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A bunch of you have sent us this Jezebel-by-way-of-other-blog post about how old-timey folks conducted surverys that assumed Barnard was full of hussies -- just like you kids today joke about!

The newspaper clipping tells the story of how one time, probably in the 20s, the Jester published a "Purity Survey", in which the gals of Barnard were asked sordid, old-timey things like if they've "soul kissed" and "Have you ever been tight?" With respect to that latter question, there were 38 nays and 32 yeas, and "of those answering in the affirmative, 14 said they had been tight once, 14 said they had been tight often, and four said that they were 'usually tight.'"

Eww. Wait, what?

Anyway, it was apparently "too hot to print" and was banned and then unbanned, and afterwards no one ever implied anything about the promiscuity of Barnard students ever again.

Read more: Barnard, Jester, Jezebel, Surveys, The Past

July 11, 2008 @ 5:10 PM | Comments 16 comments | Add comment Post a comment | Link to this article | | | Share on Facebook

Posted by a jezebel: [#1] [reply] [track]
( posted July 11, 2008 at 6:38 PM )
tight = drunk
Posted by a friend told me: [#2] [reply] [track]
( posted July 11, 2008 at 8:31 PM )
that the next issue is going to be about women. I hope you're ready for the bitches on jezebel to pounce again.
Posted by questioner: [#3] [reply] [track] (in reply to #1)
( posted July 11, 2008 at 8:46 PM )
thanks for explaining the meaning of "tight"... but what the hell is "soul kissing?" sounds really intense.
Posted by answerer: [#4] [reply] [track] (in reply to #3)
( posted July 11, 2008 at 8:55 PM )
"french kissing", apparently
Posted by fact: [#5] [reply] [track]
( posted July 11, 2008 at 9:32 PM )
Barnard girls are only tight for the first two days of NSOP =(.
Posted by hmm: [#6] [reply] [track]
( posted July 11, 2008 at 9:55 PM )
it's a tipply tit nipply in here!
Posted by hey: [#7] [reply] [track]
( posted July 12, 2008 at 1:02 AM ) (from campus)
I want to know the ways the Jester loosens up these Barnard girls. I'd imagine it would use a bottle of Surge.
Posted by fjsdlk: [#8] [reply] [track]
( posted July 12, 2008 at 1:12 AM )
Anyone else notice how, in Barack's latest TV ad, it says he "worked his way through college and Harvard Law"? Columbia swept under the rug yet again.
Posted by : [#9] [reply] [track] (in reply to #8)
( posted July 12, 2008 at 2:11 AM )
Ugh, that makes me feel slighted.
Posted by The King of Spain: [#10] [reply] [track] (in reply to #2)
( posted July 12, 2008 at 2:19 AM )
I don't know where you heard that.
Posted by one day: [#11] [reply] [track] (in reply to #8)
( posted July 12, 2008 at 3:13 AM )
if we hope for change strongly enough, one day the phrase will become "worked his way through Columbia and law school"
Posted by jester: [#12] [reply] [track]
( posted July 12, 2008 at 3:42 AM )
you already know that, pimpin
Posted by fact check: [#13] [reply] [track] (in reply to #8)
( posted July 12, 2008 at 11:20 AM )
And apparently, "worked his way through college" means two summer jobs.

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Posted by ...: [#14] [reply] [track] (in reply to #13)
( posted July 12, 2008 at 11:31 PM ) (from campus)
i dunno... i consider taking out loans and paying them off yourself as "working through college." if he received family money, then i'd say your "fact check" actually adds something to the discussion.

...and god knows columbia prolly stiffed him on FA. it was an era when FA was already weak and on top of that he was a transfer student.

michelle obama is on the record bitching about paying off student loans.
Posted by bwog: [#15] [reply] [track]
( posted July 13, 2008 at 2:11 AM )
[ external link to www.nytimes.com ]
Posted by duh: [#16] [reply] [track] (in reply to #8)
( posted July 17, 2008 at 5:08 PM )
It's because we suck. Even Cornell treats their transfers better.

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