When the weather sucks, sometimes you need a good comfort food. Bwog’s resident marinara maestro, Matt Powell, found himself craving marinara after a recent monsoon. In this edition of Cooking with Bwog, he teaches us how to make the simple sauce, and offers a lamb ragú with a topping of minted ricotta for the more […]

Columbia’s celebrated Earth Day for a long time, and that proud tradition continues today. If you’re not spending the day getting closer to nature in Riverside Park (or just the lawns), why not check out some of the conferences and symposia the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences has planned for today? If you want […]

Why did Emma Watson leave Brown? Because every time she spoke in class, her classmates yelled “Three points for Gryffindor!” (NYDN) Who’s that new serial killer on Long Island? Profilers say he’s likely white, charming, and “has access to burlap sacks.” But sorry ladies—he’s not single. (NYT, Daily Intel) Which coffee cart on 43rd Street […]

But it also equals fried food and a sneak peek of the Varsity Show! So if you missed the first set of previews, you can swipe into JJs tonight for another round at 11:45 pm. We’ll be the ones hoarding chicken fingers.       Questionable image choice via Wikimedia Commons.

With just one week of classes to go, tonight will mark the beginning of a week of “last” hurrahs. We want you to cherish these nights, and Drinking with Bwog is here to help. Let the Columbia Bartending Agency teach you how to make a drink that’s sure to start off your weekend with a […]

Tonight’s installment of the Closing Remarks Senior Lecture Series features Columbia’s favorite educator to take bike rides with, Professor Kenneth Jackson. For those who are unfamiliar, Jackson has edited two volumes of a New York City encyclopedia, and teaches a class called History of the City of New York (which you should take before you die-we-mean-graduate!). […]

Tradition interrupted! Low Steps will not bear witness to the Abacchalyse. Instead, Bachannal organizers confirmed today in an email that the concert will unconventionally be held on the West Lawn in front of Butler. Columbia’s event management people made a “managerial error” and overlooked a conflict with the construction of graduation bleachers. So unless you’re […]

Remember how we told you a few months ago that Morningside Heights is a den of filth? About that… it kind of still is. As much as we hate to believe that it’s true—we really, really love those corn muffins—it has come to our attention that Café 212 has a super high rating due to […]

Does anyone know what the global centers do? In the larger sense, aside from hosting a program here and an event here, what is their sinister purpose? Yesterday administrators, students and scholars converged on Low Library to explain what it means in a conference entitled “Columbia Goes Global: The Next 50 Years.” Semi-pro Low Rat […]

Congrats to the academic champs of GS: Valedictorian: Kira Boesch professional ballet dancer, psych honors program, psych TA, Barnard toddler center research assistant, nursery school teacher, heading to clinical psych doctorate program on fellowship Salutatorian: Elliot Shackelford maintains full-time career as a pianist (performed at the White House 19 times!), GS tour guide, GSSC VP […]

On April 20, Columbia hosted a conference called “Columbia Goes Global: The Next 50 Years,” featuring speakers like PrezBo and Kenneth Prewitt. Several Bwoggers headed over to cover parts of the event. The first installment comes from studying-anywhere-but-Butler enthusiast Victoria Wills, who reports from the “A New Way to Study Abroad” segment of the event. When […]

A tipster spotted the following Easter lineup at everyone’s favorite Columbus haunt, the Ding Dong Lounge. And by “everyone” we mean the six to 10 Columbia students who are willing to walk all the way down to 106th for a beer.  

Weather.com, the sometimes scrooge of the internet, has lied to us before (read: yesterday). But since it’s only early-afternoon, we’re willing to invest some hope in its mostly sunny, high 50s prediction. In which case, you should grab your throwback Chewbacchanal sunglasses and stop by the Greenmarket, which promises a “nice full market.” The market will […]

In an email sent to graduating seniors, Dean Peter Awn just announced that the 2011 General Studies Class Day speaker will be Roger Leeds, a GS graduate (way way back when) and current professor at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He may not have a Wikipedia page, but he does […]

Heartbroken because of the change in date? Still hungry from yesterday? Didn’t care it was 4/20 then and wish we would stop making stupid references to it in Bwog posts, while simultaneously seeking free food and/or entertainment? If you answered yes to one or more of those questions, you’ll be happy to know that life […]