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Things To Do on Campus During The Weekend

Whereas my last IP was about what to do during the week, for those of you who are here for the weekend but can’t be bothered to get on the 1 train, here’s a post about things you can do right here at Columbia on the weekend. I’m sure some of the things here you can do during the week too, but it’s guaranteed that you can do these on the weekend as well.

Visit St. Paul’s Chapel

St. Paul’s Chapel is a beautiful building that is often overlooked, with odd hours that mean you have to plan when you’re going. The entrance level has the main chapel, with the organ and the nice acoustics and the mass area and whatnot (sorry for being so ignorant, I’m not religious at all). At either entrance to the chapel there are stairs that lead both down and up; up will take you to the balconies, which is usually locked. Downstairs will take you to the basement, which houses Postcrypt, our most well-known coffeehouse, and a lot of boring admin offices. The stairs lead to boring places because most of the doors are locked, but walk around the main floor and take cool pictures or just sit and listen.

Get coffee at Joe’s

We’ve got two locations of Joe’s Coffee; in Dodge Hall, the music building, and in the Northwest Corner building. NoCo has the bigger and better Joe’s, so visit there if you want the full aesthetic experience. Otherwise, visit the much less well-known Joe’s in Dodge to save the effort. Note: if you visit the Joe’s in NoCo, it’s a floor down from the campus entrance and a floor up from the 120th entrance: take the escalator down or take the stairs up. It’s got glass walls; you can’t miss it.

Explore the tunnels

For those of you looking for more risque things to do, you can visit the legendary underground tunnels beneath campus. Originally built for the insane asylum that used to be on the land, most of the tunnels were closed off to the public once Columbia moved in, and with each passing year security grows stronger as more people find ways around them. So be careful. The most well-known tunnel pathway runs through John Jay, Wallach, and Hartley: go to the basement floor of any of the three and walk around. However you would have to be swiped in to gain access, so for anyone else, you guys can try the Kent system, where you just go to the basement of Kent, Hamilton, or Philosophy, and try pulling/pushing on seemingly locked doors.

Find the best place to take a pic of campus

This might require roof access, so the next thing on my list is:

See which buildings you can get to the roof of without getting caught

Something not to be attempted during the day; roof access is strictly prohibited and can result in things like rescinded admissions offers. Butler and Carman roofs are popular, but I have no idea how most people get there: I have only ever found my way to either roof through outstanding circumstances and in unusual ways, opportunities that never showed up again.

There is one building that has unobstructed (if still illegal) access to its roof. I’ll leave it to you to find out, if you can. DM me if you discover it.

Get bubble tea

Back to conventional things: visit Cafe East on the entrance floor of Lerner Hall and try some of our bubble tea. This is one of the places where you can use Dining Dollars, $125 of which are usually provided on freshman meal plans. Sushi and other things to eat are also offered here, and the sushi is better than the sushi in most places. I personally stick to the Stumptown’s and bubble tea, going to a restaurant for any of my sushi cravings.

Visit the sundial

There are two things called “the sundial” on campus, both of which you can feel free to visit. The first is an actual sundial in front of Pupin and NoCo, on the northwest side of campus. It’s about waist-height, kinda easy to miss. See if you can actually tell the time--it is supposed to work, after all. The other “sundial” is a circular pedestal right in between Low and Butler Libraries. It did in fact used to be an actual sundial, with a giant granite orb resting upon it. The sphere developed a crack in it and mysteriously vanished from campus for several years, turning up in Michigan later. Given the fact that this is common knowledge, it’s also a mystery why Columbia still hasn’t bought it back.

Explore Butler

Find the prettiest reading alcove, or venture through the stacks and find some quirky book written in the original Sanskrit. Instagram the third floor reading room, or get coffee from Blue Java. There are tunnels through Butler as well, but the basement is difficult to get access to.

See how long it takes you to find and get to all 22 libraries on campus

Speaking of libraries, it might be a fun competition to get a group of friends and race through all of our libraries. A hint (but not really a hint) is that Avery is located directly across from Mathematics, and is right next to St. Paul’s. Lehman is on the third floor of the International Affairs building, across Amsterdam bridge.

Go on a tour

Technically tours aren’t offered during the weekend, but what I meant by this is to find out when gag tours are happening and latch onto one. Gag tours are tours given by trained tour guides, founded by yours truly, but spout alternate or funnier versions of Columbia, including things we’re not typically allowed to mention on real tours. You’re seeing a lot of it just by following this blog, but gag tours are in the flesh, and at night, when we can all get properly ~wasted~.

Visit the most filmed lecture hall in the US

Back to kosher. 309 Havemeyer is the most filmed college classroom in America, and it’s where I have my chem lecture. Havemeyer is, after all, the chemistry building. You can sit where I usually sit, on the upper right balcony, or sit anywhere at all and just get a feel for college. Ha. Afterwards, go see Spiderman or Gossip Girl or Kinsey or something.

Sit on Alma Mater

Athena gracefully watches over campus with her staff and wreath crown. Her lap does look awfully comfy, though. Another stunt to be pulled after dark only, climb up onto the statue and sit on the tome she’s just been reading, or drape your body dramatically over her outstretched arms (kind of hard unless you’re like 6’8”). For the record, a similar feat can be pulled on the Scholar’s Lion by Havemeyer and Dodge Fitness Center.

