The trek to the Gottesman Library at Teacher’s College was arduous, and TC itself a seemingly impenetrable maze.  Initially arriving at the wrong entrance, Bwog stood for several moments at an automatic door that refused to open. The bells at Riverside Church chimed ominously. Bwog eventually sheepishly located the entrance to the building, perhaps 15 […]

Madonna Constantine sues TC, drama proves to be as eternal as Columbus’ legacy…oh wait… Farewell, evil Columbus Day! Hello, Indigenous Peoples Day! New Yorkers pay a lot of money for food; seem “more than willing to enjoy a bit of gastronomic luxury.” The economy, Columbia’s endowment are “mildly disheartening”: Spec-er has “vague impression” that  “theoretically […]

Congratulations to this year’s creative team of the 115th Annual Varsity Show, which was announced via email mere minutes ago. Director: Thomas Anawalt CC’09 Producer: Rebecca Lewis CC’11 Producer: Darcy Zacharias CC’10 Writer: Erica Drennan CC’11 Writer: Rachel Leopold CC’10 Writer: Sam Reisman CC’10 Composer/Lyricist: Becky Greenstein BC’10 Composer/Lyricist: Matt Stauffer GS’09 Choreographer: Claire Halberstadt […]

We unwillingly imitated Yale and saved the children of Gulu, dressed as sexually indiscriminate Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. The threat of a vanishing sandwich forced Rack&Soul to move — next door. McCain wore another awful striped tie and Bollinger wore a questionable yellow sweater. Columbia gained its 70-somethingth Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry; English majors […]

This morning, Allen Rosenfield, dean of the Mailman School of Public Health from 1986 until earlier this year, and a 1959 graduate of the Medical School, died after battling with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). In an email to the Columbia University community, President Bollinger wrote that “his commitment to improving the lives […]

Dozens of students are in the Piano Lounge RIGHT NOW enjoying sweet, sweet rice pudding from Rice to Riches and specialty Latin American and Caribbean coffees, all to the soulful Afro-Latino jams of Bryan Vargas y Ya Esta. The band comments to the crowd: “You should all be happy you’re here; there are so many […]

Feeling melancholy this Sunday? Be daring and venture out of the confines of Butler into Morningside Park, the area’s oft-dismissed sanctuary of tall trees and fresh breezes. At the bottom of the 436,232 stone steps, Bwog had to flatten itself against a wall as hordes of screaming children raced around in circles, delighted at having […]

Want to relive some Bush administration history the day after Election Day? On November 5th at 8 p.m., former CIA counterterrorism leader and current vice-chair of Blackwater USA Cofer Black will be speaking at an event organized by the Columbia University International Relations Forum. Black became head of the CIA’s Counterterrorist Center in 1999, and […]

Procrastination doesn’t have to mean venturing far.  Lectures, laughs, and lame ledes, all on campus. Sunday Photo Scavenger Hunt: Run around campus with photography nerds and try to take the most super-awesomest pictures to win an unspecified prize!  4:00 PM. Monday Elections and the US Media: An international panel of journalists discusses the coverage of […]

In which Bwog tides you over until Monday’s QuickSpec by bringing you Columbia-related happenings from the real world.  Some connections to our lady Alma Mater are dubious and/or doubtful. Nudist/Columbia Grad Donates Playing Card Collection Dali expert and nude hiker Albert Field‘s collection of 6,536 decks of cards have been archived and restored in Columbia’s […]

Your guide to what’s worth watching on the Internet returns and TV critic Rob Trump comes bearing good news for fans of Neil Patrick Harris and Joss Whedon alike. I feel like I’ve started the last three or four of these with some variant on “Well, I’m not sure that this really belongs in the […]

Clear sunny days like today make it easy to appreciate fall, a cruel and unpredictable season. Unfortunately days this lovely are few and far between and many of us end up, somewhat unfairly, associating the season with the end of summer blues, midterms, and other decidedly unpleasant things.  But Bwog is here to make sure […]

You’ve heard of LectureHops, you’ve heard of RoomHops, and BarHops. Meet the latest species of the Hopping persuasion: the LibraryHop.   Here, Bwog offers a guide to the NYPL’s Performing Arts Library.  Happy studying!  O, autumn! That time of year when yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang! This may or may not be such […]

This week Saturday Styles spotlights the biker and bomber jackets.  This fall, Columbia students have thrown their concerns for animal rights to the wind and have embraced the leather bomber/biker jacket. And really how better to fend off the blustery October winds than with a sharply fitted leather jacket? Both Bwog and our friends over […]

Emerging from Fortress Lerner just now, Bwog was nearly mowed down by a swarm of young white male skateboarders, like a Critical Mass for the four wheeled set. They went on for minutes upon minutes — what could this be? Where do they come from? Do they have some kind of skateboarder phone tree? If […]