Bwog correspondent Claire Sabel dives into the murky waters of the MEALAC department As a decorated hero in the world of academic politiking, Professor Martin Kramer was expected to lambaste Columbia’s approach to Middle Eastern policy.  An outspoken critic of Columbia’s Middle East and Asian Languages and Culture Department (MEALAC), Kramer is currently the Adelson […]

Columbia: where even dating advice is lecture material

Our most famous alum still doesn’t like us, but tourists flock to Morningside to see the very alleyway where Barack Obama once spent an unhappy night (ABC). Model Congress bemoans the Columbia caste system (Spec). Right (or left) from the center of the bleeding heart: Wesleyan has started admitting prisoners (CityRoom). Some people love community […]

If CCSC has its way, Columbia’s Housing system will be slightly less oppressive next year. The council passed a resolution supporting gender-neutral housing last night, which will remove the gender restrction on double occupancy rooms. The plan, introduced by VP for Policy Sarah Weiss, 2011 VP Sean Udell, EAAH President Avi Edelman, and GendeRevolution President […]

We hope you have enjoyed one of our new features, Hidden Talents, which puts the spotlight on Columbians with uncommon abilities. However, we cannot continue this series without new people to interview…which is where you come in! Bwog is looking for anyone who is talented in some special way that makes them stand out from […]

The grotesques of the Britannia apartment building on 110th are somehow even more frightening when so bejeweled. Bwog Gargoyle Hunter Liz Naiden reports that the crowns went up last night for the centennial celebration of the Britannia’s construction. Back outside, one resident tells Bwog that this grotesque is called “the scholar.” One can only wonder […]

Bwog Queue Correspondent Anna Kelner sent in this picture of people waiting for their free HAIR tickets in Wallach: With only 44 tickets to hand out in total and the line already stretching around the corner, we dare imagine the anxiety people felt as they stood in line. And who knows, if you hurry, you […]

Bwog reader and Punny Physicist Steve Ma sent in this sign found in Pupin: Somewhere, in his non-relativistic afterlife, Newton is smiling.

If you’re willing to sign a pledge and be part of the National Marriage Boycott, a movement for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, head on over to the Lerner ramps before 2 and get cookies or brownies! If you’re not willing, well, eh, that’s just the way the cookie crumbles. Image via […]

In the latest edition of Bwog’s profiles of unsung friendly faces around campus, Bwog contributor and Chief Burger Customizer Nikhita Mahtani took a trip to Hewitt and got to know Benny, the man behind the Barnard grill. Let’s be honest. Nobody wants to have a dining plan. But for the BC/CU students that have one […]

Looks like Columbia isn’t the only place that’s got a smoking controversy; many apartment landlords are banning smoking as well. (NYT) Bwog alum Zach van Schouwen is on the radar again, this time for creating a nifty video and website documenting the history of how one Manhattan block changed through the ages. (Gothamist) You can’t […]

Dear readers, As you may have noticed over the weekend, Bwog has received several much-needed upgrades to its publishing software. The renovations will allow us more flexibility in the site’s configuration as well as increase Bwog’s compatibility with third-party applications and search engines. Things you’ll particularly notice: Google Reader and RSS feeds will no longer […]

NAFTA weighing heavily on your mind? Alleviate your conspicuous consumption guilt at a fair-trade study break thrown by Students for Environmental and Economic Justice, at 6:00pm in Lerner’s East Ramp Lounge.  They’ll have equitably and sustainably grown and harvested tea, scones, and the like.

Ready or not (probably not), class registration begins tomorrow.  This usually means frantically clicking through SSOL, becoming dismayed at the slim pickings, and abandoning all hope of Art Hum for four different introductory Political Science lectures. Bwog, however, returns to bring you the best, the brightest, and the courses most likely to solicit “There is […]

And just like that, Columbia football is off the schneid, snapping their five-game losing streak with a convincing 30-20 win over Cornell.  The team took care of the ball when they had it (just one turnover in an area that’s plagued the team all year) and forced an impressive six turnovers on defense, including four […]