In case you missed it, SantaCon participants gathered in large Santa-costume-clad groups across the US and went on a pub crawl. Bad Santa! (CBS) In other “Holiday Season” news, lobby decorations have become an increasingly contentious topic in apartment buildings across the city. (NYT) New Jersey’s black bear hunt is a boon to taxidermists and […]

Friends, if you are debating where to go tonight, consider that this Saturday might be Campo’s last. After hearing rumors that Campo is going to be shut down, Bwog called the restaurant for comment. The gentleman who picked up the phone was emphatic that the restaurant isn’t going anywhere, but continued, “We are simply modifying […]

It’s been a crazy week. Since Sunday, a whopping 312,852 visitors have clicked on Bwog. (Remember when our biggest news was a casting call for a Jay-Z look-a-like?) So you might be asking yourself how you can get involved in such a thrilling, savvy and treat-loving weblog? Huzzah! Bwog is looking for new Daily Editors […]

SantaCon makes Bwog think about holiday spirit. We would love to see your elaborately or uniquely decorated suites! Send your holiday cheer to tips@bwog.com. We know decorations aren’t always Kosher with Housing, so your submissions will remain anonymous. Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The crusaders against camping seek justice! Determined to displace the denizens, they dole out notices of “relocation.” What a euphemism! Mr. Red pen knows what’s really going down: eviction. Beware, your drink and dignity will be discarded. Photo by Mike Rady

Photo by Michael Radtke Radtke makes a keen observation: “Nowhere else in my life have I seen people take the newspaper and leave the sports section. Only at Columbia.”

Photo by CS

in: Butler, 5th Floor bathroom at: 6pm on Friday, December 10 Silver ring with swirl design, about 0.8 cm wide. I love it; if you found it, email awc2129@columbia.edu

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… (Gothamist) NPR suggests you listen to annoying Christmas music. Richard Nixon wasn’t racist or anti-Semitic…. oh, wait. (NYT) A man got trapped between a train and the platform at Union Square. Scary! (New York Post) Update, 2:04 PM: Mark Madoff, son of Bernie Madoff, committed suicide this morning. […]

Last night, NOMADS held their customary first-show gala for their newest student piece: Portrait and a Dream. Bwog’s Katheryn Thayer now reports. We know finals are coming up, but what better way to de-stress than to watch someone else worry about the end of the world, death, and losing everything important? Student writer Jacob Rice, […]

This just in from an anonymous tipster: hey bwog, just wanted to let you know that at 4:20 pm, I bought the last case of four loko from Crack Del. I checked with the cashier and he confirmed that I got the last ones. it’s the end of an era. Good night, and good luck. […]

Bwog’s Megan McGregor shuffled down Broadway through the cold yesterday to see the first performance of the Barnard Theatre Department’s Silence. Last night, the audience walked into the Diana Black Box to be shocked and awed by an elaborate and well-crafted set the likes of which the theatre has never seen before. A low wooden […]

If finals have got you down, Bwog knows just the thing to cheer you up—seasonal cookies! Read on to find out how Cooking with Bwog’s culinary master Matt Powell likes to get into the holiday spirit. Peppermint Chocolate Cookies (Makes 50 2-inch-round cookies) My friend found this cookie recipe a few years ago and came […]

There’s a new Operation Ivy League in town, and this time it’s selling T-shirts. Four students, Slav Sobkov (SEAS ’12), Wilmer Cerda (SEAS ’11), Carmen Marin (SEAS ’11), and Elizabeth Pino (CC ’11), have decided to combat negative media portrayal of Columbia this week by raising $11,000 (hey, that number sounds familiar!) and doing good […]

Something isn’t adding up about the case between the two Mr. Davids. As we reported last night, Harrison David’s father, Dr. Dave David, gave an interview to the Boston Herald claiming that he was planning on coming to New York from Boston today to “take care of everything and be with my son.” Harrison David gave […]