Following months of budget cuts and protests against a controversial college President, it was revealed that the College’s whopping $250 million dollars of debt was caused by none other than President Laura Rosenbury herself.
It all took place on a Monday morning, when students lined up outside the Barnard gates before attending their 10:10 lectures. The crowd was shocked as they watched five UPS trucks unload bags and boxes with the label “SHEIN,” holding up the line of students for nearly thirty minutes. Rosenbury, disguised in sunglasses and a hoodie, ran out to sign the package while her student assistants placed the orders in moving carts and rushed to Milbank Hall.
“Sorry Steve, I put the wrong address!” she whispered to one of the Shein delivery drivers after dapping him up. Rosenbury was faced with shouting from the line of students — some yelling “Get in line, lady!” as she rushed past the gates, and others yelling “Fast fashion kills!” and “Is this what you’re spending our tuition money on?” While Rosenbury’s team refused to make a statement on the incident, they assured the Barnard community that the expense was not made on her company card.
Rosenbury later posted a thirty-part video series titled “HUGE SHEIN HAUL, $250 MILL+ MUST WATCH” to a TikTok account with the username @floridafashi0ng1rl. The haul included a range of items, including blazers, tankinis, mini Milstein green chairs for her dog, a graphic T-shirt that stated “keep calm and mask off,” a “Hello Kitty says back the blue” mug, and a ballet tutu.
The incident has sparked rage amongst the Barnard community, not just for Rosenbury’s reckless spending but also for her decision to support a controversial corporation like Shein.
“If she were to just have like …thrifted it or something…then honestly, it would’ve been a good use of $250 million dollars,” said Bonnie B. (BC ‘25). “At least then she would’ve been diverting waste from landfills.”
While Rosenbury still refuses to make a statement, she has been seen asking for donations on TikTtok live, in a brand new Barnard blue pantsuit, with a built-in BBL effect. The Spectador will continue to investigate this scandalous financial crisis and will drop the link to the pantsuit ASAP.
