Tipster Helena Wu informed Bwog that a bat invaded Hartley suites 5A and 5B just minutes ago. All flying mammals have been removed, but Hartley residents remain spooked.

Thursday, at the Rotunda in the Low Memorial Library, Prime Minister of Portugal José Sócrates spoke on “Energy Policy and the Portuguese New Growth Agenda.” Born in 1957,  Sócrates joined the Portuguese Socialist Party in 1981. He worked his way up governmental posts, and has been a civil engineer, a member of parliament, and a […]

Photo by ECS

The University Senate has unanimously recommended that PrezBo and The Trustees (playing at Music Hall of Williamsburg next week) consider creating an interim Graduate Student Center. And that incredibly sillily-named committee has ideas! They argued that Columbia’s peer institutions have space dedicated to its graduate students and that such a space would increase a sense […]

Free books outside Book Culture! A woman who recently got laid off by Columbia is giving ’em away and advocating for used book storage at Columbia.

Photo by Mahrah Taufique

Kosher cuisine specialist Carly Silver reports from 115th Street. Amid Moroccan tents and colorful cushions lies a Middle Eastern eating experience on our very own campus. Bella Alayof brings international flavors to Café Nana, her kosher restaurant in Columbia/Barnard Hillel. Born in Uzbekistan, Alayof emigrated to Israel when she was 17 like many Jews making […]

Ah, Saturday morning. A time to reflect upon the past two nights (“What’d I do again?”) and a week of classes. Saturday Morning Cartoons are here to help. Cartoon by Abigail Santner

There’s a street fair on Broadway from 116th to 110th– go and expect to see all the things you usually see!

History professor Samuel Moyn’s book gets reviewed by the Times. Barnard commencement may take place at Grant’s Tomb. (Spec) The Mailman School of Public Health bashes bodegas. (UPI) The MTA tries to ruin your weekend. Again. (Gothamist) Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Bwog’s World Leaders Forum coverage continues with a lecture by the President of Timor-Leste, José Ramos-Horta. Kinno Norojono reports. “Imagine finding yourself being the leader of a country that had been destroyed by war…” Wearing a simple black suit, the President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta addressed the packed Kellogg Center at the top of IAB […]

The September issue of The Blue and White can be found all around campus. You might not know the following figure—but you should. In Campus Characters, The Blue and White introduces you to a handful of Columbians who are up to interesting and extraordinary things and whose stories beg to be shared. If you’d like […]

A friendly tipster has just let us know that quite a few (free) tickets to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart are still available on the show’s website. Tickets for The Colbert Report are also free for reservation. Both of these shows have hosted Columbia professors in the past, so perhaps you should show them […]

Hawkma has returned! Big ups to Steve Welsh for the sweet close-ups. Doesn’t Hawkma look regal? Photos by Steve Welsh

Cooking with Bwog is back again. This week, Matt Powell is serving you a double helping of dessert–stuffed French toast and goat cheese cheesecake. Bwog’s mouth is already watering! Stuffed French Toast Let’s face it. In college, the most neglected meal is breakfast. We scramble out of the door with a piece of toast or […]