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Admin talks smoking ban at CCSC meeting

Vice President of Student and Administrative Services Scott Wright discussed issues ranging from enforcement of the University’s partial smoking ban to alcohol storage.

By Ben Gittelson | Feb 13 02:04 am ET

Deans approve open housing expansion

Open housing will be an option in all upperclassmen dorms during this year's housing lottery.

By Ben Gittelson | Feb 10 08:36 pm ET

Former convent to be converted into new undergrad housing

Shollenberger and Martinez said they would like to work with students to develop special themes for the new residence hall.

By Karla Jimenez | Oct 11 06:06 pm ET

Wi no Fi?

My laptop lacks the expensive cellular broadband card that I would otherwise need to access the Internet in a location devoid of Wi-Fi and I don't have the the keys for the plethora of encrypted student-owned wireless networks found all over campus.

By Elías Stallard-Olivera | Mar 24 07:47 pm ET

Hartley laundry room to be closed until Monday, April 27

Residents of Hartley and Wallach received an e-mail on Monday afternoon from Housing Services informing them that they will not be able to use the Hartley laundry room until Monday, April 27th.

By Betsy Morais | Apr 20 06:34 pm ET

Changes to housing process yield mixed reactions

For Columbia students 110 years ago, springtime was the harbinger of humiliation.
It was a time when students from other schools made their housing selections, leaving Columbia students to face the reality that the College had no residential buildings. “Columbia, hey? Sort of a day school, ain’t it? ” Cornell students would quip, according to an article by Herbert Howe in the Columbia University Quarterly’s 1932 edition.

By Kim Kirschenbaum | Mar 23 01:14 am ET

Students, Tenants Mix in Two Barnard-Owned Apartments

Raising a 14-month-old in the heart of New York City presents a host of challenges, particularly when surrounded by dozens of college students.

By Kim Kirschenbaum | Nov 12 03:33 am ET

Dorm Fire Reveals Glitch in Alarm System

The oven fire and evacuation of Barnard’s 600 W. 116th St. apartment complex on Friday raised concerns among students who questioned the efficiency of the building’s fire system.

By Alix Pianin | Sep 8 11:50 pm ET

Leaky Pipes Cause Water Damage in Dorms

Some residents of Barnard’s Elliot Hall returned from winter break to find that their rooms had been cleared out due to water damage. A room in Reid Hall also suffered water damage over the break.

By Monica Varman | Jan 23 06:39 am ET

Illicitly, Pets Find Campus Home

A male resident of Watt lives in a single with two cute girls. They keep him company when he’s pulling an all-nighter, and they’re always excited to see him when he comes back from class.

By Zeynep Memecan | Nov 8 02:47 am ET

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