Last night in London, it was announced that Kiran Desai, a creative writing MFA student at our fair University, has won the Man Booker Prize for fiction.  From the press release: “Her winning book, The Inheritance of Loss, is a radiant, funny and moving family saga and has been described by reviewers as ‘the best, […]

Edmund Phelps is having a good week.  He won the Nobel Prize in Economics, he has a classy/awesome sounding job title (McVickar Professor of Political Science), and his choice of the Full Windsor proves that his neckwear shall always be as dignified as his demeanor.  But can he teach? Well…four out of six CULPA reviewers […]

It’s time for The Blue and White’s October issue!  This month, the staff of the magazine takes its first foray into the world of Columbia Athletics with our Fall Sports section.  Throughout the next few days, we’ll be rolling out selected stories from the section so you can get a head start.  First up: PE […]

In Move of Solidarity with Students, CU Facilities Employees Pretend to Do Work Without Actually Doing It Administration Refuses to Pull All-Nighter, Grants Itself Extension on Decision-Making Paper I Know!  We’ll Do a Big Performance Art Piece to Protest!  Then You—Yeah, You, the Up and Coming Filmmaker—Can Tape It and Sell the Footage for TV! […]

Bwog correspondent Justin Gonçalves spotted some guerilla art in front of Butler this evening. It reads, “give me a podium to spread my hate” on the left hand and “i’m a racist, sexist, homophobic supporter of physical/mental/economic violence.  i am made of wood,” on the right. Interpretations?

After waiting, and waiting, and waiting to respond, President Bollinger…called a meeting! Top administrative brass as well as members of undergraduate student councils, governing boards, and Community Impact were invited to powwow with PrezBo in C555 Lerner this afternoon, where they discussed how we can all get along a little better. The press wasn’t invited, […]

Bwog tipster Ryan Withall writes in with a Morningside Heights celebrity sighting… I was just strolling down Bway and on my way to Labyrinth, and I saw something odd. A pretty sweet looking black lowrider (sorry I’m not gangsta enough to know the make and model) sat broken down in the middle of the street. […]

In which an anonymous Bwog contributor tells us what else happened the evening of October 4th. As protestors marched around Lerner Hall last Wednesday evening, a very different showdown was taking shape across campus in Schermerhorn Hall.  The Art History Underground, Columbia’s nascent (and, judging by their president’s introduction, quite enthusiastic) art history club had […]

Every second Tuesday of the month, members of a Christian fellowship on campus sit quietly on the Lerner ramps, reading and smiling when people walk by. They don’t want to convert you, or take your money, or make you sign anything–just put in a good word for you in heaven. On Thursdays, they read the […]

We know who Walid Shoebat is. We know who Baruch Goldstein is. And heck, we even know who Chris Kulawik is.  But who’s V47? Bwog commandeth: reveal thyself! 

More stuff you shouldn’t have saved on public computers. To Whom It May Concern, If you are looking for someone who is obsessed with Italian foods…you have just found it. Olive oil was more than a great way to add flavor to any meal; it was a reminder, everytime they used it, of their Roman […]

News is coming hot and heavy these days on fallout from October 4th (Bwog’s new name for the Minuteman Protest), so we thought we’d do a little digest on the latest.  Item # 1: The Republicans are going ahead with their event Wednesday evening featuring ex-PLO jihadist Walid Shoebat, along with a former Lebanese terrorist […]

Overheard, unfulfilled goals.  Boy: On the list of things to do before I die, “keg stand” is a big unfilled checkbox that has been staring me in the face for a while. Overheard, ungrateful prof on the phone. Prof: You know that undergraduates don’t mean ANYTHING at this school! Overheard, unaware Art Hum student in […]

The Inmates Next Door RIP CBGB RIP R.W Apple  Don’t let it get to your heads They’re lucky they even have housing! 

Nothing like a volatile region pushed to the brink of nuclear conflict to make onstage riots seem like academic minutiae.  For perspective on the Korean peninsula’s unfolding crisis, Bwog’s Nicholas Frisch turned to Joseph Hong, SEAS’07, a Korean-American student, and a human rights activist.  On a personal level, how has this affected you in terms […]