Eric Foner, Professor of History and author of The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, gave his take on Spielberg’s Lincoln in a letter to the NYT sent earlier this week. Apparently, Hollywood’s latest take on the Great Emancipator takes some liberties. “The film,” he writes, “grossly exaggerates the possibility that by January 1865 the […]

Tomorrow night, starting at 7: 30, WBAR’s 3rd annual Winter Formal, Goth Cruise, will be setting sail from the Diana Event Oval.  Goth/formal dress is encouraged, and a goth first mate and captain will be named. The show will feature: A rare performance of the bouncy, harmonized post-punk of Household whose 2011 Items was one of the year’s best records; […]

Melissa Smey, director of the Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre, just sent an email to everyone on the CUArts listserv announcing forthcoming changes to the Arts Initiative. The changes, made in response to the “Save the Arts Initiative” campaign, come just 2 days after Prezbo told a fireside chat audience that he was looking into […]

Are you as hungry as the hyenas from The Lion King? Well, stick with Bwog and you’ll never go hungry again! At 8pm in Lerner 503, you can get free food from Camp Kesem’s third general body meeting and second counselor information session. Open Mic Night is from 9:30 to midnight in the Broadway 1st […]

In the latest World Leaders Forum, cohosted by Maison Francaise and the School of the Arts, Antonin Baudry, Cultural Counselor in the French Embassy in the U.S., and recently resigned National Endowment of the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman, in his final public appearance in the position, discussed their respective country’s relations between the government and […]

Trim up the trees with Christmas stuff Like bingle balls, and whofoo fluff Trim up the town with goowho gums and bizilbix and wums – Doctor Seuss It’s time again for Columbia’s most festive tradition, the Tree Lighting Ceremony! Leave your dark miserable studying and revel in our campus’s wintery beauty. From the Facebook event: […]

A tipster outside of Schermerhorn 501 overheard someone grappling with one of life’s toughest problems: I mean, I *like* him, but it’s like, why are your lips so hard? Ouch. Lip compatibility is essential to a healthy relationship. This could be a deal breaker. Luscious stock model lips via Shutterstock

The Columbia Greenmarket is positively abuzz with activity this week. You’re going to want to drop by the information station to meet new market manager, Kelly Faust. Bwog will definitely be there, trying to make a good impression. As always debit, credit and EBT are accepted, so go check out these new arrivals: A garlic/ […]

Everyone’s worst email-related-fear became a reality during NYU’s recent Replyallcalypse. We at Columbia would never be so foolish, right? (NYU Local) There was not a single violent crime reported in New York City on Monday. Has Public Safety become obsolete? (BBC) Lindsay Lohan, famed for her acting’s “distinctive blend of voracity and innocence, of will […]

In this latest installment of “The Conversation,” senior editor Claire Sabel speaks with the director of WKCR-FM, Ben Young, CC ’92. Young is known at Columbia’s student-run station by the moniker HBA. From this vantage point, the jazz historian has overseen generations of student programmers serve, as he once did and continues to do, the station’s […]

Last night, Deans Shollenberger and Martinez attempted once again to gather community input on the fate of Columbia’s newest residential acquisition, the former St. Hilda’s House convent on 113th. Seeing as Bwog and Spec were joined by no less than two legitimate voices of the “community,” the event was less a conversation and more a […]

Breaking: Lerner is useful for something, because that’s where the TIC is located, and it can hook you up with your fix of these addicting upcoming performances. Campus events: NOMADS presents American Ghosts. Friday, Saturday at 8 pm. $2-5. CMTS presents Candide. Friday, Saturday at 8 pm. $5-10. Orchesis presents Gimme gimme mOrchesis. Thursday, Friday at 10:30 […]

After receiving the intriguing news from  AHinks that “an independent feature film will be shooting scenes on the Barnard campus,” Bwog has been furiously searching for more info. Although Barnard could only tell us that  “the story is female-driven, and the director and cast are highly regarded,” Bwog managed to scrape together a few clues […]

When you’re sufficiently cold after tomorrow’s Tree Lighting, the Block RAs will warm you with free food and cheer at their Open Mic Night from 9:30 pm to midnight in the Broadway 1st Floor Lounge. Seasonal goodies will include pumpkin pie, cider, and cookies, but don’t fret if you don’t/can’t eat gluten, meat, or dairy—they’ll […]

So maybe finals start in just a few weeks, and maybe you’re regretting those nights you spent going wild at frat parties eating Ben & Jerry’s and watching a movie in your room. Still, there’s no need to become a Butler zombie to make up for lost time yet, as Bwog’s Arts Editor Kyra Bloom has […]