In which Bwog contributor Michael Snyder regains faith in Broadway. Go see Spring Awakening—$25 for Columbia students! About two months ago I discovered that I don’t actually like musical theater. I found this out in a conversation with several dear friends who do, in fact, like musical theater.  We were comparing favorite shows and my […]

Hey, it’s all non-Western to me Whoosh! Bang! Lamont-Doherty on blowing shit up.  Neuroscientists don’t need auto mechanics! Move along, now. “Alumni should have direct and consistent exposure to the student body” A new, bold vision for Columbia: representing students Fidelity is for pussies  Columbia, fictionalized

Casting a glimpse at the sheets hanging on Low Plaza right now may trigger some residual memories of last spring’s SHOCC protests. But at today’s “speak out,” the medium is the message. Jennifer Oki, C’07 says Columbia sends dirty tablecloths from the faculty house and soiled towels from the EC hotel to get washed at […]

Right now in Lerner piano lounge: free coffee, hot chocolate, chili, pastries, and massages. Bwog doesn’t really see the connection, but get it while you can!

Two bemused boys spotted standing outside of Butler, bugged eyes fixed on the burning flyer at right. One was wielding a cigarette. “Hey, it’s better than studying…”   Update 5:32 PM: Also, it seems that one of the glass doors to Carman has been smashed and covered with police tape. Calm down, guys–we’ve got a […]

This week on Cooking with Bwog we bring you a special two-week grocery list and meal plan. Use it well. If you have ideas to add variety, please add them to the comment thread. The Menu Breakfast Oatmeal with raisins, brown sugar, milk, fresh fruit Cereal with milk and bananas Toast with peanut butter and […]

Every November, two percent of the senior class is initiated into the Phi Beta Kappa society on the strength of their junior year grades and faculty recommendations, branding themselves forevermore as Very Smart People. The other eight percent are elected in the spring, but these lucky kids get a leg up on their job applications […]

      “If you’re wondering why I keep taking off my shirt, it’s because it’s flammable” – Todd Spitz, SEAS ’08

In which Bwog Music Critic Bryan Mochizuki reads the Grammy Noms, witholds a Corinne Bailey Rae tirade, and gets down to business with this week’s new MP3’s.  The Grammy nominees were announced yesterday, and they’re worse than usual.  Like a lot of people, I watch the Grammys because I want to believe in them – […]

It is freezing out, yes sir, but Bwog has personals that will undoubtedly keep you warm.  If you think that you’re a match for either of these engineers, tell us at bwgossip@columbia.edu.  If we agree, we’ll shell out $5 for a date. And remember: if you keep imagining yourself as a Personal, there’s a good […]

Wow, that was fast. Those self-deprecating charmers over at Ivygate, BW alum Chris Beam and former Spectator Editor-in-Chief Nick Summers, have landed a nomination for a 2006 Weblog award in the Educational category (!). In a field of ten, they’re currently trailing only www.michaelberube.com–now ask yourself, which one will actually help you get through the […]

Caitlin Shure CC ‘07, Shruti Kumar CC ‘08, and Jordy Lievers CC ‘07 sing along to “All I Want for Christmas Is You” in the kitchen of Shure’s EC suite. They are preparing a veritable feast in the spirit of the upcoming holidays—it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas ’round here, so the trio […]

Class of 2011 smarter than Class of 2010, Class of 2009…Class of 1754 Bollinger doesn’t fit Mansfield’s definition of a “manly” man Finance not the only professional field in which Columbia students have mad skillz Sophomore antisocial (definition: hostile or harmful to organized society) but wants to graduate with friends BC, GS seniors historically cheapskates

Newsflash! Columbia was on Fox again today, for bringing the Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations to speak. A little Bwog inside scoop: he almost went the way of his President, when the Law School withdrew their offer of space. Fortunately for Towards Reconciliation, the Muslim Student Association stepped up by donating pre-reserved space in […]

Bwog correspondent Addison Anderson was there.  I couldn’t stay for the whole thing, but Dean Quigley read an (the best) excerpt from Dylan Thomas’s “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” for about fifteen minutes to a rapt audience, and repeatedly told us to keep an eye out for friendly ghosts of Columbia’s past.  Then some administrators […]