In November, Illinois and Columbia (and a few other places) combined their powers to win the White House. Now, Illinois comes to Morningside, as President Lee Bollinger has just announced that current University of Illinois Associate Provost Professor Feniosky Peña-Mora will be the new Dean of SEAS. In his email, Bollinger wrote, “Professor Peña-Mora comes […]

Spotted: Anthony Da Costa–the most electrifying thing to happen to acoustic guitar since actual electric guitars–at the Days on Campus activities fair, currently in Roone. Says he’s definitely headed to Columbia in the fall, and has his sights set on living in John Jay. (Ladies, take note.) Plus: he’s walking around with his mom–be still […]

Thanks to a special tip from videographer Charles Kubal, BwogLive is proud to present you with recorded footage of Talib performing his (and Hi-Tek’s) new song “Back Again” on your very own Low Plaza. If you don’t recognize the title, don’t worry, the original music video hit the internet just days before Bacchanal hit you. […]

As if John Jay’s courageous tray-elimination weren’t enough! Dining goes the extra mile today with “Green Dinners” for Earth Day in John Jay and Hewitt. You should probably proceed with the usual caution, avoiding all meats and carbohydrates that appear green, but on your way out you might stop by a few of the student […]

Sometimes kids don’t pay attention to ceremonies they don’t understand. Don’t worry, they’ll care more about their heritage later.  Of course, young man, I’ll let you use your laptop for non-academic purposes in class. Just this once. Fare hikes are a’comin! Good thing Columbia Alumni Association is on the case.  Awkward life? There’s always Xanga. […]

Late-breaking drama in an otherwise uneventful election season: according to Elections Board Chair James Bogner, “a rules violation has been filed by The Party against the Clear Party.  The complaint is regard to Facebook updates which allegedly occurred during moratorium.  The Clear Party has submitted their response and the Elections Board is now in the […]

The 115th Annual Varsity Show will be upon us in less than two weeks, for four all-too-brief performances. The February preview promised a choreographed exorcism and drunken freshmen first-years galore. Does it get any better? Yes, if you’re a Columbia College senior. Normally it’s five dollars to get in, but CC’09 is offering two hundred […]

Ed. note: Last night’s ESC meeting in fact ended with an off-the-record portion of the meeting, which Bwog has confirmed included discussion of impeachment proceedings against an ESC member. ESC President Peter Valeiras declined to comment. The council is in the process of setting up a survey to see if engineering student would be interested […]

Columbia College Student Council elections are now officially open! You’ve read the interviews. You’ve seen the debate. Now make your voice heard, CC students. As per outgoing President George Krebs’ e-mail today, here are the candidates and the log-in for the ballot. The voting process this time around requires you to rank all the candidates […]

Despite all appearances to the contrary, Columbia is aware that there has to be a little give and take when it comes to the Core. Yes, the classes you have to take to graduate are also the ones that are impossible to get into. You know it. And they know it. That’s why for Music […]

Hippies: They know what’s up. Hot off the heels of yesterday’s holiday, during which certain sectors of the campus experienced an oddly intense, insistent hunger, Ben and Jerry’s brings you Free Cone Day. It’s the duo’s annual way of showering you with affection and gratitude, and it’s from noon to 8:00 tonight. The nearest store […]

Sometimes going green actually has effects that are dark and troubling. Like the sky right now. More Columbia students are going to China, presumably to get away from this weather. Read about these biking enthusiasts, then check the forecast and pity them. Let’s hope Barnard’s Athena Center can, uh, fly straight with this wind and drizzling and […]

A special late night note: Housing Services’s Laundry Fire Experts have issued a diagnosis for the “small fire” that smoked out Quad residents (including SEAS prospies) on Friday night. “The fire was caused by an overload of clothing in one of the dryers. Many of the items in the dryer were synthetic, which compounded the […]

Bwog could not have asked for a better point of refuge from today’s inclement winds and spitting rain than the Taste of Morningside Heights tent on Low Plaza, organized by Inside New York with help from the Center for Career Education and Bacchanal. Once inside the tent, we encountered delights far exceeding our imagination as […]

On the eve of CCSC Elections, Bwog sat down with the dueling slates for 2010 Class Council. Below is our interview with AJ Pascua, Shirley Chen, and Joey Goldberg of The Party Party (not a typo). CC juniors can also read our debate coverage, and can find our second interview, with The Clear Party, here. […]