Columbia professors get elected to things (Senate.gov) Columbia’s core is the magic of video games (NYT) Columbia’s architecture is blogworthy for Bloomberg (Bloomberg) Columbia knows about the best diets (CNN) Now that Obama’s popularity is declining, it turns out he never attended Columbia? (TransWorldNews)

As of 8:52 this morning, Bwog regrets to inform you that Columbia is still open. At 6:17 this morning an e-mail went out saying that everything would be open on its regular schedule. Don’t give up hope though, if conditions worsen, school could close. Keep checking Bwog and call 212-854-1754 for regular updates. However, that […]

We’ve heard reports from College Walk down Broadway that a flock of women wearing sailor hats (DG! DEEE GEEEE!) has been marching down towards 113th and screaming. Some gals are screaming “AMAZING ALISON!” and “MAGNIFICENT MAY!” Oh! It’s Delta Gamma rush time.  Enjoy.

It says here that we’re in for a boatload of snow tomorrow–anywhere from 8-12 inches. JTS and Teachers College will be closed tomorrow, but you can chalk that up to their high percentage of commuting students and faculty. As of now, open on its regular schedule tomorrow, and things will have to get downright biblical […]

What happens to a dream deferred? Mark Hay, Bwog’s Oneirologist-in-Residence, will attempt to use his meager talents to convey the jaw-dropping revelations and gut-busting humor of the evening’s lecture, “Brain Neuromechanisms of Dreams.” We begin, as all dreams must, with Sigmund Freud, the first man to create a “science” of dreams, although as Solms notes, “his […]

Here we go again: the Spectator is currently planning an overhaul of their website (for those curious, it’ll be the third such overhaul in four years). An email to Spec staff reveals that the new homepage will squash all of their current Splogs (check out our coverage here) into one giant mega-Splog to supplement the […]

RoomHop is back, this time with a DIY/modern art/bricolage special from Watt, courtesy of Carolyn Ruvkun. If your room needs Hopping, contact us at tips@bwog.net with a picture. “I imagine my room to be a giant junkyard, but not so dirty,” says Patrick Han of the Watt double he shares with Shao-Wen Ang. The “garbage […]

Our four-legged friends took a field trip to Central Park yesterday, and wound up all over the internet. (Urban Hawks) The Royal Shakespeare Company will ply the bard’s trade during a month-long residency at Lincoln Center in the summer of 2011. (NYT) The MTA figured out that the F train was slow, so, naturally, it […]

Evidence: (1) There was actually a giant Earth on Low Plaza today, brought to you by Global Brigades, which will be holding information sessions with free food tonight in Earl Hall at 7:30pm and 9:00pm. (2) Gossip Girl is set up at on Claremont Ave. near 120th St., perhaps poised to shoot on campus. (3) […]

Found on Craigslist between “Skiing near Columbia and want to get plowed” and “Hot hole for dick”: Cook Poo Please Come Back! – m4w – 30 (Harlem / Morningside) Your seat has been so empty since you left. Oh, how I miss you so. Baby come back, any kind of fool could see There was […]

Anyone who has ever been late for a class knows that running up the uneven Steps of Low is basically impossible, even for the athletically inclined among us (i.e., not the Bwog staff). Many Columbians and pedestrians alike have puzzled over why the Steps’ spacing is so adverse towards mobility. Bwog’s Megan McGregor reports with […]

There was no ribbon-cutting and you won’t get any berets, but the Diana Center Café officially opens today, and people are trying their best not to accidentally make double entendres. The new cafeteria features a macaroni and cheese bar, a handful of different paninis, and a salad bar. It’s open from 11:30 to 3; students […]

Valentine’s Day is this Sunday, and we’re bringing back Bwog Personals just in time. For those of you who have friends that are less fortunate than others (or in some eyes, “luckier”) and are dreading a day of loneliness, don’t worry. We’ve got ’em covered. Bwog Personals allows eligible bachelors and bachelorettes a chance to […]

Coyotes were spotted on campus yesterday; local news channel seemed amused that we seem amused about it. (WABC-TV) Mayor Bloomberg receives over 8,000 letters a month, and every one gets a response. (NYPost) The G Train has talented conductors. (Gothamist) Your favorite economics professor Sunil Gulati was re-elected yesterday as the U.S. Soccer Federation president. […]

Lerner 569 Contact email: asa@columbia.edu Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/asa/ Come out and show your support for Haiti by participating in the African Students Association’s FIFA Xbox Video Game Tournament! Enjoy an intense and competitive FIFA tournament while providing food, water and shelter for the hundreds of thousands displaced by the earthquake. For only $4, you will have the opportunity […]