"The class was so ineffectively done that I felt cheated out of the class I was supposed to have taken--the class in the course description."

You know the drill: the semester’s ending, strange things are coming up on our lawns, and your teachers are saying even stranger things. We asked for your professors’ closing remarks, and here are a collection of the most outstanding: Sam Moyn, Historical Origins of Human Rights “Well, it’s been a sheer delight. Have nice lives.” […]

Michael Molina, CC Claim to fame: I’ve been involved with various theater organizations, Fruit Paunch, play banjo and guitar in The Kitchen Cabinet, and was the Bwog commenter known as “anti-rjt.” Where are you going? Living in Nolita where I will be writing my robot screenplay and looking for a job in the entertainment industry. […]

Professor Hamid Dabashi is hosting a review session about Hegel for CC sophomores and anyone else interested in chatting with CC sophomores about Hegel today, from 2-3:30, in Hamilton (room unannounced, look for signs in the lobby). The Facebook event’s wall doth runneth over with other semi-rhyming philosopher/food combinations. Bwog likes “Machiavelli and vermicelli”; “Oreos […]

A happy Cinco de Mayo to you and yours! We hear the Reference Room is craazy right now. Floridita isn’t giving up without a fight. (City Room) Bloomberg goes to Washington: the city needs more homeland security funds. (NY Post) Last night at Christie’s Picasso’s “Nude, Green Leaves, And A Bust” became the most expensive […]

Took you long enough, Book Culture on Broadway!

Does anyone else feel that way?! Go to these study spots with extended hours and compare how many finals you have with the person sitting next to you as the sun rises. As always, Lerner is open 24 hours during reading week and exams.  Mudd is open for everyone with swipe access: SEAS students or […]

The Blue and White investigates everything you left at the bar last weekend. “It’s just like an Ivy League Eugene O’Neill play,” says Tim Monaghan of the trails of lost luxuries left behind weekly by Columbia students. While bartending 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday to Thursday, Monaghan witnesses students leave behind everything from keys […]

Name, school: Katie, BC Claim to Fame: Student Government Association President. You also loved my Midnight Breakfasts. Where are you going? Law school eventually. A reproductive rights advocate later. Barnard historian last. Three things you learned at Columbia: A sense of community isn’t created by a new building or policy. It happens when you’re sitting […]

A meeting of minds at Campo.  Who’s to say they too weren’t drunk and screaming? The owner of the Times Square SUV was arrested while trying to flee to Dubai. Summit Security employees get wage and benefit increases in a new contract. The MTA and Port Authority have been paying huge amounts of overtime. We’ve […]

Today is the last day of classes, finals are coming up very soon, and you know what this means: the time you have to enjoy the luxury of food will be dwindling due to studying. In these trying times, while most may turn to simple choices such as instant noodles or macaroni and cheese, we […]

The class councils of 2013 are holding an event tonight for freshmen (enjoy that status while it still lasts!) in Lerner Cinema where they will have 400 White Castle burgers, pizza, and other food for free. The event starts at 8 pm, and they will be handing out LitHum study guides to the first 50 […]

You might not know the following figures–but you should [Ed note: well, you all know this one.] In Campus Characters, The Blue and White introduces you to a handful of Columbians who are up to interesting and extraordinary things and whose stories beg to be shared.  If you’d like to suggest a Campus Character, send […]

Guy to girl, in conversation: “Ok good. Because nothing happened…” [Pause] “But we did use a condom.” Image via Flickr/victoriapeckham

A new issue of The Current is available online, and we hit the highlights: Manhattanville. Way too modern. Domestic violence in Israel. Reading, books. Factory farming.