2007

2007 in Columbia history:

• Pro-file sharing group Free Culture at Columbia founded

Spring

• "Speakergate": Matthew Fox announced as the keynote speaker for Columbia College's Class Day; furor ensues
• Matt Sanchez exposed as a former porn star
• Reactivation of Students for a Democratic Society

March

• 5th: Investigation launched regarding threat left on door of CC Class of 2010 president Mark Modesitt
• Michelle Diamond of the One Columbia party wins the Presidency of the CCSC
• Regular decision admissions to Columbia College are the second most selective in Ivy League history
• 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
• Members of the Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal steal 700 copies of Jester, return them with manifestoes attached directing readers to an anti-Jester website

Preceded by 2006

History of Columbia University  2007

Succeeded by 2008