The Bridge, New Yorker Editor David Remnick‘s much-anticipated, 672-page biography on our favorite reluctant alum, Barack Obama, hit stores today. Bwog chatted with Remnick this afternoon about Obama’s years in Morningside. His takeaway: “I think his Columbia years were decisive. In fact, he says so himself at one point: it is the place where he […]

Tonight from 9 to 11, CCSC is hosting a meet and greet for the Spring Elections. There will be the opportunity to meet candidates from all parties, free gifts (pens? chap stick? who knows!), and of course, free foods, including pizza, soda and desserts. Voters can also submit questions they would liked to see addressed […]

By now, she’s more a symbol of BC than DSpar herself…or the Vag, for that matter. Barnard, meet your new Chair of the Board, Jolyne Caruso-FitzGerald (phew!), BC’81. Email from DSpar follows: Dear Members of the Barnard Community, This afternoon the Barnard College Board of Trustees elected Jolyne Caruso-FitzGerald ’81 as the incoming Chair of […]

Last night’s SGA meeting focused on funding for BC Greek life. At present, SGA does not fund groups that require dues, as per their constitution. Student Activities Fees given by the SGA can only go to events that serve the broader communities; the possibility of a Greek public list serve was discussed, which would make […]

The soothing sound of gently tumbling water washed over sunbathers on Low Steps today as the fountains were turned on, managing to mostly cover up the Lit Hum classes stationed in rings on various patches of nearby grass, obnoxiously discussing Dostoyevsky. Meanwhile LLC residents were presented with brand new grass, unrolled in mats and liberally watered […]

Two members of a massive high school tour group check out John Jay Dining Hall: CU Hopeful 1: “No trays.” CU Hopeful 2: “What the hell?!” Class of 2016…you think you know, but you have no idea.

Sean Zimmermann reports on the continuing Senate saga. Benjamin Brickner, from the Senate Elections committee, came to speak to the ESC about EGSC’s petition to the Senate to split the two SEAS senates seats allocated to SEAS. Brickner explained the Senate’s request for a referendum: “our intention is not to take over [dedications that would […]

Hurry now to Lerner for the remains of Live at Lerner’s Tuesday offering of lentil salad and hot dogs! There’s also a DJ and some student artwork.

Yet another delectable option is now available to you in Butler cafe. As well as the last of the Easter-themed treats on display, one can now also pick from a selection of instant vegan meals including Rice Pilaf and Curry. Proof the Dadaists have won: the vegan rice pilaf is chicken-flavored, and, you know, there’s […]

Bwog’s recently published etiquette guide included the suggestion “people getting take out should take utensils, straws, and mints at the beginning” in order to alleviate some of the cluttered mayhem that is the swipe-in line at John Jay. Lo and behold, a day later, the very same mints have been moved outside the line. Coincidence…?

The Mets win opener 7-1. The 96th St subway station’s new entrance has been opened. Thanks to Columbia, retro vending machines no longer have a home. Gothamist loves Bwog! They’ve introduced an etiquette guide.

Several police cars and emergency vehicles swarmed the uptown and downtown sides of the 110th Street 1 station a few minutes ago. We’ll update you when we know what’s going on, and if you’re around please let us know what you see and hear in the comments. Update: The local police precinct filed no report […]

As Bwog dragged our weary old feet out of Hamilton today, we saw three adorable lil’ rascals climbing the big tree over Hamilton lawn. They were a heart-warming bunch to say the least. Note abandoned bicycles and scooters at the bottom of the tree. Climb on, comrades!

According to The Daily Beast’s recent list of 50 Most Stressful Colleges in America, Columbia comes in second in the nation, behind only Stanford. They compiled their list based on five school qualities (weight; Columbia’s stats): cost (35%; $51k), competitiveness (35%; 8th), acceptance rate (10%; 10%), engineering (10%; 18th), and crime (10%; 12th). While we […]

According to their Facebook event page, the Vietnamese Student Association will be holding a study break tonight serving (what we can only assume to be) free toasted baguettes, assorted spreads, and Vietnamese coffee. The event starts at 8:30 pm in 503 Lerner. Yum! Photo via Flickr/wordridden