<p>*Disclaimer: may be exaggerated (but not purposefully – this is how they were told to me)</p>
<p>There exists an underground labyrinth of tunnels (a combination of steam tunnels + tunnels left over from a former mental institution occupying those grounds used to transport patients). There is a rumored tunnel linking Low and Butler, (which I am still skeptical about) but people say it exists because the University President allegedly escaped through it during the riots in the 60s. In the late 80s, a student by the name of Ken Hechtman, an infamous tunneler, stole Uranium from Pupin Hall…he then fled from the government and was not heard from again until 2002 when he was revealed as a hostage of the Taliban while reporting in Afghanistan (very random fact – sry). In addition, parts of the first (alleged) cyclotron (atom splitter) still remain in the basement of Pupin today. </p>
<p>As you can see, I am quite fond of the tunnel legends.</p>
<p>Hm, what else…
- Columbia used to be located at Rockefeller Center.
- A baseball field used to lie where Butler is today (when half the campus, including Low, had already been built) – not that interesting a fact by itself, but seeing the photo’s pretty cool.</p>