Overheard on College Walk: “The Biennial? Didn’t they just have one of those two years ago?”

Gautam Hans reports: A horde of 20 “Production Scouts” descended upon the Hungarian Pastry Shop today at noon, apparently investigating it for possible use in the upcoming film adaptation of “The Nanny Diaries” starring Scarlett Johansson. No word on a reaction from the embittered grad students on the possible commercialization of their second home, but […]

One of the most popular and political papers in academia right now is “Rich state, poor state, red state, blue state: What’s the Matter with Connecticut?”, co-authored by Columbia School of Social Work Prof. Andrew Gelman. Gelman used statistical models that break down many of the prevailing ideas about political polarization and income in the […]

Roger Hodge, E.I.C., discusses Harper’s Graduate School of Journalism, 4.6.2006 Harper’s Editor-in-Chief Roger Hodge explained “I… like to hide behind the written word.” . . . Hodge is not the impromptu-thinking type, and his speech at the J-School last Thursday showed it. The moderator had recently handed him a shopping list of points to cover, […]

Evolution loses: Frontiers of Science will teach intelligent design. Berkeley has naked protests: Why can’t we? Spec attacks SHOCC, and SHOCC wins. Didn’t it used to be called Myanmar? He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark moustache. O […]

Just a few hours after learning that he had triumphed by 14 points over Nishant Dixit’s Evolution party, Bwog tracked down CCSC President-elect Seth Flaxman at his Claremont suite, which reeked of celebration. BW: So how has this campaign been for you? SF: Campaigns are hell. It’s the most competitive sport and only the competitive […]

2006 Spring CCSC Elections Final Results[almost, still a 24 grace period for losers to cry foul]Winners in bold CCSC Executive Board Evolution … 819 (43%) Nishant Dixit – President Bryan Lee – Vice President for Policy Laura Taranto – Vice President for Campus Life Anthony Walker – Vice President for Funding Calvin Sun – Vice […]

These homemade cracker packets are all over the path between Lerner and Low. Explain.

Bwog continues to revel in ethnic stereotypes. Overheard at the end of an Arabic class: Female Student: I’m really sorry, but I won’t be able to make it to class on Wednesday. It’s Passover. Male Student: Neither will I. Sorry. Female Student: I’ll bring back some food for the class! Male Student: And I’ll bring […]

If you missed this morning’s email from Michelle Oh, it’s a doozy. A few students figured out how to vote online without showing up at the official CCSC voting booth (the Bwog would be happy to introduce our student government to a concept known as “password protection”). In some kind of bid for fairness, now […]

Fern Diaz attacks the Lazy Mexican stereotype. Lazy Mexicans to consider striking. A Jewish president elected. ‘Matzo Hard to Pass Over’…get it?…eh?

If you missed the hundreds of high school seniors roaming around campus today, know that there are three more Days on Campus event left. And that while the afternoon barbeque is guarded, the breakfast buffet is not. While it’s all fun and games and stealing food for us, the Class of 2006/2010 is making some […]

Freshman boy to his friend as he walked out the door after voting: “Anthony Walker is the man!” Win or lose, Bwog agrees. One of a gaggle of freshman girls noisily huddled by the John Jay elevators: “I was only going to vote for our class council because I don’t know any older people, but […]

Anna Corke reports in from CCSC voting on Low Plaza, nabbing some choice quotes and conducting a quick exit poll. Voting continues on Low until 7pm tonight and starts up against 9am tomorrow. For a full list of voting times and locations, see comments. Results of an extremely unscientific and brief exit poll: 2009 Class […]