The Three Trillion Dollor War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict is Nobel Prize-winning, globally-thinking Columbia prof Joseph Stiglitz’s new book. The book posits that Bush’s cost estimates for the war in Iraq were incorrect—the administration cited a $200 billion figure—and that the Iraq conflict will cost almost double that of WWI, putting the […]

Happening right now, in Uris. Free Business School t-shirts that read: “Disruption is inevitable. Who gets to be the disrupter is up for grabs.” Ooh. Cryptic. Also: bagels.  

Through the grapevine, Bwog has been hearing rumors that in attempts to safeguard against theft, Public Safety has plans to begin taking unattended laptops in Butler. Oddly enough, this is one rumor that turned out to be kind of true, in a vague, quasi-benevolent way. Ricky Morales, Crimes Prevention Manager at Public Safety clarified: “It’s […]

  …but also for liberals who long for brilliant, worthy and genuinely conservative opponents. William F. Buckley Jr., conservative writer and founder of the National Review is dead at 82.

Ah, the time when all Columbia College sophomores are simultaneously forced to commit to a course of study they can easily change later. The time when the overachievers realize the system won’t let them register for an Astrophysics-Philosophy-Urban Studies triple major, and the underachievers ponder the easy-to-coast-through major (Poli Sci? English? Art History?) that best […]

Students subject to Dean’s Discpline to be treated like sex offenders The awesomely-named Serene Jones, a Yale Divinity School prof, will be taking over UTS Columbia really wants to offer a new financial aid package to compete with the likes of Harvard and Stanford, but gently reminds us that it is much, much poorer than […]

Tucked away in Lewis Parlor in the Barnard Quad is a very special kind of celebration. The kind that happens every four years. To celebrate 2008’s leap year status, McAc Events—which in four years can hopefully be called LexisNexUS—is sponsoring a leap year cupcake decoration snacktime extravaganza, or something.  The cupcakes are stacked high on […]

For the next two and a half hours, all Starbucks locations in the eastern U.S. will be closed. According to The New York Times, Starbucks needs the time to teach their employees new ways to use the coffee machines. Because, you know, there’s more than one. As to why this process will take a couple […]

February 22nd marked the official start of 2008’s CU Assassins, a game “of espionage, stealth, and resourcefulness” (according to sponsor ESC’s website). With nearly 4 days of gameplay behind CU’s most resourceful/stealth, the death toll keeps climbing. ESC keeps a record of all deaths that include a description of the deceased at the time of […]

Prolific Bwog tipster Jon Hill has just notified Bwog of an enchanting electrical set-up in the bowels of the John Jay laundry room that would put the efforts of the Disneyland electrical parade to shame.  In the carefully crafted email seen below, it appears that the entirety of the dorm’s laundry machinery is hardwired to […]

A Bwog tipster recently piqued our interest with a note about the latest happenings in Columbia’s oh-so-fabulous (wink wink) on-campus dining scene.  A recent email from Housing and Dining below reveals that Columbia students need not wait any longer to satisfy their cravings for a whole lox of Kosher foods.  So get your fill today! […]

Seeking comfort after my tragic, yet beautifully reported assassination, I decided to attend another ESC meeting last night. Alas, no comfort; but a merry time discussing school on-goings was in store. The Alumni Affairs and Professional Development Representative affirmed Columbia’s first implementation of the Recyclebank program. But one engineer expressed concern about abuse to the […]

Howard Dean, head of the Democratic National Committee, was invited by the College Democrats to speak in Low Library yesterday on student activism and the current presidential elections.  The former governor was one awkward “Yeah!” away from what seemed like a sure Democratic nomination and possibly a four year stay at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.  Dean, […]

Howard Dean comes to Columbia, rips on McCain, and tells you to run for office: We don’t need no stinking think tanks!  Yeaaaaaaaaah! “That’s What God Said.”  Did you hear that Scott Stringer? From Butler chairs to the USenate: GS Housing circus comes full circle.  At least the Senate chairs look more comfortable. TC students, […]

Ostensibly, Oscar night is about rewarding “great” cinema (like the Oscar-nominated Norbit, for instance), but let’s be honest: the only real reason to watch the show is to see what everyone is wearing. Then again, you can always just skip the ceremony and peruse the reviews written by those poor souls who actually slogged through […]