It’s been six months since the New York Times reported that most of the SEAS senior faculty wanted Dean Peña-Mora to resign and Professor Goldfarb was appointed Executive Vice Dean of SEAS. According to Spec, not much has changed; most professors still have no confidence in Peña-Mora. What does the dean think about all this? […]

A tipster spotted this petite pup outside of Butler loyally awaiting his master’s return. The picture fills us with warm and fuzzies and has us dreaming of puppies part two. Enjoy!

In BwogSalon, we cherry-pick articles from other Columbia publications for your consumption. Today, we take a look at Jester, which recently put out its “Space” issue. It’s the first time they’ve published since last year! If you’d like your publication to be considered for this feature, tell us! Name of Publication: Jester of Columbia Edition: Spring 2012 Description: The Jester […]

Early this morning, Barnard students received an email from Dean Hinkson announcing that they’ll have a chance to see Obama speak. Those interested can enter a lottery by filling out an online survey, and will be notified if they’re selected by May 7th. Dear Barnard Student, With all the excitement about having President Obama speak […]

Update: Peace Food is catering some “FANCY FANCY” vegan food, and more will be arriving at 4:30. A peek at the happy concertgoers is below. WBAR’s annual day-long free concert is happening now! This year, acts include DâM-FunK, Widowspeak, and Bush Tetras, among many others. There will be joy and music and free BBQ from 2 to 7 […]

ACM’s annual trivia contest starts today at 2:30 in the Mudd CS Lounge. The trivia will be nerdy but not computer science specific, and the pizza will be free, delicious, and plentiful. In addition to eternal glory, the winner of the contest will be awarded a Kindle Touch 3G. Triumph via Wikimedia Commons

On Thursday, Savvy Shakespearean Alex Taylor braved the elements to see KCST’s annual outdoor spring show. This year, the production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream made the evening enjoyable despite the chill.  KCST’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, while not without its faults, was definitely worth braving the drizzle and the cold. The classic […]

A University of Pennsylvania Dean has resigned after a local newspaper pointed out that his Columbia degrees were actually just a little résumé padding . (ABC News) Obama’s new ad implies that, if Romney had the top job, he wouldn’t have been decisive enough to take out Bin Laden. (Slate) Wikipedia is redefining our notion […]

Name, Hometown, School: HCRW, Dirty Jerz, College ‘12 Claim to Fame: Dungeon Master of all knowledge related to Housing Services. Where are you going? New York for a while, New Orleans eventually. Three things you learned at Columbia: Avoid dogma in most things: in politics, in love, in choice of careers, in any major life decision. […]

Though not quite as impressive as having a spaceship in your backyard, the Columbia Starcraft club will go head-to-head with rival Harvard in the playoffs of the year-long Collegiate StarLeague tournament; our team and Harvard are both contenders to win the division. If you’re interested in seeing the stellar combat go down in a competitive atmosphere, […]

Design for America is holding an End of Semester Conversation/Celebration from 7:30 to 8:30 in 504 Diana. Design teams will be presenting their work from the semester with administrators and professional designers in attendance. Bwog was promised catering, but the particular cuisine was not mentioned; if you attend, let us know the goods at tips@bwog.com! […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Sara Lederman, Minneapolis, MN (home of the most genuine hipsters…we wear flannel because it’s cold/we are real-life lumberjacks). Barnard, Anthropology with a minor in Religion Claim to Fame? Purpled-nosed Reindeer with serious sinus infections in XMAS! 5; went to India twice this year (hanging out with Indian Muppets and then rural […]

This just in from Sarah Ngu, who followed the exhaustive debate at the Senate’s plenary session this afternoon. However, the decision to recommend that the university’s schools implement public course evaluations does not mean they are mandated to release the evaluations. For the majority of the debate, which lasted an hour and a half, the […]

While it’s not quite the Housing lottery, some diligent engineers have come up with this handy utility, allowing families attending the rescheduled GS Class Day who might not otherwise have a place to stay to find an available couch/floor/closet in the neighborhood. The administration’s posturings thus far have been remarkably unhelpful and opaque, but Bwog […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Rohan Jotwani. Queens, New York aka ‘The Dirty 718’ aka ‘Nobody really calls it that…yet.’ Columbia College, Biology. Claim to Fame: Evidently, I remind people of this “Kevin G, Badass MC” character. DJ Brohan has no comment. Where are you going? Right now, floor hockey. Turns out I could literally not graduate […]