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*Anti-copyright advocacy group [[Free Culture at Columbia]] founded | *Anti-copyright advocacy group [[Free Culture at Columbia]] founded | ||
*Reactivation of [[Students for a Democratic Society]] | *Reactivation of [[Students for a Democratic Society]] | ||
| + | *[[Arden Conference Center]] sold | ||
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*[[March 5|5th]]: "Speakergate": [[Matthew Fox]] announced as the keynote speaker for [[Columbia College]]'s [[Class Day]]; furor ensues | *[[March 5|5th]]: "Speakergate": [[Matthew Fox]] announced as the keynote speaker for [[Columbia College]]'s [[Class Day]]; furor ensues | ||
*[[Michelle Diamond]] of the [[One Columbia]] party wins the Presidency of the [[CCSC]] | *[[Michelle Diamond]] of the [[One Columbia]] party wins the Presidency of the [[CCSC]] | ||
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*Elton John rents [[St. John the Divine]] for his 60th birthday party | *Elton John rents [[St. John the Divine]] for his 60th birthday party | ||
*[[Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak]] is named a [[University Professor]] | *[[Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak]] is named a [[University Professor]] | ||
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===May=== | ===May=== | ||
| − | *[[May 4|4]]: First year students take their [[Lit Hum]] final exam using an unauthorized study guide [[Lit Hum exam leak|leaked]] by a section leader, prompting an optional second final exam | + | *[[May 4|4]]: First year students take their [[Lit Hum]] final exam using an unauthorized study guide [[Lit Hum exam leak (2007)|leaked]] by a section leader, prompting an optional second final exam |
==Summer== | ==Summer== | ||
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*May: The ''Journal of Politics & Society'', published by [[Helvidius]], becomes the nation's first commercially distributed undergraduate periodical in over 350 Barnes & Noble bookstores [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/helvidius.html See Columbia News Feature] | *May: The ''Journal of Politics & Society'', published by [[Helvidius]], becomes the nation's first commercially distributed undergraduate periodical in over 350 Barnes & Noble bookstores [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/06/helvidius.html See Columbia News Feature] | ||
| − | *June: With the demolition of [[McIntosh]], construction begins on [[Barnard]]'s new [[Nexus]] student center | + | *June: With the demolition of the [[McIntosh Center]], construction begins on [[Barnard College|Barnard]]'s new [[Nexus]] student center |
==Fall== | ==Fall== | ||
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| + | [[Image:Ahmad protests.jpg|thumb|Protests over Iranian President [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]]'s speech]] | ||
Throughout the Fall 2007 semester, a series of [[2007 bias incidents|racist bias incidents]] have caused outrage and concern on campus. | Throughout the Fall 2007 semester, a series of [[2007 bias incidents|racist bias incidents]] have caused outrage and concern on campus. | ||
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*[[November 12|12]] - [[November 14|14]] - Faculty groups pen [[ 2007 faculty statements|public letters]] debating the efficacy of the administration, particularly the policies of [[President Bollinger]] | *[[November 12|12]] - [[November 14|14]] - Faculty groups pen [[ 2007 faculty statements|public letters]] debating the efficacy of the administration, particularly the policies of [[President Bollinger]] | ||
*14: Hunger strikers' demands partially met; strike continues | *14: Hunger strikers' demands partially met; strike continues | ||
| + | *[[November 17]]: Hunger strike ends | ||
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| + | ===December=== | ||
| + | *The [[Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building]] opens | ||
{{succession|preceded=[[2006]]|succeeded=[[2008]]|office=History of Columbia University|years=2007}} | {{succession|preceded=[[2006]]|succeeded=[[2008]]|office=History of Columbia University|years=2007}} | ||
[[Category:21st century]] | [[Category:21st century]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:00, 31 May 2013
2007 in Columbia history:
Contents
Spring
- Anti-copyright advocacy group Free Culture at Columbia founded
- Reactivation of Students for a Democratic Society
- Arden Conference Center sold
February
- Matt Sanchez exposed as a former porn star
March
- 5th: Investigation launched regarding threat left on door of CC Class of 2010 president Mark Modesitt
- 5th: "Speakergate": Matthew Fox announced as the keynote speaker for Columbia College's Class Day; furor ensues
- Michelle Diamond of the One Columbia party wins the Presidency of the CCSC
- Elton John rents St. John the Divine for his 60th birthday party
- Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is named a University Professor
- Both the men's and women's fencing teams are Ivy League champions
- First issue of Eclectica Esoterica published
April
- Financial Aid officer David Charlow accused of accepting kickbacks from a student loan company, suspended
- 40s on 40 institutionalized as lame, tame "40 Days" by the administration; seniors furious again
- 9: Intensifying the CUSJ-Jester Feud, 700 stolen copies of Jester are distributed around campus with an attached note allegedly from Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal claiming responsibility as retribution against Jester for "promot[ing] scientific fallacies".
- Spec launches The Shaft, a housing blog, after being beaten at housing coverage by The Bwog in 2006
- 11: John Kluge gives $400 million for financial aid, the largest gift in Columbia history
May
- 4: First year students take their Lit Hum final exam using an unauthorized study guide leaked by a section leader, prompting an optional second final exam
Summer
- May: The Journal of Politics & Society, published by Helvidius, becomes the nation's first commercially distributed undergraduate periodical in over 350 Barnes & Noble bookstores See Columbia News Feature
- June: With the demolition of the McIntosh Center, construction begins on Barnard's new Nexus student center
Fall
Protests over Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech
Throughout the Fall 2007 semester, a series of racist bias incidents have caused outrage and concern on campus.
September
- 24 - After a cancelled engagement in 2006, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a controversial appearance as part of the World Leaders Forum.
October
- 9 - A noose is found hanging on a Teachers College professor's office door
November
- 7 - Beginning of the 2007 multi-purpose hunger strike
- 12 - 14 - Faculty groups pen public letters debating the efficacy of the administration, particularly the policies of President Bollinger
- 14: Hunger strikers' demands partially met; strike continues
- November 17: Hunger strike ends
December
- The Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building opens
| Preceded by 2006 |
History of Columbia University 2007 |
Succeeded by 2008 |
