In today’s paper, Max Marshall and Ben Sheng wrote about how Columbia University is trying to re-use existing space rather than renovate as a way to create more areas for student groups.
Columbia College Student Council President Karishma Habbu, CC ’13 is quoted as saying:
We have these unused spaces on campus, which either could be snazzed up a little bit or even just used,” Habbu said. “So instead of kind of a reinventing of the wheel, or trying to spend tons of money, or trying to change this 10-year game plan, let’s use what we have. We have these unused spaces—let’s see what we can do with them.
In an attempt to help out Columbia in their efforts, here are five spaces that could be re-used for anything from club meetings to school events:
1. The Stacks
While it pains me to take away the number one place for having secret library sex, the underused stacks represent a huge waste of space. I can think of a million events that could make great use of a narrow, poorly lit space, like a haunted house or a poetry slam.
