Carman Hall - Revision history

Karlymarx: notable residents

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notable residents

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notable residents

Karlymarx: Image refresh

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Karlymarx: Section updates

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Karlymarx: Updated Floor Plans and Gallery Names

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Updated Floor Plans and Gallery Names

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Karlymarx: Renovation Information

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Renovation Information

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 *[[Ezra Koening]] (in ???), lead singer and guitarist for [[Vampire Weekend]] <ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQult89rh6A </ref>
 *[[Chris Wiggins]] (in 1015A), Chief Data Scientist for the New York Times, Professor of Applied Math at Columbia <ref> https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/latest/take-five/take-five-chris-wiggins-93 </ref>
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 ==Famous Residents==
 *[[Eric Holder]] (in 301A), Attorney General of the United States
 *[[Elliot Cahn]] (in 1309B), co-founder, [[Sha Na Na]] rock group; played Woodstock Festival, and Oscar-winning Woodstock film; managed Green Day (through the Dookie album which sold fifteen million albums worldwide and won a Grammy for best rock album); also Papa Roach, Rancid, Exodus, The Offspring
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 {{Infobox reshall
 |Name=Carman
-|Image=Carman.jpg
+|Image=[[File:Carman.jpg]]
 |Built=[[1959]]
 |Renovated=[[2017]]-[[2020]]

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 Carman is now a main-stay in the party scene for first-years, attracting some of the more social members of each Columbia class. It is thus no small coincidence that many aspiring student politicians hail from Carman, with Carmanites disproportionately represented in the first-year delegation to [[CCSC]]. Carman is also the dorm of choice for many of Columbia's sports teams, with many members of a team residing on the same floor.
-In the Spring of 2014 the Notorious Carman 8 ("[[The Ocho]]") threw what came to be known as the paint party - a gathering that involved a fully constructed/equipped bar and a lot of paint.
+== Notable Events and Controversies ==
 == Facilities ==
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 Floor M is the floor on which the GHD, the General Hall Director, resides.
 === Elevators ===

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 == Photos ==
+'''Pre-Renovation'''
 <gallery>
 Image:CAdouble706Aview1.jpg|Double 706A, view 1
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 == Floor plans ==
 <gallery>
-Image:Carm m001.jpg|Floor 1
+Image:CAR FL Mz 0.jpg|Floor M
-Image:Carm 2001.jpg|Floor 2
+Image:CAR FL 02.jpg|Floor 2
-Image:Carm 3001.jpg|Floor 3
+Image:CAR FL 03.jpg|Floor 3
-Image:Carm 4001.jpg|Floor 4
+Image:CAR FL 04.jpg|Floor 4
-Image:Carm 5001.jpg|Floor 5
+Image:CAR FL 05.jpg|Floor 5
-Image:Carm 6001.jpg|Floor 6
+Image:CAR FL 06.jpg|Floor 6
-Image:Carm 7001.jpg|Floor 7
+Image:CAR FL 07.jpg|Floor 7
-Image:Carm 8001.jpg|Floor 8
+Image:CAR FL 08.jpg|Floor 8
-Image:Carm 9001.jpg|Floor 9
+Image:CAR FL 09.jpg|Floor 9
-Image:Carm 10001.jpg|Floor 10
+Image:CAR FL 10.jpg|Floor 10
-Image:Carm 11001.jpg|Floor 11
+Image:CAR FL 11.jpg|Floor 11
-Image:Carm 12001.jpg|Floor 12
+Image:CAR FL 12.jpg|Floor 12
-Image:Carm 13001.jpg|Floor 13
+Image:CAR FL 13.jpg|Floor 13
 </gallery>

