Skibo - Revision history

Zarf at 21:06, 19 May 2007

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Zarf at 20:59, 19 May 2007

2007-05-19T20:59:30Z

Lea at 22:27, 21 November 2006

2006-11-21T22:27:40Z

Alan at 10:42, 15 November 2006

2006-11-15T10:42:17Z

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'''Skibo''' is a name which has at various times been applied to just about everything on [[CMU]]'s campus. From buildings to dining facilities to alumni memorial coat racks, the goofy moniker of an obscure Scottish castle graces more facets of Carnegie Mellon life than almost anything else.

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 Normally, however, when an [[defectors|old-timer]] says "Skibo", he means the building that served as CMU's student center up until 1994. Skibo was roughly H-shaped, and the center was a mass of curiously exciting carpeted geometric platforms called "Grey Matter".
-"Skibo" is pronounced "skee bow", which is inexplicable, since the obscure Scottish castle is pronounced "sky bow".
+"Skibo" is pronounced "skee bow", which is inexplicable, since the obscure Scottish castle is pronounced "sky bow". (Or maybe not. There is debate.)
 ===External Links===
-http://www.ltr.co.uk/hotels/scotland/skibo
+[http://www.ltr.co.uk/hotels/scotland/skibo Tourist page for Skibo Castle]
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	'''Skibo''' is a name which has at various times been applied to just about everything on [[CMU]]'s campus. From buildings to dining facilities to alumni memorial coat racks to fonts by [[jcreed]], the goofy moniker of an obscure Scottish castle graces more facets of Carnegie Mellon life than almost anything else.		'''Skibo''' is a name which has at various times been applied to just about everything on [[CMU]]'s campus. From buildings to dining facilities to alumni memorial coat racks to fonts by [[jcreed]], the goofy moniker of an obscure Scottish castle graces more facets of Carnegie Mellon life than almost anything else.
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		+	Normally, however, when an [[defectors\|old-timer]] says "Skibo", he means the building that served as CMU's student center up until 1994. Skibo was roughly H-shaped, and the center was a mass of curiously exciting carpeted geometric platforms called "Grey Matter".
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		+	"Skibo" is pronounced "skee bow", which is inexplicable, since the obscure Scottish castle is pronounced "sky bow".
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		+	===External Links===
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		+	http://www.ltr.co.uk/hotels/scotland/skibo

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−	'''Skibo''' is a name which has at various times been applied to just about everything on [[CMU]]'s campus. From buildings to dining facilities to alumni memorial coat racks, the goofy moniker of an obscure Scottish castle graces more facets of Carnegie Mellon life than almost anything else.	+	'''Skibo''' is a name which has at various times been applied to just about everything on [[CMU]]'s campus. From buildings to dining facilities to alumni memorial coat racks to fonts by [[jcreed]], the goofy moniker of an obscure Scottish castle graces more facets of Carnegie Mellon life than almost anything else.

	[[category:Campus features]]		[[category:Campus features]]