If you’re trying to study in Butler right now, you probably already know that there’s a giant children’s reading party going on out on the lawns–it’s part of the Times-sponsored Great Children’s Read, and a zillion tiny people have turned out to ensnare you on your way to midterms purgatory. If you’re able to escape, […]

   Tacos de chapulines Bwog’s food editor Jon Hill looks south for a south-of-the-border culinary adventure. I accidentally swallowed a fly when I was in the fifth grade. I was riding a bicycle at the time, and other than that intensely unpleasant experience, I do not eat insects. Unlike some who choose not to eat […]

Bwog presents its first sports liveblog: Columbia vs. Princeton in the Homecoming game and Ivy League opener for the Lions.  Afternoon, sports fans. We’ve got the first big game of the Columbia football season for you, and we’ll keep you updated as the game goes on. 4:09 PM (End of game): And that’s your heartbreaking […]

Welcome back to the Best of series in which Bwog analyzes the best in a category of chosen food product!  There are few things that are as much fun and as thirst-quenching as a margarita.  And after a weekend of being nice to your parents or studying for midterms, there are few things as much […]

Here are some more activities to keep Mom and Dad busy because Bwog loves you and your parents and because Bwog has secret tour guide aspirations…. Wallach Art Gallery Columbia has its own mini-museum in Schermerhorn! Who knew? The Wallach Gallery’s classy digs will undoubtedly impress your parents. Maybe you’ll even impress them with your […]

Those roguish pranksters from Princeton’s marching band have done it again. The band stopped by the Butler Library lobby just a few moments ago to blast Columbia midterm studiers with a drumline routine and plenty of brass honking. Although it’s possible the Princetonians were simply lost, Bwog chalks up the visit to pre-homecoming game merrymaking. […]

Whether you plan on going to the Big Game or not, Bwog recommends taking advantage of the pre-homecoming breakfast taking place in the EC 2nd floor lounge this morning at 11:00.    It’s free! School spirit not required.

Since the folks are in, treat them to the best that New York has to offer.  Or, get them lost in the Book Culture and sneak out yourself. We won’t judge. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: New Yorker Festival See schedule of events for times and locations A wild intellectual ride of panels and talks and Q&As.  […]

Midterms are starting up for many students. Actually, if you’re in all the science classes that don’t understand it is impossible to have more than one midterm, midterms have started up for many students. So there will be plenty of student-teacher email exchanges about missing classes, studying for the test, and other forms of electronic begging.  Just make sure your […]

If you’ve been on campus today, you may have seen groups of parents wandering around. Then you’ve realized that these groups of parents are particularly large, and that not all of them have kids with them. Plus, it’s a chilly weekend to be taking college tours, so what gives? Yes, it’s that long-forgotten first-year ritual […]

Bwog’s Film Rental Guide returns! Film correspondent Mark Hay rolls with the new mood. At first it seemed just a series of fleeting, disparaging, sensationalized headlines. Wall Street crash. $700 billion bailout. Bailout failure. Soon enough the crisis broke upon us and here we are, bemoaning our current financial affairs and preaching gloom and doom. […]

Bwog presents a special Homecoming edition of its Friday sports roundup. Football: The football team will play its Homecoming game, and Ivy League opener, against Princeton tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. Free shuttle buses to the game will be provided to fans starting at 11 a.m at the 116th and Broadway gates. For those of you […]

Students feel the economic crisis.  Columbia’s Manhattanville PR continues to struggle, and accidents won’t help. Local Dems can’t avoid shouting at the TV. One student tries to deal with Ramadan’s slow slide into summer. If a struggle is successful, why not continue it?

Hello! And welcome to Bwog’s exciting liveblog of the Vice Presidential Debate, brought to you by White House Bureau Chief James Downie and Bwog Editor Juli Weiner. Okay, let’s go. 9:05 PM: They’re both excited to be here. Palin wants us to ask ourselves if it’s a “good time or bad time” for the economy. […]

The cotton candy line is long out here on South Lawn, but CUMB is here with their inflatable penis, there’s a bigger inflatable thing that you can actually bounce around in–and the music’s just getting rolling (now featuring Bwog’s own Tony Gong!). Swing by CCSC’s Homecoming Carnival on your way to whatever.