This week is OccupyCU’s Student Week of Action. Read on for Bwog resident #Occupier Jed Bush’s report on Day Three’s speak out and Day Four’s rally and march to Union Square, the latest in our ongoing coverage of this week’s events. Thursday: Today, OccupyCU participated in a student strike in solidarity with the OWS Day of Action, whose aims […]

For those mystified by Low’s new, blue lighting and accompanying bagpipe soundtrack, the effects are there in honor of tonight’s Alexander Hamilton Dinner. During the dinner the Columbia College Alumni Association awards the Alexander Hamilton Medal to “a member of the Columbia community for distinguished service to Columbia College and accomplishment in any field of endeavor.” This year, the […]

Update: Per members of the organizing committee, the price will be reduced to $2 from 10:30-11:45 because “if no one drinks the alcohol it has to be poured down drains.” Hop to it, folks! Gamble the night away, eat free food, enjoy free drinks (if you’re 21+), let the chill, late-autumn air ruffle your date’s […]

In the latest installment of  OfficeHop, meet Computer Science Professor and onetime McDonald’s model Stephen Edwards. Daily Editor Brian Wagner ventured into the depths of the CSB to tour what might just be the coolest office on campus. As Edwards puts it, “Space is one of the most precious resources at Columbia.”  If you closed your […]

“Is it just me, or was this, like, the worst week ever?” You may ask yourself this question every week, but that doesn’t mean you haven’t earned your Thursday night cocktail. In this edition of Drinking with Bwog, learn to celebrate the season with the Kentucky Fried Turkey. CBA bartender and Thanksgiving enthusiast Lauren Alpert […]

As Spec, Deadspin, ESPN, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post have recently reported, the Columbia University Marching Band has been banned from performing during the football team’s final game of the season against Brown on Saturday. Last Saturday at Cornell, football coaches overheard the band performing an alternate version of the fight […]

Actually things aren’t nearly that apocalyptic. Today marks the Pass/D/Fail deadline for CC, Barnard and GS. Cut yourself some slack, friends. Pass/D/ Fail is a glorious invention that melts away the burden of grades with a simple form. Plus, at the end of the semester, P/D/Fers can see the grade they would have gotten and […]

Occupy CU has just departed from campus to march downtown and join the student strike. The pack of students has been joined by striking employees from Verizon and students from CSUNY Albany. According to one of the organizers: “We have the sidewalk outside gates, NYPD is here. CWA marchers have joined us in a large […]

Those strolling across College Walk a moment a go saw a glimmer of Winter’s glow. Facilities is testing the lights in preparation for the annual tree lighting ceremony. Daylight hours may be waning, but at least we’re getting prepared to fight the night. Students assembling for the 2 pm OWS march to Union Square are […]

In case you’ve not enticed by the mystical vibes of the Reishi, this week’s Greenmarket offers plenty of supplies to preemptively celebrate the holiday season. Enjoy this week’s highlights: Samascott Orchard will be selling chestnuts this week (roasting by the open fire must be done at home). Bring in eggnog season with local, fresh ‘nog from Ronnybrook […]

To celebrate of today’s student strike in support of Occupy Wall Street and the two month anniversary of the movement, students will be gathering on college walk at 11:30 am to rally and merry-make before the 2 pm march to Union Square for the city-wide student rally. The Facebook event page promises food, music, radical literature, thought […]

Seniors, if you plan on graduating in May you need to apply for the degree now. The Division of Student Affairs is currently facilitating and celebrating this bureaucratic rite of passage with free food in Roon Arledge Auditorium from 10 am to 2 pm. Drop by, put your uni on some dotted lines, and eat a […]

To celebrate the two month anniversary of OWS, protestors pledged to shut down the NYSE. While so far unsuccessful, police and protestors are already clashing outside the Exchange doors. (Gothamist, NYTimes) Protest is sure to be especially charged today, after a New York State Supreme Court justice ruled that those from OWS do not “have a First […]

The reaction to this most recent Powersuite feature has prompted an unprecedented intervention from the editorial staff of Bwog. We’d like to start with an apology. We did not intend to portray members of our community in a way that would encourage the kind of discussion that took place on that post. In providing a […]

Taken mistakenly from Butler Library 303 on Tues 11/15 from someone at the table.  It’s packed with notes from an International Intervention class and may have my name on it.  Please email Denisha Bacchus ASAP at dsb2137@columbia.edu; I really need those notes for my paper.