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Council round-up: smoking, assassins, and libraries

In your weekly councils round-up, CCSC tries to make judicial affairs sexy, assassins beset the ESC, and SGA takes a break from meal plan talks.

In your weekly councils round-up, CCSC tries to make judicial affairs sexy, assassins beset the ESC, and SGA takes a break from meal plan talks.

Barnard admins launch meal plan task force

A task force made up of students and administrators will meet Thursday to hash out the future of the Barnard meal plan.

A task force made up of students and administrators will meet Thursday to hash out the future of the Barnard meal plan.

Media Watch to promote dialogue, members say

Campus Media Watch, which members say formed around a commitment to fair coverage of the Middle East, has its eye on Columbia in its first semester as a Student Governing Board-sponsored group.

Campus Media Watch, which members say formed around a commitment to fair coverage of the Middle East, has its eye on Columbia in its first semester as a Student Governing Board-sponsored group.

Barnard prepares to launch spruced-up website

Barnard students and professors are debating a new web redesign.

Barnard students and professors are debating a new web redesign.

Barnard prepares to launch spruced-up website

Barnard students and professors are debating a new web redesign.

Barnard students and professors are debating a new web redesign.

Barnard students, SGA debate new meal plan

Tensions ran high Monday night when a group of Barnard students showed up at a Student Government Association meeting to question the motives behind the administration’s recent decision to implement a universal meal plan.

Tensions ran high Monday night when a group of Barnard students showed up at a Student Government Association meeting to question the motives behind the administration’s recent decision to implement a universal meal plan.

Barnard student center finally opens its doors

The Diana student center is open for the first day of the spring semester.

The Diana student center is open for the first day of the spring semester.

SLIDESHOW: A Tour of the Diana

Spectator was invited to go on a tour of the Diana Vagelos Center on Friday. Along with members of various student councils, the group was led by Lisa Gamsu, Barnard’s Vice President for Administration and Capital Planning, and Jessica Nunez, Assistant Dean for Student Development in Diversity and Activities. These are some pictures depicting what was seen during the tour.

Gender studies hindered by non-departmental status

The Institute for Research on Women and Gender offers an interdisciplinary approach, but without a faculty of its own.

The Institute for Research on Women and Gender offers an interdisciplinary approach, but without a faculty of its own.

Barnard debates science requirement

Barnard students and faculty question whether science should be one of the Nine Ways of Knowing, and what's so great about labs.

Barnard students and faculty question whether science should be one of the Nine Ways of Knowing, and what's so great about labs.