Jarid Maged wrote a “17 page admissions essay” to get into GS, which apparently doesn’t impose a word limit. (Also, the title of this column makes only weird, self-referential sense.) The Spec is extremely comfortable cursing in print now. And, apparently, fellating the Arcade Fire. Quite literally. Tegan and Sara… still fresh. Still cool. Apparently […]

The sun has drained you, but in an hour Columbia Men Against Violence will restore you with pizza. And some dubious coffee-flavored energy beverage which the kids (men) call Slap. Bwog is befuddled by why men against violence are advocating slapping, but may hit the Lerner Piano Lounge at 8PM nonetheless.

This Judd Apatow guy is really going places.  Frank McCourt and David Sedaris are better writers than Miley Cyrus. Indie rocker identifies with Wes Anderson, likes The Life Aquatic. “Green” is an adjective with a variety of meanings and uses in our language!  The Eye encourages you to buy certified organic and fair trade coffee 

Bloggers among us take note: The good folk at IvyGate are looking for a handful of summer editors to maintain the site between the months of (late) May and August. Last year’s summer editors actually stuck around to edit the site full-time, so it seems it’s possible the job could turn into a full-time gig. […]

Oriflammes are gleaming! The rabble is roused! T-shirts are free for the taking! Five Years of War, Five Days of Action has reached its apex out on Low Plaza. A devoted cadre of protesters walked out of class at noon. Though the crowd has dwindled, there’s no reason to think any of the 236 people […]

Demonstrations against the war in Iraq continue today with a walk-out happening right now at the sundial, in the middle of a sea of sunbathers, who have splayed themselves out on South Lawn and and on the Low Steps. Check back for continuing coverage of the walkout plus the rumored “dramatic political statement” occurring at […]

It’s that time of year again when many of ’09’s student leaders, activist types, overachievers, and masthead ascenders will be tapped and asked to join a senior society. A tipster sends evidence in the form of a photo of the sidewalk in back of Earl Hall: Three S’s, the (dark?) mark of one of Columbia’s […]

Another year has passed, and a new passel of eager young reformers have stepped up to the Executive Board of the CU College Dems. Bwog welcomes the whole crew, along with Chris Daniels (pictured), the new President and issuer of many press releases to come. The full new board, and the email that announced them, […]

What can we do to reinforce a message of freedom on this campus? How about dancing at Havana Central? Hey, it’s better than wishy-washy social justice editorializing Or picketing alone in front of the Mayor’s house Maybe there’s nothing to do but pray But in this case, the guy should probably just sue their asses

This year Barnard’s Class Day speakers will include New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Yorker editor David Remnick, famed tennis player Billie Jean King, and organizer of Harlem Head Start programs Thelma C. Davidson Adair.  Bwog just ran into outgoing BC President Laura Stoffel who could hardly contain her excitement. Expect a more official […]

Tipster Faith Chang informs Bwog of free lasagnas—both of the meat and vegetarian varieties—are currently up for grabs in the Lerner lobby courtesy of Blue Key Society.  BONUS: There’s also free Famiglia in the EC lobby. Supposedly it’s only for seniors, but we didn’t have trouble snagging a slice.  

Bwog contributor Christopher Morris-Lent recently directed us to www.hamdel.com. We think, if you’re expecting ABC Specials and E-mail Deluxes, you’ll find it amusing.  

Bwog Lecture Hop Editor Pierce Stanley sends a dispatch with notes on last night’s teach-in about the Iraqi refugee crisis and his new understanding of this week’s series of Iraq War protests. The distinct sound of a bell has been ringing in my head for the last three days, and it’s starting to affect my […]

Writer Paul Auster, CC’69, perhaps best known for the postmodern detective novels collected in the New York Trilogy (and subject of a Columbia College Today cover story not too long ago), has a very enjoyable and candid personal essay in today’s NYT about his involvement in the protests of ’68. “Being crazy,” Auster writes, “struck […]

This past weekend was the New York Comic Convention, a massive gathering of everything comic books. New Bwog correspondent and former Marvel Comics intern Shaina Rubin writes a dispatch about meeting the writers behind the heroes. (She’s even illustrated the scene with her very own comic.) On first entering the New York Comic Convention, known […]