IvyGate was a blog and online news source covering news and gossip at Ivy League universities. The site was written and edited by students and recent graduates.[1]
A minor controversy arose in December 2006 involving Beam's father, prominent Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam. The younger Beam had covered a Brown University professor who wrote prolific letters to the editor in The New York Times. Five days later the elder Beam covered the same story in his column, without attribution, leading to humorous but well-publicized complaints of plagiarism.[7]
The blog was the first to publish results of the U.S. News & World Report 2007 college rankings.[8] It also broke the scoop on the disbanding of a Yale fraternity,[9] and broke the Pi Phi Rush Guidelines controversy at Cornell. Adam Clark Estes, a former editor at IvyGate, was criticized for making fun of the death of a Cornell student who had died due to swine flu in 2009.[10] It employs reporters and commentators throughout the Ivy League, though reporting is sometimes viewed as displaying favoritism.
IvyGate's last post was published in October 2015. In 2018, the site was taken offline.[11] Its archives can still be found using the Wayback Machine.[12]
References
^. Poynter. October 8, 2012. Archived from the original on December 27, 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
^Sharon Wang (November 8, 2006). "15 Questions with IvyGate". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
^Chris Beam and Nick Summers (June 6, 2007). "Blogging the Ivy League's Follies". the Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
^McGrath, Ben (2006-10-23). "Aleksey the Great". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
^Kaplan, Thomas (2006-10-25). . Yale Daily News. Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
^Michael J. de la Merced (October 19, 2006). "the Resume Mocked Round the World". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
^Michael Calderone (December 3, 2006). . New York Observer. Archived from the original on May 12, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
^Jen Chung (August 16, 2007). . The Gothamist. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
^Thomas Kaplan (July 9, 2007). . Yale Daily News. Archived from the original on August 26, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
^"HuffPo editor mocks death of Cornell University swine flu victim". 13 September 2009.
^. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
External links
Official website
January 20, 2023
ivygate, blog, online, news, source, covering, news, gossip, league, universities, site, written, edited, students, recent, graduates, type, siteblogcreated, bychris, beam, nick, summersurlwww, ivygateblog, comlaunched2006current, statusinactivehistory, edit, . IvyGate was a blog and online news source covering news and gossip at Ivy League universities The site was written and edited by students and recent graduates 1 IvyGateType of siteBlogCreated byChris Beam and Nick SummersURLwww ivygateblog comLaunched2006Current statusInactiveHistory EditIvyGate was founded in 2006 by Columbia University alumni Chris Beam and Nick Summers 2 The blog covers the follies of Ivy League schools such as a Princeton University class president accused of setting a squirrel on fire a University of Pennsylvania graduate student who turned out to be in prison and a Yale Skull and Bones member arrested for burning an American Flag 3 The former IvyGate logo designed by Kyle Jaster IvyGate rose to prominence through its investigative reporting of the details of the Impossible is Nothing Internet meme concerning an impossibly boastful video resume produced by then Yale student Aleksey Vayner 4 5 6 It was a nominee for the 2006 Weblog Award for Best Educational Blog A minor controversy arose in December 2006 involving Beam s father prominent Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam The younger Beam had covered a Brown University professor who wrote prolific letters to the editor in The New York Times Five days later the elder Beam covered the same story in his column without attribution leading to humorous but well publicized complaints of plagiarism 7 Beam has written for the online magazine Slate and The New Republic and his fellow Columbia graduate Nick Summers is an editor for The New York Times The blog was the first to publish results of the U S News amp World Report 2007 college rankings 8 It also broke the scoop on the disbanding of a Yale fraternity 9 and broke the Pi Phi Rush Guidelines controversy at Cornell Adam Clark Estes a former editor at IvyGate was criticized for making fun of the death of a Cornell student who had died due to swine flu in 2009 10 It employs reporters and commentators throughout the Ivy League though reporting is sometimes viewed as displaying favoritism IvyGate s last post was published in October 2015 In 2018 the site was taken offline 11 Its archives can still be found using the Wayback Machine 12 References Edit Meet IvyGate the Scourge of Ivy League Plagiarists Poynter October 8 2012 Archived from the original on December 27 2012 Retrieved 2013 02 19 Sharon Wang November 8 2006 15 Questions with IvyGate Harvard Crimson Retrieved 2007 10 02 Chris Beam and Nick Summers June 6 2007 Blogging the Ivy League s Follies the Harvard Crimson Retrieved 2008 08 29 McGrath Ben 2006 10 23 Aleksey the Great The New Yorker Retrieved 2007 07 05 Kaplan Thomas 2006 10 25 Vayner faces public criticism Yale Daily News Archived from the original on 2007 07 18 Retrieved 2007 07 05 Michael J de la Merced October 19 2006 the Resume Mocked Round the World The New York Times Retrieved 2007 07 05 Michael Calderone December 3 2006 Washington Post class gets graded New York Observer Archived from the original on May 12 2007 Retrieved 2007 08 29 Jen Chung August 16 2007 Good News Bad News for Columbia The Gothamist Archived from the original on September 30 2007 Retrieved 2007 08 29 Thomas Kaplan July 9 2007 Beta chapter loses national affiliation Yale Daily News Archived from the original on August 26 2007 Retrieved 2007 08 09 HuffPo editor mocks death of Cornell University swine flu victim 13 September 2009 IvyGate Retrieved 29 August 2018 IvyGate archives Archived from the original on 31 January 2018 Retrieved 29 August 2018 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title IvyGate amp oldid 1112000352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
