Econ prof Jagdish Bhagwati on the Fall of Man: “If there had been trade in the Garden of Eden, Adam would have traded the apple for a kiwi fruit, and the entire history of humanity would be much more benign.” –Ana Ortiz

The Spectator is reporting the death of Barnard senior Alexis McNaughton Knox in a North Carolina car accident. She had been on leave for the semester and was staying with family in the area.

File under crazy/bitter SEAS kids making life better for all of us: Freshman Rajesh Ramakrishnan has created Columbia FoodWorks, a website which hooks up first-years with too many dining points (they expire at the end of the year) with first-years with too few points. Of course, there’s no such thing as a free lunch– “although […]

Law Professors complain about workloads, internal politics, ditch Columbia for NYU. Striking grad students: We miss you! James Joseph Vielkind-Neun stands up for immigrant rights. Just when we thought Baker Blast was enough, the Grinch steals softball.

Bwog correspondents Mark Holden and James Williams report that someone has provided Alexander Hamilton with some fine new headwear.

Free food 11:30am in Lerner and a little classier street fair action (at least compared to Saturday) all day on Low PLaza.

At promptly 3 pm at the Graduate School of Journalism, Sig Gissler, administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, announced the 2006 winners. By announced, I mean that press kits that had a list of winners and other information about them were made available to those present. And by those present, I mean approximately ten journalists and […]

With all the coverage and virulent commentary on SHOCC, Bwog decided to talk with SHOCC member Anthony Walker to find out what the organization really stands for. B&W: Your web site defines a hate crime as, “any and all forms of speech, writing, literature, or expression that stereotypes, marginalizes, denigrates, and isolates an individual or […]

Merge, bitch, merge! NYPD confirms there’s no nightlife here. Wild Turkey huntin’ in Morningside Park. Somewhere behind closed doors, girls get the shaft.

It happens to the best of us. Happily, all of us at Bwog have faith that the 231st street station will find the strength in its heart to get through this difficult time, but only with the support of its MTA family and through learning to respect itself. Once the station regains belief in its […]

For those too lazy and apathetic and jaded by the godlessness of Columbia to go to church, the International Christian Fellowship brought the gospel to Morningside’s most degenerate pit of iniquity–the Low Steps. “In an atmosphere like this academy, we all want to believe that, given the right evidence,” one fellowshipper said, “we’re going to […]

Band members, would-be band members, and people who just like to wear skinny jeans and slip-ons congregated in lower level Macintosh at the WBAR-b-q this afternoon to celebrate the cream of CU/Barnard’s indie crop. And eat burgers and drink beer. Combined with lazing in parks and chucking around various objects, could an idyllic spring Saturday […]

From Gothamist.

Sometimes, being a good person just isn’t enough.

In which Bwog staffer Mark Krotov familiarizes us with the places you can find him when he’s supposed to be in class. I love inhospitable environments. When placed in settings that are unfriendly, unattractive, or simply odd, I find that I enjoy myself a little more than I do in a place that is comfortable […]