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| − | The | + | The '''Taint Gate''' is the gate that encloses the east side of open air corridor between [[Hartley Hall]] and [[Wallach Hall]] located at W. 115 Street and Amsterdam Avenue. The gates ensure that there is no street access to the [[Living Learning Center]] (LLC) during normal operation. These gates are rarely unlocked and are only opened for medical emergencies, new student move-in, and move-out. |
| − | Although the reference is slightly vulgar, the "Taint Gate" is commonly used by facility directors and employees, and included in some university documents including, the Columbia University Emergency Medical Service Standard Operating Procedure. | + | Although the reference is slightly vulgar, the "Taint Gate" is commonly used by facility directors and employees, and included in some university documents including, the Columbia University Emergency Medical Service Standard Operating Procedure.<ref>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cava/SOP.pdf</ref> |
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[[Category:Landmarks on the Morningside Heights campus]] | [[Category:Landmarks on the Morningside Heights campus]] | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 24 May 2007
The Taint Gate is the gate that encloses the east side of open air corridor between Hartley Hall and Wallach Hall located at W. 115 Street and Amsterdam Avenue. The gates ensure that there is no street access to the Living Learning Center (LLC) during normal operation. These gates are rarely unlocked and are only opened for medical emergencies, new student move-in, and move-out.
Although the reference is slightly vulgar, the "Taint Gate" is commonly used by facility directors and employees, and included in some university documents including, the Columbia University Emergency Medical Service Standard Operating Procedure.[1]
