Jester of Columbia
The Jester of Columbia, or simply the Jester, is a campus humor magazine. Legendarily founded on April Fool's Day, 1901, it is one of the oldest such publications in the US. Revived in 2001 after a 12-year lapse in publication and again in 2004 after a shorter one, Jester has once again begun to produce magazines as well as sponsor comedy events on Columbia's campus.
Apparently, "the magazine is known on campus for its lackluster understanding of particle physics, frequent misrepresentations of string theory, and fervent hatred toward America." After all, "who wants a lusterful understanding of particle physics?"
Others say it "is known on campus for its brilliant understanding of particle physics, frequently correct representations of string theory, and fervent defense of America against Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal."
Jester alumni
- Allen Ginsberg, poet of the Beat Generation
- Gerald Green, writer
- Robert Lax, poet
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz, screenwriter
- Thomas Merton, author and monk
- Ted Rall, political cartoonist
- Ed Rice, journalist
- Ralph de Toledano, journalist, co-founded the National Review and edited Newsweek
- Lynd Ward, artist
- Herman Wouk, writer
External links
- Jester website
- "Jester Holds Court Again", an article in the January, 2002 edition of Columbia College Today
- "A thorough debunking of Jester's lies"
