There has been a lot of discussion over the issue of the academic calendar and exams on December 23rd. Today the Senate passed a resolution aimed at resolving some of the problems by allowing students to reschedule December 23rd exams. Dane Cook was Bwog’s man in the room. The Columbia University Senate convened this afternoon […]

Bwog’s rave-reviewed collaboration with the Culinary Club known as Cooking With Bwog 2.0 continues. On the menu this week: Avocado Crab Salad for the main course with Poached Pears for dessert. Avocado Crab Salad (Serves 4, Time: 30 minutes) Ingredients: Juice of 1 lime 4 tbsp. olive oil 2 tbsp. finely chopped jalepeno 3 tbsp. […]

The Columbia Queer Alliance is hosting their final First Friday event in Lerner Party Space tonight, on the last Friday of the month. It features a Drag Pageant with Columbia students and Saharah Davenport from 9 to 11, followed by a party until 2. So if you’ve ever wanted to see CQA’s board in drag […]

CAVA has historically had trouble securing funding for even its most basic needs.

There’s a bevy of free food available today if you know where to look. First, at 3:00 on Furnald Lawn, the Culinary Society is celebrating the end of the year with a fiesta. Get there quick for free tacos, beans, rice, aguas frescas, and tres leches cake. Then, from 6:30 to 7:30 in the West […]

The new Deputy Mayor is a Midwesterner, and a really swell guy. (NYO) NYPD told the parents of  Stony Brook student he died in a car crash, but he didn’t. (WCBS) A new newsstand is opening at 116th and Broadway, causing drama with the one that already exists across the street. (Spec) The Times’ Cityroom […]

For those that will be spending their weekend buried in textual evidence, this week’s guide is nothing more than a waste of space.  But, for those who have lost all hope, check out your outlet options.  And as always, visit insidenewyork.com for more. Postscrypt Artsfest 2010 Support your local undergrad artists by attending this year’s […]

In this installment of professor interviews we present Professor Frances Negrón-Muntaner —  filmmaker/writer/scholar/everything who teaches in the Department of English & Comp Lit and at the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race. Bwog’s Michael Adame sat down with her to talk cognitive channels of reggaeton, belt buckles and Ethiopian food in Morningside Heights. So you’re originally […]

Warning: V-Show producers checked in with Bwog to tell us that tons of people are buying tickets online and not picking them up. If that’s you, you should probably stop by the TIC to pick them up today, or else you will face huge lines before the show. Remember that lines are fairly long to get […]

The legendary Original Vendy Award Winning NY Dosa Cart from Washington Square Park (not to be confused with the Dosa Man between 115th and 116th) will be on college walk from 4:30pm to 8:00pm. You’ll be able to get an all-vegan dosa + 2 appetizers for $5. Yummeh.

For the past year, one of the major behind-the-scenes bureaucratic struggles has been the changing face of the Arts Initiative as it moves from the Office of the President to the School of the Arts. Here’s what Bwog’s been able to find out about what’s in and what’s out at the Arts Initiative: Not only […]

The Jester’s latest BUZZ-themed issue is out. Hunt for it around campus or read the online version here. Helpful corporate buzzwords for your real jobs and internships, and insight into the world of Googlebuzz. Page 9. Buzzcut protocol. Page 10. How to be a buzzkill. Page 14. She opens her petals…and he plunges his proboscis […]

US flags are being flown at half staff today to honor the funeral of Dorothy Height, a leader in civil rights and president of the National Council of Negro Women. Height was admitted to Barnard in 1929, but was turned away upon arrival because the school would only admit two black students per year, so […]

On Monday, we learned the identities of the academic top dogs in CC, and last night, Bwog caught up with this year’s valedictorian, Arianne Richard. How did you find out that you were valedictorian, and did you do anything special to celebrate? Dean [Michael] Pippenger emailed me about two weeks ago with the news of […]

Citigroup’s CEO Vikram Pundit, who has  been causing quite the commotion lately, spoke to a surprisingly positive audience in Low last night as part of Columbia’s World Leader’s Forum lecture series. Principles of Economics Bureau Chief David Hu gives us the report from on high. No, it’s not SIPA graduation, but Vikram Pandit, CEO of Citigroup and 4-time Columbia […]