Skip business school, go to TC When school gets too stressful: take an art class and find yourself After four years at Columbia, this senior has determined that the world is “a complicated, challening place.” If we don’t like Paterson, who does?

The men’s golf team won their second Ivy League title in a row today, coming from three strokes back to beat Penn by one stroke. First-year Brendan Doyle made par on the ninth hole, while his Penn playing partner bogeyed, to keep the title in Morningside. They join the men’s tennis team as the 2nd […]

It’s the last hurrah before finals.  Music, theatre, and the disposal of the year’s leftover free food.  Join in! Monday BC Spirit Day:  In-dorm Krispy Kreme, a barbecue (hopefully for real this time), and a carnival.  If none of that piques your interest, go just to be among the first to know the new name […]

Match the quote to the speaker.  To give you a break from problem sets, it should be pretty easy, but answers after the jump anyway.  Good luck! Quotes Speakers “[I]t was like a national day of protest.  There was a counterculture dimension to it.” Roberta Balstad, Center for Research on Environmental Decisions “…hardly principles on […]

You’ve eaten your fill from three, count them — three feeding opportunities this morning.  Now, put a cap on this glorious day with four, yes, four campus concerts.  There’s something for every cynic. For those who’ve had enough of the sun or music written after 1950, there’s the air-conditioned Senior Choice Concert in Roone, put […]

Second breakfast, charcoal, and quaintness – it’s yours on Sunday morning. It’s all thanks to a school spirit organization, a women’s college, and an outdated, ye-olde-style philosophical debate group. First on the agenda this morning, WBAR has their annual WBAR-B-Q on Lehman Lawn at 11:00 AM.  It’s free, several bands are playing, and there are […]

   Image via IEatTreats.com Perhaps CUSnacks’ issues have you down.  Perhaps you feel hunger pangs in the wee hours of the morning.  Perhaps all you want is something sweet to keep you company (not like that). Enter I Eat Treats, a new service which offers “Decadent Nibbles Delivered Nightly 6pm-4am in the Columbia University Area.”  […]

   Image via the BBC For once in your life (savor the moment) something’s been completed before facilities said it would be! Tipsters report that the Hartley laundry room is back in business today after last week’s spontaneous combustion; the email Housing sent out didn’t anticipate the laundry room’s return until Monday, the 27th. Not […]

Want to take a quick break from the sun? CU Search is holding its closing event in Furnald right now, and tipsters tell Bwog that there are “over a hundred cupcakes!!!” Enjoy the frosty goodness.  Alternatively, Fu Foundation Bureau Chief Sean Zimmerman recommends the Tae Kwon Do tournament currently going on in Dodge. He sends […]

Hungover East Campus residents stumbled out this morning to people assaulting each other with rang.  This year’s Holi had its largest ever turnout – Bwog saw many neighborhood kids rolling around in the colors. As Bwog left, trashcans were being filled with water to make people recognizable again. Another picture of the aftermath after the jump.

Feeling broke?  Feeling angry?  Bwog’s Movie Marathon Man Mark Hay offers up three films about people who have even less money than you do.  Mmm…schadenfreude. The Full Monty (1997) The message of director Peter Cattaneo’s film wavers back and forth somewhat between a grim conclusion on the economic plight of the workingman and an uplifting […]

   Photo via RottenTomatoes.com Happy Saturday everyone!  With highs in the low eighties and hope for more open lawns, Bwog can’t help but feel a little bubbly this morning, not to mention pretty darn hungry.  Luckily, Bacchanal has not one but two free food options today.  Or, since they’re consecutive, the option of six hours […]

It’s Friday night, and if you’re short on bucks but long on boredom, there’s plenty of free stuff to be had on campus. Postcrypt Art Gallery has free art, free models, free food, and—best of all—free wine in the basement of St. Paul’s Chapel. It’s the last show of the year, and the theme is […]

The General Studies Student Council results are in, and the big winner is apathy. New president-elect Katherine Edwards defeated Alfred Davis with 63% of the vote. She will be joined by Hannah Kim as VP Student Life, Jacqueline Thong as VP Finance, Clark Chaheine as VP Communications, and Scott Jurkowski as VP Policy. More notable, […]

Though most Nussbaum residents can return to their rooms by 8 p.m. tonight, the effects of the Community Food and Juice fire may be felt for weeks to come. Housing officials say repairs are still in progress and some building utilities will be phased back into operation over the coming days. One elevator will be […]