Today is the first Every Other Wednesday of the year, which means it’s time to check in with our friends at the CU Arts Initiative for a smattering of on- and off-campus events. Tickets sold for on-campus events this week: 313 Check out: First Friday: Cruising // 9/10 @ 10:30pm // Lerner Party Space // […]

Dorm name tags and floor themes are an unabashedly sweet (if often trite) manifestation of Res Life’s quest for community. Every now and then, though, a failure to communicate, or an RA phoning it in on the brainstorming process will produce a floor theme that gives us pause. Here are some of our tipsters’ favorite […]

So this popped up on our radar a few weeks ago from the questionably titled blog The Art of Manliness. Basically, it’s an article from a 1954 issue of the questionably titled True Magazine for Men which showcases this guy, Don, who is a senior at Columbia.  He is transformed from unfashionable preppy 1950s Ivy […]

Dear Bwog, I don’t mean to sound obnoxious, but people here aren’t as cultured as I expected. No one shares my music taste or gets my quirky brand of humor. It’s not that I’m so sophisticated or anything; there’s just some basic knowledge I assumed people had. I guess I just haven’t met people on […]

Unless you were born, like, literally yesterday you know what what’s going on. But first classes continue today and we have a feeling our wonderful faculty will continue to make wonderful remarks. So if you want to share something you hear, hit up tips@bwog.com or the comments and we’ll put it on teh internetz. Cool?

Jenny Slate, a CC alum, is apparently not being asked back to the SNL Cast. Analysts speculate the move may be related to her decision to drop the F-bomb in her debut performance. (NYT/HuffPo) Irrigation may help to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to an Earth Institute study. (Sify) The B-School takes 3rd […]

The Black Avengers policed the campus with a particular relish for cruel and unusual punishment.

The Bwog editors didn’t take the summer off! Here are the highlights from when you were reading People instead of Bwog these past few months. GS Valedictorian Brian Corman “borrowed” a joke from a comedian in his speech. The 2011 Class Council used an idea from V116 for a new freshman initiative. F@CU announced its […]

B-School party outside Schermerhorn! Empanadas, asparagus in filo, tons of alcohol, fancy waiters, lots of ambition. There are legitimate ropes and officious B-school employees telling you not to eat the food. So just walk around those officious employees and take the food.

The weirdest part: the “Social Experiment” is an official Res Life program. What’s all this, then? Leave your best guesses in the comments.

2011 update: Some things have changed. Check out the latest guide! Fresh-people, it’s the first day of school. If you haven’t switched from Cubmail to Gmail yet, something is terribly wrong. Being a Columbia student means dealing with e-mail. Craploads of it. You have an account through the school, but you’d do yourself a favor […]

Rolling out the red carpet for the first day of school!

Unless you’ve got to pick up your fresh, stamped coconut. Pretty long line at Ferris, too, but we’re hearing good things about the new swipe-y system.

Things are going to work a little different for on-campus dining this year. A round-up of the changes, straight from Housing & Dining, follows. Ferris Booth and JJ’s Place are now dining halls. This means they take meal swipes and operate in the same manner as John Jay Dining Hall did. But don’t worry, Ferris […]

Columbia University health economist says weight gain in pregnancy can predispose you to obesity, opens a whole new realm of “yo mama” jokes. Columbia’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse claims that 27 percent of public high and middle schools are just cesspools of gang activity and drug trafficking. In other news, street cred […]