The days of granola bars and Starbucks cups are over, sayeth the librarians–effective next week, if you want to eat, you’ve got to join the line at Blue Java. According to the information desk, the decision was made a few weeks ago, when the Head Librarian noticed a guy bringing a slice of pizza through […]

First-years, Bwog summons you from your groggy Sunday morning hangover. The air is warm and crisp, the sky is blue — perfect for an afternoon outing to Staten Island. Well, the destination is not so romantic (Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island is home to New York’s refuse), but the journey. Oh the journey. The […]

Just because you’ve had Facebook since senior year of high school doesn’t mean you know how to use it properly. Veteran facebookers and Bwog staffers Sara Vogel, Amanda Erickson, Marc Tracy, Izumi Devalier, Avi Zenilman, and Lydia DePillis weigh in on the subtleties that—Bwog is sorry to say—still haven’t been figured out by a disturbing […]

Sick of John Jay already? Afraid of spending money at on the hit-and-miss restaurant scene in Morningside? Bwog staffers Izumi Devalier and Iggy Cortez have been around the block, and have a few pointed recommendations for securing sustenance on campus and off.   A – 947 Columbus Ave., between 106th and 107th Yeah, we know: […]

Columbia was one of the first Ivy Leagues to admit Jews. A disproportionate percentage of the school identifies as Jewish. We have a freaking seminary right up the street, and the Upper West Side has probably the highest concentration of synagogues this side of Jerusalem. Coming from anywhere other than New York or Florida, it’s […]

Overheard outside East Campus during the second fire alarm of the night, ‘round midnight: “My entire suite is still in there!” To departing firefighters: “Sorry it wasn’t real,..” Guy walking by the crowd outside EC: What’s this for? Bystander: It’s a fire alarm. Guy walking: Oh. Fuck that shit. Bwog has also heard that three […]

Along with many high hopes freshmen carry to their first weeks of college, one of the most promising seems to be the possibility of a new love life. Nonsense, you say—I was canoodling quite successfully in 5th grade! This is silly. Freshmen don’t know how to do anything, much less mate. Fortunately, one of our […]

Well, as promised, Bored at Butler is back up before the school year has started…or a generic, universalized for other universities, less usable version thereof. Now called ChatterU, it’s, um … a really cool name? 

The arrival of a quarter of the undergraduate population has expanded the pool of dateable singles. In the interest of facilitating romance,  Bwog culled through first-year flesh to find these strapping young gentlemen. Either one look like the guy of your dreams? Email bwgossip@columbia.edu with the single’s name in the subject line, put in a […]

NSOP Orientation Leaders received an e-mail this morning from a distressed committtee member regarding those colored shirts from Wednesday’s first-year battle. “I have a bit of bad news.  CUArts’ biggest donor was walking out of Low Wednesday night, after meeting with Mr. Jeff Sachs himself, and saw all the new students standing around Low plaza […]

Columbia is not fertile ground for religiosity. And Bwog’s pretty savvy about the conventional evangelical techniques, like free copies of the New Testament and the sweet women who accost us with invitations to Bible study on our way across College Walk. What got us was the man at the Amsterdam gates handing out boxes of […]

Your decision on whether or not to stick around for the Concert on the Steps tomorrow  just got a little easier–our sources say that  the event will be headlined by The Hold Steady, a Brooklyn-based band whose members hail from Minnesota. And rock the geek chic. Openers will be leaked as information becomes available. 

From flyers posted in EC elevators: Dear Residents of East Campus,  In preparation for the new school year, we recently shampooed the carpets throughout your building. Unfortunately due to the excessive humidity this week, some carpets still haven’t dried properly. To rectify the situation we will be raising the temperature of the A/C units to […]

You’ve heard about CULPA. It’s been recommended by most of the many people who give you advice. But like Wikipedia, the underground listing has its flaws, and shouldn’t be your only source of information. Here’s Bwog academic advisor Owain Evans on how to get the most out of CULPA—as a source of entertainment, if nothing […]

The Met and MoMA are undeniably spectacular, but you’ll visit them for Art and Lit Hum sometime in the next four years. Instead, Bwog recommends that you art fans start with obscurity and work your way up! Bwog art critic Julia Butareva brings you nine museums where tourists won’t clog the exhibits. You’re a New […]