The Nexus’s New Name Will Hunt You Down
At the “coolest” part of Barnard’s Spirit Day – “Celebrity Scoops,” where administrators served free ice cream to students – President Deborah Spar announced that the Nexus will now be known as “The Diana” (yes, just “The Diana”).
The new moniker replaces the unofficial name of “The Vagelos Center,” a change that possibly maybe perhaps almost certainly came about because of the building instantly being nicknamed “The Vag.” Not only is it the first name of Diana Vagelos, whose family gave $15 million to the project, but, as President Spar noted in her announcement, “Diana is the goddess of female power and strength.” Spar did not note that Diana is also a virgin, the goddess of the hunt and chastity, and notable for her enjoyment of revenge, often taken on men.
A quick informal naming survey suggested that students in attendance approved of the name. Then again, several attendees also commented that, with that much money, the Vagelos family “can name it whatever they want.”
- JCD
Tags: nexus, the diana, The Vag, we're still calling it the vag
27 April 2009 @ 12:50 PM · 32 comments

They motion to vote, we Bwog. Another Sunday evening of CCSC.
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Monday
You’ve eaten your fill from three, count them — three feeding opportunities this morning. Now, put a cap on this glorious day with four, yes, four campus concerts. There’s something for every cynic.
Second breakfast, charcoal, and quaintness – it’s yours on Sunday morning.


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