Beginning at 8:30 today, Students United for America, “a nonpartisan organization promoting community service and global debate” have been holding their annual sundial reading of the names of 9/11 victims.    A reading of the number of people who have died in their names since then, anyone? 

  A look back at five years of non-progress at Ground Zero, and recollections from a bunch of people who were in the city that day Of course, Facebook news is almost as important as the 9/11 anniversary Columbia students know the best things in life are free, but you can give them to the […]

Today, Bwog returns to its habit of reprising the week’s best content, in case you missed it, or just needed to be reminded. Settling in: dorm personas, the room you wish you had Ch-ch-ch-changes: welcoming the (temporarily blinded) Eye, giving the B-School the business (but not our business), fighting the good fight (and winning!) Culled […]

Bwog was utterly charmed this afternoon by the sight of a little girl taking on the best of Broadway on the chess board. What a worldbeater.   

Good news for those who get queasy at the sight of chicken strips: the organic food coop is opening again tonight in JJ’s! Last year, Local Organic Agriculture and Friends (LOAF), re-christened Core Foods, brought you fresh veggies, soy products, and other sundry vegan treats, and this year is planning even bigger and better things. […]

Some of the delightful things Bwog has seen around the neighborhood on this pleasant, balmy Saturday: People on 110th street were loading these marked boxes into a big truck.On closer inspection, the boxes turned out to be penny harvest kits. Sixth grade fundraiser anyone? And some kids were playing leap frog outside John Jay dining […]

This year’s dorm themes make Bwog want to live in all of the dorms at once!   East Campus’ Diverse and Tolerant!: Most Cuddly Continued after the jump!

Bollinger sighting! An anonymous tipster reports: “Last night a few friends and I were walking on 116th near the Wein courtyard carrying seven handles of bad vodka and four cases of beer for a party in EC when we passed President Bollinger.  The plastic bags did little to hide the illicit content.  As he walked […]

  The Riverside Park Oyster Festival is happening from noon-9PM today at the Hudson Beach Cafe on Riverside and 105th! Admission is free! Go eat oysters and drink beer!

September Issue of The Blue and White: now available in a dorm-hallway-butler-alcove-suite-bathroom near you.  

  Today the Bwog brings you its first installment of the much-requested S & M Photo of the Day. If you have an S & M photo that you’d like to share with bwog, please (please?) email bwgossip@columbia.edu

Two Furnald freshpeople reported that a swanky Maybach  towncar (read: expensive) pulled over on College Walk to deliver a suited individual. They were unable to identify the supposedly important person, but caught these photographic gems on their camera phones.      

Bwog was going to do QuickEye, and cheaply summarize Spectator’s new weekly magazine for our readers, but their website isn’t up yet. (We weren’t ignoring you!) You can find the pdf here. If we could link, we’d say: Rich kids can afford unpaid internships! White kids can join all these amazing cliques! Osama bin Laden […]

Taya Mueller of CUArts reports: There’s a boatload of two-topping pizzas and soda getting ready to dock in the Piano Lounge at Lerner from 4-5 PM during the CUArts Havel focus group—come and get it.  4:30 PM is your best bet. xo, CUArts  

We’re all gaffeurs, but our gaffes aren’t half as interesting as those of our distinguished faculty (and staff). The Bwog presents to you this week’s finest moments:  A staff member walking out of the Hartley Customer Service Center, to another:     “I’ve got a baseball bat back in my office, if you’re gonna need it.” […]