The push for gender neutral housing made some progress this school year, but those in favor of it say there obviously needs more to be done. To bring attention to this issue once more, Everyone Allied Against Homophobia today officially presented a petition, signed by over 900 Columbia students and endorsed by 20 campus organizations, […]

It’s near the end of the semester, and the only thing that’s on your mind is laying on the lawns running from the rain. But don’t forget that there are things that need your input! Cough. Courseworks evaluations have been out for a while now, and many of them are due towards the end of […]

As part of their SEAS the Day! celebrations, ESC is giving away free burgers and T-Shirts in Lerner Piano Lounge today from 12 pm – 2 pm (the location was moved due to rain). Carpe them while they last! Update: CPU is also giving away free HamDel sandwiches on Lerner Ramps from 12 pm – […]

Meet Kyle Smith, your new head coach for the men’s basketball team. (Spec) Meet Nick Tsoulos, who will soon be opening Mel’s Burger Bar in mid-June or early July. (nycfoodguy.com) Meeting new people is better with social networks… or not. (Gothamist) Midtown meets London, as the NYPD plans on installing a new security network. (NYT) […]

Tomorrow is the last day of class and therefore probably the first day on which you’ll actually be paying attention in class, and Bwog would, again, be most appreciative if you could keep your ears peeled for anything funny, sappy, or just plain bizarre that comes out of your professors’ mouths. You can send in […]

"It just seems kind of arbitrary the way everything has happened."

Due to popular demand for more badgering of Columbia employees and local businesses, your dedicated correspondent Sarah Camiscoli finagled her way through the breakfast line to ask Eduardo, the soft-spoken and loyal Nussbaum & Wu employee of nine years, what he has to say about the Columbia clientele. What is the general consensus here about […]

Studying makes you tired—and hungry! Come to the Lerner Piano Lounge from 5 to 7 and distract yourself from scary thoughts of impending finals by gazing at/consuming an array of tasty treats. (Bwog study hint: opt for chocolate ice cream with your nutella and coffee for a huge caffeine spike later.) Update, 5:45: Approximately 1 […]

The winding path to “real hope for a stable, peaceful Somalia.” Government-spearheaded womens’ leadership initiatives in theory vs. practice. Elections, the EU, and the English economy in post-Blair Britain. How the modern family fits into modern television. Racy political fan fiction.

Our esteemed Editor-in-Chief of The Blue & White tells us that the sprinklers are spouting water on River 2 and the rooms on the first floor are threatened by the amount of water building up. Residents coming out of the building say they smell gas but no one has been able to confirm the source […]

These Columbians took a break from some exhausting city biking to grab a bite to eat at John Jay. Photo by DH

It’s a perfect day for a springtime picnic! For some slices from Famiglia, sandwiches and wraps from Westside, iced tea, lemonade, and other miscellaneous yummy snacks, all on CC 2011’s dime, head over to the Wien Courtyard from noon to 3. Rumor has it that there will also be outdoor games. (Relay races? Water balloon […]

Dozens of glass displays have been vandalized at New York’s most famous arts high school. (NY Post) Hundreds of theatergoers, shoppers, and tourists were forced to evacuate Times Square last night after police discovered an “improvised” car bomb. (NYT) Thousands of desperate New Yorkers lined up for a shot at a hotel job Saturday. (Gothamist) […]

This horrific coffee spill also caused the frying of at least one Macbook. Seriously. Photo by BPD

Between 1980 and now, the percentage of all university classes taught by tenured professors has dropped from 75 percent to less than 25 percent.