Jester of Columbia

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The Jester of Columbia, or simply the Jester, is a campus humor magazine. Legendarily founded on April Fool's Day, 1901, it is one of the oldest such publications in the US. Revived in 2001 after a 12-year lapse in publication and again in 2004 after a shorter one, Jester has once again begun to produce magazines as well as sponsor comedy events on Columbia's campus.

Jester-CUSJ war

In 2007, a bizarre conflict developed between Jester and the Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal. In April of that year, members of CUSJ stole 700+ copies of Jester, returning them days later with a manifesto alleging that Jester "promotes scientific fallacies".

CUSJ charges Jester with a "lackluster understanding of particle physics, frequent misrepresentations of string theory, and fervent hatred toward America." After all, they assert, "who wants a lusterful understanding of particle physics?"

Jester writers contend they have a "brilliant understanding of particle physics," make frequently correct representations of string theory, and mount a "fervent defense of America against the Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal." Jester also likes to mock CUSJ for taking a 1906 piece in the Jester about the non-existence of the ether seriously.

Jester alumni

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