Editing Barnard College (section)

=== Traditions ===
[[Barnard Greek Games]]: One of Barnard's oldest traditions, the Barnard Greek Games were first held in 1903, and occurred annually until the [[Columbia University protests of 1968|Columbia University protests in 1968]]. Since then they have been sporadically revived. The games consist of competitions between each graduating class at Barnard, and events have traditionally included Greek poetry recitation, dance, chariot racing, and a torch race.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bandrowski |first=Ainsley |date=April 20, 2017 |title=Barnard Greek Games to Return After Four Years |work=[[Columbia Daily Spectator]] |url=https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2017/04/21/barnard-greek-games-to-return-after-four-years/ |access-date=August 27, 2021 |archive-date=August 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828035156/https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2017/04/21/barnard-greek-games-to-return-after-four-years/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Take Back the Night: Each April, Barnard and Columbia students participate in the [[Take Back the Night (protest)|Take Back the Night]] march and speak-out. This annual event grew out of a 1988 [[Seven Sisters (colleges)|Seven Sisters]] conference. The march grew from less than 200 participants in 1988 to more than 2,500 in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/tbtn/ |title=Take Back the Night |date=March 16, 2007 |publisher=Columbia.edu |author=Nicholas Bergson-Shilcock |access-date=February 20, 2011 |archive-date=February 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208214824/http://www.columbia.edu/cu/tbtn/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Midnight breakfast]] marks the beginning of finals week. As a highly popular event and long-standing college tradition, Midnight Breakfast is hosted by the student-run activities council, McAC (McIntosh Activities Council). In addition to providing standard breakfast foods, each year's theme is also incorporated into the menu. Past themes have included "I YUMM the 90s," "[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]," and "[[Take Me Out to the Ball Game|Take Me Out to the Ballgame]]." The event is a school-wide affair as college deans, trustees and the president serve food to about a thousand students. It takes place the night before finals begin every semester.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://barnard.edu/headlines/barnard-tradition-midnight-breakfast |title=A Barnard Tradition: Midnight Breakfast {{!}} Barnard College |website=barnard.edu |access-date=June 11, 2016 |archive-date=June 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616080926/http://barnard.edu/headlines/barnard-tradition-midnight-breakfast |url-status=live}}</ref>

Big Sub: Toward the beginning of each fall semester, Barnard College supplies a 700+ feet long [[Subway (restaurant)|subway]] sandwich. Students from the college can take as much of the sub as they can carry. The sub has kosher, dairy free, vegetarian, and vegan sections. This event is organized by the student-run activities council, McAC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Community-Student Life |url=https://barnard.edu/mcac/community |website=Barnard |access-date=April 26, 2019 |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426203812/https://barnard.edu/mcac/community |url-status=dead}}</ref>