“Imagine that you’re eating a hamburger.” Columnist mathematically proves that 90% of fans of The Wire are faking Heath Ledger our generation’s James Dean, but in more than three movies Finally, Barnard’s relationship with Columbia is explained in just ten paragraphs AM New York BONUS: Ken Jackson notes that “in New York, space is precious” […]

Scrabulous devotees beware: Bwog newcomer Mariela Quintana shares a cautionary tale of addiction, rehabilitation, and quasi-salvation in the form of a charity Scrabble tournament. For many a puzzler, the insatiable need for crosswords can spiral into an addiction.  Like any nasty habit, crosswording starts as a leisure activity and spawns into an all-consuming compulsion, driving […]

It’s the beginning of the semester and lines are out of control at the Barnes & Noble and, occasionally, at Book Culture, where the line has snaked up the stairs (or alternately, has been non-existent, like every time Bwog goes there to take a photograph of the line).  For a shorter trip to the bookstore, […]

The scene: Tasti D-Lite in Lerner. Yesterday, mid-afternoon.  Girl 1: So in my class, this guy was like laughing when the professor was talking about like, women and misogyny. Girl 2: That’s so ridiculous. Girl 1: And then he tried to flirt with me after class and I was like, “I’m not going to flirt […]

Bwog was stumbling around in the nether-regions of Craig’s List, a confusing place brimming with possibilities of love, sex, and felony. We’ve filtered out the best (and worst) of Columbia-related posts. Dear Professor Amazing The way you tear into a argument– you pounce on the main points, you toy with the subtleties– makes me weak. […]

In light of yesterday’s startling revelation about the $1.59 price tag on a Hershey’s bar, Bwog decided to do a little comparative shopping. The same Hershey bar can be purchased for just 75 cents at the kiosk on 116th and Broadway. In fact, while candy prices at 212 skyrocket upwards of $2 for Reese’s candy […]

Harvard, Yale, and Princeton are showing theirs off, but Columbia is underendowed  When you’ve finished your CTV marathon, switch to this! Snoop Dogg: proponent of Lazy Sundays or ambitious multitasking? Over winter break, women’s basketball goes 1-4, and they still got more done than you did. And next year, the swim team is recruiting Frederick […]

This sign was spotted atop the muffin display case in Cafe 212. Coming soon: a crumpled piece of notebook paper tacked up next to the sandwich menu, reading, “Do u like me? Check box yes or no. Luv, Turkey.”

Until this week, the Wallach Skylounge’s zippy name was its only appeal to studiers in search of space. It was notorious for its smell – a dank bouquet of mouse droppings and sweat – and its furniture – one backless couch and a couple of spinecurlingly low tables. But Housing has worked its magic and […]

Spotted on the Barnard Quad. A stage? A stage with capabilities to transform into portable dressing rooms? Qu’est ce-que c’est? Let us know! Email bwgossip@columbia.edu   UPDATE 5:59 PM: A tipster explains, “The panels are not a stage. The architects (Weiss/Manfredi) brought them to the sight to select which panels would be used for The […]

Check back throughout the day for a continually updated list. Post-Modernism, Prof. Vandenberg In post-modernism yesterday, fifty or so tightly packed, Derrida-hungry kids waited for Prof. Vandenburg to arrive. When she still hadn’t shown up after 25 minutes, a few witty comments started to fly about how “post-modern” it would be for Vandenberg to let […]

“You need to attend a concert. A classical concert. No…” [strokes chin] “No Spice Girls. I know, they’re coming here next week, but it’s all sold out—but they added another show, but that’s sold out too. Anyway, you’re all too old for that stuff.” –Carl Bettendorf, Music Humanities It’s the first week of spring semester, […]

Cupcakes: The all-purpose graphic! Perfect for film reviews. And articles about cupcakes. Barnard flooded with drawings of stick figures burning bras Also: an actual flood GSSC VP resigns, explains “I have an off-campus apartment now […] I can only do so many things at once.”

Hey, remember the Oscars? They happened last year? They might get cancelled? Sometimes women win them by pretending to be ugly, even if they aren’t ugly, and sometimes if they are? Well, the nominations came out today (surprise! No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood led the tally) and Bwog awards show […]

Bwog mentioned the recent arrest of Ivalyo Ivanov, who admitted to a rash of anti-Jewish vandalism that occurred last September in Brooklyn Heights, in today’s QuickSpec.   But in case you missed it, here’s a quick recap: Ivanov approached the police claiming to have been shot in the finger, but soon admitted that he had […]