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===Editors in Chief===
 
===Editors in Chief===
*[[Sam Reisman]], 2008-present
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*Sam Reisman, 2008-present
 
*[[Chas Carey]], 2007-2008
 
*[[Chas Carey]], 2007-2008
*[[Kareem Shaya]], 2006-2007
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*Kareem Shaya, 2006-2007
*[[Sam Jenning]], 2005-2006
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*Sam Jenning, 2005-2006
*[[Mike Ilardi]], 2004-2005
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*Mike Ilardi, 2004-2005
*[[Kate Sullivan]], 2002-2004
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*Kate Sullivan, 2002-2004
*[[Paul Campion]], 2002
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*Paul Campion, 2002
*[[Meghan Keane]], 2001-2002
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*Meghan Keane, 2001-2002
*[[Anna Chodos]], 2000-2001
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*Anna Chodos, 2000-2001
*[[Laurie Marhoefer]] and [[Tom Bellin]], 1998-2000
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*Laurie Marhoefer and Tom Bellin, 1998-2000
  
 
===Publishers===
 
===Publishers===
*[[Sophie Litschwartz]], 2008-present
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*Sophie Litschwartz, 2008-present
*[[Michael Bredin]], 2007-2008
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*Michael Bredin, 2007-2008
*[[Russell Spitzer]], 2006-2007
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*Russell Spitzer, 2006-2007
*[[Bill McLaughlin]], 2004-2006
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*Bill McLaughlin, 2004-2006
*[[Ethan Heitner]], 2003-2004
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*Ethan Heitner, 2003-2004
*[[Edward Ehrbar]], 2001-2003
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*Edward Ehrbar, 2001-2003
 
 
  
 
===Current members===
 
===Current members===
*[[Adam Valen Levinson]], Managing Editor
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*Adam Valen Levinson, Managing Editor
*[[Michael Grinspan]], Head Writer
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*Michael Grinspan, Head Writer
  
 
===Notable Alumni===
 
===Notable Alumni===

Revision as of 18:02, 12 May 2008

A famous Fed cartoon.

The Fed is the monthly humor paper, and the second most-frequently published student publication at Columbia after the Columbia Spectator.

The name is an allusion to the Federalist Papers (not the Federal Reserve!), and a relic from when the paper was a forum for political discussion with a somewhat conservative orientation. It was founded in 1986 by "a libertarian, a conservative, and a socialist (although no one knows which was which)". One of them, Neil Gorsuch, is now a federal court judge, which some consider ironic.

The paper has undergone many changes in mission, style, form, and success, though it has experienced relatively few interruptions in production since the publication of its first issues. Currently, it prints mostly oddball humor, satirizing trends, politics, and life at Columbia and elsewhere, as well as occasional investigative pieces and interviews with various famous people.

Among its regular features is "They Watch," which derides social and Columbia-related trends, and oft-controversial cartoons. The newspaper almost died after publishing the infamous Wacky Fun Whitey cartoon.

The Fed comes out every three weeks.

Fed Bash

A party hosted by The Fed once a semester in Lerner Party Space.

Current and former members

Editors in Chief

  • Sam Reisman, 2008-present
  • Chas Carey, 2007-2008
  • Kareem Shaya, 2006-2007
  • Sam Jenning, 2005-2006
  • Mike Ilardi, 2004-2005
  • Kate Sullivan, 2002-2004
  • Paul Campion, 2002
  • Meghan Keane, 2001-2002
  • Anna Chodos, 2000-2001
  • Laurie Marhoefer and Tom Bellin, 1998-2000

Publishers

  • Sophie Litschwartz, 2008-present
  • Michael Bredin, 2007-2008
  • Russell Spitzer, 2006-2007
  • Bill McLaughlin, 2004-2006
  • Ethan Heitner, 2003-2004
  • Edward Ehrbar, 2001-2003

Current members

  • Adam Valen Levinson, Managing Editor
  • Michael Grinspan, Head Writer

Notable Alumni

  • Neil M. Gorsuch, judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • Andrew Levy, ombudsman and contributor to Fox News Channel's late-night show Red Eye


External Links