For the last two months, some of your classmates have been taking part in the second incarnation of GoCrossCampus (think Risk + social networking + the 8 Ivies). Despite having far fewer players than most of the other schools, Columbia just defeated Brown at their campus, and is only one of three schools remaining. For […]

You mean Obama didn’t single-handedly end racism and injustice in America? Michelle…she’s elegant, stylish, and intelligent! 007007007007007007007007 More puppies: the change we need! “But, he’s James Franco. It’s just not a big deal.” Just leave it on the runway, honey.

For now, anyway. Bwog just tried to get cash out of the Lerner Citibank ATMs, only to learn that they are out of commission until 2:00 p.m. while being replaced. Which explains the large shrouded robot things near the entrance.  – Photo by Anish Bramhandkar  UPDATE, 12:20 p.m.: Debit machines in Morton Williams aren’t working […]

Got a class that’s freaking you out? It’s not too late to take it pass/fail! Today is the last day to do so for BC, CC and SEAS, but you’d better get yourself to the registrar in 205 Kent to make your plea before the clock runs out.  And no, you can’t pass/fail Lit Hum. […]

Barnard housing for the win!  But still not quite able to let Columbians in. CTV is going for broke… While CU Snacks goes up in smoke. Help us win more! the Spectator cries Nothing to see here, the Ivy League lies

Free food is all yours, right now on the Lerner Ramps (2nd floor west.) Bwog’s received reports of hot dogs and popcorn, which are being given to you for reasons related to athletics.

Several tipsters have sent in sightings of a film crew that’s been causing quite the stir outside the Bon French Cleaners. Bwog Daily Editor Justin Vlasits was on the scene earlier today, and he believes it to be a “low budget action movie.” (Note the old-timey green police car after the jump.) Vlasits also reports […]

From the November issue of The Blue and White, we bring you study abroad dispatches from Argentina and France written by correspondents Hannah Goldfield and Ren McKnight.  Hard copies will be on the (nonexistent) racks on Monday! Argentina I am already thinking about the things I will miss. I’ve been in South America since May […]

Say hello to the first member of the class of 2013: Blake Lively, from TV’s Gossip Girl program.  There she is on the right, looking studious. Lively mentioned in a recent interview to W magazine that she’d like to take classes here, at “Yale”, one day a week. Apparently, “the possibility of attending Columbia University […]

Here’s a quick round-up of all the goings-on of Columbia and its environs, happening right now: A notably dapper member of the Philolexian Society is currently standing atop the Sundial. He and others  advertising for the Joyce Kilmer Bad Poetry Contest, which is happening on the 13th. A few yards over, on the Steps, Amnesty […]

You may have remembered Bwog’s last attempt to aid you in your schedule. Below, we’ve matched courses offered this Spring to a variety of personalities in an effort to create the perfect schedule. If you have any other suggestions, email bwog@columbia.edu and we’ll post them! For the Ontologist: Spring 2009 Anthropology G6044 THE PRODUCTION OF […]

Yesterday, we reported that at the ESC meeting, the GSSC liason said that Barnard was “seeking gender-blind housing.” According to SGA President Sarah Besnoff, Barnard is not actively seeking anything.  “SGA Rep Council as a whole has not formally passed any resolution about the topic, nor have we discussed the logistics.  However, SGA Rep Council […]

Are you kept up at night by financial fears?  Yes…but PrezBo is always there for me with his consoling words.  Are you proud to be an American now with an Obama Presidency?  Yes…but Obama’s Presidency could be as disastrous as the Trojan War was for the Greeks!  Wait, who won that war?   Better check Sparknotes… […]

Bwog Daily Editor James Downie reports from tonight’s anti-NROTC panel. Apologies to those commenters who requested a liveblog — I felt this was one issue where I might want to make especially sure my notes were accurate. Regardless, those who did not join the 50 or so students in Lerner Cinema earlier tonight did not […]

Bwog Lecture Hopper David Berke attended tonight’s Heyman lecture, starring Orhan Pamuk with Andreas Huyssen. Special Brinkley cameo towards the beginning! Deep in the catacombs of the Kraft Center, Nobel Prize Laureate/MEALAC professor Orhan Pamuk spoke to a basement of eager listeners, the packed room filled beyond capacity.  The literary luminary, who moonlights as a […]