Bwoglines: Let It Snow!
JTS held a screening and panel discussion of “Inglourious Basterds” yesterday. Sample quote: “Wow, that was fun…I’m not supposed to feel that way, I know — I’m Jewish.” (Times)
Three family members were killed by a career criminal in an Upper West Side apartment; the attacker then fell to his death while trying to escape. (Post)
Citing lack of funds, the New York City Housing Authority is revoking more than 3,000 housing vouchers worth $800 each, in a move that could put thousands of people on the street just before Christmas. (NY1)
And you thought one John Jay radiator was bad: one Bronx apartment had to evacuate after a pipe to its 25,000 gallon water tank cracked. (Gothamist)
Break out the snow shoes: just in time for exam weekend, New York City is currently forecast to receive five to eight inches of snow over Saturday night. (Weather.com)
Tags: bwoglines, jts, snow, Things that don't rock
18 December 2009 @ 9:57 AM · 2 comments





Bwog Sousaphone bureau chief Peter Krawzcyk stood on some poor first-year’s desk in 209 to attend this fall’s Orgo Night extravaganza.
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The abandoned stone structure on 119th and Amsterdam sort of looks like a medieval castle – a very, very small one. It isn’t quite the stuff of architecture classes, but the little building stands out – you’ve probably wondered what it is or was as you passed the forgotten, weedy lot. It’s not like there’s a dearth of old buildings around here, but everyone knows the deal on St. John the Divine, the old St.Luke’s hospital buildings, and you know, Columbia. Bwog unveils this final mystery – a riveting tale of the forgotten, the clandestine, the underground… literally.

You probably haven’t been as excited to evaluate your courses as that automated Courseworks student-pestering system thinks you are. Yes, robot, I must have just forgotten to do my evaluations, thanks for the reminder! But at this point you’ve got to start thinking about it, since the deadline for most class evaluations is tonight (presumably) at midnight. It will satisfy the narcissism of your professors and more importantly you won’t be held responsible for holding up the reporting of grades for your entire class.
The Grant Houses Community Garden Project is exactly what it sounds like. Columbia students want to help public housing residents just north of us build a garden for communal use that could become a sustainable and nutritious food source as well as a source of community pride. Liz Naiden reports on the saga of this unusual attempt to go green off-campus.
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