Or so claim some senior bio majors evacuated from the building a few minutes ago.  They say that their professor told them to get out as soon as they smelled smoke coming from one of the upper floors–other students stood around in puzzlement, and few of the evacuated seemed to be enjoying the all-too-brief break […]

And by The Boss we mean Bwog-fave Bruce Robbins, whose ruminations on Columbia’s dearth of academic freedom made it into this week’s edition of The Nation. Esther Kaplan’s penetrating investigation of Fair Alma revealed a brewing crisis in contemporary academia: fringe right-wing groups holding controversial events on campuses. And dear God does the future look bleak. Elsewhere, […]

Rare is the day when Bwog kicks things off by satisfying your doubtless insatiable appetite for Columbia-related experimental art news, but here goes: The recent spate of bias incidents have led John DeSerio, GS, to undertake a marathon social and artistic experiment: for the next week, his “word wall” will be on display on Low […]

Bollinger offers tearful apology for Ahmadinejad introduction; pleads for, receives forgiveness from Dabashi, Bulliet Columbia meets bias incident quota for fourth consecutive week Meaningless generalities mar potentially meaningful event. But hey, at least Ken Burns was here! Murder, temporal edition Murder, metaphorical edition Yawn

A Barnard source just confirmed the troubling lice epidemic currently plaguing the 8th floor of Sulzberger hall in the Barnard Quad. Apparently, one first-year had lice and the little bugs quickly migrated into the heads of several other first-year students. Says Steve Tollman, associate director of Res Life at BC: “Recently, there have been several […]

Intrepid research correspondent Rahul D’Sa waded through a lot of science jargon to find out what Columbia researchers have been up to in their fancy-schmancy laboratories. Did you know that? Now you know! Researchers at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health recently published a study that claims rises in the annual average temperature might cause […]

According to the ever-entertaining 2009 class e-mail, at 9:00 PM, baked goods and hot drinks will be available in Lerner Piano Lounge for your academic sustenance. But this is no ordinary study break: Go Ask Alice! will be there with “post cards, sexually charged refrigerator magnets, squeegee balls and rubbers.” As such, this event has […]

Bwog received notice that there’s been a major car accident on the corner of 114th and Broadway involving a yellow taxi cab and a car full of apparently Columbia students. At the scene: highly emotional cab driver, several kids still stuck in the car, two or three people taping it all, and various medical, fire, and […]

Queer Awareness Month is coming to an end, and they’re feeding you to celebrate. Free Dinosaur BBQ in Lerner Party Space at 6:30, followed by performances by CU Step and Notes and Keys, plus standup comedy! What better way to end the weekend?

We know it’s almost 2pm, but that just means it’s time for breakfast on Halloween weekend. The Muslim Students Association’s alumni group just let out in Lerner, and there are copious breakfast-y foodstuffs to be had… go now!

Besides all of your wonderful tips, the bwgossip alias gets plenty of spam. Bwog staffer David Iscoe decided to respond to a few, as various permutations of himself. Inexplicably, he didn’t hear back. R obt Herman <ilnggob@caseyfamilyservices.org>  Date Sep 11, 2007 8:04 PM chiropractors mailing list For the week ending Sep 14, you will receive […]

The Columbia publications scene can seem oversaturated—there’s always something new on newsstands and strewn across dorm hallways. But Barnard has historically been a one-publication campus, with the Bulletin absorbing the journalistic energies of those who don’t take their writing talents across the street, or down Broadway to the Spectator. Until last fall, that is. Keondra […]

 We didn’t quite get there after the first show…but you can still see King Lear at the Black Box at 2:00 and 8:00 today. Reserve tickets at kcstkinglear@gmail.com. The packet gave a stomach-churning pop as Cornwall clawed at Gloucester’s eye, splattering stage blood across his face. The audience groaned and squealed; several people even covered […]

Bwog editor applications due in a little over 24 hours! Just in case the little box thingy that’s been up all week escaped your notice!

After the hubbub in Atlanta, David Horowitz got a relatively relaxing reception at his alma mater.  Perhaps the most remarkable thing about David Horowitz’ visit this afternoon was the lack of remarkable happenings: he came, gave a predictable speech, took questions from a well-behaved audience, and left. The room was about half full–most of those […]