Difference between revisions of "2008"

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*[[September 11]]: Presidential candidates [[Barack Obama]] and [[John McCain]] made a joint campus appearance as part of the [[ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum]]
 
*[[September 11]]: Presidential candidates [[Barack Obama]] and [[John McCain]] made a joint campus appearance as part of the [[ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum]]
 
*[[October 8]]: Bio chair [[Martin Chalfie]] wins the [[Nobel Prize]] in Chemistry
 
*[[October 8]]: Bio chair [[Martin Chalfie]] wins the [[Nobel Prize]] in Chemistry
*[[November 4]]: Senator [[Barack Obama]] (D-IL) [[CC]] '[[1983|83]] wins the U.S. presidential election, and will be the first Columbia graduate to occupy the White House. Among his competitors were fellow CC '83 classmate  [[Wayne Allen Root]] (VP nominee for the Libertarians) and CC '87 alum [[Matt Gonzalez]], an independent VP candidate running with Ralph Nader. [[GS]] '56 alum [[Mike Gravel]] (Democrat) was a competitor during the Democratic primaries.  
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*[[November 4]]: Senator [[Barack Obama]] (D-IL) [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1983|83]] wins the U.S. presidential election, and will be the first Columbia graduate to occupy the White House. Among his competitors were fellow CC '83 classmate  [[Wayne Allen Root]] (VP nominee for the Libertarians) and CC '87 alum [[Matt Gonzalez]], an independent VP candidate running with Ralph Nader. [[GS]] '56 alum [[Mike Gravel]] (Democrat) was a competitor during the Democratic primaries.  
 
*November: Student survey on [[ROTC]] appears to result in a narrow vote for keeping the organization banned from campus, but there is controversy over the number of votes thrown away.  
 
*November: Student survey on [[ROTC]] appears to result in a narrow vote for keeping the organization banned from campus, but there is controversy over the number of votes thrown away.  
 
*[[December 12]]: The [[Columbia University War Memorial]] is unveiled in [[Butler Library]]
 
*[[December 12]]: The [[Columbia University War Memorial]] is unveiled in [[Butler Library]]

Revision as of 17:29, 4 May 2013

2008 in Columbia history:

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Summer

Fall

Preceded by
2007
History of Columbia University 
2008
Succeeded by
2009