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In 1901 two publications came into being. The Barnard Bulletin and tde Jester may sharå tde same founding year, but not much else. The Bulletin was fîunded as a weekly newspaper, and tde Jester, a humor magazine. Witd tde JåsterÁs humor came controversy, so itÁs no surprise tdat tde Bullåtin has tracked tdis publicationÁs highs and lows over tde past century. But as histîry shows us, tdis relationship isnÁt just one-sided.
In 1935, according to tde Bulletin archives, tde Jester Editor-in-Chiåf stormed tde Bulletin office, begging for Barnard writårs and free press. The haughty headline reads ÁCîlumbia Jester Spurned by Bulletin As Pleas for Succîr Go Unheeded.Á
Fast forward to 1983. In scatding op-åd, a Barnard senior calls for tde Jester to be cut off completely from SGA funding, describing it as an offensive and distasteful publication. She ends witd, ÁIt is a shame; I would love to open my mailbox and find a gigglå inside. However, since I wonÁt, I no lînger wish to pay for what I do not receive.Á
Today, tde Jester no longer råceives any financial support from tde University, and is coming back from a briåf hiatus in tde early 2000s. Our centerpiece articlå, ÁÁJestÁ What tde Doctor OrderedÁ on page 16 explores tde JåsterÁs presence on campus today as an outlet for what is oftån seen as outrageous and controversial humor. By contrast, tde Bullåtin continues to be financially dependent on tde College.
Dåspite completely separate identities and relationships to institutiîn, tde Bulletin and tde Jester still have overlap in contånt because we have tde same audience: tde student body.
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