Difference between revisions of "2004"
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*April: Unveiling of the [[Scholar's Lion]] on [[Dean's Day]] | *April: Unveiling of the [[Scholar's Lion]] on [[Dean's Day]] | ||
*First [[King's Ball]] held during [[Columbia College Days]] | *First [[King's Ball]] held during [[Columbia College Days]] | ||
| − | *Graduate students strike | + | *Graduate students strike during finals for better pay and the right to create a union |
| + | *[[Tony Kushner]] gives a well-received address at the [[Columbia College]] [[Class Day]] | ||
==Fall== | ==Fall== | ||
Revision as of 18:58, 31 March 2007
2004 in Columbia history:
- 2004 was the 250th anniversairy of the foundation of King's College, prompting a year of celebratory events.
Spring
- February: Affirmative Action Bake Sale
- Publication of the Blacky Fun Whitey cartoon
- Columbia University Concerned Students of Color Protest
- Matthew Harrison elected President of the CCSC
- April: Unveiling of the Scholar's Lion on Dean's Day
- First King's Ball held during Columbia College Days
- Graduate students strike during finals for better pay and the right to create a union
- Tony Kushner gives a well-received address at the Columbia College Class Day
Fall
- The Columbia Spectator becomes a broadsheet and includes color photos
- Airing of the controversial documentary Columbia Unbecoming, prompting the outbreak of the MEALAC scandal.
- Richard Axel awarded the Nobel Prize
