What do ping pong balls, alcoholic beverages, and condoms have in common?  I’m sure a first year Carmanite can tell you—and now Duane Reade is using strategic (read: subliminal) marketing to save everyone a bit of time. [West Side Rag] Apologies to all lovers of anarchy, protests on Wall Street, and V for Vendetta; according to a law from 1845, […]

In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order. -Carl Jung

Hey you! We know procrastinating on Bwog is fun and all, but some things are more important. Like, you know, meeting your dean (chatting with him via Bwog comments, while awesome, isn’t quite the same). Scurry over to Havemeyer 309 at 8 pm, and check out a moderated Q&A with the newly-monikered Deantini. Audience members will […]

CCSC met for the second time of the year. Sarah Ngu and Maren Killackey break down all the action. Big Hits If sometime in recent weeks you were frantically emailing your professor for the required readings because they weren’t on Courseworks, you shouldn’t have needed to  (you spammer, you!). In 2009, the University Senate passed […]

Over the summer, Bwog shed a silent tear when the acronym for Columbia Engineering was changed from “SEAS to “CE.” All hope seemed lost when the powers that be  drilled the inferior acronym into our youngest minds. But the tides turn for the better! A tipster forwarded us the following email this morning from Margaret […]

Okay, so that headline was a little misleading. But the following slew of saucy signage—some of which is in what appears to be in a sort of French… creole?—was spotted at our very own Westside Market:

Because of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010, gay and lesbian service members may now serve openly in the US armed forces. The repeal officially went into effect at 12:01 am this morning. The legislation will allow the plans for a Columbia NROTC program, which PrezBo laid down last semester, to finally proceed. Bwog extends its […]

In what will certainly be characterized by the media as caving to public pressure, the Columbia International Relations Council and Association, CIRCA, will be a no show at tomorrow’s dinner with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. It is not clear as of yet whether or not CIRCA was disinvited from the event, or if they chose themselves to […]

If you haven’t eaten lunch yet or just happen to love keeping your meat-truck options open, you might want to head down to Broadway and 114th. There you will find a pair of new(ish) food trucks: a bright green NYC Healthy Bites cart, and a recently updated red/orange Frites ‘n Meats.    

Keep your eyes open for the September issue of The Blue & White, coming soon to campus. Until then, Bwog will honor our heritage/amorous affair with our mother magazine by posting highlights of the upcoming issue online. Among the treats to look forward to: a litany of bizarre and outdated freshman hazing rituals, a conversation with a luminary on DIY […]

ESC sat down for a chat. Sean Zimmermann got to watch. Reminder: FRESHMAN ESC ELECTIONS END AT NOON! Vote Here! VP—Policy Logan Donovan called for council members to help her work on current CCE improvements. She urged members to “remember their campaign promises.” Accountability! CCSC Liaison Linda Sun resigned. The GSSC liaison, Rebecca Frauzen, has […]

Head over to the Wollman Library today to satisfy both your intellectual and glucose-based hungers. In collaboration with the New York Public Library, Barnard will be hosting a library card sign-up from 10:30 until 12:30 pm on the library’s 1st floor. There will also be free cupcakes while supplies last! According to a Twitter exchange, […]

Lindsay Lohan Representative Charles Rangel gatecrashed Rick Perry’s NYC fundraiser. Rangel’s opinion? “He’s tall and he’s from Texas.” [Politico] The Times has plenty to say about the much maligned Ahmadinejad dinner. They even talked to Hornsby! [Opinionator] People are wondering why Barnard fell so far in the USNWR rankings. [Spec] NYC might be getting a […]

Dear Friends, Join the staff of The Blue and White at our meeting tonight, Monday night, at 9 pm in the crypt of St. Paul’s Chapel.  Take a break from studying and talk about the upcoming issue. There will be food. But you knew that. Much love, The Editors

VP Communications SGA, Sarah Steinmann, tells Bwog the elections period for First Year elections has closed, and the Class of 2015 now has a President and Vice President. President: Gladys Velez-Caicedo Vice President: Hannah Rosenwein Congrats to the new duo! First year class secretary and treasurer will be appointed based on applications, which can be […]