Chill on campus somewhere

Last but certainly not least. Nothing really gives you a feel for how campus moves and acts more than sitting on Low Steps, or on Butler lawn, and just watching people go by. See if you can tell the time by the amount of people swelling and diminishing. Columbia’s a perfect campus for both lazy days preserved delicately in a bubble, and the vibrancy New York life that’s always there on the backburner should you ever miss the hum of the city.

[notesonnewyork]

Love is love, I’ll grant you that-- Waving goodbye while tipping my hat. It will never be over, and when all’s said and done-- What does anybody see in anyone?

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(Lyrics taken from “Love Is Love” by Paul Sachs, 2016. Photo by Riffchorusriff. April 8, 2017....

Within the depths of St. Paul’s Chapel on the campus of Columbia University you’ll find the Postcrypt Coffeehouse. Actually, it’s more akin to a tomb or cellar of stone, but what better place to take advantage of the natural acoustics? The Postcrypt has been hosting musicians here since 1964, and I can attest that performing on its stage is like sipping from the Holy Grail. Sadly, I hadn’t heard a show there in many years. 

Are you familiar with the cover of “Baby, Let Me Follow You Down” that Bob Dylan included on this first album? As he strums the intro, Dylan talks out this little passage before starting to sing:

I first heard this from uh...Rick von Schmidt. He lives in Cambridge. Rick’s a blues guitar player. I met one day in the...green pastures of uh...Harvard University.

Well, for some reason, it came into my head as I approached St. Paul’s. There was this cool breeze adrift and I thought I might be feeling young again.)

[ricojonesmusic]

Excited to play duo with @joeblock_512 tonight at @postcryptcoffeehouse 8:30-9:15! It should be a real fun hang! See you there. @columbia #jazz #harlem #coffee #friday #concert #duo #improvisation #piano #sax #saxophone #columbia #nyc #newyork #manhattan (at Postcrypt Coffeehouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuweedqniXa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=r0cvmcx4cxtn

[pasulya]

Mammifères’ next show is this Friday feb. 1 at legendary folk venue postcrypt co… Mammifères’ next show is this Friday feb. 1 at legendary folk venue postcrypt coffeehouse up at @columbia #university in #nyc 9pm.

[andrewvladeck]

Party in the back... (at Postcrypt Coffeehouse)

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Sunday Banter 22nd July '18

Sunday Banter 22nd July ’18

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[joeholtmusic]

Just Announced! Joe Holt Music @ Postcrypt Coffeehouse in New York, NY - February 11th

[flippermedia]

Postcrypt Art Gallery, NYNY

I believe some of my work will be displayed at the Post Crypt Art Gallery in NYC this fall (beginning this weekend) during their annual photography show.  If you're ever on the Upper West Side, I'd recommend checking it out!  You might see some familiar faces.

[songsfromlastnight]

Come Out // Dinachi Onuzo

"I like this one...you don't have to"-Dinachi Onuzo, Postcrypt 11.22.14

[folkportraits-blog]

Folktober Fest is this Thursday, October 23rd!

There will be an open mic from 8:30 until 10pm -  The Morningsiders will be headlining at 10pm.

Visit our facebook event for more information: http://www.facebook.com/events/455457561164772/?fref=ts

[for-everest]

Thanks to the wonderful Sam McHugh, we have video of last night's show at Postcrypt!

Rather than spamming your dashboard with a bunch of video posts, here's where you can find them:

Hunting Knife Come Share a Space Earheart Airmail  Ready By Tomorrow

Enjoy!

[ricojonesmusic]

Playing a solo saxophone show and @postcryptcoffeehouse tomorrow at 10:30pm! Come out it’s free to the public! (at Postcrypt Coffeehouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/B244zWqHDcg/?igshid=8fkcwu5sjggt

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[Deutsch] #IOTA Sonntagsplausch 29er Juli '18

[Deutsch] #IOTA Sonntagsplausch 29er Juli ’18

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Presenting: Scott Rudd- from a last minute set at Postcrypt over a month ago. After some frantic guitar grabbing he finally got started with Lauraly's resonator guitar, (which actually had a cool banjo-like sound, and sounded awesome when paired with his voice and whipsery-mellow tunes- making it an extra-unique Scott Rudd performance.) He was also kind enough to sit on my left side to let me finish the drawing after his set, making this one of the few almost completed drawings I've done. Except for the foot. But who needs that anyhow?

Luckily for those of you who missed the show, Scott has been especially prolific lately, coming out with a music video for his song "Another Lover" and releasing a new track "Probably Lied" (available for download) earlier this month!

 Or you can go see him in the flesh: TOMORROW night (Friday 5/25) at The Schoolhouse in Brooklyn, 8pm! http://www.facebook.com/events/133015603499976/

He'll be going on tour in the UK in July so catch him in NY while you still can!

And just one more thing- Scott Rudd is also a sick photographer. Check it out here.

[ricojonesmusic]

A lil bit of the solo concert... (at Postcrypt Coffeehouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/B29ng1nHFzp/?igshid=1c7yj3dr06rye

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Sunday Banter 29th July '18

Sunday Banter 29th July ’18

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