Goodbye, Flex at HamDel. Hello, new Blue & White website. Hello, Housing Lottery LiveBwog! Goodbye, rooms in Hogan and Watt. Goodbye, tarps on lawns. Hello, first mediocre street fair of the season. Hello, lukewarm reactions to Obama Girl.  Goodbye, Niko Cunningham(?)

Free bagels outside of Butler til 2 PM courtesy of Bacchanal! Hurry before all the Days on Campus kids snatch them up.   UPDATE: According to enthusiastic commenter #3, “there is all kinds of cream cheese imaginable!”

There’s a lot of talk about  Columbia students being too fortunate for our own good.   That may or may not be true.  But  there is no question, we got lucky today.  Columbia students could not have asked for a more ideal afternoon for Relay for Life.  The event began at noon and will continue until […]

Tipster/photographer Matt Shields directs Bwog’s attention to the South Lawn, where law schoolers are staging a mock hunger strike protesting the ban on drinking in the Black Box theater. They’re calling themselves PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Alcoholics) and according to their colorful, upbeat propaganda, they “will not eat until they can drink—on […]

Bwog just received an email announcing the winners of ESC’s 2008 General Elections. It’s time to meet your new governing cabal, SEAS. Class of 2011 President: Kamal Yechoor Vice President: Chris Elizondo Representatives: Albert Miller and Dana Ibarra Class of 2010 President: Heather Lee Vice President: Lili Gu Representatives: Gunnar Aasen and Kelly Chen Class […]

It’s the first real street fair of the season! The east side of Broadway is fenced off to make way for crepe-making, halal, carnival games, and the highest concentration of tie-dyed sweatshirts we’ve ever seen. Bwog took to the streets with a camera to capture the springtime loveliness. (And how about this weather!)  

At long last, the Guide to the Weekend has arrived.  Bwog apologizes for the delay…  Better late than never, no?  SATURDAY New York City Anarchist Book Fair An exposition of books, magazines, pamphlets, art, film/video, and other cultural and political productions of the anarchist scene worldwide. Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Square South   The […]

Despite (former!) GSSC President Niko Cunningham’s cries of unconstitutionality and some Maps of Injustice™ pointing to a lack of quorum, Dean of Students and Associate Dean of Faculty/GS Mary McGee has ruled that Tuesday’s vote to impeach Cunningham is, in fact, legitimate. This makes President Cunningham president no longer. In fact, GSSC VP of Policy […]

While Bwog is trying to avoid posting YouTube video after YouTube video about CCSC—well, no we’re not—we couldn’t resist this gem from the LE:MON boys. Plus, it gives us a chance to tease the upcoming Bwog Political Personals™ feature, coming in the next few days. Potential “Kristens” take note.

The Columbia website (and daily editor Pierce Stanley) informs us that History prof Samuel Moyn has won a Guggenheim Fellowship for his works on the Holocaust’s impact on postwar France. Moyn then informed us, too, by changing his Facebook status to “Samuel Moyn is gloating.” Fortunately, he’s since wised up and changed it to “Samuel […]

  Tipster Thomas Chau wrote in to give Bwog more information on the state of Pertutti, which has had its windows plastered over with paper for quite awhile now. When we last discussed Pertutti, shortly after its closure, we knew that it would be a trattoria owned by the proprietors of Nonna, a dubiously-reviewed Upper […]

FINAL UPDATE (4:20 PM):  It’s all over for the day.  As expected, senior regroup had little effect on anything other than E.C. exclusion suits (18 left) and Woodbridge doubles (27 left).  The photo to the left shows what’s left in East Campus, Watt, Ruggles, Woodbridge and Claremont. A word to the wise for you rising […]

In non-housing-selection related news, this week’s New Yorker has a piece by Jane Kramer (it’s not online, but you can read an excerpt here — and an interesting critique of the piece here) about Barnard anthropology professor Nadia Abu El-Haj. In truth, it’s something of a misrepresentation to say that the piece is about El-Haj, […]

UPDATE (1:16 PM):  Senior selection is over…except for senior re-group.  The lounge is closed until 2pm, so here’s the final count.          UPDATE (12:25 PM):  There  are two high demand Woodbridge suites  left, but all “H” lines are gone. Per Bwog’s request, housing is now listing Woodbridge rooms by line.  Here’s what […]

Columbia Ping-Pong goes to the Midwest. Next stop: Beijing? No. If an editorial doesn’t express an opinion or make a point, is it still an editorial? No. Columbia student locates Brooklyn, but is it “the new Broadway?” No. Will any Columbia student go to this Soho restaurant for $15 Vietnamese tapas? Sigh. A White House […]