Our heartiest congratulations to professors James Leighton and Mark Mazower, the newest recipients of the Mark Van Doren and Lionel Trilling Awards, respectively. The awards were doled out by the Columbia College Academic Awards Committee, which is made up of 10 CC students who have overseen the selection process throughout the year. Leighton is a Chemistry […]

The Visual Arts Class of 2009 will have a double celebration for their work and thesis exhibitions today. The most artistically inclined among us will be hosting Open Studios at Watson Hall at 612 115th Street and Broadway from 4-6. The Thesis Exhibition Opening will follow from 6-8 at the Neiman Gallery in Dodge. Remember […]

The staff of the Blue and White kindly requests the pleasure of your company at our last general body meeting of the school year, tonight, at 9:30 PM in the catacombs of St. Paul’s Chapel. Join us as we bid adieu to the class of 2009 (picture in formal attire at right). We’ll provide the […]

Our series continues with SGA President Sarah Besnoff. Name, School: Sarah Besnoff, Barnard College Claim to fame: Student Government Association President, Columbia Urban Experience Coordinator, Peace by PEACE volunteer Post-grad plans: Eventually: law school, local politics in Philly; Now: Looking for a job in New York and moving into an apartment with my CUE Co-Coordinator […]

Today, from 12-2 on Low Plaza (rain location in Carleton), ESC will be hosting its annual end-of-year BBQ. The theme is “SEAS the Day” and you’ll get free food, t-shirts, and SEAS pride in abundance. Plus, if you’re a senior, you can enter the Senior Class Boat Building Competition and try to float a boat […]

Finally, blissfully, it’s that time again. Today is the last day of classes for the year, and your professors should have something to say about it.  As always, please send the sweet/sad/insane words they send you off with to tips@bwog.net or post in the comments thread.  

“I was never supposed to be editor in chief of the Spectator.” “I wasn’t supposed to end up in this place.”  There are fun things to do in New York City in the summer It’s not a very good time for small businesses. You’re not going anywhere, Crackdel.  “I like Columbia.” 

Before they start working to pay off their student loans, Bwog humbly asks for departing seniors’ thoughts and advice.  Read the rest of this year’s here. Name, School: Jacob Weaver, CC/GSAS Claim to fame: Former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Politics & Society and Treasurer of ABC Post-grad plans: I’ve been working on my MA […]

 Image via Salon.com The hidden forces around Columbia are readying themselves for the arrival of that mistress of madness Ann Coulter on Monday.  But oh, twist!  Conversio Virium, the BDSM campus group known for its sex toy demos, will be hosting author Kate Bornstein starting sixty minutes after the Coulter debacle.  She’ll be talking about […]

Hiding in Butler, you’ve got six papers due in ten hours but you’re engaged in a poke war on Facebook.  It’s time to buckle down and get some real work done.  SocketHop is here to help.    Image via Flickr Lose the Clutter There’s a million ways to have distraction-free word processing, but Bwog has […]

As the senior class heads out into the real world, Bwog traditionally delays them a few minutes to get their final thoughts on their time at Columbia, and their advice to their successors. Our third installment is from Nhu-Y Ngo. You can follow the rest here. Name, School: Nhu-Y Ngo, CC Claim to fame: VSA, […]

Image via toyrific.co.uk Stop panicking about lil’ piggy flu.  We’ve found a way to make it politically incorrect. The only reason we have a potential pandemic is all those corrupt doctors.  Free Viagra be damned, we want our vaccine! The 2013’s are signing away their souls (on Facebook).  Columbia has the fewest downsides—compared to Cornell. […]

Outgoing Dean Austin Quigley is in the audience for tonight’s performance of the 115th Annual Varsity Show. Below, an eager audience member is disappointed to learn that his English accent is not, in fact, faked. – Photo by ACM

Documenter of All Things Butler Alexandra Muhler sends in this photo, taken in 603.  It’s like the Pagemaster, but this is real life.  

Like many of you, last night the staff of the Blue and White attended the 115th Annual Varsity Show, “The Gates of Wrath.” The Varsity Show should not be, as most people say, about collectively making fun of ourselves and our school. It’s about collectively doing something—anything—together. And last night, at the premiere of the […]