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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. | + | 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. It is widely acclaimed as "somewhat funny," a major achievement for any college humor publication. |
It is currently embroiled in a bizarre [[CUSJ-Jester Feud|feud]] with the ''[[Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal]]''. | It is currently embroiled in a bizarre [[CUSJ-Jester Feud|feud]] with the ''[[Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal]]''. | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 4 May 2007
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. It is widely acclaimed as "somewhat funny," a major achievement for any college humor publication.
It is currently embroiled in a bizarre feud with the Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal.
Jester alumni
- Allen Ginsberg, poet of the Beat Generation
- Gerald Green, writer
- Robert Lax, poet
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz, screenwriter
- Thomas Merton, author and monk
- Ted Rall, political cartoonist
- Ed Rice, journalist
- Ralph de Toledano, journalist, co-founded the National Review and edited Newsweek
- Lynd Ward, artist
- Herman Wouk, writer
External links
- Jester website
- "Jester Holds Court Again", an article in the January, 2002 edition of Columbia College Today
- "A thorough debunking of Jester's lies"
