B is for Bacchanal: The contest for the spring Abacchalpyse t-shirts has officially sprung. See the poster (at right) for more info. B is for Banks and their Blind Eyes: According to Madoff, they “had to know” what he was up to, but ignored his scheming to avoid getting involved. (NYT CityRoom) B is also […]

The CU Glee Club has lost a box of sheet music! Left in the Lerner Party Space last Tuesday, February 8 Heavy cardboard box, 8x8x12, marked from music distributor JW Pepper. Contains about 100 pieces of music. If you’ve seen it, contact columbia.glee@gmail.com.

I lost a brown leather ID case with my BC ID (Aisling Hunt) today. Was left behind in John Jay or Hamilton (perhaps the path between them) Please contact alh2164@barnard.edu or call 617-304-8363 if found!

Just cause Valentine’s Day has passed doesn’t mean the lovin’ will stop. We’re running our last bachelors and bachelorettes! This time we give you Matt Buckley, CC ’12 and Allyson Shea, CC ’12, who agreed to post only if the other did. Interested? Tell us at editors@bwog.com, and we’ll send you two lovebirds off with […]

The University Senate released an online survey this evening aimed to gauge student opinion on the subject of military presence at Columbia. There are general questions about the military’s relationship with Columbia, and there is a question that directly asks: I ______ of a return of ROTC to Columbia’s campuses. You can access the survey via their […]

Ok, so there wasn’t an actual fire in the fireplace, but there was a lot of great food and – much to Bwog’s delight – PrezBo arrived predictably late wearing desert boots! Since some of you have been to a fireside chat yourself, or have at least read our regular coverage on Bwog, we won’t […]

Bwog’s new Thursday Wednesday feature, Where Art Thou?, is here to keep you posted on what’s going on in the A&E department in Morningside Heights and beyond. If you and your friends want to get together to do some finger painting, and want to call it art, and have it posted on Bwog, now you […]

On College Walk, a woman is dragging her child by the arm, when: Mother: ”You don’t need a therapist, I can teach you that!” *Name that tag quote. Image via Wikimedia

Just cause Valentine’s Day has passed doesn’t mean the lovin’ will stop. We’re running yet another batch of bachelors and bachelorettes! This time we give you Andrea Santana, BC ’13 and Isabella Serrani, BC ’13. Interested? Tell us at editors@bwog.com, and we’ll send you two lovebirds off with $10 for a date. Name, Year, School, […]

Deep in the bowels of Pupin, mathematical notation holds Physics students tight in its rational grip. Though confined to windowless sun-deprived cells, these scientists secretly engage in renegade artistic expression.  Note the effervescent nature of the flowers and the anthropomorphic eggplant, so fleetingly sketched in chalk.

Last night, Conor Skelding stopped by the second of three hearings organized by USenate’s Task Force on Military Engagement.  These hearings mark the preliminary stage of the USenate investigation into ROTC’s potential return. Students of CC, BC, GS, SEAS, and SIPA will soon receive a poll by email. Good turnout at at last night’s hearing! Unlike […]

Look out for Watson, IBM’s new supercomputer/trivia whiz, who will continue to compete on Jeopardy this week against two of the shows more prolific champions. Watson does trivia without the internet, and can answer complex questions.  The future is now. (NYT/Washington Post) There’s always a bigger fish: Borders declared bankruptcy! It plans to shut 30% […]

Lost white Nokia 5230 phone with faded Panda sticker on back. Lost somewhere on intersection of 114th and Broadway on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 15th. Will unlock the phone to prove it’s mine. Email at2452@columbia.edu if found.

“The world is revealed as an ‘always future hollow,’ for we are always future to ourselves.” – Jean-Paul Sartre

The School of the Arts and Office of Government and Community Affairs (GCA) announced yesterday that Marcia Sells, currently an Associate Vice President of GCA, has been appointed Associate Dean of Community Outreach at the School of the Arts. That adds 3 words to her email signature, and she gets the big-shot “dean” title. According to […]