Oh, the woes of housing: Photo by ECS

AMSA is set up on the Steps, giving out free massages. Passer-bys are also encouraged to take a bat or rock and smash a cardboard box or balloons that read “I get 12 hours of sleep a night” or “I know exactly what I’m doing this summer.” Genius! Thank heavens for you, brave pre-meds. There […]

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 […]

Columbians snagged some Oscars last night! Adjunct film professor Geoffrey Fletcher won Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on “Precious,” and Kathryn Bigelow, SOA ’81, became the first female to ever win an Academy Award for Best Director, and her movie “The Hurt Locker” took home 6 awards in total, including Best Picture. (NBCNY & […]

I took my suffering cock in my right hand and positioned it near her sacred opening, the key to life, the promised land, I'd been told.

Stressed for midterms? No worry! Tonight marks the debut of the new Apple, Brie, and Cinnamon sandwich from FeelGood. So take a break from studying and head on over to JJ’s Place, where this delicious special will be running all month. Photo by HSG

Bwog has seen these all over campus with no explanation.  Tell us more. More mystery posters after the jump.

Black with a pop of color was the new black this week up in Columbia-land. As the temperature finally warmed and spring break loomed, Bwog spotted happy splashes of color everywhere, a reminder that winter, and indeed, midterms, won’t last forever. Alex Comiskey, SEAS ’11, Schermerhorn Major: Applied Math What are you wearing? I wanted […]

The tenth-birthday fun never stops! This afternoon, Lerner throws itself yet another birthday party, and, as always, there will be copious amounts of free food! Hit up the Piano Lounge between 5 and 7 and find yourself some tasty burgers, cookies, and hot chocolate. Don’t forget your CUID–no non-Columbians allowed! UPDATE, 5:50 p.m. : Bwog […]

Air Force Colonel Greg Johnson decided he wanted to be an astronaut at the age of 7, the night he watched Apollo 11 land the first humans on the Moon. Johnson’s road to space was long—he trained as a fighter pilot at the Air Force Academy, graduated an engineer from Columbia University in 1985, and […]

For those seeking to escape the pain and suffering of the Columbia Housing lottery, or those who were unable to get into the LLC or Special Interest Housing, there is an alternative – Barnard. Bwog’s very own Sean Zimmermann writes on his experience (figuratively) across Broadway. There’s a lot of chatter about how exactly a […]

Mayor Bloomberg loves the ladies. (Spec) Fruit snacks are about to hit Central Park. (Gothamist) New York isn’t such a prick after all. (NY Post) There’s finally a way to avoid those crazy Jersey drivers. (NY Post) Not all New Yorkers are losing their homes. (NYT) There’s a new reason for you to hate ABC […]

Spring is upon us! Yesterday evening’s step-goers were but a foreshadowing of what was to come today–beautiful, fifty-degree weather. Photos by HEH and HSG

Bwog’s Francophone Correspondent Jon Edelman reports from last night’s Read-In/Speak-Out on Haiti at the Maison Française: As Associate Professor of French Madeleine Dobie stepped to the microphone to begin Friday evening’s “Read-In/Speak-Out on Haiti,” the room was primed for a selection of Haitian poetry or prose, or perhaps a discussion of Haitian history or culture. […]

Bwog’s Late Night Dining/Procrastinating Correspondent Carolyn Ruvkun asked the staff of JJ’s Place to compile “celebrity playlists.”  As follows is what they returned with great excitement; Bwog proudly presents you with enough conversation starters to last you through the semester. Procrastinate on, friends. Willie Clear Touch, “Freestyle” Noel, “Silent Morning” Michael Jackson, “Beat it” Cynthia, […]