Big news in the case for transparency in academia: Starting in the spring, CC students may be able to view the results of their course evaluations online—specifically colorful bar graphs illustrating the section in which students rank the class and the professor from 1-5. CCSC has been working on the project since last year, but […]

Oh Academy Hardware, we hardly knew ye (really) ULURP slurps Yes, I will eschew activism in favor of writing about 17th-century biologists Another week, another Columbia Coalition You know it’s bad when your malnourished body thrills at any mention of broccoli  OF PARTICULAR NOTE: Spectator wants to hear from you! And one of their questions […]

If you read Bwog, you hopefully read the Blue and White. If you read that, you may read the New Yorker. If you read that, you probably read the Talk of the Town, which means you’ve definitely read the writing of Lauren Collins, who is stopping by St. Paul’s Chapel at 9 p.m. this evening […]

In which Bwog staffer Armin Rosen sits in on a peaceful disagreement over peace.  If you thought Ahmadinemania offered Columbians the best oratorical fireworks of the year, then you, dear reader, clearly weren’t at the Satow room for today’s Peace in Darfur conference. A mid-afternoon speech by anthro professor Mahmood Mamdani (whose Major Debates in […]

Remember like, a month ago when art ran amok? Well its reign of terror continues, this time in the Piano Lounge, where last week’s wall against prejudice has taken up temporary residence. It’s worth a walk-around, and the fact that the piece dominates the once-roomy lounge is probably symbolic, or something–Bwog finds it a bit […]

It had been a while since they met, so there was much to propose and resolve last night.  Warning: the following post may contain graphic Lerner 6 discussion and adult off-campus flex dialogue.  Reader discretion is advised. Proposal Regarding Academic Advising Center Problem: Lerner 6 was never finished and the Center for Student Advising has […]

If you go to Barnard and you have an RA, you’re eligible for a $50 iTunes gift certificate by filling out this survey. Hurry though, as the deadline is tomorrow.  Besides, there are only so many times you can listen to Judith Shapiro and the Don’t Quit Your Day Job Duet.

CCSC is back from break and fulfilling campaign promises left and right.  Everyone’s favorite student council is on a fact-finding mission to discover when you the student use the mighty convenience mart.  Should it be open on weekends?  At non-nocturnal hours?  Let your voice be heard here.  Anyone can take the survey, so get on […]

Ahmadinejad, Horowitz, racism, hunger strikes, really ugly tenure battles…and now murder. Don’t fret, 2011s: it (hopefully) gets a lot less exciting from here. What’s that you say? Visualizing the RP murder isn’t enough for you? Very well. Click here. Men’s basketball still 0-0 in Ivy League play Think of the children! …or think of the pigeons? […]

These seniors may be worried about the future, but we foresee romance in their immediate present. All interested parties should contact Bwog via email and we’ll provide the $5 for the date. And as always, nominate your friends (or yourself) for a personal by emailing bwgossip@columbia.edu. GUY FOR GUY Name:  Jonathan Mason Year:  Senior School:  […]

Monday night at 9 p.m., Talk of the Town writer, general New Yorker feature contributor, and Bwog super-fan Lauren Collins will be stopping by our weekly meeting in the basement of St. Paul’s chapel to chat about writing, life, etc. Please come, we’ll look more popular if you do! (This time, we’re serious.)

Looking for an intellectually rigorous way to procrastinate during reading week? Scrabulous isn’t doing it for you? Bwog film expert Christian Kamongi shares his picks for the Pasolini, Ophuls, and Sembene retrospectives. Heretical Epiphanies: The Cinematic Pilgrimages of Pier Paolo Pasolini Marxist, poet, homosexual, pious Catholic, and renowned intellectual Pier Paolo Pasolini is one of […]

W. M. Akers is at it again, this time telling us why our downtown rivals are just as tired as we are – even if they work much less. In my film class this week we watched a three-and-a-half hour black-and-white movie, in Russian, that took place around 1400 AD. It was lovely, sure, but […]

All month, Bwog has been waiting with bated breath while the Speccie population at Columbia has feverishly shadowed for their desired positions, written long proposals, and faced the firing squad of this year’s board. At the end of it all, campus news deputy Tom Faure came out on top for Editor-in-Chief in what was originally […]