Difference between revisions of "The Fed"
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[[Image:FedColumbiaCartoon.jpg|thumb|300px|A famous Fed cartoon.]] | [[Image:FedColumbiaCartoon.jpg|thumb|300px|A famous Fed cartoon.]] | ||
| − | '''The Fed''' is | + | '''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!) | + | 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. |
| − | Among its features is "They Watch," which derides | + | 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. |
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| + | 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. | The Fed comes out every three weeks. | ||
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==Fed Bash== | ==Fed Bash== | ||
| − | A party hosted by The Fed once a semester | + | A party hosted by The Fed once a semester in Lerner Party Space. |
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 12 May 2008
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.
