Ancel Plaza - Revision history

Ks3840: added a missing word

2020-11-16T22:10:24Z

added a missing word

Ks3840: Changed spelling to Ancell, as the plaza was named for Nathan S. Ancell's wife, Enid G. Ancell. Added citation to support spelling.

2020-11-16T21:36:00Z

Changed spelling to Ancell, as the plaza was named for Nathan S. Ancell's wife, Enid G. Ancell. Added citation to support spelling.

Cds2148 at 16:48, 25 May 2013

2013-05-25T16:48:29Z

Cds2148 at 16:48, 25 May 2013

2013-05-25T16:48:14Z

Reaganaut at 07:17, 22 November 2012

2012-11-22T07:17:25Z

Pacman at 19:44, 17 October 2012

2012-10-17T19:44:24Z

Pacman at 19:43, 17 October 2012

2012-10-17T19:43:32Z

Pacman at 19:43, 17 October 2012

2012-10-17T19:43:19Z

Cam2171 at 20:38, 3 June 2010

2010-06-03T20:38:09Z

64.52.215.162: fixed captions

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 [[Image:ECAncel.jpg|thumb|240px|Recent photo of Ancell Plaza facing east towards East Campus]]
-'''Ancell Plaza''' is the open space on the elevated plinth between [[East Campus]] and [[Jerome Greene Hall]]. The space was dedicated in honor of Columbia Law School alumnus Nathan S. Ancell's wife, Enid G. Ancell, in a show of appreciation a donation towards the East Campus Residence Hall.<ref>Sovern, Michael I. Letter to Nathan S. Ancell. 8 Sept. 1980. Columbia University Archives Box 859, f. 17</ref> The area of the plaza in front of [[IAB]] is sometimes referred to separately as [[SIPA Plaza]].
+'''Ancell Plaza''' is the open space on the elevated plinth between [[East Campus]] and [[Jerome Greene Hall]]. The space was dedicated in honor of Columbia Law School alumnus Nathan S. Ancell's wife, Enid G. Ancell, in a show of appreciation for a donation towards the East Campus Residence Hall.<ref>Sovern, Michael I. Letter to Nathan S. Ancell. 8 Sept. 1980. Columbia University Archives Box 859, f. 17</ref> The area of the plaza in front of [[IAB]] is sometimes referred to separately as [[SIPA Plaza]].
 In [[2010]], Ancell Plaza was home to the graduation ceremony for [[Barnard College]], since the construction of the [[Diana Center]] caused Barnard's open lawn (Lehman Lawn) to be too small to host the ceremony.

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-[[Image:AncelPlaza.jpg|thumb|240px|Ancel Plaza - From left to right: Casa Italiana, IAB, East Campus, Greene Hall]]
+[[Image:AncelPlaza.jpg|thumb|240px|Ancell Plaza - From left to right: Casa Italiana, IAB, East Campus, Greene Hall]]
-[[Image:Ancel.jpg|thumb|240px|Ancel Plaza facing north towards IAB.  East Campus is on the right.]]
+[[Image:Ancel.jpg|thumb|240px|Ancell Plaza facing north towards IAB.  East Campus is on the right.]]
-[[Image:ECAncel.jpg|thumb|240px|Recent photo of Ancel Plaza facing east towards East Campus]]
+[[Image:ECAncel.jpg|thumb|240px|Recent photo of Ancell Plaza facing east towards East Campus]]
-'''Ancel Plaza''' is the barren open space on the elevated plinth between [[East Campus]] and [[Jerome Greene Hall]]. The area of the plaza in front of [[IAB]] is sometimes referred to separately as [[SIPA Plaza]].
+'''Ancell Plaza''' is the open space on the elevated plinth between [[East Campus]] and [[Jerome Greene Hall]]. The space was dedicated in honor of Columbia Law School alumnus Nathan S. Ancell's wife, Enid G. Ancell, in a show of appreciation a donation towards the East Campus Residence Hall.<ref>Sovern, Michael I. Letter to Nathan S. Ancell. 8 Sept. 1980. Columbia University Archives Box 859, f. 17</ref> The area of the plaza in front of [[IAB]] is sometimes referred to separately as [[SIPA Plaza]].
-In [[2010]], Ancel Plaza was home to the graduation ceremony for [[Barnard College]], since the construction of the [[Diana Center]] caused Barnard's open lawn (Lehman Lawn) to be too small to host the ceremony.
+In [[2010]], Ancell Plaza was home to the graduation ceremony for [[Barnard College]], since the construction of the [[Diana Center]] caused Barnard's open lawn (Lehman Lawn) to be too small to host the ceremony.
-In [[2013]], on the night before senior move-out, the [[Class of 2013]] raged on Ancel Plaza. [[Public Safety]] was nice enough not to intervene, save to remove some guy who was setting off fireworks.
+In [[2013]], on the night before senior move-out, the [[Class of 2013]] raged on Ancell Plaza. [[Public Safety]] was nice enough not to intervene, save to remove some guy who was setting off fireworks.
 Students of South Asian descent often use the plaza for cricket games...or did, before heavy picnic tables and benches were strewn across it in Spring [[2007]].
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 ==References==
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 [[Category:Morningside Heights campus]]
 [[Category:Outdoor spaces]]

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 '''Ancel Plaza''' is the barren open space on the elevated plinth between [[East Campus]] and [[Jerome Greene Hall]]. The area of the plaza in front of [[IAB]] is sometimes referred to separately as [[SIPA Plaza]].
 Students of South Asian descent often use the plaza for cricket games...or did, before heavy picnic tables and benches were strewn across it in Spring [[2007]].
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 In 2010, Ancel Plaza was home to the graduation ceremony for [[Barnard College]], since the construction of the [[Diana Center]] caused Barnard's open lawn (Lehman Lawn) to be too small to host the ceremony.
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	'''Ancel Plaza''' is the barren open space on the elevated plinth between [[East Campus]] and [[Jerome Greene Hall]]. The area of the plaza in front of [[IAB]] is sometimes referred to separately as [[SIPA Plaza]].		'''Ancel Plaza''' is the barren open space on the elevated plinth between [[East Campus]] and [[Jerome Greene Hall]]. The area of the plaza in front of [[IAB]] is sometimes referred to separately as [[SIPA Plaza]].
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−	The plaza was developed as part of a master plan for the eastern part of campus by [[Max Abramowitz]]'s firm, in [[1956]]. Problematically, the plaza's plinth was developed several feet higher than the plinth of the central part of campus (on which [[Low Library]] rests, forcing stairs to be built from the historic part of campus to Ancel. Bizarrely, this was seen as a temporary solution until the entire northern half of the historic campus could be raised up to the level of the new plaza.<ref>http://www.scup.org/asset/62643/HindsightForesight.pdf</ref>

	Students of South Asian descent often use the plaza for cricket games...or did, before heavy picnic tables and benches were strewn across it in Spring [[2007]].		Students of South Asian descent often use the plaza for cricket games...or did, before heavy picnic tables and benches were strewn across it in Spring [[2007]].

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		+	In 2010, Ancel Plaza was home to the graduation ceremony for [[Barnard College]], since the construction of the [[Diana Center]] caused Barnard's open lawn (Lehman Lawn) to be too small to host the ceremony.

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