Sean Zimmermann reports from ESC’s E-Board Election. ESC has voted tonight to elect Chris Elizondo as its new council president. Christopher Elizondo, a Biomedical Engineering major and the current ESC VP for Student Life, opened his bid for the presidency by saying, “tonight I’m here to win … for every student who calls Columbia home.” […]

Bwog has some sad news. Professor Christoph Wiedenmayer has passed away from a heart attack. He was a professor in the psychology department and was teaching Mind, Brain, and Behavior this semester. We extend our condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Dr. Wiedenmayer. This email was sent from department chair Norma Graham: Dear […]

UPDATE: REGISTER HERE From a super-top-secret email sent out to only French majors, Bwog has learned that Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of France, will be gracing Low Rotunda next Monday, March 29. Registration for the event starts online at 9:00 am tomorrow, and will probably end at 9:01 am. The email gave no address for […]

Dear Friends: Please join the staff of The Blue and White and the Bwog for our meeting tonight at 9 p.m. in the basement of St. Paul’s Chapel. With our spring break respite behind us, we’re gathering together to continue working on article content and discussing illustrations! Layout is very soon, so come with plenty […]

Although the cold drizzle outside today may have led you to believe otherwise, spring is here, and nothing officially heralds the season better than the Morningside Heights restaurants (hmm, except maybe you, Mill Korean!). Oh, outdoor seating, how we’ve missed you:

Ladies and gents, it’s the final stretch. Spring Break has come and gone, and these last seven weeks feel like No Man’s Land. Besides spring allergies and frenzied summer plans, here are a few dates to look forward to (or dread) in these last handful of weeks. Housing March 29: Lottery numbers posted April 7-9, […]

Looks like Hooda (halal cart on 115th and Broadway) got its ride pimped! Check out their cart after a recent facelift:

In an email just sent out to students, Dean Dorothy Denburg and BC Chief Operating Officer Gregory Brown laid out Barnard’s meal plan for the 2010-2011 school year. Most importantly, all students living on the Quad will have to “partake [in] a new plan at a lower cost and with fewer meals than had been […]

The tarp is being peeled off the middle lawn! The grass looks green, lovely and artificial. Long time no see, pal.

One of the greatest perks of an Ivy League education is having all sorts of guest lecturers and talks hosted right on campus. Yet many of these great talks are not publicized enough. Enter Bucket List, a weekly feature that aggregates these events in a single location that will hopefully make you realize, like Bwog […]

Spring arrived! History professor Simon Schama weighs in. (BBC) There is now a five-minute grace period before NYC drivers get tickets for expired meters, making for a potentially interesting move-out day. (NYDaily) Don’t take up more than one seat on the subway… the NYPD is stepping up and you might just get a ticket for […]

Amnesty International leaders from around the world come will come to Riverside Church in New York City on April 19th to expose the truth about the human rights problem that leads to more than 500,000 deaths a year. Every minute one woman dies as a consequence of complications during birth or pregnancy. That’s approximately 500,000 […]

Brooks Parlor Free food! Take a study break while celebrating Women’s History Month! **the prior event submission didn’t have the time**

Broadway Room in Lerner Come celebrate Women’s History with great food, jazzy student-produced music, and a screening of the film “Seneca Falls,” about a life-changing journey with nine high school girls (and a lone ten-year-old boy) bound for the birthplace of women’s rights in America. Part teenage road trip, part stunning history lesson, the film […]

The Diana Black Box Theatre Ash Tai was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY to West-Indian immigrant parents. In her one-woman show, “As I Go Through”, which debuted at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in May 2009, Ash Tai recalls and performs her reality of being raised by a Jamaican father and Trinidadian mother. Much of […]