Federal Officials want to wiretap teh interntz. Columbia computer science prof, Steven Bellovin calls this “a disaster waiting to happen.” As if Google isn’t invading our privacy enough already…. (NYtimes). Business Week (yep, Business Week is on Bwog) addressed the plight of the Hellevator with cartoons (Business Week). According to New York Magazine’s Gangs of […]

If you need to print out that half-assed response paper, go to Butler or Kent. Photo from Wikimedia Commons

Mr. Vagelos and his wife, Diana Vagelos, of Barnard Diana Center fame, gave a whopping $50 million to fund a New Medical and Graduate Education Building. This is the largest gift the Med Center has ever received in a fundraising campaign. This isn’t the grad school center we wrote about last week, as it’s specifically […]

“Quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi.” What’s allowed to Jupiter, isn’t allowed to cattle. With this little Latin line, the recently elected Croatian President Ivo Josipović began his first speech before a Columbia audience — an address given the ominous title of “Transitional Justice — Croatian and International Responses to War Crimes.” Bwog’s Roko Rumora, […]

Unscramble the answers to the following crossword clues to find common Columbia phrases, people, and places. If you want to procrastinate more, read the rest of the September issue of The Blue and White on Bwog. A. Llooks llike a camel: _ _ _ _ _ Most popular salad dressing in the U.S.: _ _ […]

This week, it rains. It also might be sunny, but Accuweather has been changing its mind a lot. We can say this, at the very least: don’t expect snow. Bwog thanks Kim Lessing from the bottom of our hearts for her beautiful camera. Zak Dychtwald is a supreme editor and cameraman. Pat Blute is very […]

Black Chanel makeup bag. Inside, different eyeliners, blush, concealer, colorful makeup palette. Lost inside the Lerner Cinema.

Dear Sir or Madam: Your presence is requested at this evening’s Bwog staff meeting. All are welcome, and whether a newcomer or an old-timer, you ought to make it your business to attend. We will convene in the SGO on the fifth floor of Lerner Hall at 7 PM. Refreshments will be served, free of […]

Undercover police have made an arrest on Broadway outside Lerner. More details to come! Update: Bwog asked a police officer on the scene for information about the incident, but was told that no details of the arrest could be released. Public Safety also tells us that it has not received any news on the situation. […]

A tipster informs us that this burnt cup of noodles was the cause of the early morning fire alarm in John Jay. The moral of the story? Be careful, kids. Bwog loves you and just doesn’t want anything bad to happen to you. Photo by Mahima Chablani

You may have noticed those snazzy new lava-lamp-shaped bottles in Butler or 212 and wondered to yourself, “WTF?!” David Hu has your answer, and in a selfless quest to keep you informed he drank one of those miracles of chemical engineering. Undoubtedly, the first thing that strikes you about Neurogasm is the bottle. Its long, […]

Dane Cook was on hand to hear Abdullah Gül, the President of the Republic of Turkey, address the World Leaders Forum as the last speaker in the week-long series. Though Gül expressed sentiments of optimism and cooperation for the future, students pressed him on steps Turkey has recently made in the international scene. While introducing […]

Lots of adults wearing Columbia blue, a few Public Safety officers, a bouncy castle and dead grass are all assembled on South Lawn, ostensibly to welcome kids to the Kiddie Carnival advertised outside Lerner. But there are no kids. Stay tuned! Update, 2:20: The carnival has begun! Peter Sterne reports that Elmo and Blue, of […]

Hillel’s Israeli Cultural Society and your senior class councils (GSSC, CCSC, ESC, and LCSC, respectively) invite you to a seniors only Israeli wine tasting today from 3-5 PM on the 3rd floor terrace of the Kraft Center. There will be cheese, crackers, and chips and dips along with water and soft drinks for anyone who wants […]

White MacBook charger in Ferris Booth, on the tables outside facing the quad. It’s kind of dirty but works.