It's almost that time, folks. Less than 36 hours away, the housing lottery looms like a dark cloud in the mind of every Columbia student. (Or, maybe not those ones picking Wednesday morning—plenty of sunshine to be found there.) If you're still fuzzy on the details, or if you saw one of our flyers tonight and are here for the first time, check out The Shaft archives ASAP because you're running out of time. Liveblogging from John Jay lounge starts Wednesday morning--the first appointment time is at 10 a.m. After the jump, our rundown of everything to remember about the lottery itself.
