Yesterday, Butler celebrated its 75th Birthday.  Go crazy — buy an extra slice of (coffee)cake in Blue Java, light a candle, and coo over these pictures of Butler’s infancy.  Happy Belated Birthday, Butler.

The confusion surrounding Butler’s size is understandable — while the library looms above campus, even the most dedicated campers never venture beyond floor six.  The brave student willing to climb a few extra flights of stairs will discover the Oral History Office, labyrinthine hallways, and miserable grad students that dwell, unseen, in Butler’s heights.  In […]

Everyone’s got somebody to love — even Rush Limbaugh (Gawker). Cops play dress-up (NYT). Columbia wants to ruin some landmarks (again) (Spec). The New York Post is still racist (HuffPost). GS = separate, but not equal (Spec).

But it’s not the one (most of) you really wanted. Still, the 42nd President of this here country, William Jefferson Clinton, will be making an appearance on campus tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. in Roone Arledge Auditorium, as part of events for World AIDS Day. The White House occupant will be part of a symposium entitled […]

It’s almost December, the thermostat is quickly dropping to that 32º mark, and you know what that means. It’s time for Bwog’s Second Annual “First Flake of the Season” contest! Although no weather services have predicted snow for a while, there is going to be very cold rain this week and next. Bwog has been […]

If you’re willing to talk science and Barnard’s need (or not) for it, be sure to join the SGA in James Room in Barnard Hall from 6pm-8pm tonight for their “Does Barnard need science?” town hall meeting that includes free catered (!) dinner. Get your voice heard and your appetite fed!

In this latest edition of Bwog’s recurring feature highlighting students’ hidden talents, Alliance of Magicians Bureau Chief Mark Hay sat down with a performer that would rather not be labeled a magician. Throughout our little chat I keep trying to label BK (a stage name), CC ’13, a magician, but every time I offer up […]

James-Room, Barnard Hall, 4th floor Discuss the Science Requirement! Like it? Love it? Gotta have it? Or, just hate it? *Last chance to win preview tour of the Diana* The Student Government Association (SGA) is planning for a town hall on the science requirement in the Nine Ways of Knowing. We’re excited to finally move […]

While many Columbians spent last week reuniting with their families back home, the basketball, wrestling, and swimming teams also met with others from around the country, with mixed results. Coming off a win over Longwood, the Men’s Basketball team won again last Tuesday over Bucknell in a 73-59 victory that wasn’t secure until the last […]

Pre-finals blues got you down? Thanks to World AIDS Week, there’s free cookies and ribbons on the ramps as well as information on HIV/AIDS testing. Plus, Bwog’s Berlin Correspondent Julia Diao reports there’s a ton of free German Department related stuff on Hamilton 3. Release the floodgates!

As the campus returns back to life, so does Bwog. Here are some things that you may have missed during your weekend in far away lands: New York State’s economy is in $3.2 billion worth of trouble, and Governor Paterson is taking $1.6 billion in emergency measures. (1010WINS) Twitter got more street cred as gangs […]

Last week outside the new 67th St. Apple Store: Photo by AM

Bwog “Look Both Ways” Bureau Chief Jon Hill notes that the traffic signal outside Pinnacle has a new message these days.

Recycling at Columbia is complicated. Each campus has different rules that often differ from municipal laws or our hometown laws. Bwog spoke with Cathy Resler from the office of Environmental Stewardship to find out more. Simply put, Barnard College recycles everything. Columbia’s Morningside campus, however, follows city laws. The flowcharts often posted near recycling centers […]

Mark Hay woke up from his food coma to bring you this week’s movie picks. On Thursday the bulk of the nation was out cold in a tryptophan-induced coma, dreaming the troubled dreams of the turkey. For Columbians, especially, these next few days – too short for real work, too long for real stress – […]