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Today is BC Spirit Day, and this afternoon, over what was reportedly a less-than-enthralling fireworks display, Barnard announced the new name of the Nexus, its new ominous-sounding student center. The Nexus’ new moniker? The Vagelos Center—the name was kindly spelled out in fireworks for all to see.
“We’re going to go to THE VAG,” said one exasperated Barnard sophomore.
UPDATE: Today’s ceremony featured the word “Vagelos” spelled with fireworks, sending mixed feelings of anger and bemusement throughout the Barnard crowd. According to an official Barnard source, the fireworks honored the family of Diana Vagelos, who has been the project’s largest donor. Barnard has also previously stated that the namesake of the building will come from its major donor—hence the natural assumption that the fireworks spoke to both donor and new name. However, as of yet, it’s not been set in stone. (Pun intended.)
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@08 grad So, I know this is a bit delayed … but I was on campus recently and was thus reminded of the Vag.
THIS IS THE GREATEST NAME EVER.
To my fellow alumnae and all the classes below us, keep the Vag alive and healthy.
For those of you other Barnard girls with your heads up your vags, give it a rest!! Stop taking yourselves so goddamn seriously.
Viva la Vag.
@Anonymous i go to barnard and i think this is hilarious. i’m just saying…
@Femnst Arch. Student Too Many Buildings Look Like the Penises. VIVA LA VAG
@from wikipedia Pindaros Roy Vagelos better known as P. Roy Vagelos or Roy Vagelos (born 1929 in Westfield, New Jersey) was president and chief executive officer (1985) and chairman (1986) of Merck
@333333300 Will CU ugrads have access to this building?
@annoyed This is the most immature article I’ve ever read. I can’t believe there are so many students who think making fun of someone’s name is amusing.
@Anonymous Can we all please be respectful of the fact that this couple just donated $15 to our school, in hopes that this building would improve our experiences here? We should be thanking this family, not making fun of their last name.
@uhh this couple either 1) knew this was coming or 2) are so stupid we should feel no obligation to respect them!
@vag you’re a tool. barnard is such a better school than columbia and you’re just jealous you couldn’t get in. and consequently, you’ll never get into the vag.
@really? how can you say that barnard is a better school than columbia with a straight face? have you taken a class there?
@yes. plenty of people have taken classes on both sides of the street. in my experience, and many others, I have had multiple amazing educational experiences and classes at Barnard. Columbia has been just okay. How many Barnard classes have you taken?
@Architect This building has some problems and might sag with age and use
@yyyYESssss I was so concerned they were just going to name it ‘The Nexus’.
@VAAAAGGGGGGG LLLOOOOLLLLL
barnard is such a joke!!!!!!!!!!!
@hmm I heard they’re building a new lounge for graduate students called the “G-Spot” but it’s gonna be really hard to find.
@jake ROFL, that was awesome!
@one more Any truth to the rumor that a new International Undergraduates Division will be located deep inside the new building?
@Sprinkles I love this.
Thought “The Temple of Artemis” could be a way for Barnard to save face.
@12312312311 Lerner is “Alfred Lerner Hall.”
Vag Hall?
@every now and again christmas comes in a mid-april to a jew as it has today.
praise the lord for the vag – i love you barnard.
@XJE Talk about life imitating art. The BC administration is lifting a concept that CUMB outlined in the Orgo Night script of May 2007.
[third main joke, immediately below “She Blinded Me With Science]
http://cumb.org/scripts.php?script=50636
@someone better buy me a kevlar vest.
you should always wear protection when entering the Vag.
@why are school houses red?
you would be too if you had nine periods a day!
@think about it It may be true that the building isn’t officially named, but it might as well be at this point. I mean cummon. They set the name Vagelos on fire with pyrotechnics. Seriously? Seriously…
And, why didn’t Judy mention the fact that the building hadn’t been named yet in her remarks? It certainly would have saved me walking away in utter disbelief/hysterical laughter…
vag or but vag or but… decisions decisions…
@fire the vag was on fire, eh?
somebody must have left the yeast out in the kitchen
@booyah i’m going to go leave a rooster in the vagelos center, and a bag of peanuts in butler.
cock in the vag, nuts in the but
@are they going to paint the walls red for a week every month?
@Seriously Ew. Gross.
@shit I just read a story about vaginas for class.
@oh wait yeah i get it. that’s not funny. i was hoping for a pun that related to vaginas. because, you know, vaginas are funny.
@i mean the “set in stone” pun. i get the vag thing, obvi.
@wait, i don’t get the pun.
@dear bwog please summarily delete all references like the above
THANKS
@hmm VACHiNA?
(get your permanent markers ready!)
@LoL VAGINA
@There will be a green space on the roof. The question is, will the lawn be neatly manicured, or will they put bushes?
@red That was a very stupid display. Fireworks should be set at night, not in the middle of the day like demolition explosives.
@Barnard Senior I’m proud of our Vag =)
@FYI There used to be a college in PA called Beaver College…They later changed the name to Arcadia University
@lolz. this is just too great…
@there is already a building on campus called the Vagelos Alumnae Center, so they are trying to figure out a different name for the Nexus.
@come on people Come on people, do your research. Let’s set the record straight:
The name of the DONOR is Vagelos, but the administration has made it very clear that the center itself HAS NOT been named yet.
They understand what the implications of naming it the “Vagelos Center” would be, and are trying to come up with a suitable and appropriate name.
