What would Saturday night be with out a dance party in Lerner, free food and student association spirit? Bwog simply does not know.  Tonight brings you not just Ahimsa and the HSO’s celebration of Diwali, one of the most important Indian holidays of the year, but also the Korean Students Association’s rendition of Pojangmacha – […]

At Wien Stadium, the football team just wrapped up its second victory of the season, defeating Cornell 17-7. Quarterback Millicent Olawale (playing the entire game) rushed for 93 yards, the Columbia passing defense intercepted Cornell quarterback Nathan Ford 4 times, and Austin Knowlin sealed the game in the 4th quarter with a 76-yard punt return […]

From the November issue of The Blue and White, we bring you a piece about the growth of chain stores in Morningside Heights written by Lydia DePillis, James Downie, and Eliza Shapiro. Hard copies will be on the (nonexistent) racks on Monday! “How many banks do you need on one block?” asked Morningside Heights Assemblyman […]

Classes are tough, the economy is bad, life is hard. But drinking is always good. Unfortunately in recent times, we’ve have seen our drinking habits suffer due to Columbia’s war on fun and the economy’s war on our wallets.   When a bar tab on any given night out easily runs upwards of $25, the simple […]

Another dreary Saturday morning in November brings you another cheerful edition of Saturday morning cartoons – this time in bigger and more legible font! Enjoy!     “I love just hanging out in my favorite chair.” By Edward Koren from The New Yorker

The Columbia men’s basketball team got its season off to a thrilling start, as they gutted out a 65-62 win over Fordham. Fordham led by as much as eight during the second half, but the Lions held them to 25% shooting to gain the victory. Columbia dominated on the boards in particular, with a 52-27 […]

Bwog reviews the latest offering from LateNite Theatre. Remaining performances include one TONIGHT at 11 p.m, and two tomorrow night at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Opportunities for Columbia students to direct, produce and perform in plays abound.  But opportunities for student playwrights, however, by and large are limited to the Varsity Show, XMAS! and […]

Bwog’s Internet-based television critic Rob Trump returns with another installment of Know Your Web Series. This week: Drunk History. There are certain things that are perennially hilarious, but by their nature are difficult to focus on for the purposes of fictional comedy.  A prime example: drunk people incoherently telling stories are extremely funny, but drunk […]

Bwog’s Friday Sports Roundup is now in winter mode. Men’s Basketball: The men’s basketball team starts its season tonight at 8 p.m. against Fordham (a fan bus leaves campus at 6:45), and then plays at Seton Hall in Newark tomorrow afternoon. Both games will be broadcast on WKCR. The toughest challenge for the team will be replacing […]

Hawkmadinejad has decided to become more camera-friendly – photographer Samantha Greenberg brings us some photos from outside Earl Hall. More after the jump.

Holiday spirit is being trucked into the city today, in the form of that huge Rockefeller Center tree. (The tree lighting will be on December 3rd.) Urban forestry photojournalist Sumeet Shah is on the scene at an extremely high vantage point. More pictures after the jump and throughout the day. 

Dean Quigley honored at dinner overseen by blue whale. Richard Bulliet now an honored guest of the Iranian ambassador to the U.N. Speaking of guests, yet another honored guest at Columbia. “Your honor, no one may believe this theory of voter fraud, but I intend to disprove it anyways.” Could ROTC honor Columbia? One professor […]

Imagine our joy when, this morning, an “important update” dropped into our inbox from the Interfraternity Council: Greek membership has exploded from 550 in 2006 to an astonishing 823 today! That’s over 50 percent growth in two years, to just about 10 percent of Barnard, the College and SEAS. There are comfortably over twice as […]

Just a quick note that Michael Mallick and the good people at the English Department have begun posting admit lists for Spring 2009 seminars. Complete list should be up by Tuesday. The deadline to apply to most history seminars was about an hour ago, but expect announcements about admit lists anytime up until next semester. […]

Guide to the Weekend Editor Sara Jane Panfil has aggregated ways to stay dry, entertained, and educated this weekend. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Housing Works presents Fashion for Action A sample sale of designer ware priced at 50-70% off.  If you missed all of the Veteran’s Day specials last weekend, here’s a second chance. That […]