The next Hu Jintao may be on campus right now. A delegation of China’s top university student body presidents is visiting New York this weekend to wrap up an Ivy Council-sponsored global leadership summit. Called the All-China Students’ Federation, what makes this group particularly important is its close ties to China’s leadership structure. Members of […]

   Image via CabinetMagazine.com Campus Crusade for Christ, along with its buddies the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, the Remnant (no, not replicant) Christian Fellowship, and the oft-maligned Korea Campus Crusade for Christ, is hosting the ReCharge “Cofeehouse” tonight from 8-10.  Head over to 114th and Broadway to sip some free coffee and see Kayte Grace (of […]

  Photo via TheTallisScholars.co.uk Bwog’s resident Hildegard fanboy Peter Thompson spent his Thursday evening at the final concert of the Miller Theatre’s Early Music series and sent back this dispatch, lovingly illuminated, on vellum. The Miller Theatre concluded its Early Music series on Thursday, April 2 with “Music for Double Choir” at the Church of […]

  Anyone sauntering into Levien yesterday afternoon to shoot some hoops got a little more than they bargained for: a gym full of high-tech paper airplanes.  Red Bull’s Paper Wings Contest gathered a crowd of 20 or so engineering-types who spent an hour and a half battling it out for a free trip to Salzburg, […]

With all the dreary rain tumbling down outside, you might be hesitant to believe how beautiful the campus is going to be in full spring bloom. Polish up your Columbia campus mental imagery, then, with the following selection of films available on Netflix’s Watch Instantly! service — they all incorporate Columbia and its campus, even […]

And now, the fifth day of our housing liveblog! Feel the despair! Building Size Config Note # Harmony 2 D 6 Schapiro 2 D WlkTh 29 55 Wien 2 D WlkTh 18 13 Nussbaum 2 D WlkTh 0 19 McBain 2 D WlkTh 0 111 Broadway 2 D 19 EC 6 2 D 6 Last […]

The march of scholarships continues. Three Columbia students have received prestigious Goldwater Scholarships, which are awarded yearly to approximately 300 college sophomores and juniors who are seeking a Ph.D in science and/or mathematics. This year’s recepients are Alex Perry CC ’11, Noam Prywes CC ’10, and Arianne Richard CC ’10. Each university is only allowed […]

Now’s your chance to indulge your inner Garbo. Columbia University Film Productions needs extras tonight for a scene in its project, “Serotonin.” Fortunately, since extras will be playing students, there’s no need to go all Dustin Hoffman on CUFP. Just show up wearing normal student clothes (anything from the Gap family of brands will do) […]

“You’re My Best Friend,” Queen “King of Wishful Thinking,” Go West “Make Your Own Kind of Music,” The Mamas & the Papas “Eye in the Sky,” Alan Parsons Project “My Way,” Frank Sinatra

Crawl from the pub to show yourself beneath finally sunny skies. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Gen Art Film Festival Premiers begin 7:30pm and after-parties 10pm, The Visual Arts Theatre 333 West 23rd Street btw 8th and 9th Avenues (212-255-7300) Springtime in New York inevitably means film festivals. This one kicks off the season with some […]

In case you are wondering why College Walk is inundated with red balloons, Bwog Sharp and Pointy Things expert Anish Bramhandkar has discovered their origin. They are courtesy of a group advocating the passage of a House of Representatives resolution on needle exchange. If there is one thing Columbians want on a sunny day, it’s […]

Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? Paula Cole can help! Evolution of dance, meet evolution of dance. The Humanities may be feeling poor, but they can commiserate with poor students.

Welcome to the fourth day of our Housing live-blog! Bldg Size Config Note # Bldg Size Config Note # Hrmy 2 D 6 Watt 2 2S 2 BR 0 Schp 2 D WlkTh 1D 1 BR 0 86 1D Std Dbl 1 Wien 2 D WlkTh 26 Rugl 2(4) 4S RA 0 13 3(5) 3S […]

More on the Teachers College hate mail that was sent on Monday to several TC professors: the New York Post reported last night that four letters were sent, including one with a picture of a noose and addressed to former professor Madonna Constantine. Three other letters included pictures of swastikas, and were addressed to Jewish […]

African Studies at CU is scattered. I guess that fits with the whole Diaspora thing. A new housing policy is making it harder for the Jewish community to find good homes. John Jay breakfast isn’t just like home for international students (or anyone, for that matter). More property issues to our North.