Bwog just checked in with Matt Kingston, the Associate Director for Housing Operations at Barnard, and he provided us with a revelatory tidbit. The Barnard Housing website has an Available Rooms site that automatically updates after every single group/person picks a room. Basically, immediately after a room is picked, the housing system updates the site. […]

SEAS alum and Professor Emeritus Paul Brandt-Rauf is your SEAS Class Day Speaker. SEAS Class Day is Sunday, May 16th. Brandt-Rauf has been on the Columbia faculty for 23 years, and is a Professor Emeritus of Environmental Health Sciences, of Medicine, and of Earth and Environmental Engineering. He holds six degrees from the University—BS, MS […]

College Days have officially begun, with the Opening Ceremony wrapping up a few minutes ago. There were treats to be had by all: two speakers, two a capella performances, and a lovely selection of croutons for snacks. Hopefully everyone waiting in line got a t-shirt–when Bwog was there, there were two separate lines from the […]

CCSC’s College Days, a week-long last hurrah of sorts for school spirit, officially begin today at 1:00 with the Opening Ceremony on Low Plaza. 40s on 39, anyone? The rest of the College Days schedule is as follows: Opening Ceremony Today, 1-3pm Low Plaza King’s Ball April 10, 9pm-1am Roone Arledge Auditorium BBQ April 11, […]

Barnard Gates and Lefrak Gym The mission of the Take Back the Night March and Speakout is to break the silence about sexual violence by inviting the Morningside Heights community to gather together, as survivors, allies, family, friends, neighbors and strangers, to support each other and protest the violence that affects all of us. The […]

Broadway Residence Hall Lobby There will be Free White T-Shirts, lots of free Fabric Paint, and even little Rhinestones to decorate your T-shirts with! Brought to you the the Residential Life Staff of Broadway-Hogan. lm2500@columbia.edu

Lerner Piano Lounge Columbia IEEE and Ferris Reel Society present: District 9 Movie Night. There well be giveaways before the movie (including backpacks, t-shirts, and electronics), as well as free pizza. Tickets are $3 at the TIC, and are free for Electrical Engineers. Please reserve early, as spots are limited. sz2243@columbia.edu http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ieee/ District 9 Movie […]

CU Alumni Auditorium, 650 W. 168th St., First Floor The Physician as Activist and Public Health Leader A memorial to celebrate Alan Berkman, MD (1945 – 2009) Vice Chair, Department of Epidemiology Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences As a teacher, scholar, mentor, AIDS physician, and crusader for social justice, Dr. Berkman touched the […]

The City Room blog at the Times covers yesterday’s Low flash mob. Fewer tenure cases and outside hires are being considered due to budget cuts. (Spec) Something you’ve all been wondering about: what to do if you’re vomiting on the subway. (The Frisky) Tiger Woods shot a 4-under 68 in his return to Golf at […]

30-point groups have finished so it’s time to house the luckiest of juniors. The room count has two columns. “Whiteboard” holds official numbers on the Housing whiteboard and “Bwog Count” will be our estimate based on exit polls. To watch our live updates on your mobile device, go to coveritlive.com/mobile and search for “Bwog”. To […]

If the only outing you’ve had this week is to pit stop at Pink Berry on your way to Riverside, it’s time to get your act in gear.  As always, you can count on Bwog’s compadres at Inside New York for help. Forget the cute floral mini.  Indulge freely at “Cupcake Camp.” Free adorably iced […]

There is a very loud and very exciting sorority initiation going on on Low Plaza right now, next to the east fountain. Lots of singing and dancing and chanting. It’s for ΣΛΓ. It’s the most fun sorority initiation Bwog’s ever been to! Update, 8:45: It was the Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority. That’s ΣΛΓ. Sorry our […]

As the chicken-and-rice connoisseurs among us are sure to have noticed, the Hooda dudes are expanding in a major way. First came a spiffy new cart, and now they’re holding new real estate–they’ve taken over the northeast corner of 114th and Broadway with a second cart. When asked for comment, the proprietor would only say […]

Comedy Night Thursday, April 15 9 PM Everett Lounge, Teachers College A night of standup comedy presented by the TC Student Senate. Join us as we welcome a great lineup of comics from Comedy Central, Letterman, the Colbert Report, and more! As always admission is FREE! ec2528@columbia.edu https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/8070515

Women in Computer Science Networking Event Thursday, April 15th 6-9 PM 301 Philosophy Hall Columbia’s Women in Computer Science would like to invite all of you in the area to a networking event next Thursday, April 15, from 6PM to 9PM in 301 Philosophy Hall. Our aim is to bring together people working both in […]