On Monday night, the Student Governing Board voted to elect their new board, as well as to determine new group recognition and to derecognize inactive groups. Their new board is as follows: Chair: Arjun Kapoor,  CC’09, Amnesty International Vice-Chair: Jacob Taber, GS-JTS’09, College Democrats & Hillel Treasurer: Devora Aharon, CC’10, Hillel Secretary: Jim Downie, CC’10, […]

The 40th anniversary of Columbia’s 1968 student protests are fast approaching, so start brushing up on your history! An early point of contention between students and administrators happened in March 1967, when Bob Feldman, a Columbia student and Students for a Democratic Society member, unearthed documents revealing Columbia’s institutional membership in a Department of Defense […]

2008’s Bacchanal has been announced and a (mostly) complete schedule has been released. In addition to performances by Grizzly Bear and The National, this year’s festivities will include stand-up comedy by Greg Giraldo, an outdoor screening of Planet Earth on the Low steps for which absolutely no one will arrive stoned, and a Hawaiian Luau. […]

Three reminders of interest to the competitive games-playing community: Bwog’s 1st Annual Mario Kart Tournament will be this Friday at 6:30 PM in Ruggles. All interested parties should email bwog@columbia.edu to sign up yourselves or your friends. We’ll provide the food and drink, you bring sportsmanship and good cheer.  Also, on Saturday in the Wien […]

This afternoon, Bwog took a leisurely stroll to admire the baked goods at The Bake Sale of the Year. The immodestly named pastry exchange was set up just inside the Barnard gates. Featuring treats from Nussbaum, Westside Market, Silver Moon Bakery and some other neighborhood haunts, the proceeds of the sale benefit the CARE organization. […]

Last week’s haiku contest proved a jolly good time, so we thought we’d share with you which haikus H-dad liked the best. We’d been corresponding with him via gmail up until yesterday, when we received this report. Is H-dad dead? Prove that he is/isn’t by sending pictures and sightings to hawkmadinejad@gmail.com AND THE WINNERS ARE…

Stressbusters, the student massage team, is in Wien Lounge from 12:00-1:00PM today doling out free mini-back rubs. It’s their weekly “Wind Down Wednesday”—what, haven’t heard of it? WDWs have been happening with semi-regularity for a while now, but quietly, in the hidden reaches of Lerner 7. A widely sent e-mail from Residential Programs guru Darleny […]

Did a friend of TC professor Madonna Constantine hang the noose on her door?  Atlas Shrugged is the second-most influential book ever; an April Fool’s Day column, a day late? Would “impeachment circus” be the correct term? How about “kerfuffle”? Is a hyphen to thank for the sky-high levels of school spirit and sense of […]

For many journalistic and Internet-based enterprises, April Fools’ Day provides that one day out of the year when uptight journalists and uber net geeks can leave behind the utter seriousness of their jobs for just a short while to participate in unscrupulous knavery. As such, today’s day of banter and fun has seen a spattering […]

Tipster and burrito-enthusiast  Eugene Shapsyuk alerts Bwog to some unfortunate price-raising at Chipotle: “I thought it’d be worth reporting as an FYI that Chipotle raised their prices. Price of a Burrito with guac is now $10.34 up from $9.25 I think. Guac’s 10 cent’s more and a Burrito is $7.61 up from I think $6.95. […]

Bwog staffer Anna Corke just sent in the following statement: “I was walking on Amsterdam by the underpass and saw a bunch of people huddled around something. When I finally got close enough to see, it was OUR HERO! I’m so sad, guys… actually cried. I can’t believe he’s dead. Anyway, I took a picture, […]

Yesterday, we received an email from Scott Wright, the Vice President of Student Auxiliary and Business Services. Some of you, Bwog guesses, may not be in the habit of reading every email you receive from the Department of Student Auxiliary and Business Services. In fact, some of you may actually delete these emails on a […]

The day that the frequenters of collegeconfidential.com live and die by has finally arrived, as Columbia’s admissions letters to the class of 2012 have officially been mailed out, and online decisions were posted as of 5:05 p.m. last night.  Amidst a careful navigation of the daily chaos that is the post-CC or Lit Hum reunions […]

White House Bureau Chief Jim Downie returns with news from the campaign trail (on a Tuesday!). April fools? Spring means baseball, and on Sunday night, your blogger’s favorite baseball team, the Washington Nationals, opened their new ballpark in DC (with a win over the Braves, by the way). The number of people who thought last […]

No power struggles with new Provost, says PrezBo. Noteworthy politician who previously liked to turn us down, to speak on Class Day. Two hours, nine judges, and PrezBo’s haircut.  It all comes down to this? Hey! something new: Columbia hates ROTC. Hobsbawm revises revisionist history, again.