While much of the hubbub in Washington in recent days has centered on the passage of the healthcare bill, students have yet another reason to celebrate: the passage of a bill set to thoroughly reform the student loan system. The Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act will, in effect, remove the middleman from the student loan […]

English professor/Shakespeare godhead James Shapiro has a new book coming out, and he’s looking to shake up the authorship debate. (The Chronicle of Higher Education) Sarko’s appearance Monday wouldn’t have been complete without his famous personal lectern, designed to make the height-conscious president appear a few inches taller. Bonjour, mon petit Napoleon! (The Daily Mail) […]

Sean Zimmermann reports from last night’s hot and heavy ESC meeting. Study Days madness never, ever ends: ESC passed the Academic Calendar Proposal that would begin school before Labor Day. Jim Applegate, Education Committee Chair, commented to Whitney Green that he based his proposal to remove the election day break on the Facebook petition, Petition […]

Two events tonight feature free pizza: Blurred Frontiers: Race and Ethnicity in Latin America International Affairs, Room 707, 6pm (NOW) The Politics of Lady Gaga Politics and Pop Culture Panel Series Lerner 569, 8:00pm

Tipster Claire Bullen alerted us to the presence of some half-obscured, rather colorful posters around Hamilton seemingly advertising for Spanish tutors, yoga classes, an Archeology club, proof readers and drivers. Curious about a unifying theme, on closer inspection these posters all subtly alluded to Pixar’s Toy Story… It turns out they are in fact decoys, […]

Spotted earlier in Hamilton, condensed novels applied to the staircases courtesy of Collision, the annual art exhibit/actually fun party at the end of the year sponsored by Art History Underground. Its a game! Get your literary thinking caps on! Update: Lil’ Salvador Dali Hannah Wilentz sent us a few of the word-lisions in the stairwell: […]

Bwog received this e-mail from a tipster concerned about the level of the threat the ongoing deluge: Dear Residents of 604 & 606 West 114th Street, Due to the heavy rains we are currently experiencing some water penetration into the lounge area in the basement. The laundry machines remain available for use. Please note that […]

Overseen/heard outside John Jay at 5:30 pm on Sunday Girl One, lying down on bench outside: incoherent mumbling Girl Two: she’s drunk

Bwog’s Local Historical Figures Bureau Chief Grant D’Avino recounts a particularly laudatory and well-rounded examination of the life and politics of our very own John Jay. We all proudly hold John Jay in our collective Columbian memory as the first Chief Justice of the United States. But Thursday night, noted historian John Kaminski crafted a […]

Bwog’s brand new SGA correspondent Caitlin Lynch reports from last night’s proceedings The main topic of discussion for the evening was the possible renovation of the Barnard Library, which could start as early as this summer. Dean Lisa Norberg, Dean of Libraries, led the discussion. As she was not involved in the structuring of this […]

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to win the lottery? Bwog’s most stoic of Housing Correspondents, David Hu, brings you the gloats and surprisingly humble (for some) reactions of the recipients of this year’s best housing lottery numbers. Bwog: What’s it like all the way at the top? Have people been congratulating […]

Large Hadron Collider turned on, and actually working. (BBC) Barnard faculty reduce course load. (Spec) Nearly half of all the security cameras installed in the subway don’t work. (NYT) Performance artist at MoMA is challenged to become part of another’s conceptual piece. (Gothamist)

A film crew for a movie called “Homework” was spotted outside of 1020 today, scheduled to shoot from 6am to 11pm. You still have time to go see some movie magic being made and join the ranks of Will Ferrell and Marky Mark! Photo by AK

If any of these tickle your fancy, refreshments will be served at both: Housing Talk, Watt 1H lounge, 8pm: No, not that kind of housing. Join NYC real estate agent Erika Roberts as she discusses “apartment hunting in the city, the housing market, and what to look for in your first place after college.” MicroFinance […]

Braving a long line, cold rain, and French grammar, Bwog’s Ambassador to France Contessa Gayles reports from President Sarkozy’s speech today: After waiting in a line that stretched from the main entrance of Low Memorial Library down onto rainy College Walk, members of the Columbia community joined the scores of press to hear Nicolas Sarkozy, […]