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==Spring== | ==Spring== | ||
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| − | *Launch of [[The Bwog]] | + | *February: Launch of [[The Bwog]] and the first SpecBlogs |
*[[SHOCC]] protests | *[[SHOCC]] protests | ||
| − | *[[Seth Flaxman]] elected president of the [[CCSC]] | + | *March: [[Seth Flaxman]] elected president of the [[CCSC]] |
| + | *March: [[Norman Finkelstein Speech]] controversy | ||
*10th anniversairy of [[Austin Quigley]]'s deanship of [[Columbia College]] honored during [[Columbia College Days]] | *10th anniversairy of [[Austin Quigley]]'s deanship of [[Columbia College]] honored during [[Columbia College Days]] | ||
| − | *May 7: [[SEAS]] student Richard Ng goes missing, is later discovered to have killed himself by jumping from the Brooklyn Bridge | + | *[[The Bwog]] rises to prominence by beating ''[[Spec]]'''s [[Columbia Housing|housing]] coverage |
| + | *May: The first [[Spring Pillow Fight]] is organized | ||
| + | *[[May 7]]: [[SEAS]] student Richard Ng goes missing, is later discovered to have killed himself by jumping from the Brooklyn Bridge | ||
*[[John McCain]] speaks at [[Columbia College]] [[Class Day]]; students protest with orange "Not in My Name" buttons and umbrellas | *[[John McCain]] speaks at [[Columbia College]] [[Class Day]]; students protest with orange "Not in My Name" buttons and umbrellas | ||
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*Debate between [[Chris Kulawik]] and [[Avi Zvi Zenilman]] on ''The O'Reilly Factor'' | *Debate between [[Chris Kulawik]] and [[Avi Zvi Zenilman]] on ''The O'Reilly Factor'' | ||
*Awarding of the [[Nobel Prize]] to [[Edmund Phelps]] and [[Orhan Pamuk]] | *Awarding of the [[Nobel Prize]] to [[Edmund Phelps]] and [[Orhan Pamuk]] | ||
| + | *Boosting [[financial aid]], Columbia replaces loans with grants for all students whose families earn under $50,000 a year | ||
===November=== | ===November=== | ||
| − | *Ex-Czech President and playwright [[Václav Havel]] | + | *Ex-Czech President and playwright [[Václav Havel]] begins his two months at Columbia as artist-in residence; [[Lit Hum]] syllabus temporarily altered to include one of his works |
*November: [[Journalism School]] students [[J-School Ethics Exam|cheat on an ethics exam]] | *November: [[Journalism School]] students [[J-School Ethics Exam|cheat on an ethics exam]] | ||
*November: Vandals decapitate the statue of George Washington on the facade of [[St. John the Divine]] | *November: Vandals decapitate the statue of George Washington on the facade of [[St. John the Divine]] | ||
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*The women's soccer team wins the [[Ivy League]] championship against [[Harvard]] | *The women's soccer team wins the [[Ivy League]] championship against [[Harvard]] | ||
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[[Category:21st century]] | [[Category:21st century]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:32, 30 May 2013
First Bwog logo
2006 in Columbia history:
- ACIS and AIS merge to form CUIT
- Foundation of the CU Artist Society
Contents
Spring
- February: End of CampusNetwork
- February: Launch of The Bwog and the first SpecBlogs
- SHOCC protests
- March: Seth Flaxman elected president of the CCSC
- March: Norman Finkelstein Speech controversy
- 10th anniversairy of Austin Quigley's deanship of Columbia College honored during Columbia College Days
- The Bwog rises to prominence by beating Spec's housing coverage
- May: The first Spring Pillow Fight is organized
- May 7: SEAS student Richard Ng goes missing, is later discovered to have killed himself by jumping from the Brooklyn Bridge
- John McCain speaks at Columbia College Class Day; students protest with orange "Not in My Name" buttons and umbrellas
Fall
September
- Launch of The Eye as the latest of many attempts at a Spectator magazine insert
- Administration begins providing free beer at football games, in response to Bakergate
- "Stop Being a Pussy" fliers advertising men's club hockey team lead to the team's suspension
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad invited to speak during the World Leaders Forum by SIPA dean Lisa Anderson, but is de-invited following (officially) security concerns and (unofficially) because she may not have told President Bollinger beforehand, and some vocal students were outraged
October
- Minuteman stage-rush incident
- Debate between Chris Kulawik and Avi Zvi Zenilman on The O'Reilly Factor
- Awarding of the Nobel Prize to Edmund Phelps and Orhan Pamuk
- Boosting financial aid, Columbia replaces loans with grants for all students whose families earn under $50,000 a year
November
- Ex-Czech President and playwright Václav Havel begins his two months at Columbia as artist-in residence; Lit Hum syllabus temporarily altered to include one of his works
- November: Journalism School students cheat on an ethics exam
- November: Vandals decapitate the statue of George Washington on the facade of St. John the Divine
- Columbia Political Review editor Paul Sonne wins Columbia's first Marshall Scholarship in a long time
- The women's soccer team wins the Ivy League championship against Harvard
| Preceded by 2005 |
History of Columbia University 2006 |
Succeeded by 2007 |
