa''' refers to the CUIT-developed printing system. No one has any idea what the hell it stands for, but it sounds pretty bad ass. == External links == [http://www.columbia.ed...</p>
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<div>'''NINJa''' refers to the [[CUIT]]-developed printing system. <br />
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No one has any idea what the hell it stands for, but it sounds pretty bad ass.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
[http://www.columbia.edu/acis/facilities/printers/ninja.html Ninja Printing System]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Edwin_Armstrong&diff=8513Edwin Armstrong2007-04-01T21:30:58Z<p>Venus in Furs: </p>
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<div>[[Image:EdwinHowardArmstrong.jpg|thumb|180px|Edwin Howard Armstrong]]<br />
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Invented FM radio in the basement of [[Philosophy Hall]]. Was owned by RCA and subsequently committed suicide. One of Columbia's most distinguished alumni.<br />
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[[Category:Alumni]]</div>Venus in Furshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=File:EdwinHowardArmstrong.jpg&diff=8512File:EdwinHowardArmstrong.jpg2007-04-01T21:26:38Z<p>Venus in Furs: Portrait of Edwin Howard Armstrong, developer of the FM Radio, from Wikipedia.</p>
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<div>Portrait of Edwin Howard Armstrong, developer of the FM Radio, from Wikipedia.</div>Venus in Furs