Monday through Thursday the week of finals grab a free cup of coffee from the first floor of the Library! Starting at 5pm each evening and brewing until 8pm, get that jolt of caffeine you need to make it through your last study session or paper.We are here to help you make it through that last crazy week of the semester.
Alumni on 5: Alumni in the Library Exhibitions
"Games, Wars + Summits"
The Library is once again staying open late on Friday nights! This week is the first of Finals Fridays when the Library will be staying open until 8pm. The last three Fridays of the semester (4/20, 4/27, and 5/4) we will be open from 8:00am to 8:00pm. Reserve textbooks and computers are always accessible for use and Librarians will be available to help with any research questions. Come join us and finish off those last few projects!
To print (and photocopy!) in the Library you need a Columbia Campus ID card, with Columbia Cash on it.
With your ID and Columbia Cash, you can print in the Library and campus computer labs. Printing costs $.10 / page for black and white, $.50 / page for color. Black and white printers/copiers are on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors. The color printer is on the 1st floor, the color copier on the 4th floor.
To print with coins or bills, purchase a GoPrint/OmniPrint card from the machine on the 1st floor.
Make it Happen
Apple has just issued a Java security update that will help protect your Mac Computer against the Flashback malware. Check the Apple Pull-down menu for the Java Security Update to get this newly released security patch.
Mac owners can usually breath a sigh of relief as news of a new computer virus hits the internet. But this week, a new, fairly nasty bit of malware called Flashback has been unleashed on unsuspecting Mac owners.
The virus exploits a vulnerability in Java and then continues to download additional software before passing confidential information off to hackers or other remote internet users.
Make sure to update your Mac system software and read these articles for further information and security suggestions:
Flashback Central: How to Find, Protect Against, and Eliminate Scary Apple Malware
Nasty Virus Attacking Macs
Secure your Mac from FlashBack Infection
On April 3rd, the Center for Book and Paper Arts and the Library held the 13th Annual Edible Books and Tea. The event, which was open to the public, was part of the International Edible Book Festival held annually around the world on or around April 1st. Participants were asked to make food that integrated text, drew literary inspiration, or looked like a book.
As always, the event drew a large crowd. The creative minds created unique and tasty representations of their favorite books.
The winners are:
Best in Show:
Title: #4 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Artist: Loni Diep
Book author: Jules Verne
Ingredients: Seafood, rice, and seaweed
Best Presentation
Title: #9 Mr Popper's Penguins
Artist: Lillian Fahrner
Book authors: Richard and Florence Atwater
Ingredients: Eggs, black olives, carrots, and sugar cubes
Best Visual Pun
Title: #17 Toast World
Artist: Claire Sammons, Grad Student in Book and Paper Arts
Book author: Daniel Clowes
Ingredients: Toast with a cinnamon stencil
Most Book-like
Title: #13 BB the Bada$$ Bookbinder
Artists: Greta Bach, Jessica Wagner, and Jamie Weaver, Grad Students in Book and Paper Arts
Book author: Josep Cambras
Ingredients: Funfetti cake mix, gum paste, cream cheese icing, and food coloring
Most Likely to be Devoured
Title: #6 Popeye's Source of Strength
Artists: K.V. & Jan Chindlund
Comic Strip: Elzie Crisler Segar
Ingredients: Spinach, feta cheese, onions, eggs, and phyllo
Did you know any group of two or more can reserve a study room in the library?
