Image courtesy of Flickr.com Another vendor has been stricken from the Flex-friendly list—this time, by the University. Camille’s on Amsterdam Avenue has been expelled from the Flex program for non-compliance with the University’s alcohol restrictions. Administrators say they caught the restaurant allowing students to purchase alcohol using Flex on multiple occasions. “Any attempt to purchase […]

Tipsters have been asking Bwog why a giant wooden cross is in front of Alma this afternoon. No, she hasn’t converted—yet—but the display is instead part of a Good Friday observance by student members of the Remnant Christian Fellowship. They’ll be there until 3 p.m. today.

  Finally spring seems like it’s here to stay—go outside and enjoy! FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY Rods & Cables 8pm, 3LD Arts and Technology Center: 80 Greenwich St. An original arts creation, Rods & Cables explores the fears people carry with them about losing trust in the people that are most important to them. Price: […]

Win access to thousands of Columbia student e-mail addresses. Win a first-year seminar with a Korean Idol finalist. Win a number to earn a chance to possibly secure a spot to see the Target Lady. Win an Icky Sticky Hand after playing three hours of “Street Fighter.” Win a medal, leg cramps, and a post-race […]

How to start the weekend? Why not cheap beer? Sources tell Bwog that Pourhouse has 300 40s left over from Tuesday’s celebrations, and will sell them for $4 until they run out. After all, today is the real 40 days until graduation (celebrations were moved to Tuesday because of Passover), and starting the night with […]

Bwog Expert on all things cold and creamy Jon Hill discovered that a Mr. Softee truck has broken down right outside the Broadway gates on 116th. Unconfirmed reports are that the engine seized after absorbing the collective sad nostalgia of studying students who had flashbacks to childhood upon hearing the jingle. Let’s all pray the […]

Bwog has been alerted that Housing has posted the appointment times for general selection. The times can be accessed in order of UNI and appointment time. The appointment slots run from 9:30 AM on April 15th to just after 5 PM on April 24th. Sincerest condolences to whoever is stuck with 5 PM on the […]

 -Via Hiptics.com For this week’s Eyepoke, The Notorious BIG has all the answers.   Mo’ Scholarship, Mo’ Problems. Mo’ Speed, Mo’ Indolence. Mo’ Unsold Expensive Art, Mo’ Poverty. Mo’ Marriage…Fewer Problems!?

In a preview from the April issue of the Blue and White, Will Snider and Lauren Glover tackle this month’s At Two Sword’s Length pro/con debate: is it worth introducing yourself at a party? Just stand still and don’t say anything. No introductions necessary. All I need to do is stare at you and try […]

Bwog Balladry Groupie Anna Kelner dropped in on Tuesday night’s Woman Poetry Reading in Sulzberger Hall. Estrogen levels rose on Tuesday night in Sulzberger parlor, where only a few men joined students, faculty, and alumni to hear female poets Katha Pollitt, Evie Shockley, and Rachel Wetzsteon read. Aspiring Barnard poets introduced each speaker, whose pieces […]

   -Via Senior Week website Crappy job market be damned! Seniors, it’s time to end your Columbia tenure in (drunken) style. The Senior Week coordinators, who claim to be the “one and only source into the exclusive lives of Columbia University’s seniors,” have their website up and running with tickets to everything currently on sale. […]

 -Via motivatedphotos.com Graduates + Job Market = Sadness Morningside Heights – La Negrita = Awfulness The Books / Poor Publicity = Confusion and Regret Dartmouth * Not Losing = Depression 

Last May, rumors circulated that controversial Professor Joseph Massad was up for a second round of tenure review, after having been denied tenure six months earlier. Now, word is spreading both on campus and in media outlets that Massad has been granted tenure. Massad, who is in Egypt this semester, did not respond to an […]

We know that almost all of us had to overcome something to get to Columbia, but let’s be honest: some had to overcome more than others. As the first example of this, the New York Times presents Carrie Montgomery, a new member of the class of 2013, and one of twelve Times scholars this year. […]

The SGA has released their election results, and Barnard’s new student council president is Katie Palillo, who won with 73% of the vote. She’ll be joined by Kimberly Wu (VP Student Government, Amy Chen (VP Student Activities), Giselle Leon (VP Communications), and Sharmin Ahmed (VP Finance) 41.5% of Barnard students voted, despite the senior and […]