Bwogger Sean Zimmerman sent along these pictures of a John Jay 13 room completely stuffed with newspapers. Why? Because, uh…why not? The room belongs to Billy, pictured below in the center with his hands on his hand. His partners in crime are, from left to right, David, Alex, Hefei, Jess and Gautam. Bwog would pay […]

As the revelries in Pittsburgh died down last night, a crowd of 13,000 gathered 65 miles northeast of the Super Bowl champions’ city to wait for the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil to predict how longer the winter will last. If the groundhog does not see its shadow, myth has it that spring will come early, an […]

This morning, ESC President Peter Valerias issued a statement to the SEAS community in response to the death of SEAS freshman Eric Harms on Saturday. Valerias wrote that Harms was “involved in so many aspects of campus life and always willing to help others out when they had a task to complete.  He was a […]

M.I.T introduces the revolutionary concept of holding smaller science classes with more TA’s, Columbia science profs think it just might work For one young Spec columnist, “godless is cool” at Columbia, and, worse still, the “street” is College Walk! A lot of Jewish people go to Columbia, and live in the greater metropolitan area Spec […]

Congratulations to Pittsburgh locals, your Steelers have won the Super Bowl! Two additional winners tonight: MVP Santonio Holmes (below), and of course halftime act Bruce Springsteen, who hilariously assaulted a camera with the inseam of his pants. Bravissimo, all! Photo via NYT

The CU Dance Marathon finally wrapped up at 4:00 PM today after 28 hours of the “Cha-Cha Slide,” a bhangra lesson, and pretty much every Top 40 dance hit since 1985.  Sadly, Bwog missed the rumored Judah Friedlander appearance. But the good news is the grand total raised: $50,020 by over 80 dancers for the […]

Editor’s Note: Bwog will continue to update on the death of SEAS student yesterday, but we will also keep our regular posts going.  Get your real-world education outside of classes this week. Monday China and Green Energy Technology: There’s a speaker from JUCCCE (best acronym ever), but it’s also about summer internships.  6:00 PM @ […]

For those interested, the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship will be hosting a prayer service for Eric Harms’ family and friends at 4:30 p.m. today in the Hartley lounge.

According to another email just sent by Interim SEAS Dean Gerard Navratil, the SEAS student who passed away yesterday has been identified as Eric Harms, age 19, SEAS ’12. According to Navratil, “Eric was doing very well academically, a team leader in the Fall section of the Gateway Living and Learning Center, and a Class […]

Editor’s Note: Bwog will continue to update on the death of SEAS student yesterday, but we will also keep our regular posts going.  Bwog is told there’s some kind of day of national celebration going on today, something about “football.”  We’re not entirely sure about the sports end of it, but here’s a sampling of […]

Editor’s Note: Although news is still coming in about the death of a SEAS freshman, we will continue to be running the blog as normal. With that, here’s this week’s AltSpec. Columbia researchers give pointed advice. If you’re not happy with your weight, stop looking in the mirror. If the years are getting to you, […]

Tragic news tonight: according to an email from Dean of Student Affairs Kevin Shollenberger, “a first year SEAS student passed away earlier today in Hartley Hall.” “Efforts are underway to contact the family, as well as offer support and condolences.  I am sure you understand that we are not releasing the name of the student […]

As you may or may not know, our  Fearless Leader recently spent some time at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and while he was there, he said several clever things to his fellow delegates.  The Financial Times Blog found his comments punchy enough to post.  Some of PrezBo’s sagacity: “All of the discussions […]

The Columbia University Dance Marathon is already 3/14 (or 21.4%) done!  Bwog suggests you go on and Electric Slide your way down to Lerner soon, because there are only twenty-two more hours to see all your favorite people shakin’ that thang for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.  In fact, 30 Rock aficionados should hustle […]

The Columbia men’s basketball team defeated Yale 53-42 Friday night, ending the Bulldog’s five-game winning streak that had them tied for the lead in Ivy League play. It wasn’t a graceful win, but after whittling away a 9-point halftime deficit, the Lions surged late in the second half on a 14-3 run to keep the […]