Numerous people have been reporting that the Housing registration application that went live today seems to be broken. Students have been experiencing various technical errors, such as not being able to log in (“Either your session has timed out or you are not currently logged in”) or not being able to submit the actual application […]

Dear Friends: Please join the staff of The Blue and White and the Bwog for our meeting tonight in the basement of St. Paul’s Chapel. What time, you ask? Certainly not 9:30 p.m.—you’d be late by then! That’s because we’re moving our meeting time back half an hour to 9:00 p.m. so we can get […]

Be sure to join GlobeMed at 7:15 pm tonight in 313 Fayerweather, where you’ll find Dr. Maya Sabatello and a discussion on how human rights laws can help global health equity. Oh, and best of all, free Thai food.

Satow Room Bureau Chief James Downie brings you the latest from CCSC: The Freedom to Light Up: The only voting matter before the council last night was a smoking ban resolution declaring CCSC’s opposition to a campus-wide ban. The resolution, from 2011 VP Sean Udell, 2012 Class Rep Kenny Durrell and University Senator Tim Lam, […]

One day, in a fit of rage, John McCain sarcastically asked how many times a person can graduate from Columbia. Mr. McCain may have had a point. Bwog stopped and asked: Wait, how many times can someone graduate? Matriculation Guru Derek Huang tries to answer this question by documenting one hypothetical student’s quest to earn […]

Tha Heights is the Cinema Capital of the Universe. First Law and Order, then Gossip Girl, now Law and Order again! Mystery, intrigue, crime and punishment: Law and Order Criminal Intent is filming at UTS today.

Today marks the 200th birthday of Frédéric Chopin, but you already knew that from Music Hum, didn’t you? To celebrate, there will be three hours of straight Chopin music in Lerner Piano Lounge from 3 pm to 6 pm as well as free cookies and more.

Little darling, the snow is melting, lalala, dododo. February is over, the sun is shining, and it’s March 1: Day 1 of Israeli Apartheid Week 2010! Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine have constructed an Israeli Apartheid Wall on Low Plaza. SJP members are assembled around the wall handing out literature and answering questions. The […]

For the ones amongst us that are not inclined to live and learn at the same time, the most socially stressful and awkward process of the year officially begins today: the Room Selection process. Housing just sent out an email alerting students that Room Selection Registration starts today at 5 pm and continues until March […]

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 new weekly feature that aggregates these events in a single location that will hopefully make you realize, like […]

Guidance counselors for electronic individual learning plans. (NYT) The “lazy” and “detached” Governor Paterson. (NYP) Obama’s smoking habits. Or not. (NYDaily) JFK’s main runway, at least for four months. Columbia Spectator online, in favor of a site based around their new (fun and trendy!) blog, Spectrum.

BruceWillisFan#1@aol.com [Sam Schube] alerts us that six sanitation trucks are lined up on Broadway and 113th–EXACTLY of like that scene in Die Hard with a Vengeance when $140 billion of gold is carted away in dump trucks. A word to the wise: keep an eye on your bricks, friends.

Bwog took a break this week from photographing eclectic students-about-campus to discuss fashion with the CU fashion experts: the editorial staff of Columbia’s new fashion magazine, Hoot Mag, and its associated blog. Noel Duan, CC ’13, Low Steps Where are you from? San Jose, California. What are some style points? I’m the co-editor-in-chief of Hoot Magazine, […]

It is now the Year of the Tiger, which means that it’s time for social upheaval and erratic changes. Last night was also time for the Chinese Students Club’s annual Lunar Gala. Cecilia Chen, CC ’12, shares her experience of the festive evening. This year’s Lunar Gala featured an art show and a fashion show, though perhaps the highlight of the […]

Every year, STA hosts the World Traveler Internship, a program in which one male and one female student, handpicked from a pool of thousands, embark on an epic trip around the world and blog about it. The itinerary allows for a visit to every continent except Antarctica and places special emphasis on adventure, sightseeing, and […]