The New York Post  has picked up a story in which Brian Baxter, who graduated from Columbia in 1990, is suing the University, claiming he’s being subjected to “modern-day slavery” in the form of high student loan rates. Citibank—Columbia’s partner in crime and “preferred lender”—is also involved in the suit. Baxter, who likens himself to […]

Looks like they’ve been hitting the chemicals a little too hard recently.     Plus, orgo prof tenure battle of the century!

Bwog noticed a nifty multi-purpose bin in the Lerner lobby that looks like it can handle some the stuff you don’t want to take home and might just never use again. Plus, look for the EcoReps near your dorms to get rid of all those out-of-fashion closet clogging garments.  

You can stop now.

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2012’s Facebook half-life began with Simon H.’s creation of “Columbia – Class of 2012.” Early decision applicants were notified online of their acceptance at 5pm, and by 7pm, the group’s ranks had reached 50. Mere days later, the Facebook group is brimming with 276 members—including one confused Brown 2012 pre-frosh who is “not sure if […]

Did you need a reason to come back to school? Look no further–R&B rock star John Legend will be playing Alfred Lerner Hall at 6:00 PM on Monday, January 28, as part of Show Me: The Poverty Action Tour. Never one to miss a party, sustainability guru Jeff Sachs will be joining Mr. Legend onstage, […]

What do you know–more homophobic messages. All Carman residents received an e-mail this morning from Cristen Kromm, Director of Residential Programs, about a nasty remark scrawled on a dry erase board.  Kromm’s email noted that the “private joke” had “unintended consequences.” The scrawler has fessed up, and hopefully that’s the end of that. Full e-mail […]

In the interest of keeping tabs: we missed the news from last Tuesday, but because most of you have been in holes for the whole week anyway, it’s worth re-mentioning that  Minutemen founder and Columbia bogeyman Jim Gilchrist (who is now being gender-neutral!) has endorsed GOP golden boy Mike Huckabee for president. Apparently, Gilchrist’s support […]

A friend of Bwog just passed on this revolutionary URL: a CUIT project, currently in beta form, that tells you the status of every public printer on campus! Updated by the second! Never wait in line again!

Best lampshades ever. Do you have favorite decked out neighborhood establishments? Bring us joy: bwog@columbia.edu

It’s coming! We promise! Meanwhile, one more teaser, from our Parisian correspondent Sumaiya Ahmed.  I keep thinking about the hot pink curtains Benoite puts up for wintertime, how she changes them to white for spring. The pink matches the flowers on her balcony, the cyclamens I brought her from a marché the other day. The […]

B&W Literary Editor Hannah Goldfield had a free ticket to I Am Legend a couple nights ago, and recommends the experience. You need a break. Seriously, there’s only so much information your brain can absorb in a day, only so many sentences it can formulate (or so I like to tell myself), and giving it […]

Overheard in the But: Boy: So where do you want to eat? Girl: I don’t know. I don’t have any cash on me. Boy: I could pay for you. [awkward silence] Girl: Well… that would make it a date… Boy: So 212?

A semi-thorough interpretation on the meaning of various colored holiday lights in your neighbors’ windows Even The Fed likes a little meta! (includes demonstrative photographs) Just say “no” to MSG Pick-up lines that really hurt An analysis of procrastination, in graph form