After a devastating fire left Morningside Heights brunch enthusiasts sans Eggs Benedict from the Gods for 6 long months, Bwog was extremely concerned about a tip received from disconcerted patron Laura Gabriele while dining at Community Food and Juice last night. Ms. Gabriele’s server informed her that there was a possibility that some sort of […]

The long-awaited Maoz on Broadway still causes a stir, along with a mention of NOM^3. (NYMag) People still can’t figure out how to make those pesky MetroCards work. (WSJ) The MTA budget is still being cut. (NYT) New Yorkers still have no compassion for people dying on the streets. (BBC) And we still cannot get […]

The 2010 valedictorian is Seth Davidovits from the Applied Physics department and the salutatorian is Rodney Chang, a mechanical engineer. Congratulations!

As we gathered from the Bacchanal fun facts roundup, the girls wearing diapers and bras on stage with Of Montreal were all Columbia students. We just had to know more, so we asked two of the dancers, Sari [wants to get a job, no last name] SEAS ’10, Ruthie King, CC’11, and Brooke Barrios, CC […]

Be sure to join the Urban Research Workshop tonight for a screening of Dislocation, a documentary by Freakonomics contributor Sudhir Venkatesh; the film will be followed by talks given by Venkatesh and other prominent figures in public housing. The screening features free pizza and starts at 5:30 pm in Broadway Room in Lerner. Image via […]

Congratulations to the both of you! Valedictorian: Arianne Richard, Biological Sciences Biochemisty Salutatorian: Jeffrey Spear, Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology Stay tuned for updates!

A tipster sent in this photo, informing us of a stair-climing competition taking place in Harmony. Man, Harmony residents just must love walking… Photo by Benjamin Fogarty

The Spring 2010 issue of The Gadfly is soon out in print and now available online. We hit the highlights: On protest, or Columbia’s recent lack thereof. (p. 4) On religion and science. (p. 7) On philosophy and art. (p. 11) On whatever Finnegans Wake is about. (p. 20) On love. (p. 24) On parents. […]

As a sign that graduation is approaching, the unleashing of the bleachers reminds us all to shed a tear for departing seniors and for everyone else who just realized exams are in two weeks. Photo by AB

One of the greatest perks of an Ivy League education is having all sorts of guest lecturers and talks hosted right on campus. Yet many of these great talks are not publicized enough. Enter Bucket List, a weekly feature that aggregates these events in a single location that will hopefully make you realize, like Bwog […]

New York City workers (hey, that’s some of us after graduation!) earn more here than they would in other cities … at least while they’re still young. (NYT) New York Senator Chuck Schumer doesn’t like Facebook’s privacy policies. (NBCNY) New York City may see its first Walmart in Brooklyn. (NYDaily) New York City Mayor Michael […]

The show must go on! The gloomy weather may have forced the event from its original location at Lehman Lawn, but today’s WBAR-B-Q was not to be canceled. Here are some photos from the über-mellow, free food-filled hipstery musical experience in Barnard’s LeFrak Gymnasium. Photos by Abigail Feinberg

After that series of sexy posters, it was unclear whether the 2010 Tamasha South Asian Cultural Showcase could live up to the hype. But live up to the hype it did, with freshman and senior numbers from four of Columbia’s South Asian dance groups (Raas, CUBhangra, Dhoom, and Taal) and an engaging (albeit heckle-inducing) comedy show […]

Bwog worries about and commends a scuba enthusiast who wanders Morningside without two prized items. Photo by SCS

In case you weren’t able to make this morning’s Hindu festivities, Bwog’s got your back. Here are some photographs of the multicolored madness that went down at Holi 2010. Photos by Anna Cooperberg