Coverage on yesterday’s madness, if you need anymore of it
Given the last few weeks, the call for safe space is probably in order
PrezBo’s been doing quite a bit of talking lately
On slanderous graffiti: “…we could have noted that the person who wrote it has a small penis.”
Ah, lovely and nifty multimedia: a bias timeline
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12 October 2007 @ 7:57 AM · 6 comments
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I lost a Lion Laundry bag full of gym items. Contact sac2171.
Black puffy coat with two layers and Burberry plaid pattern on lining. Last seen at Lerner Party Space during Black Students Organization (BSO) party on January 20. Please contact jyc2130@columbia.edu if found. Reward offered.
Yellowish ivory scarf with a lot of print on it. Most likely to be found at 504 Diana or LRC SIPA. If found then you shall be rewarded with my eternal gratitude. Contact: an2503@barnard.edu
Last seen in the Hartley computer lab at around 9 am, on 1/30/12. No case; no password; background is a generic picture of a rower on a lake. About 2 years old and showing its wear. Contact: etp2109.
Last seen at Il Cibreo on January 19 around 1am. It’s beige cashmere with unique colors which complete the original burberry pattern. If you took it by accident please contact aln2133@columbia.edu. If you took it because you like it, not cool.
I lost my umbrella today in Schermerhorn 612. I had class until 12:15, went back tonight around 6 pm, and it was gone. It is Paris themed, so it has the eiffel tower, arc du trimpuh etc. Email lgg2110@barnard.edu.Thanks!
Black T-Mobile phone found on 113th and Broadway (sidewalk by Chase). Contact asvokos@gmail.com for retrieval.
Picked it up in the Wien Courtyard. It is red, with like a somewhat paisley pattern on it, and has a turtle key-chain on it. Contact ecs2150@columbia.edu.
I found a brown NordicTrack men’s jacket at Havana. Email kea2116@columbia.edu with inquiries.
another noose was found downtown:
http://gothamist.com/2007/10/12/noose.php
And Mychal Bell of Jena 6 fame is back in jail:
http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071011/NEWS01/71011059
“…everything I know about India and China, I learned in classes about Latin American literature and Caribbean music. ”
If you learn about China and India in a class about Latin American literature, then what class do you take to learn about Latin American literature???
that was joke. and one that made his point.
It was a joke that didn’t make any goddamn sense, because Columbia DOES offer courses in Asian studies (and other cultures. In the Core). So point not taken.
I understand why people are upset that the Core doesn’t emphasize other cultures as much it does the western ones, but come on. The actual name of Lit Hum is “European Literature and Philosophy Masterpieces,” meaning that the course is specific to Euro-centric literature. It’s not like you’re being tricked into thinking that this is a class of all the literary masterpieces in the world and then find out that they only considered European classics to be masterpieces. Eastern, African, and Latin American-centered courses are offered separately, and no one seems to have a problem that only Latin American civiliztion is taught in a Major Cultures course called “Latin American Civilization.”
Yes, it would be interesting to have a course in the Core where different lit. from different parts of the world were studied together compared, and when that happens, I will support it. But if you don’t go into a Biology class expecting to learn about Physics, or a Middle Eastern Studies class expecting to study Homer, then why would you enter a European Lit class expecting to learn about anything other than dead white men?
don’t yell at me; i’ve been arguing for (and reminding people of the actual names of) lit hum, cc, etc. as long as i’ve been here. but i don’t think he was saying that we should cram every culture/person ever into the existing classes, either. instead, his joke was conveying that the university makes CC kids take “major cultures” at least in part to counter the “dead white guys” arguments about other core classes, but the very nature of the requirement is that you just learn about a couple of different specific topics (and get away with learning nothing about everything else). like you (and the author of the article, as far as i can tell), i’d support another class added to the core as a way to address the issue.