Bwog’s Ballet Correspondent Megan McGregor reports from Miller Theatre in a leotard. Last night, Miller Theatre was packed with Columbia’s fashionable ballet-loving crowd and their friends in anticipation of the recently formed Columbia Ballet Collaborative’s performance of new works.  The evening commenced with a fluid contemporary piece about relationships starring Caitlin Dieck, Catherine Dillard, Don […]

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College Walk DUNKIN DONUTS! BAGELS! BREAKFAST & GIVEAWAYS! It’s going to be a lovely day for a run in the sun! Come to CUSmile’s Annual 5K Walk/Run through College Walk and Riverside Park! $5 Advance Registration $8 day-of registration ALL PROCEEDS BENEF…IT OPERATION SMILE To register early, RSVP your name to cusmile@columbia.edu For more information, […]

Everywhere Global Health Corps Fellowships Applications Global Health Corps (GHC) aims to mobilize a global community of young leaders to build a movement for health equity. GHC provides opportunities for young professionals from diverse backgrounds to work on the frontlines of the fight for global health equity in year-long fellowships. Our fellows will have a […]

It’s no fun to be stuck in a sweaty classroom while those of us who skip class the rest of the world frolics outside in the sunshine. Over the past week, Bwog has reached out across academic disciplines, to professors young and old, to assess their stances on teaching out of doors. While some highly respected […]

Another week passes, another Saturday morning provokes procrastination.  As the semester winds down, so does Lit Hum for CC freshmen!  Push on through Crime and Punishment–the end is near, friends. Oh, the unifying power of Lit Hum. Cartoon by Abigail Santner

Club Bangla and Sikh Student Association present the South Asian New Years Fair (Boishakhi/Vaisakhi).  Stop by Roone Arledge Auditorium at 1 p.m. for free samosas, pakoras, kebabs and drinks, along with performances by CU Bhangra and more! Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The Sixth Annual Columbia University Undergraduate Film Festival kicks off today with a panel discussion including a free catered lunch held in Lerner 477 at 12:45 p.m.  Events continue throughout the day leading up to the showing of eight short films in Roone Arledge Cinema at 6 p.m. Tickets are availble at the TIC for […]

Head basketball coach Joe Jones leaves for the other BC. (Spec) “Teen terrors” commit hate crimes on the Lower East Side. (NY Post) A few of business professor Sheena Iynegar’s favorite things books. (The Week) The Times reviews School of the Arts alumnus David Chaim Smith‘s exhibition. Protest! (Gothamist) Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The famous and incredibly delicious second incarnation of Cooking with Bwog colloquially known as Cooking With Bwog 2.0 continues this week with more tasty ideas from our friends at the Culinary Society. Make either this savory Lasagne Bianco or the delicate Macadamia Coconut Pie in the Carman kitchen and Bwog will give you a huge […]

Advocates for the Arts Initiative met in the Satow Room in Lerner at 3:00 today in order to gauge student opinion in preparation for their meeting with School of the Arts Dean Carol Becker in two weeks. At issue in the meeting will be the 30% budget cut the Arts Initiative faces for fiscal year […]

A tipster tells us they saw a boy being led out of Carman by three men in suits earlier this afternoon. According to reports, the student had three laptops in his bag. That would account for three of the four laptops stolen on Tuesday. We’ll keep you posted. Again, if you know/saw/heard anything, tip us […]

Bwog just checked in with Matt Kingston, the Associate Director for Housing Operations at Barnard, and he provided us with a revelatory tidbit. The Barnard Housing website has an Available Rooms site that automatically updates after every single group/person picks a room. Basically, immediately after a room is picked, the housing system updates the site. […]

SEAS alum and Professor Emeritus Paul Brandt-Rauf is your SEAS Class Day Speaker. SEAS Class Day is Sunday, May 16th. Brandt-Rauf has been on the Columbia faculty for 23 years, and is a Professor Emeritus of Environmental Health Sciences, of Medicine, and of Earth and Environmental Engineering. He holds six degrees from the University—BS, MS […]

College Days have officially begun, with the Opening Ceremony wrapping up a few minutes ago. There were treats to be had by all: two speakers, two a capella performances, and a lovely selection of croutons for snacks. Hopefully everyone waiting in line got a t-shirt–when Bwog was there, there were two separate lines from the […]