Difference between revisions of "2007"

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=== February ===
 
=== February ===
 
*"Speakergate": [[Matthew Fox]] announced as the keynote speaker for [[Columbia College]]'s [[Class Day]]; furor ensues
 
 
*[[Matt Sanchez]] exposed as a former porn star
 
*[[Matt Sanchez]] exposed as a former porn star
  
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*[[March 5|5th]]: Investigation launched regarding threat left on door of [[CC Class of 2010]] president [[Mark Modesitt]]
 
*[[March 5|5th]]: Investigation launched regarding threat left on door of [[CC Class of 2010]] president [[Mark Modesitt]]
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*[[March 5|5th]]: "Speakergate": [[Matthew Fox]] announced as the keynote speaker for [[Columbia College]]'s [[Class Day]]; furor ensues
 
*[[Michelle Diamond]] of the [[One Columbia]] party wins the Presidency of the [[CCSC]]
 
*[[Michelle Diamond]] of the [[One Columbia]] party wins the Presidency of the [[CCSC]]
 
*Regular decision admissions to [[Columbia College]] are the second most selective in [[Ivy League]] history
 
*Regular decision admissions to [[Columbia College]] are the second most selective in [[Ivy League]] history

Revision as of 02:51, 12 July 2007

2007 in Columbia history:

Spring

February

March

April

  • Financial Aid officer David Charlow accused of accepting kickbacks from a student loan company, suspended
  • 40s on 40 institutionalized as lame, tame "40 Days" by the administration; seniors furious again
  • 9: Intensifying the CUSJ-Jester Feud, 700 stolen copies of Jester are distributed around campus with an attached note allegedly from Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal claiming responsibility as retribution against Jester for "promot[ing] scientific fallacies".
  • Spec launches The Shaft, a housing blog, after being beaten at housing coverage by The Bwog in 2006
  • 11: John Kluge gives $400 million for financial aid, the largest gift in Columbia history

May

  • 4: First year students take their Lit Hum final exam using an unauthorized study guide leaked by a section leader, prompting an optional second final exam
Preceded by
2006
History of Columbia University 
2007
Succeeded by
2008