Stock photos of heroin addicts (The Guardian) Government Agents inspecting your privates (The New American) Dictators being dictated (Deadline) Self-perpetuating wealth (New York Times) Some politicians do have a heart! (LA Times)     The height of musical class via Wikimedia Commons

Here we are with another fun game with which to consume your liquid of choice.  Today we harken back to Columbia of yesteryear with this Columbia-centric version of the classic Kings game.  Winner gets to wear a crown, metaphorical or otherwise.  Play safe and remember what AlcoholEdu taught you: don’t be that guy. You Will […]

Two younglings approach Lerner from the Furnald side, gazing excitedly through the glass façade: Kiddo 1: “Woah! How do you get in?” Kiddo 2: “It looks like a maze!” Kiddo 1: “I could just like, run… up the stairs” Kiddo 2: “But it’s like… a ramp?” Don’t worry guys, we don’t understand it either. Hunt […]

Sweet motivational signs were spotted in the Diana Center, causing Bwog to give a collective “awww” and reflect on our happy moments at this school.  Take a moment and do the same!

Public, private, magnet, or charter, you’ve gotta learn the three Rs somewhere.  While some schools are banning shoes, on Tuesday at 6:30 pm in the Diana Center, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch had to wonder: “Is Public School a Public Good or a Shoestore?”  Educated in education citizen Clava Brodsky sat straight […]

Hey – did you notice how beautiful the weather is right now?  Put on pants, leave your room, and go walk around!  While you’re doing so, be sure to check out the Greenmarket which is here, as always, every Thursday and Sunday between 114th and 116th on Broadway.  Below, see this week’s highlights: Gajeski Produce […]

At some point Wednesday afternoon/night, I lost my very favorite pair of tortoise folding ray ban wayfarers. They are a couple of years old and are not of much value (scratched lenses, missing a decal, signs of harsh love). I’ve had them for 5 years and I just can’t let ’em go. As a reward […]

Trickster Sacha Baron Cohen is still invited to this weekend’s Oscars, but only under certain conditions. (Hollywood Reporter) A Columbia survey found that 70% of youths have illegally attained music, TV shows, or movies (sorry!!) – but is it an invitation for further crackdowns or easier legal access? (MSNBC) Anne Frank has been invited posthumously pulled into […]

From a love-lorn tipster:  Found this on my notebook. Just wanted to let you know…you made my night.

Bwog squeezed in to the back room of Havana Central last night for the Varsity Show preview. Always willing to yield an unsolicited and uninformed opinion for just about anything, we summarized our staff’s general consensus in the following review. The preview kicked off with an immediately stale #OccupyButler themed musical number, and we were quickly flooded […]

Earlier today, the Columbia University Muslim Student Association released a statement of concern in response to reports that the New York Police Department has been surveilling Muslim students at Columbia. Their primary target, however, was the Columbia administration, which has yet to directly address the student body regarding the situation. PrezBo did release a press statement […]

Each and every Wednesday, Bwog collects a list of places you should be in and around campus. If today’s balmy weather doesn’t have you outside, these great events should! If you would like your film/song/dance featured, please e-mail us at events@bwog.com.  Wednesday Film: The Lark Farm, 6 pm in Havemeyer 209, discussion at 8 pm. The […]

To celebrate the launch of their Fall 2011 edition, Helvidius, the Journal of Politics and Society, invites you to drop by Lerner 555 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm today to pick up a copy of the journal, eat free Westside, and hear the wise words of Joe Nocera. Nocera is the author of many-a-NYT op-ed, and […]

We’ll answer your esoteric housing questions. Send them to housing@bwog.com or drop them in the comments. Q: As a senior BC student I’m getting pulled in to a quad by other senior CU students. Is there a form my CU friends have to submit letting CC housing know that a BC student is getting pulled in? As a BC […]

Kind of on the fence about lending a hand to your fellow man? Columbia Community Outreach wonders—would it help if you got a free tee-shirt? No? Uh… how about a pair of sunglasses? Free breakfast? Free pizza, you say? Done. CCO’s promo vid misses the mark—after all, nothing says, “I’m an altruist,” like a video […]