Today, Columbia’s Application Development Initiative (ADI) launches DevFest, a week-long technology/business development experience. The group plans to host a series of lectures and workshops, with guest speakers like Matt LeMay of bit.ly fame and Anoop Ranganath, the lead iPhone developer at Foursquare. Fred Wilson from Union Square Ventures will be present at the culminating “Demofest.” As Bwog […]

Columbia University recently announced that Ralph Izzo, SEAS ’79, will deliver this year’s SEAS Class Day address. If you haven’t heard of him, let it be known that Izzo is kind of a big deal. With a BS and MS in mechanical engineering and a PhD in applied physics, Izzo has graduated from Columbia quite […]

Imitating Wikileaks—it’s a thing! Assange-wannabes across the globe are creating their own whistle-blowing websites. (Reuters) P. Diddy is being sued for $1 trillion by a woman in Los Angeles for, among other things, causing the 9/11 terrorist attacks, putting her son (who he apparently fathered) in the hospital, and stealing her poker chip worth “zillions […]

Homemade PB&J cocktails can be a lot of fun, especially if you’re broke, but what if you want something a little more…classy? Thanks to Columbia Bartending, you can now get a taste of class even on a Four Loko budget. Luckily, the Columbia Bartending Agency is here to help. They’re holding a free martini tasting at […]

In a press release today, the University Senate announced a “comprehensive three-part process in the spring 2011 semester to address the Reserve Officers Training Corps and other issues related to the University’s engagement with the Armed Forces of the United States.” The full press release is after the jump, but here are some takeaways: The […]

Features Editor Mark Hay investigates how Columbia quietly influences world politics in the latest issue of The Blue & White. Standing at the podium in the Low Library Rotunda at the 2009 World Leaders Forum, then-Prime Minister of Nepal Madhav Kumar Nepal began his address with a declaration of thanks to SIPA Adjunct Professor Jenik […]

Cold and tired? Let Bwog’s resident culinary expert Matt Powell show you how to make a simple, delicious, and above-all warm meal in this week’s edition of Cooking With Bwog. Tomato Soup (Serves 4) Because of the cold weather, my friend Hannah called me early in the day, asking for a simple soup recipe. (Clam […]

A roundup of yesterday’s snow shenanigans: Check out a video of the the snowboarder here. Overheard at the scene: “Well that was anti-climactic.”

Huzzah! The votes are in and the winner of Bwog’s “Name the Northwest Corner Building Before Some Other Rich Guy Pays To” poll is… NoCo! Thanks to you, the Northwest Corner Building now has a name befitting its slick architectural style and the shmancy Joe’s Coffee inside.

Need to add a class? Well, fire up SSOL and get busy because today is the last day to add classes! Can’t decide what to take? Bwog has suggestions for those planning to die or graduate soon and those who appreciate professorial wit. Don’t worry if you add a class today only to find out it […]

New York schools are increasingly suspending students for even minor rule violations. Just ask Postcrypt. (NYT, Spec) Columbia econ celeb, Joseph Stiglitz, criticizes Obama’s economic policies while talking to media at Davos. Why does that sound so familiar? (Bloomberg) Criminal Sexting! Barnard TA, Igor Sorkin (of no relation to Aaron), was charged with texting naked pictures to a […]

Lip balm in the left coat pocket. Reward Offered. If found, please call 973-600-3840.

With training shoes and track spikes. Email sae2117@columbia.edu.

If you’re not already too full and exhausted from all the Joe cupping, hot chocolate, challah braiding, and whipped cream tossing, then brace yourself for late night snacks! Between 11 pm and 1 am tonight, the Lerner Party Space will host a Columbia kickoff for the 2011 Relay For Life. So walk, jog, or stumble […]

Bwog’s new thursday feature, Where Art Thou?, is here to keep you posted on what’s going on in the A&E department in Morningside Heights. If you’d like your vegan performance installation listed, email us as events@bwog.com. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, hosted by Columbia’s School of the Arts at the Riverside Theatre. Tonight at 8 p.m. […]