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'''Barry Weinberg''' [[Columbia College|CC]] ’[[2012|12]] was chair of the [[Student Governing Board]] from [[2011]] to [[2012]]. He is one of the few people who understands how the Columbia administration truly operates and is a fount of institutional knowledge.

==Academics==
He double majored in [[Economics-Political Science]] and [[EALAC]], and served as associate editor and treasurer of the [[Columbia East Asia Review]]. 

==Involvement==
During his time at Columbia, he was active in many progressive and LGBTQ groups. He served as co-president of [[Everyone Allied Against Homophobia]], volunteered as a peer advocate for the [[Gay Health Advocacy Project]], and was elected Lead Activist of the [[Columbia College Democrats|CU Dems]]. He also coordinated the [[Columbia Anti-Violence Coalition]].

He put his knowledge of the Columbia administration to good use as student representative on the [[Committee on the Core Curriculum]] and chair of [[Student Governing Board|SGB]].

He unsuccessfully ran for [[CCSC]] president on the [[Better Columbia]] ticket during the [[CCSC Elections, 2011|2011 elections]]<ref>[http://bettercu.rooftopsuperstar.com/?page_id=46 Better Columbia bio]</ref> Although his party won the majority of the vote, they failed to win the instant run-off, so [[Aki Terasaki]] became president.

==Post-Columbia==
After graduation, he got a real job at a boutique hedge fund, but continued to stay involved in campus controversies. He co-founded the [[Advocates for the Arts Initiative]] with [[Aries Dela Cruz]] and serves on [[Community Board 9]], the group that (among other things) represents [[Manhattanville]] residents in negotiations with the University. He also became a member of the [[Columbia College Young Alumni]] and [[CU Pride]], an alumni group dedicated to LGBTQ issues.<ref>[http://columbiaprideblog.wordpress.com/executive-board/ CU Pride Executive Board]</ref>

==Fun Facts==
*He was a member of the [[Columbia Water Polo]] team when they played in the first All-Ivy Water Polo tournament.
*He was featured in an infamous [[New York Post]] article about [[Open Housing]], in which Columbia students were described as "living in sin—on their parents' dime."<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/ivy_shack_up_shock_Py0BKAFW5FukydceNeC9YL New York Post article featuring Barry]</ref>


{{succession|preceded=[[Lisa Weber]]|succeeded=[[David Fine]]|office=Chair of the [[Student Governing Board]]|years=2012-2013}}

==References==
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== External Links == 
*[http://bwog.com/2012/05/15/senior-wisdom-barry-weinberg/ Senior Wisdom]
*[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/contributors/barry-weinberg Barry's op-eds in Spec]
*[http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/ivy_shack_up_shock_Py0BKAFW5FukydceNeC9YL New York Post article] featuring Barry

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