2007

2007 in Columbia history:

Spring

"Speakergate": Matthew Fox announced as the keynote speaker for Columbia College's Class Day; furor ensues
Matt Sanchez exposed as a former porn star
Reactivation of Students for a Democratic Society

5th: Investigation launched regarding threat left on door of CC Class of 2010 president Mark Modesitt
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
Elton John rents St. John the Divine for his 60th birthday party
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is named a University Professor
Both the men's and women's fencing teams are Ivy League champions
First issue of Eclectica Esoterica published

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
Members of the Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal steal 700 copies of Jester, return them with manifestoes attached directing readers to an anti-Jester website

Preceded by
2006

History of Columbia University
2007

Succeeded by
2008