Floridita closed–forcibly, and by Columbia–for “repairs.” You got some ‘splainin to do, PrezBo! (Spec) If it’s any consolation, Maoz opens today, and we’ll have a taste test up later in the day. Falafel, anyone? (Spec) A trip into the Village Voice archives takes us back to wild-riotin’ CU. Dated references abound: “Jimi Hendrix blared from […]

Come join the CUPS board for free food and mocktail hour this Thursday 8-10 pm @ Hamilton 304! Featuring a digital development presented by David Xu and Hans Hyttinen Display calibration RAW to JPG conversion Photo Editing & Manipulation Error Level Analysis (image forensics) Take a break from your finals and papers and join the […]

UPDATE: More fun foods, like the Turkey Shollen Burger! And a big sign for the Varsity Show! But that never keeps Dining Services from trying to make their food seem more palatable.  Tonight’s theme is, uh, “Columbia”? Photos by Anonymous Tipster, DBH, & CCS

Ben&Jerry’s is available for gratuitous consumption this evening courtesy of CCSC tonight at 8pm at the Lerner Piano Lounge. Get an extra scoop if you show up in PJs! Donations will also be collected for Save the Children. There will also be free food at Quarto Literary Magazine’s launch party and reading at 8:30pm in […]

Time is running out! While Senior Wisdom is imminent, we thought we’d also give out some advice as well as receive it. Bwog presents hyperlinks and highly recommends getting these under your belt before you leave. Who ever heard of a War on Fun? Visit every roof Explore the tunnels Take the public safety shuttle […]

William B. Ransford Professor of Sociology Sudhir Venkatesh (yes, the one who pretended to be a Gang Leader for a Day) organized a group of young idealists, called them the Urban Research Workshop, set them loose in cities like Mexico City, Paris, and Chicago to research public housing, and wound up with this — an event […]

As of yesterday, tipster Masud Mahdi informs us that Columbia now is now featured in the integrated Google Earth and Google Maps. Cool!

Happy Barnard Spirit Day! Highlights include an I <3 BC t-shirt sale ($8 each), a barbecue, cotton candy, and a Biggest Barnard Fan trivia contest for non-Barnardians. Beacon of Campus Spirit Hannah Goldstein reports tons of people are out and about, enjoying the festivities despite bouts of rain. Don’t spend all your spirited energies at […]

The semester’s latest edition of the Fed is now online. Bwog presents a survey of the topical headlines. On the military, “Congress has agreed to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the military in exchange for a similar policy in the following areas of civilian life…” On Columbia’s underground social scene, “We present some of […]

After a devastating fire left Morningside Heights brunch enthusiasts sans Eggs Benedict from the Gods for 6 long months, Bwog was extremely concerned about a tip received from disconcerted patron Laura Gabriele while dining at Community Food and Juice last night. Ms. Gabriele’s server informed her that there was a possibility that some sort of […]

The long-awaited Maoz on Broadway still causes a stir, along with a mention of NOM^3. (NYMag) People still can’t figure out how to make those pesky MetroCards work. (WSJ) The MTA budget is still being cut. (NYT) New Yorkers still have no compassion for people dying on the streets. (BBC) And we still cannot get […]

The 2010 valedictorian is Seth Davidovits from the Applied Physics department and the salutatorian is Rodney Chang, a mechanical engineer. Congratulations!

Join Hillel for its first ever Lag Ba’omer Benefit Barbecue! This Columbia-wide festive event will feature barbecue food, great music and social justice activities! *Vegetarian options available! Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010 Time: 12:00-2:30 Location: Van Am Quad $5 full price, $3 with two canned/sealed goods! **First 100 people get a free Hillel water bottle. […]

As we gathered from the Bacchanal fun facts roundup, the girls wearing diapers and bras on stage with Of Montreal were all Columbia students. We just had to know more, so we asked two of the dancers, Sari [wants to get a job, no last name] SEAS ’10, Ruthie King, CC’11, and Brooke Barrios, CC […]

Be sure to join the Urban Research Workshop tonight for a screening of Dislocation, a documentary by Freakonomics contributor Sudhir Venkatesh; the film will be followed by talks given by Venkatesh and other prominent figures in public housing. The screening features free pizza and starts at 5:30 pm in Broadway Room in Lerner. Image via […]