All herald the return of RoomHop! Bwogger Mark Hay leads a tour through the thorough mystery that is Columbia’s newest dormitory, Harmony Hall. Coming to Harmony Hall is a truly anachronistic and unsettling experience. Originally the playhouse of The Explorers’ Club, Harmony (at least externally) retains much of the quirk and flair of its original […]

Monopoly players looking for a more serious game have been meeting three times a week at Cosi, on Broadway at 78th Street, for three years running. Claire Sabel, Bwog’s intrepid Advanced Board Games Correspondent, and a friend RSVP’d to their online invitation and joined the ongoing tournament earlier this week. We arrived at seven, and […]

When star wide receiver Austin Knowlin scored in the 2nd quarter to put Columbia up 13-0 over Central Connecticut State, the football team looked well on its way to a second victory of the season. But Central Connecticut blocked and returned the ensuing PAT, and then scored on three of its next four possessions, to […]

Public Safety has sent out another Security Alert after two students were robbed on Friday night in Riverside Park. The pair “were sitting in Riverside Park between W. 115 St. and W. 116 St., when a group of males approached them and asked them where they could buy weed.  One of the suspects then displayed […]

Last night’s season premiere of Saturday Night Live marked the debut of new cast member and Columbia grad Jenny Slate. Instead of creating a memorable character or nailing an impression, though, Slate set the Internet aflame with news and video of her unscripted “f-bomb.” Performing as a biker chick with a talk show in a […]

UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, the festival has been moved to Roone Arledge Auditorium and will kick off at 2:30pm. The Columbia Armenian Club is holding their annual Armenian Festival on Low Plaza today at 1:00pm. Expect live music, dancing, and a whole lot of baklava. Let’s get worldly!  Full details here and here.   […]

Legions of wild skunks are fleeing their homes in the Bronx—and taking up residence in Upper Manhattan. It’s only a matter of time before they breach Columbia’s gates, it seems. And Bwog has been looking to expand Hawkmadinejad’s diet… (NYT) Clifton Maloney, husband of Manhattan-Queens Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, died while descending a mountain in the […]

The first set of first-year election results is in, and the winners in the SGA 2013 elections are: VP – Rachel Ferrari Secretary – Emily Feinstein Treasurer – Anya Whelan-Smith Those scoring at home will notice that that list does not include a presidential winner. This isn’t a typo (for once), but because, according to […]

Bwog daily editor and veteran Westside shopper Anish Bramhandkar reports that the firetrucks have left, but there are two ambulances on the scene, with personell waiting for a tow truck. It was unclear if anyone was hurt. Perhaps the drivers were distracted by that giant pair of Michael Jackson/Björk-esque eyes peeping out from above the […]

Bwog’s very own Christ-fearing cinephile Mark Hay is back (or resurrected, you might say) with this week’s film recommendations. Bwog did not get a chance to talk with the Westboro Baptist protestors this Thursday – the police would not allow that simple liberty. Neither, one would expect, would these protestors have been willing or able […]

Not one, but two separate bridal parties were assembled on Low Step this afternoon. Bwog sends its best wishes to both couples. Let’s hope these “Love[s] at CU” turn out more successful than that other kind. More photos after the jump.

  Bwog extends its heartfelt congratulations to Dr. John D. Clarke, MD, FAAFP, and (evidently) badass MC, whose anti-H1N1 rap beat out over 200 competitors to win Flu.gov’s 2009 Flu Prevention PSA Contest. Looks like Clarke, who graduated from Columbia’s very own medical school, returned to Alma Mater to earn his MC as well: his […]

Eco-friendly Bwogger Mark Hay explains why he has a massive crush on Bharrat Jagdeo- and why you should too! Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo had just finished his speech, “What’s Greener than a Rainforest: Economic Transformation and Forest Conservation in Guyana,” this past Friday when a member of the audience eagerly sprang towards the microphone to […]

Bwog hears rumor of free Dinosaur Barbecue outside of EC at noon today. No word yet on why, or who we have to thank for this fatty, saucy benevolence, but go! Leave your Butler carrels and grab some before it becomes, er… extinct. Update: Ever intrepid, Bwog braved gusty autumn winds in pajamas and flip-flops […]

Foiled New York terror plot was scheduled for September 11 of this year, says prosecutor in the case of alleged terrorist. (AP) A Columbia Econ professor claims that good signs from the stock market don’t necessarily mean improvement in the economy. All the suited would-be analysts swarming yesterday’s career fair beg to differ. (Reuters) Because […]