In which film savant Iggy Cortez indulges a distaste for linear narrative. Chinese director Jia Zhangke’s fourth film The World is set almost entirely in the Beijing World Park, an Epcot-like expanse filled with unconvincing counterfeits of famous landmarks. The irony is almost unbearably biting for the park’s many workers – they can stroll from […]

Dear readers, After eight months with the same front page, we’ve decided that it’s time for Bwog to update its look (check out a screenshot of our redesign here). The new interface will launch later this weekend, and you’ll notice some changes–we’ve kept all your favorite features, but tweaked the site a bit to make […]

Young, fresh faces in suits have been a frequent sight on campus recently, as seniors scuttle around to consulting presentations and finance interviews. This afternoon, they all converged on Roone Arledge for the annual Career Fair, a room full of smiling representatives from companies with names like Ameritrade and the Analysis Group. Feeling contentedly underdressed, […]

So much for party unity–50% of SEAS freshman turned out for the ESC 2010 election this evening, selecting four candidates from three different parties. Your new class officers are: President – Heather Lee, the SHT! Vice President – Lili Gu, Nonstop Class Representatives – Gunnar Aasen, Nonstop, and Kelly Chen, Fuugle Bwog is confident that […]

Overheard earlier in the lobby of Schapiro, as a concerned mother makes a sincere effort to navigate the guest sign-in book.  Concerned Mother: This doesn’t make any sense. This is three and this is eleven. Why am I signing ten o’clock after this? Security guard 1: No this is fine. Concerned Mother: But this makes […]

This week, Bwog will be featuring candidates for leadership of the Columbia College class of 2010. Tools? Visionaries? You decide–vote next Tuesday! Name, Party: Matthew Lemle Amsterdam, Freshmen First Hometown: New York Home Dorm: Carman The Man: I have always felt a profound love for Columbia. One of the first songs I ever learned as […]

This Saturday night, the folk group Farm to Market will play what very well may be their last show at the Postcrypt Cafe. Founded in 2004 by guitarists/vocalists/songwriters Liron Kranzler, J.D. Porter, and cellist So Sugiyama, Farm to Market describes themselves thusly: “Liron, J.D., and So. Liron writes most of our stuff, sings, and plays […]

Bwog�s Mac has been acting up lately, necessitating a trip to the Apple Store at 58th and Fifth. Luckily, the wonderland of glass and white plastic is open 24/7, which can lead to some odd experiences. Bwog contributor Kate Redburn spent some time at the Genius Bar in the wee hours of the morning, and […]

Columbia to everyone imaginable: Give us money! FIRE to Prezbo: Don’t be a Fascist Free-Speech Oppressor. Or a P#%$y. Middle East Causes Emotional Confrontation Ruminations on the benefits of having a fake I.D. SIPA Dean Lisa Anderson to resign. Hint: It has nothing to do with Ahmadinejad. It’s not like they take Columbia classes or […]

Bwog doesn’t have the cash to “pimp your room,” and we certainly don’t want to raid it and then date you. So we bring you the semi-weekly Thursday feature, the “Cribs-esque” Room Hopping, continuing with… Ellen and Ashley C ’09 admit their newly painted jungle green Ruggles double has brought them closer together in a […]

It’s not looking good, Dianne.  The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a national free speech watchdog, has just issued a statement condemning the suspension of men’s club hockey. Not that Bollinger typically listens to rights groups; but it’s probably a good idea to avoid bad press on the eve of a four billion dollar […]

This week, Bwog will be featuring candidates for leadership of the Columbia College class of 2010.  Tools? Visionaries? You decide–vote next Tuesday! Name, party: Jon Hollander, Stella Hometown: Vancouver, Canada The Man: I’m from Canada and i am majoring in Economics/Political Science. I’ve spent every one of my past 7 summers attending (as both a […]

Our, um, highest congratulations to the art history department, who have installed a coffee machine in a lounge in Schermerhorn. They’ve circulated the news like it’s the birth of the Messiah. Or something. And they’re going to charge!? Read the gospel email after the jump.

This being the sixth anniversary of the Al-Aqsa intifada, a bunch of Palestinian sympathizers have gathered on the sundial, wearing kaffiyehs and angrily puffing on cigarettes. Socialists, Palestinian nationals, and Mealac majors/TA’s are all in full force. Also, overhead, the sweet sounds of political/cultural hatred: “Your prime minister is a war criminal!” “You’re a fucking racist!” After […]

So, the folks at Gothamist have brought this picture (via flickr) to our attention. According to the information on flickr, this dude is a professor, and he’s standing in the tunnels, our tunnels. Does anyone know his name? Maybe we could send him in as a post-deadline entry to the IvyGate hot prof contest.