A group of 15 student activists have entered Low Library, and are refusing to leave until President Bollinger re-re-commits to sweatshop-free apparel production. The sit-in comes just hours before a planned talk entitled “Coping with Globalization” featuring NY Times columnist Paul Krugman. We’re guessing Krugman’s coping doesn’t involve hand-painted signs. Students at 10 universities are […]

No word yet on why Ferguson hated freedom PrezBo’s letter after the jump

‘subtly layered urban experience’ ‘the weight of history and the lightness of clouds’ ‘the work of a master who has reached full maturity.’ Esoteric new form of free verse? No–just selections from today’s New York Times review of the latest creation of Renzo Piano, the Italian architect whom Columbia has retained to design its space-agey […]

Seth Flaxman: Passionate Realist. SHOCC finally has the courage to take on the real enemy: Mona Lounge. Miriam Datskovsky finally has the courage to take on the real enemy: Facebook. Francine du Plessix Gray to speak at Liberty University.

The NYT has jumped on the West End lamentation boat and is riding it out to sea. Unrelated but also in today’s Times: Morningside Park inhabited by feral turkey.

For the past five years, Bill Wetzel has been perusing the streets of NYC wearing a bold-print sign that reads, “TALK TO ME.” Thousands of people from every borough have talked to him. Now he talks to B&W staffer Sarah Eberle. How did you originally get involved with “Talk-to-Me”-ing? I attended NYU for a year […]

Ever wonder how Saussure would interpret the Flex party’s campaign posters? Sam Cohen, the Blue and White’s official semiotician, has the answer. First off, what is semiotics? Semiotics is the study of symbols and signs. This includes both written/textual symbols, as in words, as well as things like traffic signs and cultural icons, basically everything […]

The Bwog is just a little bit obsessed with Eric Wang’s University Senate campaign video, characterized by heartfelt earnesty, dismal attempts at comedy, strategic endorsements, and a killer depiction of EC hate crimes. Also, how Marques’ name changes halfway through his clip.

Free food in Lerner Piano Lounge. NOW! Get cheese/sausage/pepperoni Domino’s Pizza and a Snapple because of CCO. Didn’t volunteer today? Not a problem—it’s like the late-90s… they just need to get rid of the surplus.

On Thursday, Bwog correspondent Katie Reedy took on the grand dame of student council debates: the contest for Executive Board. The CCSC Executive Board debates on Thursday night, while rather subdued on the part of the actual candidates for office, had the odd feeling of a sporting event: Plates of JJ’s buffalo wings and chicken […]

Last Wednesday, Bwog correspondent Brendan Ballou attended the CCSC Rising Senior Debate. According to his report, chicken wings were plentiful, while strong opinions were not. Covering the Senior Class Council debate last Wednesday, I realized how inadequate a journalist I really am. When I showed up in the Satow room a full five minutes before […]

Profs. Andrew Delbanco and James Shapiro, two English Department all-stars, spoke about their recent experiences composing biographies of, respectively, Herman Melville and William Shakespeare. Yet both seemed to loathe to stick to discussion of the past. The Bwog’s Rob Wile was there. Wednesday evening marked the final talk in a series of lectures sponsored by […]

In which Blue and White house cineaste Iggy Cortez advises you on how to impress the discerning Kim’s clerks. Also look for Iggy’s thoughts on a newly updated biography of Italian great Federico Fellini in the Spring Books issue of The Blue and White, forthcoming imminently. This week’s selection is Red. Walter Reade Theater is […]

We’re sorry for ever doubting. The “surprise guest performance by a well-know artist” after the CU Dance-Off tonight, 4-6 pm 5-7 pm (according to an email) in front of Butler, is Tony Yayo of G-Unit.

In which staffer Mark Krotov gives movie suggestions for those who fear to venture off the 1, 2, and 3 lines. AMC Loews 84th Street 6 84th and Broadway The Benchwarmers If what you’ve always wanted is a film starring David Spade, Rob Schneider, and Napoleon Dynamite’s Jon Heder, then this is the film for […]