UTS President to Retire, Gets Normal Sized Headline Showdown Over Kung Fu Club’s Funding Fails to Result in Kung Fu Showdown Manhattanville, Shmanhatanville, No Ugly Buildings Here Five Titles, But We Got To Start in the “Elite Eight” An Actual Book About Coffee Table Books! (Idea Stolen From Kramer)

Bwog would just like to submit that it finds this very unnerving. – Photo by Sumaiya Ahmed

In case you hadn’t heard, PrezBush made a surprise visit to a charter school in Harlem today, and Bwog biked up to 144th and Adam Clayton to see what kind of welcome residents and activists had in store for him. Despite the massive security, which included snipers on every building, streets completely blocked off within […]

This year has so far seen the launch of several Columbia student blogs, and the death of almost as many: Spectator‘s opinion blog The Steps and its sports blog Pressbox are both defunct, and the Dems’ Lion and the Donkey hasn’t published since April 5. Fortunately, the Columns is still going strong, and WikiCU adds […]

Thirty-nine years ago this month, Columbia erupted into the now-legendary ’68 student riots. Last night, Fortune magazine’s international editor, Robert Friedman, spoke to Spec staffers about being the paper’s Editor-in-Chief during the crisis. Frequent Bwog contributor Armin Rosen was there to soak up his memories. I guess it’s a sign of progress that we can […]

Those of you who were around last year may remember Kate Berthold C’06. The three-time V-Show star, Tea Party improv cast member, writer and performer of the one-woman “Samantha Show” as her senior thesis, B&W Campus Character and part of the legendary Prangstgrüp lecture musical has moved on to her next role in life: starring […]

First, CUIDs actually becoming prepped for off-campus use, now somewhat sensical advising reform? The student council legends were true! Which of course means the councils get to pat themselves on the back Changes are coming to Harlem too: a W hotel might be opening Meanwhile, Saigon Grill employees still treated like shit SENIOR COLUMN: After four […]

You missed… – Awards! The Kings Crown awards went out, landing in the inboxes (and on the resumes) of meritorious students. But perhaps more importantly, the undergraduate Academic Awards Committee made their picks: the Lionel Trilling Award, for the best book published by a member of the Columbia faculty in the calendar year; and the […]

Well, we didn’t get quite as many answers for the tougher theme of “how-to,” but the ones we got are worth posting anyway. Consistent contributor Suselina Acosta, C ’07, pulled it out with the photo below, entitled “how to pour a 4-in-1 bottle of wine (two hands).” Our theme for this week: COLUMBIA SPRING FASHION […]

Former Spectator managing editor and Blacksburg native Nick Klagge is the deans’ choice to say something profound at graduation this year. Bwog stopped by for a sneak peek at the speech, and some MarioKart. What’s the process like for becoming a salutatorian? I haven’t been told a lot about it. After they told me I […]

According to multiple sources, next year’s freshmen will get a break–the Panhellenic council has voted to phase out first-year fall rush, since the new girls don’t have time to get used to school and see what greek life is about before signing into sisterhood. In 2007, only sophomores will be allowed to rush in the […]

“…we will use the sea of flags dyed by blood, to beat the cult’s high spirit, to defend the reputation and dignity of the motherland!”  No Bail. Losing Zvi a “traumatic experience,” counseling services to be provided. There’s an official Blue and White Game? We’re flattered! News Flash: Columbia Students Lack School Spirit

In its addled state, Bwog forgot that today was Earth Day, until Google reminded us (if you missed it, the logo is a half-submerged iceberg). Fortunately, lots of other people were out celebrating, taking advantage of opportunities that we wish we had brought to your attention. Feeling bad, we’d like to at least symbolically recognize […]

Calling all wannabe Bhangra members: it’s Hangama, the Organization of Pakistani Students’ annual Mock Wedding, in which a “groom” from NYU takes away his Columbian “bride”–which means more colorful outfits and South Asian dancing than you’ll see this side of the subcontinent (we exaggerate, but really). Even if it weren’t the perfect day, OPS knew […]

Dear Readers,  Bwog staffers are currently racing to finish the abnormally large and rather exciting April/May issue of the print issue, so we’ll be taking a short hiatus this weekend. Please keep sending in tips, and we’ll be back on Monday! Love, Bwog  Edit- 10:15pm – We have been alerted there is some sort of […]