In which we present another teaser from the October Fall Sports issue of The Blue and White, which you can see in full on Sunday.  Exercise Your Etiquette By Amari Hammonds Either Plato is the ultimate fitness motivator, or a huge number of Columbia students realized before CC that a sound body complements a sound […]

As you may or may not be aware, Orhan Pamuk, a visiting prof at our fair institution, just netted ol’ Alma another Nobel, this time for literature. Though there is some speculation as to what exactly Pamuk does around here, (this says he will have a MEALAC position, which is news to those who spend […]

In which Bwog gives you a digest of the crazy crazy fallout of the events of October 4th. Item # 1: Columbia students recieved PrezBo’s latest statement on the Minutemen protest earlier today. But you couldn’t tell really, since he never said “Minutemen” or “protest”–although Bwog thinks that’s what he meant by “disruption.”  Item # […]

Groundskeeper describes sacred battle against beetles and bacteria  CB7 affirms your personal right to get shitfaced on Thursdays Manhattanville to Columbia: “Oh come on, don’t listen to the haters, we’re not that blighty. We can change, baby!” …And the Minuteman aftershocks just keep on coming Edit- Sorry about the old news. Foiled by the Spec website. 

Exactly one week after the events of October 4th, the College Republicans pulled off an event that didn’t erupt in violence, perhaps because it seemed as if more security guards were in attendance than students (find the measures Columbia may have taken to avoid a repeat here).  Walid Shoebat and two others spoke to a […]

Got Seasonal Affective Depression already? Bwog Personals has just the prescription. If one of these two strikes your fancy email bwgossip@columbia.edu and let us know. If it’s a match, we’ll spring $5 for a date. Coffee, pastries at Café 212—it’s your choice, and a probably guaranteed good time! And remember: if you or anyone you […]

At long last, the estimable Mark Tabry has helped us bring you last night’s Daily Show, in which Jon Stewart calls protesters the “pencilneck caucus” and says we “make Sean Hannity look like the reasonable one.” OK, you’re a douche, but we love you anyway.  Also, find Karina Garcia’s interview with Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman […]

Well, the conservative media was right—the gays are taking over.  October is Queer Awareness Month—QuAM, for short—and in honor, the Columbia Queer Alliance is leading all kinds of events around campus.  Today’s offerings: chalking, in honor of National Coming Out Day (today!), and an all (or mostly) gay reincarnation of last year’s Big Kiss.  A […]

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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, […]