Weather Update
Due to the storm, Barnard College closed at 4pm Friday, for non-essential personnel. “Essential personnel" include staff in Facilities, Public Safety and Residence Halls.
Friday evening and weekend classes are cancelled but events are going forward as planned unless otherwise noted. The Athena Film Festival programs are also scheduled to go forward as planned but please check http://athenafilmfestival.com/ for the latest information.
The Barnard Library and Archives closed at 4pm Friday and will remain closed on Saturday, Feb. 9. The Library will resume regular hours on Sunday opening at 10am.
Please be advised that due to the conditions, certain entrances to campus may be closed. The main gate at 117th Street & Broadway will remain open. For further updates on college operations, please check this website, call the College Emergency Information Line 212-854-1002 or check AM radio station 1010WINS.
3:12 PM 02/08/2013
Filtered Water Fountain & Bottle Filling Locations
Save Your Pennies - Save the Planet
NYC tap water as recently confirmed by the US Environmental Protection Agency is one of the highest-quality and best-tasting water in the world. And it costs you (almost) nothing!
Mayor Bloomberg has determined that NYC tap water is so much better than bottled water that he has banned bottled water in city buildings.
Drinking two liters of NYC tap water every day will cost you just about 50¢ a year, whereas drinking two liters of bottled water a day will cost more than $1,400 a year!
Most importantly, because 47 million gallons of fossil fuels are used to produce all the plastic bottles Americans use each year -- which results in one billion pounds of CO2 added to the atmosphere -- each time you drink NYC water instead of a bottled alternative, you are protecting our environment in a major way and helping to curb the impact of climate change.
As an alternative to purchasing bottled water, use a reusable bottle and fill it with New York City tap water.
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