Welcome to the Block 2011-2012!
Welcome back to Columbia! Check out this blog for what’s happening in 2011-2012!
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Clash of the Classes (Say THAT 5 times fast!)
One weekend. Five competitions. The chance to bring fame to your class year.
The Clash of the Classes takes place April 8th-10th. Check out the schedule of events below and sign up HERE with up to 5 friends! Also stop by the facebook event and Blog
Video Game Tournament: Friday April 8th, 3 pm John Jay Lounge. Water War: Saturday, April 9th, 3 pm Ancell Plaza
Water Balloon Tossing: Saturday, April 9th, 3 pm EC Bridge
Soccer Tournament: Saturday, April 9th, 7 pm Levien Gym
Dodgeball Tournament: Sunday, April 10th, 10 am University GymClass Spirit Competition: All events! Come dressed in your team colors and earn points toward your class victory!
Seniors BLUE
Juniors RED
Sophomores YELLOW
First Years GREEN
UPDATE: It’s a Miracle!
UPDATE 1/23: Check out pictures from the event below! (Thanks to Anu Kohli.)
Back by popular demand: We will have hundreds of miracle berries this Friday, January 21st from 3-4:30pm in three locations: Broadway Lobby Lounge, McBain First Floor Lounge, and Ruggles Basement Lounge! Miracle berries are tiny fruits that make everything turn from sour to sweet. We’ll have a variety of citrus fruits, blackberries, cranberries, goat cheese, and other foods for you to sample, and we encourage you to bring any other foods you’d like to try “under the influence” of the miracle berry. Don’t miss out!
C is for Cookie
Check out these pictures from McBain’s TWO recent milk and cookie-centric study breaks! Big thanks to Community Impact for helping with the first, and to Rachael Esman, Malika Leiper, and Min Yeoh for taking the photos. Good luck with finals, all! And have a great break.
Take a Break and Decorate
The McBain RAs are hosting a study break TONIGHT from 8PM-9PM in the McBain first floor lounge. There will be sugar cookies to decorate with icing and treats to get in the holiday spirit! So take a break from Butler, the computer lab, or your room and come enjoy a treat or two!
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Happy Thanksgiving From the Block!
We hope everyone is having a happy and food-filled Thanksgiving! If you’re on campus, please join RAs from the Block in the Broadway Lobby tomorrow, Friday, November 26th, from 4 to 6pm. There will be free food and all the materials you need to make cards for anyone you think deserves some gratitude.
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The Wait Is Over. The Social Experiment Is Here.
Today’s Prompt: “Have you heard of the Social Experiment?”
Today’s Passwords: ???? – Go ask people the prompt!
For today, Monday, November 15th, everyone knows the prompt and knows one password. If someone asks you the prompt, simply reply with your password. But make sure to ask the prompt yourself, and ask it of everyone you see, because there are multiple passwords across campus!
On future days, everyone who logs into our website will know the new prompt, but only some people will know a password, so make sure to really pose the prompt to everyone. It is officially open season for talking to all strangers on campus.
As you collect passwords, log onto our online system (www.cusocialexperiment.com) to enter them and start competing for the prizes. Prizes will be given to the ten people with the most passwords at the end of the Social Experiment. The first place prize if $500!
The experiment starts today, Monday, November 15th, and runs until this Friday the 19th (with prizes at a closing event on Saturday the 20th).
Good luck and let the Social Experiment commence!
Become an RA!
The Office of Residential Programs would like to invite you to apply to be a Resident Adviser for the 2011-2012 academic year. To learn more about and to apply to the Resident Adviser position you will need to attend an Information Session. The next one is scheduled for Sunday, November 7 from 7:00pm until 8:00pm in the Broadway Hall, 14th Floor Lounge West. And you should always feel free to talk to your current RA about the position.
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Nighttime Bike Trip
Get ready for one of the most exciting events of the semester! It’s time for the Block’s Annual Nighttime Bike Trip! We’ll leave campus at 8pm on Thursday, October 7 and we’ll bike down the West Side, into Battery Park and over the Brooklyn Bridge.
For more details, click here.
Registration will open on Friday, September 24 at noon on theblock.net
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First BlockTalk
This Sunday, at 2:00pm, you are invited to the first BlockTalk of the year! NOM3 will be serving up a feast of delectable treats in the Broadway Lobby specially for residents of the Block! Yum yum! Or shall we say nom nom nom! Come meet your fellow residents over fabulous food to mark the first in a series of glorious Sunday afternoons! Look forward to seeing you there.
Love,
Leeza Mangaldas
CA, Broadway/ Hogan
BlockTalks will occur every Sunday at 2:00pm in the Broadway Lobby. They are fun, informal events organized by Res Life Staff for residents of the Block (Broadway, Hogan, McBain, Watt, Ruggles) and will almost always involve free food. What better excuse to mingle with the amazing people living around you?
About The Block Blog
This is a blog run by the Residential Programs staff of "The Block". “The Block” is a residential area of Columbia’s campus that includes Broadway, Hogan, McBain, Ruggles, Watt and 548 W. 113th St. Halls.