CubMail got a makeover today, but not the part you’re thinking about. Its home page has a new design that is “more in line with the style of the new University home page,” which should officially roll out later this week. The new login screen features some smooth transitions and glows, and when you type in your UNI, your name and basic directory info show up, just in case you were in the middle of an existential crisis. But once you log in, you’re greeted with the same familiar CubMail interface you’ve come to know and… well, know. We encourage everyone who actually knew about this redesign before this post to join us where the grass is greener. After all, the real news here is that people still use CubMail.
Here’s a side-by-side comparison of the new and old designs, for nostalgia’s sake.
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@hmm win gbear.barnard.edu
@more useful stalking device https://directory.columbia.edu/people/
@I like how when I type my UNI in, it welcomes me by name! Also, if you type a random UNI in, it will give you the first and last name of whoever has that uni. A useful stalking device…
@UNPOPULAR OPINION The new website is so horrible. I expected something fresh and modern. You wanna see a good-looking academic website?
http://www.harvard.edu
@Jeepers Agreed. It’s old school and boring and the font is gross! There has to be like 9823 student web designers here with better skillz than the professionals they’re hiring, amirite?
@Anonymous I don’t get why Columbia can’t just download an open-source webmail interface like Atmail or Roundcube.
@Anonymous more gradients please.
@nobody cares nobody.
@Dear bwog No one uses cubmail, seriousla you guys. Get with the program and create a gmail account.
Exuent bitchesssssssssss.
@You don't read do you?
@wut.. the new website BLOWS–will we be stuck with it for another 10 years? it looks like it was made in ’95
@Actually This is what it looked like in ’96. http://web.archive.org/web/19961223040853/http://www.columbia.edu/
We’ve come a long way
@As ghetto as the '96 site looked ... … it was easier to navigate than the iteration we had from 2002 to, like, this week. The new site makes so much more sense, again.
And, @wut – you must not be old enough to remember 1995 websites.