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February 21, 2007

Blight Me? Blight You!

Curbed.com

2007_02_columbialight-thumb.jpgColumbia University students say, "Blight me!" at yesterday's on-campus protest:

Columbia student Rowan Moore Gerety explains "The lawn over there has been seized and declared blighted. It was not being fully utilized." Columbia admins were well aware of the protest and found the comparison between a manicured campus meeting area to West Harlem mildly befuddling, with spokeswoman La-Verna Fountain saying "I don't know how you can compare that." Crusty old deans.

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Posted by lumi at February 21, 2007 8:45 PM