Westside Market! Your adorable Powerpoint presentation that’s playing on loop above the salad station has left Bwog smitten. You don’t need to convince us of your charms, that fresh fruit bar is enough. Kisses Forever, Bwog 

A multi-part presentation of the laws of finding and receiving free food. Given by God himself to Bwogger Christopher Morris-Lent. Today, commandments 1-3. 1. THOU SHALT WANDER CAMPUS AIMLESSLY  In those first few awkward weeks at college after you’ve severed the umbilicus connecting yourself to your parents but you have yet to carve a niche […]

In which ex-freshman Parker Fishel imparts his first-year dorm wisdom. Carman There is a magnetism about Carman that tends to polarize its residents. There are some that are fiercely loyal to the residence hall, almost to the point of confrontational. They will hear nothing of the overflowing trash bins and it’s resulting stench, nor the […]

  The men on ladders in front of Pinkberry are working hard to bring us our frozen treats! Hurrah! UPDATE, 3:15 PM EST: And so is the new Nachos, in the form of a smoothie shop! (Taken from the window of the erstwhile watering hole)

In which Bwogger Armin Rosen shows first-years how to break out of Morningside without breaking the bank. New York’s expensive, but the cheap bastards among you are in luck. Yes, New York’s notorious cigarette taxes mean that smokers will have to do a little pinching—or, better still, quit smoking altogether. And although $6.50 might seem […]

After Barnard’s Convocation, the OLs and RAs of BC led the 11s in a sing-a-long tribute to the musical stylings of Rihanna: “When the sun shines we’ll shine together We will love Barnard forever Columbia will always be our friend Our partnership will go on till the end 2011 is better than ever All the […]

In hopes of catching you before you make that final trip to Bed, Bath and Beyond (or before you trash the packaging and receipts), Bwog asks upperclassmen which items were the most useless? The most underused? That Dust-Buster you’re going to use during downtime? The ironing board that totally fits between your bed and your […]

It seems that the Department of Student Affairs in conjunction with NSOP is holding UNDER1Roof sessions throughout the week. The purpose of these sessions is to: “[Start] the important process of translating [The Community Principles Initiative] into action.” Oh? “This session will provide the framework on how intergroup understanding and community building are achieved through […]

After the umpteenth hour of lawn manicuring and tent set-up, 2:30 today saw the culmination of parent-related move-in events, Convocation. There were flags, smiles, “Pomp and Circumstance”-lite music piped-in over the loudspeaker, and quasi-poignant speeches from admins all around. Flubs: Colombo called assembled matriculants “students and daughters,” Quigley was interrupted by a crash from the […]

Bwog just got wind of a terrible bit of news: Our local Labyrinth branch will soon be called Book Culture due to a business dispute with its other incarnation in New Haven. A call to the store revealed that they plan to make the switch at the end of the week. Far be it from us […]

Bwog’s resident concert expert Justin Goncalves answers all your questions about the best venues, where to go when you’ve had it up to here with indie rock, and that elusive Brooklynite Todd P. Do you like music? I like music. Do you know what the best thing about living in New York while someone else […]

Because Bwog knows you’re not really going to Tom’s with your OL group. (You know you don’t have to, right?) Here, several upperclassmen recall what they did on their first night of college. My best friend from high school arrived at NYU the day before and he had already made friends with Haley Joel Osment. […]

They’ve done it all before, so first-years listen up: Bwog brings you the testimony of seniors you may annoy soon. First up is Chas Carey, Editor in Chief of the Fed, College Rock co-director at WBAR, and Banqueteer in Honor of the King of Spain. What is the best way these freshman can annoy you […]

For all your hipster-spray-on-pants-events needs  It’s like an NSOP schedule book! But in Spec! And without the ClipArt! It’s like an NSOP schedule book! But not mandatory! And even less fun! Staff pretends to be sheepish about giving advice, then gives advice, natch Actually, Bwog’s kind of curious about “Tread Softly for You Tread on […]

Better pack it in, kids. The fun ends next Tuesday. Monday, August 27th * On the Waterfront – Free Marlon Brando, free popcorn, free water. The Elevated Acre, 8pm (This was supposed to be last week, but they’ve moved it to this day. Get there early.) * The Rise and Flowering of Coney Island – […]