@oh no... damn. and here i was thinking i was going to get a leg up on the Vag…
Bwog goes and takes the carpet right out from under me…
I feel queef coming on.
@my question is why someone who’s probably been mistakenly called Vagina her whole life would want a building named after her.
At the least, I hope it’s not overrun with douche bags.
@sigh. Don’t be thick, her HUSBAND’S last name is Vagelos. He is also the president of Merck.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Roy_Vagelos
@Aloe Nickel You must mean the president of Merkin
@what about Alfred Lerner? I’m sure he got made fun of his whole life, and now his name’s etched in stone.
@meh you are all putting this vag on a pedestal.
@eventually once its complete, youll be able to enter milbank either through the Vag, or slip in the back door
@Jip Wait, I just google this, and apparently the Vagelos Center already exists…it’s an alumnae center @ Barnard. Sadly, the Bwog might be wrong on this reporting…
@there are a couple barnard buildings/rooms named after diana vagelos
@sadly this is true
@you know Now we have options… We can either do it in the Vag or do it in the But.
@WINNER HAHAHA
@... LOL
@'narded “i am going to be the iron chef of pounding vag.” – superbad.
@M arcus If one goes from the Heyman Center to the Vag, one must be sure to wear protection.
@concerned student wait… did anyone notice that vagelos sounds like vagina
@Definitely My favorite post so far
@shit is this really true? I don’t know what else to say
@just a few questions:
1. will they have monthly cleanings of the Vag?
2. will there be like a landing strip leading up to the Vag?
3. are they only letting women into the Vag, or can men enter as well? Is there a requirement on size?
@owned At least now there won’t be anymore disputes about the biggest vag at barnard.
@nutter there’s a tasti-d-lite in the vag
@well it wont be the only live and active cultures in the vag.
@do you think we can expect a bit of the in out in the vag? maybe followed by some ludwig van?
@cokboi It’s awfully dry in the vag
i’m for sure bringing my grandma to the vag
@tour guide “…and if you step through those labia, er, i mean doors, right there, you’ll see the…”
@vagabond i thought that place smelled like fish
@V-day Bet none of y’all have ever seen a vag this big!
@vag i really have not laughed this hard in a long time!
i’m a little disappointed, though. new york magazine had been reporting in september that Victoria’s Secret had the #1 bid on the name for the Nexus.
but then again, the VAG is a WAY better name than the Victoria Secret Student Center. each have their own fabulous ironic twists, but i’m a fan of the vag…
@Vagtastic voyage oh man, what’s the vag going to look like in 50 years?
how many janitors to clean out this vag?
@Vag Right now the Vag is just a hollowed out orifice in Barnard’s campus. Soon, it will be an edifice.
@vagaries will the carpets match the shades?
@dude seriously, barnard? april fools was 2 weeks ago
@33 Soul Don’t put too much pressure on the Vag guys, you don’t wanna rub it the wrong way.
@cc09 its not like i dont go into barnards vag every weekend already
@this is amazing!!! i
@Tobias Funke: THIS IS RIPE FOR PARODY! RIPE FOR PARODY!
@barnard women The Vag, with its steel frame and glass walls, is strong and beautiful
@Any VA students? This is the logical continuation of Diane’s Vagina.
Diane’s Vagina can sneeze with its eyes open.
@Vanessa I heard there’s going to be lots of carpet at this place.
@More importantly Will the carpet match the drapes?
@BC: ITS THE DIANA!!!!!!!
@Nah... (Also BC)
I think we should embrace it. I think this pretty much makes up for the ridiculously long and inconvenient construction process.
@Fireworks? I guess it was a Vagsplosion.
@I wonder... T’what do we owe the name Vag? Did someone Snatch up all the better names?
@Jack How many fing-er, people, can the Vag fit? Is it structurally sound? Prone to leaking? Nasty smells emitting from the area? Tight spaces or very spaced, tight territory?
I’m no architect, but I have questions.
@ha ha ha this has to be a joke; it’s too perfect.
@My high school had the following buildings
The Wood building
The SAC (Shimada athletic center)
The Fannie Cox Center for S&M (science and math)
@seriously now let’s get something straight:
the name of the DONOR is diana vagelos. they HAVE NOT named the building yet.
i refuse to let it be called “the vag”. if we get a say in it, i vote “the diana”.
@Shaking head.... And the fod court in the Vag will be called Va-John-Jay….
This must be some horrible pun by someone with too much money.
@Wouldn't it be better if the eatery inside the Vag was called Va-JJs place instead of Va-John-Jay?
@The King of Spain The Vag does have severe camel toe in that picture there.
@Do you need a CUID to get into the VAG? or can anyone enter?
@Why?? Oh, you enter the Vag through those wide double doors.
I lost my pen in the Vag.
Why are all those boys going into the Vag?
@HAHAHAHA that is too amazing! Thank you Barnard for giving us the VAG!!!
@News There will be a library devoted to Kant in the Vag
@Anchor Nobler Kant in the Vag is redundant, now some Balzac in the Vag could be kinky.
@UGH i’m transferring.
@MAN I didn’t get into Barnard, but I will be the first to enter the Vag
@Heh This is simply too good… YES! Yes to The Vag!
@I see I thought that was like automatic weapons firing or something. Jesus.
Also, did they really name it the Vagelos Center? Jesus, they had to know what that would lead to.
@oh and btw re: the fireworks display
i was completely and utterly enthralled.
@WTFOMGZ i love THE VAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!