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*The ''[[Columbia Spectator]]'' becomes a broadsheet and includes color photos | *The ''[[Columbia Spectator]]'' becomes a broadsheet and includes color photos | ||
| + | *Entering [[Columbia College]] freshmen are the first to face [[Frontiers of Science]] as a mandatory [[Core Curriculum]] requirement | ||
*Airing of the controversial documentary ''[[Columbia Unbecoming]]'', prompting the outbreak of the [[MEALAC]] scandal. | *Airing of the controversial documentary ''[[Columbia Unbecoming]]'', prompting the outbreak of the [[MEALAC]] scandal. | ||
*[[Richard Axel]] awarded the [[Nobel Prize]] | *[[Richard Axel]] awarded the [[Nobel Prize]] | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 4 April 2007
2004 in Columbia history:
- 2004 was the 250th anniversairy of the foundation of King's College, prompting a year of celebratory events.
- Kinsey is filmed in Havemeyer 309
- CU Snacks begun
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
- Entering Columbia College freshmen are the first to face Frontiers of Science as a mandatory Core Curriculum requirement
- Airing of the controversial documentary Columbia Unbecoming, prompting the outbreak of the MEALAC scandal.
- Richard Axel awarded the Nobel Prize
- Dedication of Weston Plaza on the Morningside Heights campus
