Gmail

The 'I' in community

Now that housing and elections have arrived, it is time for Columbia students to consider reshaping their experience at the school.

Exclusion of Google Docs avoids ADA challenges

The University’s negotiations with Google lasted a year, largely because of concerns over the ADA compliance. They come on the heels of a complaint filed in March by the NFB against New York University and Northwestern University.

CubMail to transition to Gmail

Following a two-stage trial phase, all undergraduates will use Columbia's new Google-based email system by December.

Cubmail to transition to Gmail by end of 2012

The long-awaited move to a Gmail-like system emulates the 30 percent of students who already forward their Columbia mail to a personal account.

USenators from CC working closer with Dirks, pursuing familiar initiatives

University senators said they will continue working on an initiative from last semester to implement open course evaluations.

Barnard switches to Google calendar, email system

Students have begun testing out Barnard’s new web-based Google email system.

Buzz off

The problem isn’t necessarily the technology itself, but us. Our worst competitive tendencies run rampant as we feverishly develop online personas within every social network, and then neglect to consider how else we could be spending the same amount of time.

Spammed

“(Your friend) wants to show you a picture,” the email assured me. It was 1:30 AM, hardly a time for cogent decision-making. And I was jarred by a notoriously unstable acquaintance even wanting to show me something online.