It may have been the first week of spring, but Mr. Sun had yet to rear his golden head. Lots of rain was in the forecasts this week, and campus style adapted accordingly. The trend seemed to be towards deep tones, heavy fabrics, and dark boots; still, everyone expressed optimism about the warmer weather ahead. […]

After nearly suffering a nose bleed from the 11 floor climb through IAB to hear Direct General Wadah Khanfar speak on“Media Revolution in the Middle East,” Sarah Camiscoli was both star-struck by Wadah Khanfar’s presence and impressed by his thoughts on current US Policy in the Middle East, his opinions on reclaiming the responsibility and […]

Who knew such scandalous things were allowed in the Butler green zone? Not Bwog! An anonymous tipster sent in this image documenting the work of Columbia’s talented graffiti artists: Good to know that the Stacks aren’t having all the fun.

SIPA lobby vending machines take price competition to a whole new level: Photos by ECS

Crime goes up. (Gothamist) A crane goes down. (NY1) Met Opera budget goes up. (NYT) MTA budget goes down. (NY Post) Coyote population goes up (even more!). (NY Mag) Lights go down. (NY Daily News)

Nothing helps a body unwind from a tiresome first week back at school like sex! Well, this isn’t sex, but it’s the second best thing: allow us to present the third installment in our new and improved BwogSex feature. The following contemplations by Kia Walton were written in response to a question left in our […]

Columbia Community Outreach 2010 still rocked out on the steps and saved the world despite the winter weather amidst our long-awaited Spring. Photos by RSN

Bwog’s New Works Associate Megan McGregor reports from last night’s WORDplay event “Weekend in Boomtown: Act One” with a newfound fear of individuals who watch too much television. Beginning Thursday evening and running through Saturday evening, WORDplay: A Festival of New Works has dominated Lerner’s Black Box with theatrical innovation.  Each show consists of at […]

…but don’t you want soft ice cream? Photo by Kelly Reed

Sign-ups close tomorrow for the EcoRep’s third annual “Do It in the Dark” Energy Challenge! The competition is designed to encourage energy conservation and gauge students’ environmental habits and beliefs.  Sign-up now, fill out a brief survey, and potentially win prizes! The dorm that reduces its electricity use the most per capita compared to last […]

Saturday Morning Cartoons are back and going modern! Stay off the lawns, kids. Image by Abigail Santner

Professor and former Provost and Dean of Faculties Jonathan Cole discusses why no one knows that American universities are the “envy of the world.” (WNYC) The Times reviews Ralph Towner and Paolo Fresu at the Italian Academy on Wednesday. Researchers at the Medical School study a cocaine vaccine. (Spec) Propaganda? (NYT) Coyote phones home. (NYT) […]

You know those coffins you’ve been seeing out on the steps for the past few weeks? Well apparently the CU Players have decided to finally lay the corpse to rest and have the funeral this weekend … over the course of three days in the Lerner Party Space of all places. Bwog’s Interactive Theater Bureau […]

Sometimes weird things happen in Lerner, and today there were a lot of weird things happening all at the same time. Just a few moments ago, Lerner flaneur Sam Schube observed the following: A frenzied session of DDR in a ramp lounge A battle of the Lerner pianos: lots of Radiohead vs lots of Sound […]

Right now, smack-dab in the middle of the Times’ front page, there’s a feature by film reviewer A.O. Scott on actress Greta Gerwig, who graduated from Barnard in 2006. Ms. Gerwig is currently co-starring in the movie “Greenberg” opposite Ben Stiller, but has also appeared in the feature films “Kicking and Screaming” and “The Squid […]