The Pellegrino splashed into champagne glasses and the trays of mini-burgers (already doused in ketchup) were stacked high on a circular table. Students and administrators milled about, waiting for Bollinger’s first Fireside Chat of the semester to begin. Expectations for the Chat were high, as many students were anxious to voice their concerns about last […]

In the continuing saga of ABC/SGB budget and group allocations, SGB has just released their budget, as well as a handy Powerpoint presentation entitled “Fun with Funds” (really!). “I apologize for the lack of animation, but we wanted to get it out quickly,” explained SGB chair Jon Siegel. So let the comparisons begin: In the […]

Mark Johnson will be running for CCSC Class of 2009 President.  Johnson, the current VP under Krebs, rounded out his ticket with Mallory Carr for VP and Heather Oh, Zahrah Taufique, and Brandon Shulman as class representatives.  No word yet as to who they will be facing.  Stay tuned for more announcements.

Like many of you, Bwog was curious and excited upon learning that ABC (unlike last year) had released their 2007-2008 budget and student group allocations. But what of the Student Governing Board, (the ABC of political and religious groups, among others)? According to Jon Siegel, a chair of SGB, the SGB has been in talks […]

Caffe Pertutti, a mainstay of Broadway is closed forever.  Apparently, no one ate $8.50 hamburgers.  

Presidents Day, that awkward Monday in between the birthdays of the two greatest Presidents born  in mid-February.  Bwog hears that Target has some great sales on right now, so if you don’t mind trekking to the Bronx or Brooklyn on this lovely afternoon, you could save some serious dolla dolla billz on your next lamp, […]

Newsworthy day for belly dancers and linguists, the Fall 2007 New Group Recognition process over at the Activities Board at Columbia comes to a close. There were five groups to make the cut: Columbia Ballet Collective, Columbia Bellydancing Troupe, Columbia Linguistic Society, Organization of Latin American Students, and Onyx.  ABC also released their 2007-2008 budget, […]

Dear John, I know this will be difficult, but our budding relationship has reached a dead end.  When I met you, it was your culinary skills that made you stand out of the crowd who just wanted to make penis jokes.  I fell so hard for you. I felt my heart beating like a percussion […]

        Last night, the cast and crew of the 114th Annual Varsity Show performed two half-hour previews. Deep in the nether regions of the “dive bar” formerly known as the West End, students and parents, as per tradition, filed into seats and booths around in the open space and piano in the back. The preview was narrated by […]

George Krebs, everyone’s favorite CCSC ’09 President is starting his Quixotic journey towards a possible E-board presidency.  On this eve of President’s Day, he could not discuss policy specifics but instead resorted to Obama-esque generalities.  The ticket of this as yet unnamed the party is still in construction (Wanted: “Outstanding” candidate for VP Funding), but […]

While many Columbia students voted in New York or nearby states on Super Tuesday,  others have voted, or will be voting, absentee.  Bwog contributor David Iscoe recounts his experience voting absentee in the District of Columbia, where they get to vote for at least one branch of the government. Whether or not you believe in […]

When friends go abroad, it’s often tiresome and troublesome keeping in contact. Adding + 44 before dialing a ten digit number? Who has that kind of time? Luckily, we are living in the age of the internets, and maintaining overseas friendships is as easy as blogging. Take Off Broadway, a WordPress blog chronicling the studies […]

“If I couldn’t get you finer things like all of them diamond rings bitches kill for, would you still roll?” “I don’t wanna wait, for our lives to be over. I want to know right now, what will it be?” “If dogs run free, then why not we across the swooping plain?”  “And I blamed […]

Bwog correspondent Christopher Morris-Lent  attends a Friendly Fire-Columbia Political Union-sponsored event and encounters a man who savors the taste of defeat . On Friday afternoon, a ragtag group of people streamed into the hallowed space at the top of Earl Hall to see Mike Gravel, once a senator from Alaska and now running a quixotic […]

Beginning next fall, the School of Continuing Education will offer a Master of Science in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. No word on the rationale for establishing the program (Continuing Education Acting Dean Peter Awn gives some vague PR speak here), but perhaps Columbia is molding a team of crack mediators to help it defuse the […]