A tipster alumnus points out this article in the Village Voice from last week in which local writers name their favorite writer-y watering holes. The Sabotage Cafe author Joshua Furst selected Columbia standby 1020, and explained: “Not that many bars in the city where you can talk about Foucault for two hours.” Of course, while […]

Spotted in a Broadway laundry room by tipster Jacob Kriegel:   

Homeboy Jeffrey Sachs’s love-fest, more commonly referred to as the Show Me: Poverty Action Tour, continued last night in Lerner Cinema, striking a far less harmonious chord than the previous night’s concert.  While Monday’s kick-off event offered a serenade by none other than the Grammy award winning singer-songwriter John Legend who sang “Show Me,” a […]

Debora Spar, pioneer of the economics of fertility, loves babies.  How does one transform the face of the Barnard woman? Columbia is a national treasure, and Barnard is its jewel. Ted Kennedy’s new best friend still hates his alma mater. How do you cure administrative schizophrenia? Next time you think about getting a haircut, consider […]

With the second most delegates of any state, New York promises to be a critical part of Super Tuesday on February 5th. Here’s a brief rundown of what to expect; be sure to keep your mice on the refresh button a week from today and watch as shit gets consequential.

Yes, it’s technically the December 2007 issue, but the latest installment of the Columbia Political Review just hit newsstands this week. Look for it around campus, download the pdf, or follow the links below: Was Abu Gharib a crime only Americans could have committed? Romney embraces Buddhism, Huckabee adopts postcolonial, para-disciplinary ethical philosophical theory, etc.  […]

The smell of fried catered goods wafted along the 4th floor of Barnard Hall. The nauseating, yet somehow homey smell emanated from the James Room, in which there was a very large, very joyful celebration in honor of Barnard’s new president, Debora Spar.  There was a thoroughly unsurprising percentage of septuagenarians in the crowd. They […]

This past Thursday the Columbia art crowd was abuzz at the opening of “The Leisure Suite,” a new group show curated by 2008 MFA student Martin Basher. High-minded conversation, M.F.A. gossip and Bud Light flowed readily as visitors ate cheese cubes and made their way around the small space of the LeRoy Neiman Gallery, taking […]

Barnard has announced its new president, months earlier than expected. Debora L. Spar, the Spangler Family Professor at Harvard Business School, will replace Judith Shapiro and become the 11th President of Barnard College. Anna Quindlen, BC’74, the popular writer who chairs Barnard’s Board of Trustees, made the announcement in an e-mail sent this morning to […]

It’s a Harvard professor named Debora Spar (more to come soon)  Chuck Norris Fact #401: He will not hesitate to sue your sorry ass Why Columbia may have to allow ROTC back on campus next year An exhibition on female printmakers in the Wallach Art Gallery is worth it, but only if the weather’s cold […]

Tonight Roone was witness to what at first appears like quite the odd couple: Columbia economist Jeff Sachs and Grammy winner John Legend.  And no, Jeff was not there for a duet.  These formidable giants of academia and entertainment were brought together by an ambitious goal: to eliminate global poverty. While Sachs is no neophyte […]

The world of community service opened wide today in Earl Hall, where student group Community Impact held an open house in an attempt to rope in volunteers.  Bwogger Tony Gong reports. Presenting yourself at community service group fairs can be tricky. Ideally, you should display a certain level of enthusiasm. But how eager can you […]

The State of the Union airs tonight at 9 PM. For the interested yet TV-less, it’ll be broadcast live on C-SPAN. In addition, one tipster alumnus sent Bwog a link that might make watching a bit livelier.  Cheers! 

Poverty-hating concert-goers have already begun lining up for Jeffrey Sachs’ and John Legend’s totally bitchin’ “Poverty Action Tour.” Check back with Bwog for continued updates, we have a staffer embedded in Roone who will be covering the event in detail.  CTV (channel 37) will also be airing the event live.