Once upon a Thursday dreary, into Hillel I wandered weak and weary and heard many a piece of dreadful lore… The 22nd Annual Joyce Kilmer Memorial Bad Poetry Contest had many moments, ranging from hilarity to mediocrity to…is that Umbrella in Latin? Whether it was Columbia Blue balls from the window to the wall or […]

CUArts is bribing you with free food at 1:00 PM in the Satow Room! You’ll probably have to stick around and hear about free money for a while too–and internships and tickets and arts programming–but Bwog can think of worse ways to fill your stomach.

These alumni certainly did not go without dinner last night Meanwhile, it was business as usual on the picketers’ campgrounds “gay pigeons, erotic German love poetry dedicated to a waitress, a comparison between love and cheese, a love of nachos. . .” Give in, already? No! Not yet!   Plus: Here’s how the Sun tells […]

The Met puts on fabulous events just for college kids every couple of months. Bwog correspondent Lucy Sun attended last night, snapped a few photos, and had a swimmingly good time. Young, warm people formed a ridiculously long line outside the Met tonight for a masked ball in honor of the Met’s new galleries for […]

Low Plaza became a peaceful battlefield this evening as a sizeable crowd of people convened by means of the now 700-member facebook group “We do NOT support the hunger strikers” gathered by Alma Mater just half an hour before the strikers’ nightly vigil at the sundial. Formally, the group stood there for only about 20 […]

On Tuesday night, Bwogger Jamie Johns braved the mosh pits to see Battles perform. Battles have been together since 2003. Before that they played in groups like Helmet, Don Caballero, Lynx, Storm and Stress, Tomahawk. Their latest record, Mirrored, could be described as experimental, techno, new music, math rock, jazz and yet none of this […]

In which Bwog daily editor Alexandra Muhler sits in on a discussion about Latin American literary identity. Last night, Columbia – or should I say, co-LOOM-bee-ah – hosted the Planeta Lecture: Spanish-Language Literary Voices and the United States.  The event’s four featured authors explored the relationship between New York City and Latin America, far beyond […]

Remember the Hamburgler from Bwog’s Halloween Costume Contest? George Olive CC ’08? Word has it that he and Emma Kaufman CC ’08 are both recipients of Marshall Scholarships, and George’s Rhodes interview is tomorrow. Congrats to them both!

Hipsters and their music- blech. Can video games fall under verisimilitude? Here, we call “go pills” Adderall (or cocaine). Before Ahmadinejad, there was El-Haj. Real Africa is a little harder to get funding for. Also worth noting: Marty Peretz is a fan!

While the rally was happening on the sundial, there was a curious little table set up on Low Steps with cookies and hot chocolate. No it wasn’t a counter-protest against the strikers, or the work of Columbia Republicans, but rather Obama-supporters. Cookies and hot chocolate in the name of Barack, rather fitting for this rainy […]

Reading comments, it’s pretty easy to see who cares enough about campus events to post on Bwog. Yesterday,  Bwog went around campus to force people (mostly freshmen) to talk, whether they care or not. We asked them two questions: 1) Do you think you have a full understanding of the strikers’ demands?  2) Do you […]

Despite the stormy elements, at noon, the hunger-strikers organized a rally at the sundial. They explained to supporters that two strikers had dropped out for medical reasons, declared progress due to the university’s concessions, and reiterated the six points of negotiation. Due to Columbia’s agreement to make major cultures into a seminar format, shower curtains […]

Two of the hunger strikers, Emilie Rosenblatt, CC ’08, and Bryan Mercer, CC ’07, have decided to cap off the Gatorade for something more substantial. Concessions were made, medical leave threatened, Manhattanville still happening. For the full release…

Art for Alzheimer’s! “It’s fashion, but not with a capital F.” See, progress can be made without stooping to hunger-strikes. Even beatniks get old. McSweeney’s did this better.

Maybe you should take the Core first before protesting it. Up next in Lit Hum– Toni Morrison!  The way to Kuwalik’s heart is through his stomach.  Why are we so cynical? Another day, another protest, another bar.  PLUS: Minneapolis Community College students find novel uses for nooses.   AND FOR THE VISUAL AMONG YOU: Video […]