In this latest edition of Bwog’s recurring feature highlighting students’ hidden talents, Alliance of Magicians Bureau Chief Mark Hay sat down with a performer that would rather not be labeled a magician. Throughout our little chat I keep trying to label BK (a stage name), CC ’13, a magician, but every time I offer up […]

Lerner Hall Party Space **PISSED JEANS ****YELLOW TEARS ********OLD MEN Doors at 8:00/Music at 9:00 $5 / $3 with CUID All Ages, Open to the public

La Maison Francaise The French-American Alliance will receive French soccer player Youri Djorkaeff on Wed Dec 2nd from 7pm to 8.30pm at la Maison Francaise. The talk will be very informal, with Q&A from the audience. Food and drinks will be served. RSVP is advised but not required: jrs2171@columbia.edu About Youri Djorkaeff: Renowned French soccer player Youri […]

James-Room, Barnard Hall, 4th floor Discuss the Science Requirement! Like it? Love it? Gotta have it? Or, just hate it? *Last chance to win preview tour of the Diana* The Student Government Association (SGA) is planning for a town hall on the science requirement in the Nine Ways of Knowing. We’re excited to finally move […]

Potluck House (606 W 114th St.) Postcrypt Art Gallery and Potluck House present representations of your challenges: artwork that physically encroaches on the space of the viewer, or deals with barriers in a more emotional sense. This one-night, interactive exhibition will be hosted by Potluck House (606 W 114th St.). Refreshments will be provided by […]

While many Columbians spent last week reuniting with their families back home, the basketball, wrestling, and swimming teams also met with others from around the country, with mixed results. Coming off a win over Longwood, the Men’s Basketball team won again last Tuesday over Bucknell in a 73-59 victory that wasn’t secure until the last […]

Pre-finals blues got you down? Thanks to World AIDS Week, there’s free cookies and ribbons on the ramps as well as information on HIV/AIDS testing. Plus, Bwog’s Berlin Correspondent Julia Diao reports there’s a ton of free German Department related stuff on Hamilton 3. Release the floodgates!

As the campus returns back to life, so does Bwog. Here are some things that you may have missed during your weekend in far away lands: New York State’s economy is in $3.2 billion worth of trouble, and Governor Paterson is taking $1.6 billion in emergency measures. (1010WINS) Twitter got more street cred as gangs […]

Last week outside the new 67th St. Apple Store: Photo by AM

Bwog “Look Both Ways” Bureau Chief Jon Hill notes that the traffic signal outside Pinnacle has a new message these days.

Recycling at Columbia is complicated. Each campus has different rules that often differ from municipal laws or our hometown laws. Bwog spoke with Cathy Resler from the office of Environmental Stewardship to find out more. Simply put, Barnard College recycles everything. Columbia’s Morningside campus, however, follows city laws. The flowcharts often posted near recycling centers […]

Mark Hay woke up from his food coma to bring you this week’s movie picks. On Thursday the bulk of the nation was out cold in a tryptophan-induced coma, dreaming the troubled dreams of the turkey. For Columbians, especially, these next few days – too short for real work, too long for real stress – […]

It’s one of the more wonderful times of the year: family, food, football, and enough helium to make the entire Upper West Side sound like the aliens from Toy Story.  That’s right, folks–keeping with 83 glorious years of Thanksgiving tradition, the annual Macy’s parade took the city by storm yesterday morning, and brave photographer Chris Jordan was there to document […]

Lerner C555 Rediscover your inner child and learn about others’ cultural experiences, while enjoying many delicious desserts and warm beverages from around the world, for just $4! Don’t miss this chance to learn about Japanese (and other cultural) fairytales/children’s stories at this fairytale-themed international desserts showcase! Get in touch with your inner child before you […]

Satow Room, 5th floor Lerner Join GlobeMed for a discussion with Dr. Roy Cohen, medical director of substance abuse at Einstein College of Medicine, on his career-long work treating HIV/AIDS and substance abuse in the Bronx–from the birth of the crisis in the 80s to today. Dr. Cohen will discuss his work in social medicine, […]