In a remarkable failure of unregulated supply and demand, an estimated 160 people showed up for the lecture “Taking Stock of (Analytical) Marxism,” which was held in a common room at the Heyman Center for the Humanities with a legal capacity of 80 persons. Bwog’s Katheryn Thayer squeezed in. The EC entrance, usually congested by […]

Lerner wasn’t exactly quiet this morning—still our Glass Box of Reverberation that we love so well—but the clatter seemed somehow different, almost mournful. As always, a faint tinkling of “Clair de Lune” troubled the air, courtesy of the fifth floor open-air piano. Conspicuously absent, though, was the usually accompanying (and conflicting) piano tune, typically “der […]

Some things were just always meant to be brought back: blink-182, basically anything hipster, and now, @LEE_BOLLINGER. That’s right folks, fire up your favorite Twitter client; your beloved President is back. For the unenlightened, @LEE_BOLLINGER is the Twitter account of one Lee C. Bollinger—or rather, an anonymous ghost-Twitterer who purports to be him. His statuses […]

Bwog contributor Lily Icangelo wandered into an art exhibition in Dodge showing through Thursday. You only have to pass Dodge, Milbank, or Lerner so many times before viewing them as mere obtrusive chunks of space keeping you from the finer things of life, such as break dancing to Destiny’s Child on the lawn. In reality, […]

History Ph.D. candidate, CC instructor, and HuffPo columnist Meghan Doherty tells the world about Plato’s Republic. And calls you all “elite.” (HuffPo) Did you know that Ivy League football players can make it to the NFL? Will that change your mind about going to football games this season? (Bloomberg) A new Columbia University Center for […]

Tipster “D” just walked down 113th to find a few policemen leading a handcuffed man down the block. University Hardware’s front window is completely shattered. The break-in took place around 1 AM, when one Hogan resident heard the huge sound of the shattering glass. (We’re going to sleep, details to follow tomorrow morning. Comment or […]

Get Caffeinated! Free Coffee in Lerner courtesy of Peer Health Exchange.

But they’ll probably be gone by the time you read this! From your friends in the Poli Sci department: There are spots open in President Bollinger’s fall course, POLS W4270 A Free Press for A Global Society, which meets MW 4:20-5:35pm. If you are interested in joining the class, please email nen2001@columbia.edu ASAP with your […]

"As a student... I think you should be damned disheartened to see how much the university doesn't take into account the opinions of others."

In an occurrence that we’ve been told “happens every year,” a speaker at the World Leaders Forum has dropped out: Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will no longer be speaking next Monday. Additionally, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of Spain, is now “unconfirmed.” As of right now, all the other speakers will still be in […]

Allow us a personal anecdote, gentle reader. A few weeks ago, Bwog was sitting in a tire on the floor of our friend’s mom’s minivan, heading out of town for the weekend with a few friends. We spoke about Bacchanal, and suggested a few artists to our Bacchanal-affiliated-pal in the backseat: NOFX and blink-182, one friend, […]

Smoke Jazz & Supper Club-Lounge is offering Columbia students a 20% off discount card! The corner of 106th & Broadway has been a jazz hang for a long time, but only opened as Smoke Jazz & Supper Club-Lounge eleven years ago, a significant improvement from the previous Augie’s. Smoke, with its relaxed and intimate setting, […]

There’s a green flag up on the Amsterdam side of South Lawn, but there are still those weird fences and terrible, sad, dead grass. There’s a cute toddler hanging out there. Every cloud has a silver lining, etc.

But what’s the Columbia way? Depends what you want to do. If you want to learn about Plato, but do it decidedly off-campus, there must be a way! In that noble pursuit, Bwog presents a feature dedicated to the alternative ways to learn. All you have to do is take the subway. Drawing is a […]

Caitlin Lynch writes from the year’s first SGA meeting. The first SGA meeting of the year began, as these things do, with logistics: Bryn Mawr will host seven Sisters Conference this year, details on sign-up to come; Student Activities Fair is this Friday from 12–3 on Lehman Lawn, over 50 clubs will be represented. More logistics! The […]