Several students have told Bwog about seeing a big police truck and an “undercover taxi” on campus earlier this morning, with others reporting that they had seen someone arrested. University officials tell Bwog that “a person was arrested for trepassing on campus today.” No other details were confirmed.

The official Bwog weather indicator currently reads 59 degrees, and students have certainly been taking advantage of the temperature spike. The forecast says New York’s back into the 40s after today, so enjoy the sun now! – Photo by LBD

Are you in the mood… for some free food and Valentine’s related fun? And not just pink, cutesy, couples-only Valentine’s fun. We’re talking raunchy, sexy Valentine’s Day, thanks to Club Zamana. Tonight at 8pm in the Satow Room in Lerner, there’ll be condom races (whatever those are), a special sex edition of Taboo, and best […]

Free cupcakes and oreos are available right now the Broadway lobby. They’re apparently for the Senior Fund, but everyone’s allowed to indulge their sweet tooth. Hurry! UPDATE: Commenters report that there’s also a free chocolate fountain in the EC Lobby! Oh, happy days…

The venerated MTV/online (see, it�s like the internet, but on television) phenomenon CollegeHumor recently posted a music video titled �If I Were a Bro.� Think now — what�s the least likely college or university to appear in such a film? And yet there Columbia is! When a girlfriend imagines what it would be like to […]

Watch out. That Metrocard machine wants your money, and it�s gonna get rough The tough swim away, or hibernate Public schools beg Uncle Sam for money And he gives it to Columbia instead.

It’s Bid Day 2009 – the conclusion of spring sorority recruitment and the much-anticipated culmination of several days’ worth of events with names like the Philanthropy Brunch, Development Night, and Preference Night. Such titles might sound mysterious, but recruitment more closely resembles a harmless enough string of parties and social networking, with a little bit of traditional […]

Two free food opportunities tonight, with free discussion thrown in! For the history-inclined, the Undergraduate History Journal is hosting a conference at 7:30 in 310 Fayerweather for the winners of the Herbert Aptheker Undergraduate History Prize, who will be joined by Professors Blackmar, Matsumoto, and Foner. More importantly, “free food and refreshments will be provided,” […]

Bwog’s Laura Mills sat in SIPA yesterday afternoon to hear about an under-reported scourge. In the upper echelons of IAB on Monday, author Siddharth Kara began his talk about his new book, Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery, with a slideshow.  Said slideshow was succinct; Kara lucidly outlined the factors that motivate the […]

“How many engineers does it take to change a light bulb?” Perhaps a better question is how many engineers does it take to find a dimmer. This week’s ESC meeting started off on a humorous note as Chris Elizondo attempted to readjust one of the lights in Satow with a crutch, and failed miserably.  The […]

Finally, documented proof that Columbia can turn out attractive people. Page Six Magazine has named Vampire Weekend singer Ezra Koenig one of New York’s 50 Hottest Bachelors. Koenig beat out another Columbia affiliate, Keith Gessen, by several spots, but ranks lower than Devendra Banhart, presumably for failing to meet some sort of facial hair quota. […]

Uh oh: Dodge’s pool is filled with chemicals today, and not just the chemicals it’s filled with every day (a combination of hair gel, chlorine, and school spirit, according to Bwog’s Underwater Scientific Inquiry Bureau). The contamination, though, is a one-day thing, and the pool will reopen tomorrow. 

Bwog’s Anna Kelner hung out in Schermerhorn last night to see the famous poet. “I suppose he doesn’t need any introduction,” English professor Cóilín Parsons joked in lieu of a formal opening for Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon.  Although Parsons rightfully exalted the Irish poet as a “man of many jobs” and “a man of […]

I am looking for the bird that was in the tree by Avery during the snow we had on Wednesday, January 28. You looked so magnificent in the stormy weather, I wanted to take your picture. But I did not have my camera with me. You had your feathers fluffed and looked cold, but your […]

Oh, let them smoke what they want in the off-season. The end to violence in the Middle East begins in Earl Hall. CCSC vows to become more relevant by telling you what classes to avoid, nearly one month after the start of classes. Quit being so awkward and talk to us, Columbia.