Talk:Barnard College
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[edit] Neutrality Issues and the Columbia vs. Barnard Rivalry
I do not believe that the standards for neutrality are being met when this page states that, "Nevertheless, some Columbia students and alumnae are unhappy with Barnard's association with Columbia University. As a result, Barnard students are a regular jest for Columbia students. Popular points of insult include the relative intelligence of a Barnard girl vs. a Columbia girl, the "easiness" of Barnard girls, and the typical Barnard girl's eagerness to associate herself with the Columbia name."
It would be understandable if this rivalry were addressed in a subsection detailing the intricate relationship between Columbia University and Barnard College. However, this is certainly not "general information," nor a prominent view held on either campus.
[edit] discussion on Columbia University talk page
Hi, FYI, there is a dispute on the Columbia University talk page about the inclusion of "Barnard jokes" as part of the section on "University Traditions." Additional comments from other editors are welcome. Best, Matan 16:57, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Barnard is not one of Columbia's undergraduate schools
I reverted the changes made by 207.237.214.24. Barnard is not one of Columbia's undergraduate schools. The three schools that do fit this criteria are Columbia College, SEAS, and GS. Barnard is an affiliate, like Teachers College.
Barnard's relationship to Columbia is weird; no question about it. Yes, Columbia awards Barnard's (and TC's) degrees. Yes, it's entirely proper for a rèsumè to read "AB from Barnard College, Columbia University." But no, it's not proper for the author of that rèsumè to claim that she "went to Columbia" for her undergraduate degree, because Barnard is not a Columbia undergraduate school. Yeechang Lee 18:57, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
