Looks like Bill O’Reilly, in calling Columbia the “University of Havana, North,” was not actually that far off-base. The Universidad de la Habana looks curiously similar to Columbia’s Low Steps, graced by a statue modeled after our very own Alma Mater.  And don’t you think PrezBo and Fidel share a certain resemblance?

Former student, University Professor, and provost Fritz Stern, 80, has just published a memoir called Five Germanys I Have Known, covered today in the Times Book Review. It’s a good review, and when we find the time we plan on reading (or at least skimming) the book. But we think everyone should take a look […]

Univision’s clip, until now withheld by the network, has recently become availible, and it’s a doozy. You don’t have to speak the Spanish for footage of Minutemen kicking protesters to change how you look at things. Here’s the other half of the video. If you are so inclined, a petition in support of the protesters […]

Can’t get enough of them Republicans: Chris “one day I’ll be on them all” Kulawik and protester Monique Dols appeared tonight on Fox’s Heartland with John Kasich. The show will air again at 1:00 AM. A few more news items: None of the protesters Bwog has found has yet been contacted by Public Safety regarding […]

Eastern Europeans…They’re Bald! Trump Stumps Himself. Bwog Realizes There Will Probably Be Birth Control Technologies In The Future That Will Allow His Descendants To Have Only Sons And Kills His Joke Read this with a Slavic accent and a mug of vodka. It’s much funnier that way. Diagram Of How Prezbo Wrote His President’s Statement […]

In which film savant Iggy Cortez shows us the Way. Jim Jarmusch’s Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is a bizarre but very watchable melting pot of ancient spiritualism, gangster references, urban decay and RZA’s  predictably infectious soundtrack. Forest Whitaker stars as yet another off-beat and enigmatic character, a bird-loving hit man named Ghost […]

Bwog sports correspondent CML reports from today’s win against The Gaels of Iona: Following their disconcerting defeat at the hands of Ivy League rival Princeton last week, the Lions were faced with the juicy prospect of regaining some of their mojo against the third and last of their nonconference opponents.  In retrospect, it seems that […]

Over the radio (WBAR, 6:00 AM) If you’re on a date and you think of something awkward, just say it. It’s only awkward if you keep it inside. In the elevator… Guy: … So, yeah, that’s how I’m out of Spandex.  And I had a whole drawer full of Spandex. Girl: (sincere, almost breathless) God…that’s […]

There’s a new sport on campus, but you won’t see them posting offensive recruiting signs: the Four Square League welcomes jocks and pussies alike. The Varsity team plays at 4:00 PM on Fridays on College Walk. If you’re new to the game, you might want to check out JV, whom Bwog ran into on Van […]

Caralyn Spector writes in that if you email cuarts@columbia.edu by 5PM, you’ll get free tickets to the Mozart and Bruckner extravaganza happening tonight at Carnegie Hall. The show starts at 8PM, with a pre-concert lecture starting at 7PM. This is highly recommended for Music Hum students, as well as anyone who’s never heard a Bruckner […]

After leaving the Minuteman Protest, Bwog sat down and e-mailed all the adminstrators it could think of for interviews. Chaplain Jewelnel Davis, who runs Earl Hall, responded via Blackberry at 6:30 AM the next morning. She and SGB program managers Jane Huber and Raquel Whittaker speak about protesting, free speech, and the swinging sixties. When […]

Bwog typically refrains from posting about events unless we’re nepostically promoting our own, but those Klever Klaritin Kids proved themselves worthy. Take your minds off deepening polarization in the academic environment for an hour and indulge in sketch comedy!

The quality of these is worse than ever, but the sound works — you can hear every attempted objection, interrupted stutter, swallowed point, and of course, the O’Reilly  bellow. Avi Zenilman of The Blue and White, Chris Kulawik of the Republicans, and protest organizers Eva Fortes and Monique Dols took on the Fox Network tonight. […]

Eva Fortes, C ’09, is the woman of the hour–along with Monique Dols, she took on Hannity and Colmes on very short notice. The bad news? They didn’t let the girls tell their story. The good news? Bwog interviewed Fortes–who started the anti-Minutemen facebook group and penned an article in today’s Spec–shortly before she went […]

As if there weren’t already enough drama on campus this weekend, a few evenings ago auditions were held for the new Columbia/CTV soap opera, entitled The Gates.  As expected, Bwog tried out—and was deferred.  “The thing is,” said the writer/director in an email, “even though there are about 25-30 characters in the season, only about […]