A Fox producer told Bwog yesterday that Chris Kulawik would be going on with Jamie Colby to oppose Columbia’s decision to host President Ahmadinejad. In typical face-off style, the anchor had him as a counterpoint to journalism school student Bess Kargman, who was supposed to argue in favor of the visit. In fact, they both […]

Far be it from us to confuse correlation with causation, but it does seem especially fortuitous that Kian Tajbakhsh, an alumnus of Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation working with the Open Society Institute, was released from an Iranian prison this Wednesday–the same day that plans for President Ahmadinejad’s visit fell into place.  […]

This just in: “The Columbia Mentoring Initiative was supposed to have a BBQ but it’s clearly raining. We’ve set up temporary shop on the 5th floor of Lerner. Come get free BBQ food before it runs out.” Smokin.

The air has been thick with statements over the last few days, as every group tries to decide what they think and student leaders rush to stake out their positions. In case you care, we’ve pasted or linked to most of them after the jump–but first, a little context. Wednesday night, student heads of things […]

After going down in flames with its first two attempts at opinion blogging, and with a tentative re-entry into the world of instantaneous news coverage with the Orientation blog, Spectator is taking a third swing. A little corner notice in the paper this week read:  “The Opinion Section has launched a blog twice and was […]

After e-mailing most every organization and calling every student leader they could get phone numbers for, Fox has its Columbia pundits set for the next few days. Here’s the list, possibly incomplete and subject to change: TONIGHT at 8:00 PM on the O’Reilly Factor: Columbia College sophomore Alejandra Aponte, arguing in favor of Columbia’s decision […]

In other news, Wien residents awoke to a cordial email from Housing & Dining today, apologizing for the shut-down of the building’s food court. In its place, Health Services and friends are moving into the arena (perhaps adding to the onslaught of mental institution jokes about the building). As a gesture of reconciliation, Dining Services […]

Tonight, from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Postcrypt is opening its photo show with free food and music! A few teasers (more photos after the jump):

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A statement from the Columbia Coalition Against the War: Open Letter to Progressive Opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad As Columbia only very recently announced, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be speaking in Roone Arledge auditorium this Monday. A number of students and student organizations have already announced plans for a protest rally the same day. We […]

While walking over to the WBAR show this evening, Bwog ran into Columbia’s Greek girls celebrating the rites of fall: jumping up and down and screaming at the top of their lungs in a semiannual phenomenon known as “Bid Night.” That’s when all the pledges, having been divvied up by the sororities the night before–details […]

We promise we’ll lay off the Ahmadinejad soon, but these were too good to pass up. If you’re a potentially nuclear Middle Eastern state, how do you get in touch with the University? In the case of Iran, you contact Professor Richard Bulliet, who served as the intermediary in arranging President Ahmadinejad’s visit. “This year the […]

Enough about Ahmadinejad, what about fashion? Labyrinth bags are like sooooo vintage now!

PrezBo spotted in 555 Lerner, discussing with student representatives his reasons for allowing Ahmadinejad to speak. Also, hot tipper Jon Berliner stumbled across an extra ticket on Craigslist. Look out for more scalping over the weekend.

Tune in to Channel 2 later tonight, we suppose. Also spotted near Lerner, a camera crew from Fox News who actually had no idea why they were shooting b-roll of the campus. Bwoggers shoved a Spectator in front of their faces. “Oh. Ok,” the camera guy said.