Last night, Culture Editor Tony Gong went to CCSC’s massive multicultural event “Passport to Columbia,” and returned a little more appreciative of diverse foods, arts, and Columbia, the nation. His account of the night follows. Some people (naysayers and cynics, mainly) don’t think you need a passport to go to Columbia. “Columbia is a university, […]

Nick Sprayregen may be the loudest Manhattanville holdout, but he’s not the only one. Meet Gurnam Singh, owner of two gas stations on 125th Street. He’s the other holdout to Columbia in Manhattanville, though he’s declined to speak publicly about the wrangling until this month. In an exclusive with the New York Times published Sunday, […]

Columbia’s new mascot James Franco hosted Saturday Night Live last night, and as many of you have told us, his opening monologue was all about life as a celebrity at Columbia. Bwog’s been searching for this video online, but thus far we’ve been unable to find it. Still, here’s what we know: Franco was greeted […]

The good people at Ferris Reel want you to know that Ferris Reel is back, again, but really! There’s “new leadership” and “lots of fun ideas,” according to Colin Drummond, who is one third of the new leadership. The first screening of the semester is Thursday at 9 PM, and it’s going to be WALL-E, […]

The worst part of not having a yacht used to be not being able to wear Sperrys.  But thankfully things have changed:  This fall, those soft leather little loafers are appropriate for everyone. So go wild! Go on a Sperrys spree!  And it’s not just about the traditional brown either.  Hanging out on College Walk, […]

Bwog food editor Jon Hill heads to Galaxy Global Eatery to overcome culinary phobias and beyond… Unless you’re a regular sushi eater or a fan of “Eastenders,” eel is most likely not a familiar foodstuff. The reasons for eel’s scarcity here in the States are not hard to ferret out if you’ve ever seen a […]

As Janice May Udry once said, “A poem is nice.” Actually she said “A tree is nice,” which is actually a poem.  But the point is poems are nice.  So in honor of nice things and nice September afternoons, Bwog honors the 125th Birthday of William Carlos Williams.  Although the actual date of his birth, […]

The Columbia football team’s season got off to an unfortunate start this afternoon, as the team fell at home to Fordham 29-22. The Lions exploded for 22 points in the second quarter, including a 56-yard touchdown pass from Shane Kelly (10-20, for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns) to Austin Knowlin, and an interception return for […]

Today Saturday September 20th, Morningside Heights will lose one of its finer establishments.  You have less than three hours to pay your final respects to Kim’s Video and purchase the last of your Criterion Collection.  Doors close for good just after six.  

This week’s New York Times Magazine features a bunch of professors dressed up in really expensive clothing. Why? “These professors make academia look good,” was the explanation proffered. Anyway, naturally this thing is called “Class Acts” and as you can imagine, it is wonderful.  Plus, one of the models is Columbia’s own anthropology professor Michael […]

An easy way to save money is avoiding stuff that costs money. But since pretty much everything costs money, the key to balancing a normal lifestyle and your budget involves avoiding unnecessary expenses.  Haircuts can fall into the unnecessary expenses category for a while, but not forever.  And although you may only get a haircut […]

The Return of Cooking with Bwog – no cooking involved! The end is of summer is imminent (Monday, officially), which happens to nearly coincide with tomorrow’s Morningside Heights Farmers Market.  So, to celebrate the season’s end, Bwog recommends a no-cooking-involved summer salad. It also keeps well in your mini-fridge, so you’ll have ample opportunity to […]

It’s the coldest Friday of the year so far, but nothing warms you up like good free (or almost free) food. Here’s some options. The College Democrats are hosting their rescheduled BBQ on the Van Am Quad from 5 – 8. It does cost $2, but then it’s all-you-can-eat. If you can wait an hour […]

You may remember that almost-dearly-departed Kim’s bequeathed its media collection to Columbia. Some have wondered whether this huge collection (40-50,000 titles) will lead to Butler actually allowing students to take DVDs and videos out of the library. Currently, the Butler media desk keeps your ID instead, and free rentals haven’t been allowed in at least a […]

Being Columbia students, and therefore not drivers, Bwog doubts you all pay much attention to parking spaces. Today until 7, though, students have turned two parking spaces along Broadway into public parks, as part of Park(ing) Day NYC. The initiative sees people take over parking spots around the city (about 50 this year), and turn […]