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 == History ==
-Columbia's priorities in the 50s and 60s did not include residence halls or an undergraduate student center, but the university chanced upon a fortunate (or fortuitous) coincidence. Mr and Mrs Willis Booth gave $4m in memory of their son Ferris Booth ([[Columbia College|CC]] '24) to construct a student center to replace the one on the 2nd floor of [[John Jay Hall|John Jay]]. At the same time, Columbia secured a $3m loan from the Federal Housing and Home Agency. Columbia wanted to combine the funds and build a single building. However, the FHHA loan forbade any link between the residence hall and the student center to prevent the emergence of a "country-club atmosphere". (The university continues to adhere to this condition, and did not create any link with the replacement of Ferris Booth Hall by [[Lerner Hall]].)
+Columbia's priorities in the 50s and 60s did not include residence halls or an undergraduate student center, but the university chanced upon a fortunate (or fortuitous) coincidence. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Booth gave four million dollars in memory of their son Ferris Booth ([[Columbia College|CC]] '24) to construct a student center, theoretically replacing the one on the 2nd floor of [[John Jay Hall|John Jay]]. At the same time, Columbia secured a three million dollar loan from the Federal Housing and Home Agency. Columbia wanted to combine the funds and build a single building. However, the FHHA loan forbade any link between the residence hall and the student center to prevent the emergence of a "country-club atmosphere". (The university continues to adhere to this condition, and did not create any link with the replacement of Ferris Booth Hall by [[Lerner Hall]].)
-The residence hall and student center were designed by architect Harvey Clarkson of Shreve, Lamb & Harmon in [[1959]]. Construction was completed in [[1960]]. The residence hall was known as '''New Hall''' until it was named Carman Hall in [[1965]] after [[Harry Carman]]. In the intervening 5 years, Columbia had fruitlessly held out for a $1 million donation to name the building, and the Spectator had held a naming contest, suggesting the building be named Hawkes Hall after former Dean [[Herbert Hawkes]], or named after [[Gouverneur Morris]].<ref>[http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19591026-01.2.5]; [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19591026-01.2.11]; [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19620226-01.2.17]</ref> It was the most recent addition to Columbia's undergraduate residence halls since [[John Jay Hall]] was completed in [[1927]]. There is a rumor that Carman was built as a temporary structure until funds could be allocated to build a "John Jay II", but this rumor is false. A [[New York Times]] architectural review called it a "Victorian reformatory", noting its nondescript rows of doubles. <ref>[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/sep05/cover.php "Home on the Heights"] from [[Columbia College Today]], 9/05</ref> For a long time afterwards, it was one of the least popular choices among students. Since then, it has become considered the most popular first year residence hall.
+The residence hall and student center were designed by architect Harvey Clarkson of Shreve, Lamb & Harmon in [[1959]]. Construction was completed in [[1960]]. The residence hall was known as '''New Hall''' until it was named Carman Hall in [[1965]] after [[Harry Carman]]. In the intervening 5 years, Columbia had fruitlessly held out for a one million dollar donation to name the building. The Columbia Spectator held a naming contest, suggesting the building be named Hawkes Hall after former Dean [[Herbert Hawkes]], or named after [[Gouverneur Morris]].<ref>[http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19591026-01.2.5]; [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19591026-01.2.11]; [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19620226-01.2.17]</ref> It was the most recent addition to Columbia's undergraduate residence halls since [[John Jay Hall]] was completed in [[1927]]. There is a rumor that Carman was built as a temporary structure until funds could be allocated to build a "John Jay II", but this rumor is false. A [[New York Times]] architectural review called it a "Victorian reformatory", noting its nondescript rows of doubles. <ref>[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/sep05/cover.php "Home on the Heights"] from [[Columbia College Today]], 9/05</ref> For many years afterward, Carman was one of the least popular housing choices.
-In the Spring of 2014 the Notorious Carman 8 ("[[The Ocho]]") threw what came to be known as the paint party - a gathering that involved a fully constructed/equipped bar and a lot of paint.
+The eventual redistribution of all first-years to South Lawn combined with investment from administration led to things turning around for the better. Starting in 2017, Columbia performed extensive renovations on Carman, completely gutting and replacing its residential floors and basement lounge. Given the limited construction window provided by Summer Break, work was done in phases: Floors 7-13 and the new basement lounge were completed in Summer of 2018, Floors 2-6 were completed in Summer of 2019, and Floor M will be completed sometime in 2020. This led to a bit of division on the part of Carman residents, as some members of the unrenovated lower floors were left to envy their peers in more palatial accommodations upstairs. Others took their assignment to the lower floors in stride, pointing to the cozier, less corporate feeling of the unrenovated Carman's common spaces. Both parties, however, were mutually united by their fortune in not having been assigned to [[Wallach Hall]] or [[Hartley Hall]].
-==Famous residents==
+Carman is now a main-stay in the party scene for first-years, attracting some of the more social members of each Columbia class. It is thus no small coincidence that many aspiring student politicians hail from Carman, with Carmanites disproportionately represented in the first-year delegation to [[CCSC]]. Carman is also the dorm of choice for many of Columbia's sports teams, with many members of a team residing on the same floor.
-*[[Eric Holder]] (in 301A), Attorney General of the United States
+In the Spring of 2014 the Notorious Carman 8 ("[[The Ocho]]") threw what came to be known as the paint party - a gathering that involved a fully constructed/equipped bar and a lot of paint.
 == Facilities ==
 === Living arrangements ===
-Each entryway leads into a mini suite with two doubles (A and B) and a shared bathroom. The size of each double varies between suites but the B double generally feels larger and allows for more furniture arrangements. The A doubles generally feel long and narrow, so the best arrangement is a bed and desk on each long wall. Every room has central air condition. Each bathroom has 2 sinks, a toilet, and a shower.
+==== 4-Person Suite ====
 === Floors ===
-Every floor has a common area with a couple chairs and a cable television. Floors 2-5 are shorter floors, so their lounges are basically the open area near the elevators. Floors 6 and above have lounges at the west end of the floor with a window overlooking Broadway. Floors M, 2 and 3 are allocated to first year single-sex housing.
+Every floor has a common area with bar chairs and tables, a television, and a couch. Floor lounges are nearly identical in their orientation and size, differentiated by Columbia's choice of NYC-Themed wallpaper. Floors M, 2 and 3 are allocated to first year single-sex housing.
-Floor M is the floor on which the GHD, the General Hall Director, resides.  For the 2010-2011 academic school year, the GHD is grad-student Keith "the Bear" Blankenship.
+=== Elevators ===
-Floor 6 is traditionally the rowdiest floor because of the abnormally large non-suite room (613).  As of October 10, 2010, there have been 73 party-related conduct violations.
+Carman's selection of three elevators are among the most reliable on campus, but are frequently closed in order to clean the massive amounts of vomit and food spewed at odd hours of the night.
 === Basement ===
-The laundry room has 15 washers and 15 dryers, but can become crowded at peak usage times. The basement has a lounge with chairs, tables, and kitchenette with sink and microwave. The basement also accommodates the building's only kitchen, which has a microwave, a questionable mini-fridge, and two oven ranges/stoves, as well as plentiful cabinet space. In addition, there is a Music Dept. Practice Room, and the administrative offices of [[CAVA]].
+==== Laundry Room ====
 == Advantages and disadvantages ==
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 * Floor lounges are fairly small.
 * If someone hooks up an old school NES to the floor lounge TV, your [[GPA]] is done for.
 == Photos ==