In the new issue of the Blue & White, Sarah Camiscoli chronicles one woman’s crusade to save Columbia’s discarded books. “There used to be a joke when people answered the phone in the Geography Department,” says Lisa Cammett, BC ‘78, “They said, ‘Rocks and maps!’” Outsiders might miss the irony of the greeting, but Cammett—a […]

Our resident culinary expert, Matt Powell, has a different suggestion for fighting those start-of-semester blues.  Read on for his take on the best way to keep your heart and soul warm. The first Thursday that I was back from break, I was wandering through the Farmer’s Market and the fish stand seemed to be calling […]

Free miracle berries and an array of sour things to miraculously transform them, from 3 to 4:30 in three locations: Broadway Lobby, McBain First Floor Lounge, Ruggles Basement. Flavor tripping courtesy of Residential Programs.

Head over to the Lerner ramps for soft-baked snickerdoodles, courtesy of the good people at Nightline. Bonus: they’re giving out pens. But not just any pens. As picky pen users, we decree these ones glide exceptionally well. This is the kind of pen that your friend would lend  you and then you’d “accidentally” keep. Nightline […]

The Northwest Corner Building is officially a thing! Rumor has it, the fancy uber high-tech new café opening Monday will serve Joe Coffee and use iPad cash registers. Oh yeah and yesterday it hosted Bloomberg. Alex Jones was there! Mayor Michael Bloomberg visited the “Northwest Corner interdisciplinary research building” yesterday morning to announce a new environmental […]

Most people don’t come to SEAS to “fall in love with celebrity culture.”  But Jared Eng, SEAS ’04, left Columbia reaching for the real life stars. Dubbed “the nice Perez Hilton” in an NYTimes profile, Eng writes the wildly successful celeb gossip blog, Just Jared. (NYT) The Sundance film festival kicked off last night. If you can’t […]

Professors will say anything to get you hooked, and Bwog is sure that these characters will still have full classes come March. Keep sending in the hilarious, horrifying and otherwise memorable to tips@bwog.com John Collins, Metaphysics “I’m a bit of a maverick. Well, not like Sarah Palin. I’m an unarmed maverick.” Ovidiu Savin, Calculus III […]

Another week, another installment of Morningside minutiae. Behold the delightful and disastrous details of dining and decorating! Latest coverage on the controversial Lerner chairs: support your slouch with new corduroy cushions!  Bwog decrees they’re cooler than the other side of the pillow. Carpet cleaning at SIPA. But so much has been swept under the rug… […]

The same economic forces that have remade the built environment of New York have put pressure on young people like us to make money or leave.

Your prayers are answered! Lily Icangelo spotted these in Hewitt.

The first Greenmarket of the semester is up and running! Needless to say, it will become more bountiful as the clime warms, but there are still plenty of delicious looking apples and other tasty treats (apple cider, apple donuts…) and some new vendors! Thursday 1/20: Both bakers, Merediths and Buon Pane, are expected back from […]

Last night Bwog received a copy of Mayor Bloomberg’s public schedule. He’s slated to appear at the Northwest Science building café at 11:30 this morning. We wonder what he’s announcing! Update, 12:21: Mike B will launch the NYC Urban Technology Innovation Center, a sustainable tech initiative. Columbia is one of 3 schools partnering with the […]

The Frites ‘N’ Meats food truck is chillin’ under the Amsterdam overpass. For those fed up with Morningside’s standard fry fare, Frites ‘N’ Meats boasts Belgian double fried frites, Balthazar’s bread, and 5 types of cheese. Truthfully, we’re not sure how we feel about brie on a burger, but these guys look promising. Update (11:41): […]

Real World Big Deal News: the House voted to repeal the health care reform law yesterday. Whether you think health reform is godsend or a communist plot (or you just don’t care), it definitely affects you. Last March, we tried to make sense of the student-specific policies, so here’s what you’d be losing. But the […]

Bwog subscribes to the belief that no one should have to pay for food at college. Go stick it to the man at tonight’s first free food event of the semester! Hillel promises free fondue and other snacks on the third floor of the Kraft Center (606 W. 115th, across from Schapiro). It starts at 9pm […]