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Barnard CollegeFacilities Facts & Statistics

Location
New York, NY
Undergrads
2,340
Tuition
$30,868
Admission Difficulty
Hard
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Facts & Statistics

Service & Maintenance Staff
161
Campus Size
4 acres
Student Centers
  • The Diana (being built- set to open some time in 2010)
  • Lerner (Columbia's Student Center)
Campus Library?
Yes
Main Libraries
Barnard Library in Lehman Hall
Popular Places to Chill
  • Java City
  • The lawn
Bar on Campus
None
Bowling on Campus
None
Coffeehouse on Campus
Java City
Movie Theater on Campus
None, but Lerner Hall on Columbia's campus has the Roone Arledge Cinema, where films are often shown
School Slang
  • Courseworks: The network Columbia maintains that teachers post grades, homework, and class notes on.
  • CULPA: www.culpa.info - The Columbia Underground Listing of Professor Ability - Everyone checks here during program filing to check what other students thought about different classes and professors.
  • Ebear: The network Barnard students use to sign up for classes and to check grades.
  • L Courses: These are courses with limited enrollment. When filing programs for the next semester, you are assigned a slot of time during which you are able to go online and add L-courses to your schedule.
  • The Lawn: The Lawn is located in front of Lehman Library.
  • Points: Points are what Barnard calls their credit hours. They look and act like what credit hours are at other schools, but don't expect them to always add up to hours spent in class.
  • Programming: This is what Barnard calls registering for classes.
  • Registration: This is what you do when you arrive at school to let them know you will actually be attending classes, not when you actually sign up for classes.
  • Shopping for Classes: Barnard students have a two-week window in which they may attend as many classes as they want before they finalize their schedule with their advisor, called "shopping."
  • The Vag.: The student center being constructed will be named for Diana Vagelos. Before it was known that it would be named "The Diana," students guessed the donor's surname would be used. Because "the vag." is particularly appropriate for a women's college, this one may stick even after the center is open.
Traditions
  • "I Love Barnard" Spirit Day : Once a year, Barnard holds a spirit day in which the school sells T-shirts, holds a barbeque out on the lawn for all students, and gives away all sorts of Barnard goodies. This event really brings students together as a college to appreciate Barnard and what it means to each student.
  • Big Sub to Traditions : At Big Sub, which is sponsored by McIntosh Activities Council and held in the fall, students help build a huge, 705 foot long sub sandwich that stretches all over campus. The sandwich is rumored to be totally gone in less than ten minutes.
  • Each fall and spring, New York City street vendors set up shop for a couple days on Lehman Lawn.:
  • Greek Games : Each year, during the spring, Barnard holds the Greek Games, which bring together its students and each class for friendly competition in games, such as tug of war.
  • Midnight Breakfast : This event is held twice a year-at the end of reading week, right before finals start, and is sponsored by McIntosh Activities Council. Volunteers and administrators and even the college's President serve food like waffles and eggs to hungry students who are about to take their semester finals.
  • Urban New York: Once each semester, Barnard students start lining up early in the morning in hopes of getting their first choice of the opportunities offered through the Urban New York Program. These opportunities include tickets to Broadway shows, sports games, and concerts as well as free meals at upscale restaurants. Sometime mid-morning, the staff of the College Activities Office bring in donuts and coffee.
Urban Legends
It is rumored that on Martha Stewart's notes to sell the Imclone stock that got her convicted of insider trading, there was also a note to send gift money to Barnard College, her alma mater.
Favorite Things To Do
Between classes, you can see a play in the Minor Latham Playhouse or watch a movie in upper-level Mac. Grab some coffee at Java City, or read on the lawn.
Student Activities Offered
  • Campus ministries
  • Choral groups
  • Concert band
  • Dance
  • Drama/theater
  • Jazz band
  • Literary magazine
  • Marching band
  • Music ensembles
  • Musical theater
  • Opera
  • Pep band
  • Radio station
  • Student government
  • Student newspaper
  • Student-run film society
  • Symphony orchestra
  • Television station
  • Yearbook
ROTC
Air Force ROTC: Yes
Navy ROTC: No
Army ROTC: No

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