In which Bwog correspondent Hannah Goldfield discovers the delights of poetry taken unseriously. “I have one about bestiality, to the tune of ‘Son of a Preacherman’, but I don’t want to be that bestiality girl!” said a distressed young woman as the elevator door closed and we began our ascent to the James Room on […]

In 1997, Men in Black was a monster of a hit.  It would soon be near- forgotten in the society’s collective consciousness, but later became the inspiration for The Tycho Treaty.  Bwog took a load off with the band, Sam Rosenthal C’079 on bass and vocals, Mason Felton-Reid NYU ‘09 on guitar, and Miles on percussion, […]

CTV viewers were shocked—and secretly hopeful—at the announcement a few days ago that Sexiled, that sex show on CTV, is looking for two new hosts.  That’s right: Vanessa Goldstein and Travis Cone are ready to hand over the reigns to their liberated forum of hard-hitting sexual discussion, and are holding auditions for replacements.  In an […]

The Barnard Bulletin (Barnard’s weekly magazine on, among other topics, female empowerment) is now up as a blog.  And it’s pink. Really really pink.  According to its mission statement, the magazine “seeks to inform and entertain readers by featuring in depth articles that explore important campus issues;” you be the judge.  Point of interest: the […]

Bill Pennington, author of an article in today’s Times, meditates on what many-an-Ivy Leaguer has meditated: just what is the purpose of pursuing a successful football program at a school known for its academic caliber?  Are the two ends of academic excellence and athletic triumph mutually exclusive? (Perhaps: he notes that Duke, Northwestern, and Stanford, […]

Don’t Double Major; It’s Unlikely Anyone Will Care Don’t Give Up on Fighting in Iraq, Because That Would Be Like Giving Up On The Football Team (or is it the other way around…?) Get a Flu Shot. Which will be $5 cheaper at Barnard. Live in the LLC or Risk: Not Making Friends, Not Reaching […]

There’s a lot of music out there to rip off–Bwog music critic Bryan Mochizuki gives us the run down on the downloads. The new Jay-Z album, Kingdom Come, leaked last weekend in its entirety.  The first five tracks? Awesome, with hints of incredible.  The back ten? Pepsi One. Or New Coke.  Drinketh:  Beach Chair (ft. […]

Cold season is fast approaching and Bwog doesn’t want you catching one. For advice on how to stay healthy this winter, correspondent Kate Linthicum sought out Roman, the cryptic, clever shoe repairman who works at Paul’s Shoe Repair on 111th and Broadway. The 55-year-old with a shy smile but a hearty, rumbling laugh says he […]

Bwog doesn’t have the cash to “pimp your room,” and we certainly don’t want to raid it and then date you. So we bring you our semi-weekly feature, the “Cribs-esque” Room Hopping, continuing with… Gabi, Moe, Celia, Sara (left to right) and Tom (not pictured), some adventurous and artsy juniors and seniors, set out from […]

A Project Runway party sounds like a good excuse for cosmos, and who doesn’t like sake at an “Asian tea party?” And everyone knows going to clubs is only fun when you’re trashed. Oh, wait, did we miss the point?  Whichever dude said “what’s in a name?” had obviously not met Ultimate Fighting champ Tom […]

One of Columbia’s most touted affiliates/sons, economist Milton Friedman, died today.  There is gnashing of teeth. Please, let us know your favorite (fictional) Milton Memories.

Maybe we’re just better?  For the world, comedians. For Columbia, ex-Presidents!  Wednesdays = entirely superfluous. Ask, Don’t Tell–Columbia administrators riding high Support the team, not the record Urinetown! Urinetown! Urinetown!

Intrepid Bwog correspondents Juli Weiner and Emily Cheesman have come to the end of their three day foray into Tasti purgatory! Here is their final report. Words lose their meaning in the face of the totally unique combination of hunger and irritability brought on by three days of Tasti D (how very hateful that slang […]

You knew something was missing in your life… oh, yeah. The social part. Well, the Bwog is here to cure what ails ya. If you want one of these theater kids to give you a sneak preview, email bwgossip@columbia.edu and let us know. If it’s a match, we’ll spring $5 for a date. (Generous!) And […]

In anticipation of their first fall show, Bwog sat down with two members of Ava Luna, a band that bends genres even as it redefines them.  Carlos Hernandez C’07 does guitar and vocals, while Nate Tompkins C’05 plays bass.  Can you describe the band’s birth?  Who was the midwife? Carlos:  My mother is a professional […]