Last night the University officially marked the beginning of all-around mensch Václav Havel’s residence at Columbia with a swanky party at the Stone Rose Lounge in Columbus Circle. Among the trustees, donors, and administrators circulated two Bwog correspondents, who had cadged passes at a CU Arts pizza party. In a decidedly unsober phone call, they […]

In 702 Hamilton from 1-1:30 PM there will be a slideshow biography of Václav Havel’s life with free Papa John’s pizza and Nalgenes. You can also buy Havel’s biography if you so choose. More info on this at www.havel.columbia.edu …hurry, you know how that Hamilton elevator gets.

If you find yourself in need of a pick-me-up in the (other) holiday season…the one that celebrates small children talking to strangers, cotton cobwebs, and fear in general… check out these heartening personals!  Email bwgossip@columbia.edu; if you’re chosen we’ll give the two of you $5 to spend at your first meeting.  Maybe you can dress […]

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 the semi-weekly Thursday feature, the “Cribs-esque” Room Hopping, continuing with… Kendall, C’08 rejoices in the “glue dot” (box at right). She has used this modest adhesive from Kate’s Paperie to […]

SEAS cuts to the chase.  Barnard’s Strong, Bold, Beautiful women can study feminism (as long as they major in something real, too) Barnard jumps on the we-need-better-financial-aid too bandwagon.  Students find the school’s system “mysterious,” wonder why its endowment isn’t as large as some of its peer institutions’, and look to replace loans with grants. […]

Insert Manhattanville joke after headline Hey, Cold War Kids, I bet your practice pad in LA didn’t actually look like a Third World country. It didn’t? It had Pottery Barn furniture? Yeah, we’re psychic. Little Miss Sunshine as the zenith of independent movies Just remember, in the end, everyone will be too drunk to notice […]

As we perused the calendar of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine this morning, as is our wont, we came across the usual upcoming list of off-the-beaten-trail artistic and religious events. We know the Cathedral is always a little quirky, but if O’Reilly catches onto this stuff, we’ll go from “left-wing jihadis” to “debauched […]

If you don’t know the name Charles Rangel (aka Charlie, Chuck, C-Unit), you would be wise to consider the following: Rangel, the Democratic representative of the 15th Congressional District- which includes Morningside Heights- stands a chance at becoming the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means if the Dems take the House this year. […]

Bwog has no words. In other potty gossip: Guy #1 – So, I almost crapped myself during the exam because the professor wouldn’t let me leave. Guy #2 (after pausing pensively) – I think if a professor doesn’t let you take a dump during the exam, it should be considered fair game to just drop […]

Watch out, the nerds are gettin’ it on! And writing about it! Here comes Outlet, Columbia’s “new erotic review.” In light of New York magazine’s blog post about the new online sex rag, Bwog staff member Sara Vogel picked the brain of editor-in-chief Kimi Traube, CC ’08, about fonts and porn. How do you respond to New York magazine’s blog observation that Outlet is composed […]

The real story behind the swastika cracker-packets Other than the whole flat rate to JFK thing, rising taxi fares affect us slightly less than rising ammonia levels on Mars A compelling glimpse into the life of one of the most elusive creatures, the secretive Jewicus icecreamivorious Captain Prezbo! He’s our hero! Gonna get pollution down to zero! But really, doesn’t […]

Kate Ryan sent Bwog this photo from the comments board of the Hewitt Dining Hall at Barnard, where a great debate is being waged. The first comment, by Jonathan (jcm2120), reads: “Fire the sandwich lady (the regular one) She is absolutely rude, disrespectful, and shows no pleasure in doing her job.” …to which Alli (acl2118) replies: […]

Could they be paying attention? Could they care? Passersby Low plaza at 2:30 today–the first annual Campus Sustainibility Day–pondered that very question as leafy-brown suited PrezBo and right hand man Robert Kasdin spoke, unmiked, about how important environmental stewardship is to Columbia. For the cliffnotes, check your inbox for the e-mail statement he sent out […]

Welcome to the first installment in our five-part series on Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, that mystifying, Columbia-owned haven of higher learning in Palisades, New York, that no one really knows anything about – until now!  Bwog correspondent Addison Anderson takes us through the history, the mystery, and the all-around good time that is waiting for you […]

Bwog recieved this picture and a panicked message from a camera phone a few minutes ago: “I WAS WALKING DOWN BROADWAY AND THIS LITTLE AGE [sic] WAS SITTING INJURED ON THE SIDEWALK SOMEONE FIND A BIRD EXPERT. There as to be someone here for enviro day.We put him near this Tree at bArnard” Save the […]