Students occupied five Columbia University buildings during April 1968, in protest of Columbia’s wartime activity, its poor relationship with the surrounding neighborhood, and its relationship with its students, particularly student protesters whom…
Student signing out for the night at front desk, as her date looks on, Brooks Hall, ca. 1960.
The housing rules defined. All residents had to fill out a slip letting college officials know where they were going and when they would be returning. …
Chariot race, Greek Games, Barnard Gymnasium, April 24, 1965. The Games focused on poetry, athleticism and stylized movement – embodied in the spectacular chariot race as four “horses” drew charioteers around the gym. Photograph by V. Sladon,…
Students on campus wearing Bermuda shorts, one of the era’s sartorial trends. Wendy Supovizt '63 in conversation with a woman wearing a kimono and Martha Kostyra Stewart '63, South Lawn, ca. 1960. Photography by The New York Daily News, Courtesy of…
Mounted police called in to clear the buildings, April/May, 1968. Violence would break out against innocent bystanders watching the proceedings, leading to the greatest number of casualties that night. From: The Mortarboard 1975, p. 11. Courtesy of…