A day early and a couple guests short, GS Class Day took place earlier this fine spring day. Light jazz sparkled around Low Plaza as a surprisingly posh audience gathered to celebrate the graduation of the class of 2012. Graduates descended from Low to the tune of “Down by the Riverside” played by a small […]

Name, Hometown, School Ganiatu Denise Afolabi, Pawtucket (Yes, the Pawtucket of Family Guy’s Pawtucket Brewery) RI, CC (African American Studies and Political Science) Claim to Fame? Hmmm… To my friends: Finishing my credit requirements last semester when no one actually has ever witnessed me sit down and do work. To others: Either being the President […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Daniel Valella. Affectionately known as D-Va (a female version of a hustla, of a hustla, of a, of a hustla). Dallas, Texas. Columbia College. English and Comparative Ethnic Studies. Claim to Fame: Lots of people know me as the CA of Broadway and Hogan (“Brogan,” as we call it in the ‘hood). Others […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Todd Nelson, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  Double Major in Environmental Science and American History Claim to Fame? Worked with some great friends building the Columbia environmental community (<3<3<3), CUE leader Where are you going? I’m part of the inaugural Venture for America class (holla at CU fellows Derek Turner and Jim Kahmann!!) […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Brandon Christophe, Lubbock, TX, CC, Economics/Pre-Med Claim to Fame? I am uncommonly good at getting people to trust me with money including a small club called Face AIDS, the amazing brothers of SigEp, and at one time, a voting majority of Columbia College students. Where are you going? Most likely I’ll be conducting research […]

Name, Hometown, School: Pat Blute, Cape Cod, MA, Columbia College Dual-concentration in Sustainable Development and Anthropology Claim to Fame? Won a free trip around the world, played Dean Quigley in V115, created BwogWeather with the talented Zak Dychtwald and the inspirational Eliza Shapiro, put on SPEARS: The Gospel According to Britney thanks to an amazing […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Amanda Cormier. San Diego, California. CC. English! Claim to Fame? I convinced everyone on The Eye, Spec’s magazine, to pose naked one time. They still let me run the damn thing, which indicates just how crazy everyone at Spec really is. Where are you going? I’m staying right here! For a little […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Duygu Yilmaz, The Hague, the Netherlands, Political Science Claim to Fame? Secretary-General of CMUNNY, the-one-who-never-reached-5-feet, “she seems so cute and innocent, but she’s so feisty” Where are you going? I’m going back to the country of wooden shoes, weed and politicians with ridiculous hair: the Netherlands. I will be working for the Labor Party […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Ittai Orr, Kennewick WA, CC, English Claim to Fame? Writing embarrassing op-eds about sexual habits in the Spec (they’re a rough crowd over there — you should see the comment thread), making a documentary about gay kids in rural Washington State and directing Caligula this semester. Where are you going? To become a real-life […]

Name: Emily Selinger, lost 5/10 somewhere at Senior Ball, gaslight, or 1020. ess2168@columbia.edu

When the Dean Search Committee was first announced last month, PrezBo set the projected deadline as the end of the academic year—a.k.a. today.  But, according to CCSC President and newest member of the search party Karishma Habbu, a permanent Columbia College Dean won’t be chosen until the end of May, at the earliest. A detailed outline […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Mrinal Mohanka, Calcutta, India, Columbia College, Economics and a concentration in Sustainable Development Claim to Fame: I’m guessing I got this nomination because of my involvement with a few different Columbia organisations/activities… So that counts? If not, I’m sure I’ll be famous by association in a few years because of the […]

For our final Thursday of the semester, Bwog is once again here for you.  Please drink with us in this final installation of this year’s drinking with Bwog.  Pour a little out for Spring 2012. Maybe this weather is throwing you off, maybe you’re still in a daze from finals, so let’s make this clear: […]

The latest in Obamanard security measures, sent out this morning to residents of the buildings bordering South Lawn: Dear [Resident], We hope that you had a successful close to the spring semester! As a resident with Extended or Interim Housing living in one of the residence halls on South Field, you will be required to […]