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*Six Milks and Two Left Feet merge to form improv comedy group [[Fruit Paunch]] | *Six Milks and Two Left Feet merge to form improv comedy group [[Fruit Paunch]] | ||
*Columbia gives up management of [[Biosphere 2]] | *Columbia gives up management of [[Biosphere 2]] | ||
| + | *[[Philosophy Hall]] declared a National Historic Landmark | ||
==Spring== | ==Spring== | ||
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==Fall== | ==Fall== | ||
*[[September 25]]: [[Edward Said]] dies | *[[September 25]]: [[Edward Said]] dies | ||
| − | *Vladimir Putin (President of Russia) and Hamid Karzai (President of Afghanistan) among the prominent figures gracing campus with their snipers during the first annual [[World Leaders Forum]] | + | *[[Vladimir Putin]] (President of Russia) and Hamid Karzai (President of Afghanistan) among the prominent figures gracing campus with their snipers during the first annual [[World Leaders Forum]] |
*First [[Midnight Mania]] held | *First [[Midnight Mania]] held | ||
*[[Orgo Night]] flyers and script controversial for being racist and offensive | *[[Orgo Night]] flyers and script controversial for being racist and offensive | ||
Latest revision as of 06:28, 7 May 2024
2003 in Columbia history:
- Alan Brinkley succeeds Jonathan Cole as Provost
- Six Milks and Two Left Feet merge to form improv comedy group Fruit Paunch
- Columbia gives up management of Biosphere 2
- Philosophy Hall declared a National Historic Landmark
Spring
- March: Iraq War Protest and Counter-Protests erupt
- March 26: Anthropology prof Nicholas De Genova states at a teach-in that he wishes "a million Mogadishus" upon U.S. troops
- Miklos Vasarhelyi elected President of CCSC
- George Stephanopoulos speaks at Columbia College Class Day
Summer
- University President Bollinger announces plans for the Manhattanville expansion
- SEASCommunity, the forerunner of CUCommunity, later CampusNetwork, is launched
Fall
- September 25: Edward Said dies
- Vladimir Putin (President of Russia) and Hamid Karzai (President of Afghanistan) among the prominent figures gracing campus with their snipers during the first annual World Leaders Forum
- First Midnight Mania held
- Orgo Night flyers and script controversial for being racist and offensive
| Preceded by 2002 |
History of Columbia University 2003 |
Succeeded by 2004 |
