The motorcade hanging around college walk, the red carpet paparazzi frenzy outside Low – those sly dogs at the World Leaders Forum must have booked another celeb. Bwog contributor Kate Hughes snuck past the cameras last night to hear what Serbian President Boris Tadic had to say. Serbia and Columbia go way, way back. Turns […]

Any business operator knows that if you kill your rival, you might get his customers. It’s just that who knew Mr. Softee was so cutthroat? (Gothamist) If you drink and drive, bad things may happen. Luckily for you, you’ll be drunk, so everything will be fine. (Reuters) If Teachers College says Bloomberg has no right […]

The MacArthur Genius Grants have been awarded, and the west side of Broadway has something to smile about. Edwidge Danticat, BC ’90, was just awarded a Genius Grant for her novels depicting Haitian history and the Haitian immigrant experience.  In works such as The Farming of Bones (1999), The Dewbreaker (2004), and Brother, I’m Dying […]

The next time you forget your ID and get turned away from Butler, remember: when Argentine President Cristina Kirchner came to visit, campus security apparently refused to let her NYPD escort enter Low. The officer, probably grateful to escape, instead took the opportunity to snap a picture of the steps. More common, but also more […]

 Photo by Anish Bramhandkar For all the statistics about Argentine economic achievement mentioned last evening, one might be surprised to learn that Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the current president of Argentina, is languishing in the polls.  Her approval rating slid nearly 30% in the four months after taking office and she has remained a controversial […]

This update from NYU Local suggests that James Franco may not return to 209 for awhile — he’s too busy taking classes on topics like “You Don’t Know Dick: The Courageous Hearts of Transsexual Men.”  That’s right: Franco is ostensibly down at Tisch taking Queer Cinema 101, just hoping and praying that Milk gets on […]

Bwog’s own Sean Zimmermann reports from last night’s meeting.  In the grand tradition of last year’s CCSC presidential election, this year’s Freshman ESC election is one of the most uncompetitive in recent memory.  Only 5 students are running, and both Presidential candidate Mary Byers and the Vice Presidential candidate Tim Qin, (both of the Fu […]

Nostalgic for the 2008 primaries? America’s favorite libertarian comes to WKCR tonight at 9 PM when Aaron Kiersh airs his interview with Ron Paul on Late Night City Edition.  Among other topics, Paul will discuss his view of Obama’s proposed financial regulations (bad), health care reform (worse), and the future of the libertarian movement in […]

The health industry is corrupt!  Columbia-affiliated Dr. Martin Leon may have hidden millions of dollars from the university (NYT). Northern countries are progressive!  The President of Finland advises all leaders to meditate (Spec). Terrorism is still a threat!  Police retain Queens terror suspect (NY1). In web journalism, stuff changes!  Spec weighs in on Bwog (Spec). […]

   Photo via CU Athletics Everyone has been very pleasantly surprised by this year’s football team–even The New York Times is jumping on the Lions’ bandwagon.  A recent article heaps praise on “unflappable” senior quarterback M. A. Olawale, crediting him with propelling Columbia to its recent victory over Fordham.  Olawale, a neuroscience major planning to […]

Dear Friends: Please join the staff of The Blue and White and the Bwog at our meeting tonight, happening at 9:30 PM in the basement of St. Paul’s Chapel. First-years and new writers/artists/editors are especially welcome and encouraged to attend. We’ll be planning our upcoming October issue and mapping out content for the magazine and […]

   Meet these nice people at the Baha’i Club!  Photo via CU Baha’i Club As mentioned below, CCSC is offering up goodies in exchange for your opinion this evening from 6-8 pm in Lerner.  Where in Lerner?  It’s oblique.  Let the smells of “coffee, candy, and other delicacies” guide you. In other free food news, […]

   Photo via Bwog! In case you couldn’t tell from the joyful cries of sexiled 2013s, the good news from Butler keeps rolling in. Bwog’s star student Liz Naiden reports (with glee) that the Reference Room and the Catalogue Room, as well as “all the other reading rooms on the third floor,” are now open […]

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Finally!  Bwogger and believer in all things Belgian Eliza Shapiro noticed the famous Wafels & Dinges truck parked outside campus. Twitterers (or whatever we’re called) can track the truck via that service, but Bwog suggests you hustle yourself out there right now, because the waffles could waft their way back to greener pastures (or even, […]