Spectator’s done but the rest of the world keeps spinning, so Bwog brings you links to Columbia related news. Today is unusually dry, so there will be a special emphasis on links to blogs, things only tangentially related to Columbia, and stories that have already been covered to death (no need to tip us on […]

Name, School: Reim Salaheldin Atabani, BC Claim to fame: I don’t make any claim to fame, but I’m a former MSA exec and RA. I’ve managed to know a lot of people without really being known. And I suppose I’m the last person you’d expect to be from Las Vegas who actually is. Post-grad plans: […]

Bwog contributor Alex Weinberg just frantically passed along the following tip: “There is a huge amount of ice cream in the Wallach Lounge and they are begging people to come eat it or steal it. I walked away with a box of ice cream sandwiches. TIME IS TICKING” And for those of you who foolishly […]

Around 3:30 PM, the men’s bathroom on the 5th floor of Butler (the one by the east elevator) was promptly closed, locked and surrounded by two police officers and a CU Security official. One B&W staffer overheard the policemen saying that an incident had occurred around 3 PM and heard the cops muttering the words […]

Despite previous statements to the contrary, the Academic Affairs Committee has invited the entirety of Columbia College to tonight’s Academic Awards Ceremony. The ceremony will honor Lionel Trilling and Mark van Doren Award winners, Joseph Massad and Andrew Nathan, respectively.  The reception starts tonight in Low at 6 PM with the ceremony to follow. We’re […]

We know you miss your daily dose of the Spec, and we’re here to help. Some more highlights from the “Columbia University” Google Alerts pile of the last week. More Murdoch-owned news outlets report in on the Lohan coat scandal Columbia physicist lays out the exorbitant cost of reducing CO2 emissions San Diego State kids […]

It’s official, Bwog tipster Jarid Maged informs us:  “about 2 minutes ago, columbia won the ivy league title in baseball. 7-5 over dartmouth in game 3 of the ivy league championship series in hanover. i am not making this up. tried snapping a shot of the pile after the game, but my stupid computer wouldn’t […]

Bwog tipster Daniel Wong stumbled upon an old timey map of campus dating back to 1981 A.D. The map is fairly similar to those being handed out today, but Wong and Bwog noticed several differences, which we have archived for posterity—along with the full map—after the jump. 

Another person—besides, of course, all of SEAS—exempt from the swim test? Apparently, swim team captain Henning Fog.  Name, School:   Henning Fog, CC  Claim to fame:   Swim Team Captain, Sigma Nu Recorder Emeritus, “Life of the Party” (3/10/06)   Post-grad plans:   Am I too old to still say “astronaut” or “Tony Hawk”? Aside […]

It’s reading week, and we know you need something to tide you over between “re”-reading an entire semester’s worth of material. That’s why we’ve decided to run a very special additional senior wisdom with help from commenter favorite Nat Gale. Name, School:   Nathaniel (but call me ‘Nat’, please) Gale, SEAS  Claim to fame:   […]

Every week this year seems to have its Super Tuesday. It’s time once again to check in with White House Bureau Chief Jim Downie for the last Political Weekly of the semester.  Reading week is the time when Columbia students (supposedly) “take it to the next level.” Unbelievably, the same is still true today of […]

Just a week after unveiling its Spring 2008 issue, the Current, with a brand new staff in tow, is out with a brand new issue to last Columbians the entirety of the summer.  Bwog had the pleasure of perusing this new release and has deemed it perfect for those moments of procrastination (or desperation) one […]

Tipster and video game enthusiast Nick Camp directs Bwog’s attention to the new Grand Theft Auto IV, specifically the Varsity Heights neighborhood of Liberty City. Buildings eerily similar to Low, Butler, and Hamilton are located just off Ivy Drive—there’s even a College Walk.  Bwog daily editor Paul Barndt pointed out that this homage to Alma […]

As graduation nears, Senior Wisdom presses on. Today, we check in with CC senior and Delta Sigma Theta President Tyeisha Chavis Name, School: Tyeisha H. Chavis, Columbia College 2008 Claim to fame: If I served the Lord according to the calling He placed on my life, than I would have done a job well done. […]

As the spring semester came to a screeching halt all too quickly yesterday, levying reading week and an ignominious batch of finals upon Columbia students quite eager to enjoy the pre-summer sunshine, Columbia Daily Spectator production also came to a halt yesterday, with an equally cheery promise to resume coverage in the fall.  While Bwog […]