Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer (CC ’80, Law ’85) visited campus last Wednesday to speak with students and visitors about his education at Columbia, career in public service, and to share some witticisms about life. Alex Jones was there to document this alum’s rise to the top of the legal world. Sorry it’s so late… […]

Overheard at Barnard: Girl 1: He’s very stoic. Girl 2: I like that in a professor. Girl 1: And he wears a lot of tweed. Girl 2: Oooh, I really like that in a professor! Us too! Meanwhile, at the opposite end of the tweed loving spectrum, a professor overheard in a CC class on […]

You know what they say about rains in California and strawberries in New York City…

Take a break from not working with some cranberry and white chocolate cookies right now on the Lerner ramps courtesy of the Columbia Undergraduate Film Festival. You can get even more free food today at the Women in Film panel from 4-5 in Lerner 555. Tickets for the Film Festival from 6:30 to 9 in the […]

“Neeew York, New Yooork” is where everyone’s making news of late. A 23-foot high, bronze teddy bear slumped under a black bedside lamp will be on display for five months in midtown Manhattan from next week. It’s selling for $9 million dollars. (WSJ) A New York City teacher has been arrested after colleagues complained that […]

Black zip-up peacoat with white striped interior sleeves Lost at Cannon’s/O’Connell’s Has iPod touch in the pocket, which I REALLY need back Monetary reward for returner! Contact njs2126@columbia.edu

At around 11:45pm tonight, we received word of an incident on College Walk near the 116th St. gates. Tipsters informed us of a man screaming and being arrested by NYPD with Public Safety on the scene. NYPD told us the person of interest was “emotionally disturbed.” Public Safety had no comment but said they were […]

Bwog respects our heritage/amorous affair by posting each issue of The Blue & White. The latest issue, available this week, is a cornucopia of delights: a gripping debate on the merits of shaving, tales of Columbia’s forgotten protests, and profiles of two truly awesome students, among others. In the Conversation, the magazine locates a cool person, and sits down to talk to them […]

A tipster spotted this from the 8th floor of EC. Party streamers gone rogue? Paper french fries? Caution tape? Feel free to draw your own conclusions on this one, because we’re at a loss.

Earlier this week, we introduced The Scrounger. This determined moocher is a devotée of Bwog’s free food announcements, and returns with a vengeance from Thursday’s doubleheader featuring the Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Dinner and the Women’s National History Month closing event. It’s nights like Thursday’s that get my heart pumping and my excitement barely containable. Two […]

So many things have happened this week that it’s almost too much for us to process. There are changes everywhere, new things abound—all this excitement might be dangerous for Bwog’s heart health! Though we may have had a little fun with yesterday’s posts, we promise that today’s edition of Boringside Heights is totally legit. Feast […]

In this week’s Cooking with Bwog, resident culinary maestro Matt Powell teams up with his friend, fiendish cheese connoisseur Amanda Tien, to bring you some bread and cheese combinations so fancy they make you feel bougie just lookin’ at ’em! Course #1: Mango Ginger Chutney To start, a savory pairing. Start off with a fil-a-buster […]

Okay, so maybe these are closer to Saturday Afternoon Cartoons, but whatever. ‘Toons are ‘toons! As you nurse your hangover (Bwog’s go-to cures are a bagel and a blue Gatorade), enjoy these lovely drawings and ponder your post-grad plans. English majors, it appears your future may have something to do with lizards… Cartoons by Jody […]

The Model United Nations, Affirming its miscalculation of its bagel requirements, Acknowledging its need for bagel consumption reform, Indulging the grumblings of your stomach, Urges students to make all haste toward the Lerner Ramps and partake of the organization’s bountiful bagel supply. N.B.: Who knows, they might just give you a whole platter! United Nations […]

Friends, meet your candidates for the upcoming SGA elections! We notice that many of the positions are going uncontested. Ah, democracy. SGA President: Gabrielle Ferrara, Mitzi Steiner, Jessica Blank VPSG: Rachel Ferrari Jr. Rep to the BOT: Liscare Castro, Mica Spicka, Amy Duncan VP Communications: Sarah Steinmann VP Finance: Camila Daniels VP Student Activities: Liza […]