Prior to tonight’s Glass House Rocks festivities, 64 people signed up for the Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament in the Satow room. 56 people actually showed up. None of them were women. We can only assume they were too busy taking part in the DDR tournament. – Lydia Depillis photo by Mark Krotov

Overheard in a Columbia finance class: Professor: So, some companies reduce their tax costs by shipping inventory around the country when auditors come to the warehouse. Idealistic Columbia Student: Wait, isn’t that illegal? Professor: Of course it’s illegal, but who cares? Ah, Columbia, preparing the next generation of white-collar inmates.

In which staffer Mark Krotov reveals his cinematic snobbery to the wider world (and gives you a list of what’s playing at select nearby theaters). AMC Loews 84th Street Six 84th and Broadway Annapolis Pay money to watch a commercial for the Navy, except this time it’s not in the trailers. With the guy that […]

He must’ve been talking shit about Interpol. – Adam K. Raymond, NYU ’07

Every night you spend drunk at the Abbey causes the same existential crisis: lazy as you are, you really do need to get out of Morningside Heights. Now the Blue and White offers you a no muss, no fuss approach. A four stop, weekly walking tour. Print, follow, see a little, and come back to […]

Early Wednesday morning, Bwog correspondent Nina Bell found herself a Bored at Butler Celebrity, if by fame you means people posting, “I just printed a pic of NIna off face book, went to the toilety and jerked off on her nose.” But, in the end, Nina fought back. And won. Excerpts from the (WAY TOO […]

Columbia says: Middle School Girls Experiment With Science Day Before you know it, they’ll be building meth labs.

It may remind people of their grandma’s apartment, but you heard it here first: Tab – the Betamax of diet soda — is on its way back. Go to Morton Williams and buy a 6-pack. Then, listen to the jingle.Your calorie-free caffeine will never be the same. Update: Shit. It’s caught on.

Bwog is proud to bring you gossip from abroad – because everything is funnier when it’s not American. Overheard in a Edinburgh University library cafe: Girl 1: So yeah, I’m impervious to water. Girl 2: You’re what? Girl 1: Impervious. To. Water. Girl 2: So you can’t get wet..? Girl 1: Oh no, I can […]

Or, to be more accurate, Dean Colombo knows that you have a first name. It’s a start, Chris, but something to keep working on, along with just how many spaces the word “graduation” has (hint: zero). From: ccolombo@www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu Re: Important Graduation Information! Date: February 2, 2006 2:51:51 PM EST To: xxxx@columbia.edu Dear %First Name%, Believe […]

Students are currently giving out blue and white t-shirts on College Walk. You might want to pick one up if you’re comfortable with the message: Front: “Our bodies are temples….” Back: “Reform Jews are HOT” The Blue and White: Now using sex to sell Judaism…. -Lydia Depillis

In which film savant Iggy Cortez gives you something to watch this weekend when you ask the cute girl from CC to your room to “watch a movie.” By the fourth week of school you know there is no turning back, and what better way to take refuge but in the movies? Fellni’s exuberant films […]

Dear Bwog, A wise man once said, “You’re not hardcore unless you live hardcore.” Even the fact that I’m quoting Tenacious D should give it away – I’m the least hardcore person to ever exist, ever. I’m politically lukewarm; I like whatever music my roommate likes; I can barely put pepper on my food, let […]

An elderly Lifelong Learner — in a discussion section she’s not required to take — when asked about the week’s readings: “I’m having a hard time with them because every time I read it feels like I forget everything right after.” –C. Mason Wells

My first Spectator column of the year came out Monday, and I proved myself to be a royal idiot. Soon after, I sent a mea culpa to the Spec sports staff, the athletic department, and a few angry student athletes — see after the jump. But before the jump … please don’t call me a […]