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 […]

Evolution vs. Open Columbia: it’s all about the subtleties, baby. 40 on 40 crackdown definitively proves that Columbia is a cold, uncaring place. Columbia’s Father Neuhaus is tight with Dubya. Quote out of context: “The first thing I noticed was that everyone was Asian, just like the people who break-dance in Lerner.” After too long, […]

History gods Manning Marable and Eric Foner talked to racist Rob Corddry on last night’s special race episode of The Daily Show. Though the profs are on-screen for a combined two minutes, there are major revelations: namely, Marable is not white and Foner comes from Jews. Did someone call an exterminator? Because the wasps are […]

The College Days BBQ is going on NOW between SIPA and EC (see events calendar). Two reasons to go: free food and some Columbia students rocking out on stage. Well, like we said, one reason to go.

Bwog correspondent Jim Williams received an e-mail this morning with the following heading: He needed to speak out: In addition to the fact that the mere existance of a Wizard of Oz/Wicked themed semi-formal for college sophmores (read: 20-year-olds) is just…well, a huge joke, does anyone else think it’s hilarious that the creators of this […]

“My! People come and go so quickly here!”… It was a quiet afternoon in Jay Lounge. Literally: no music played until the administrators closed shop for the day, at which point the speakers boomed Faith Hill’s “This Kiss” and that unbelievably annoying Enrique Iglesias song which is currently deeply wedged in this Bwog correspondent’s head. […]