Prof. David Lurie is receiving the Lionel Trilling Best Book Award, and Prof. Christia Mercer is receiving the Mark Van Doren Best Teacher Award, but the real news is that the award ceremony is preceded by a free reception in Faculty House’s “Skyline Dining Room” at 6pm. No official word on what kind of refreshment […]

As you may have heard, the Columbia fencing team is pretty freaking baller.  This summer, four of our own fencers will be going to London to compete in the 2012 Olympics. James Williams, CC ’07, was an alternate in Beijing in 2008, where he was called in to help the US win silver.  He is […]

Augusta Harris profiles the outgoing CCSC prez. Look for this and more in the April issue of The Blue & White, on campus this week. Aki Terasaki, CC ’12, CCSC president and two-time class president, might be one of Columbia’s biggest fans, as evidenced by his high school graduation gift: a cat he named Roar-ee. […]

Drag your feeble shell of a body over to Lerner piano lounge today from 12 ’til 2 pm for the last Live at Lerner of the year. There will be song. There might be dance. There will definitely be free sushi. Expertly pull-quoted from their Facebook event, so you know they mean business: The menu […]

Graduation is fast approaching, and this guy thinks you should try to snag a Phi Beta Kappa before it’s too late. (WSJ) Despite the May Day demonstrations (and celebrity appearances) yesterday, some think Occupy Wall Street is losing steam. (Village Voice, NY Mag) A foreign policy spokesman for the Romney ended his involvement with the campaign […]

Spotted in Avery: some hungry student ordering pizza.

Yesterday was the final day of classes and with that teachers everywhere did their best to be inspiring and really leave a mark on their students.  You may not remember everything Hegel ever said, but you will remember that one time your teacher said something that completely changed the way you look at the world. […]

NHSM: William Cybriwsky, Manhasset, NY, SEAS, Earth and Environmental Engineering Claim to Fame: What I wish my claim to fame were: I’m wearing headphones all the time—if not on my ears, then around my neck? Also my gait. I’m told it’s very distinctive. Involvement in many groups whom I’ve all loved very much—Alfred, CUMB, Postcrypt, Greenborough, ESC, and Peer Health […]

On opening night of the 118: Varsity Show, Bwog spotted Sunil Gulati and his wife in the audience.  After hearing some of the, ahem, references to the man in the course of the show, we had to hear what he thought. Bwog: Do you have a reaction to the show – and in particular, your portrayal […]

Because there are few hells fresher than trying to memorize 1,000 PowerPoint slides of paintings you swear never even came up in class, we’ll be helping you study for your Art Hum exam this week with a closer look at some of the syllabus. Bwog’s Profesional Photoshopper/Procrastinator Zach Kagan assures us he’s spent as much (or more) […]

Today at noon, a group of people from all walks of Columbia life gathered together at the sundial to listen to Eric Foner inaugurate May Day or International Workers Day. The May Day strikers are heading downtown, so be sure to follow them.

Starting at 1 pm today, and ending at some indeterminate future time we hope never comes, Nightline will be passing out free baked goods in Butler to—wait for it—make your reading week a little bit sweeter. In all seriousness though, remember that Nightline (212-854-7777) will be open every night from 10 pm until 3 am.   […]

If you’re anything like Bwog, you awoke with a start* this morn’ upon remembering that finals aren’t just the stuffs of romcom CW sitcoms—they’re very real, and they’re happening. For some, as early as Friday. But before resigning yourself to getting that weird low-cal tofu cream cheese on your Nussbaum bagel, just to feel something, […]

Jeffrey Sachs takes a pot shot. (Business Insider) Bloomberg’s “apple green” Boro taxis get some second thought. (NYT CityRoom) Police brace themselves for the May Day havoc sure to be wrought. (NYMag) The J-School scores $2 million; digital media stuff/innovation will be bought. (Capital) International students’ financial aid: very little. Their tuition contributions? A lot. (Spec) Bwog in […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Erik Nook. I was born in Schaller, Iowa, but grew up in Durban, South Africa, and Perth, Western Australia, Columbia College, Psychology Claim to Fame: I once brought my knitting to a Columbia football game. I also coordinate Stressbusters, taught bartending, volunteered with Men’s Peer Education, facilitated for Under1Roof, played saxophone for the Wind Ensemble and […]