Sean Zimmermann reports from last night’s ESC meeting. Sustainability Representative Will Cybriwsky explained that unused alcohol from Casino Night, including unopened bottles, had to be poured down the drain because the university’s alcohol license does not allow the university to keep unused alcohol after an event. The council is investigating how new policies could be […]

Though your peers’ talk of travel plans and turkey dinners may have you in a homesick slump, there are ways for you to get your fill of Thanksgiving goodness without even going south of 110th Street. In Lerner’s Broadway Room from 6 to 7:30 pm this evening, Bhakti Club and Columbia Students for Animal Protection […]

For the second day in a row, famed NYC food trucks will continue their occupation of College Walk, courtesy of Columbia Cheatsheet and Bacchanal. Today’s on-the-go menu will feature drool-worthy offerings from the GO Burger Truck and the Treats Truck (we hear their Mexican chocolate is pretty delicious). They’ll be stationed there from 12 to 4 pm, so scurry on over […]

UC Davis chancellor “feels horrible” about the pepper-spray incident. (LA Times) Where the 51% at in the OWS movement? (Atlantic) We want you to have good sex. (NYT) HuffPo Canada’s managing editor experiments with a vodka-soaked tampon…and then writes about it. (HuffPo) Three American students have been arrested for having participated in the recent demonstrations in […]

Thanksgiving approaches, and many of us find ourselves daydreaming of bottomless meals and endless hours of couch-sitting. However, some of your classmates associate the word “break” with more than West Wing reruns. In our new Give Me a Break feature, we’ll tell you about some of the colorful and inspirational adventures that your fellow Columbians […]

So why don’t you join us? We know you’re all blowing off class/work this week because of Thanksgiving Break anyway, so spend some of your newfound spare time (specifically that between 9-10 pm) in the crypt of St. Paul’s Chapel with convivial company, delightful discussion, and the tastiest of treats. We’ll be talking new pitches for […]

Lost in 963 Schermerhorn after Kathy Eden’s Renaissance in Europe class (11/16/11). The label should say Land’s End Canvas and I’m super-attached to it. Reward! Please email me at amc2270@columbia.edu for the deets.

Tonight at 6:30 pm, Dr. Beryl Koblin of the New York Blood Center and Mailman School of Public Health will be presiding over a dinner and discussion titled “An HIV Vaccine: How Close Are We?” in the Schiff Room of Earl Hall. The event is presented by the Columbia Student Global AIDS Campaign, and pizza […]

Congratulations to Alex Frouman, who will head to the United Kingdom next year on a Marshall Scholarship. We googled him so you didn’t have to: Frouman is a math major, an RA, a Senator on the USenate and a member of the Student Affairs Committee and Executive Committee. Kudos, Alex!

Four (or more) years of Columbia tuition certainly isn’t cheap, and you’re not alone if you find yourself occasionally wondering if your time here is really worth it. “What’s the use?” you ask. “I’ll just graduate, pester my friends/family/craigslist until one of them hooks me up with a job, and my diploma will simply hang […]

What’s with all the guns these days? C’mon criminals. What is this, the 80’s? Below is the security alert released by Dean Terry Martinez. Bwog will update as we learn more. The New York City Police Department has notified us that on November 19, 2011 at about 2:05 a.m., two students were the victim of a robbery on […]

Bleary-eyed and ready to start ranting to the nice ladies in Butler Cafe, you enter the library at the crack of dawn (okay, 10 am) to start work on that project you really, really didn’t mean to procrastinate on. But wait—what’s that smell? Is it possible that someone got here even earlier than YOU, and […]

In a tasty collaboration between Bacchanal and the new city guide Cheatsheet, four of New York’s most scrumptious food trucks will be parked on College Walk today and tomorrow. Zigzag your way to the center of campus between 12 and 4 pm to find Rickshaw Dumplings and Mexicue ready and waiting to help power you […]

Black plastic folder with inner side pockets containing organic chemistry notes and prior exams with my name on it (initials A.S.). I think I left in either in 309 Havemeyer or the Math Library. Lost on 11/17 @ approx. 1PM. LARGE CASH REWARD and infinite gratitude. Please contact abs6@columbia.edu.

Bucket List represents the unbelievable intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. Thursday is a university holiday, so there are very few lectures scheduled this week. Our recommendations for are below and the full list is after […]