Simeon Kimmel reports: At an anti-war event sponsored by the Working Families Party yesteday, folks discussed different strategies for pulling out of Iraq. A particularly innovative approach was suggested by an older woman, complete with tied bonnet and cane: “We won’t end this war until we’re all vegetarians,” she hooted. “The corpses are piling up […]

Cindy Horowitz, didn’t anyone ever tell you you can’t keep pets in dorms? Still, the Bwog is a big fan of baby animals so we’ll direct our readers to your Craigslist ad. Someone needs to adopt the hamlettes. Full text of ad after the jump.

Last night, in honor–or perhaps dishonor–of the third anniversary of the United States’ invasion of Iraq, five respected pundits, representing a (mildly) broad swath of the political spectrum, came to Miller Theater to discuss what we did, where we are now, and what we ought to do. Our correspondent David Plotz Lecture Hops it. Three […]

Two maybe 8-year-old kids near Washington Square: “I have more cell phones than you!” “I have more cell phones than your mom!”

Free food and free harp music on the Lerner Ramps.

Dan Okin elected ESC president. This whole story would be more interesting if it were the Jerome L. Greene Scientology Center Jake Olson tells you about his trip to Vegas so breathlessly he doesn’t even need paragraphs. Now everyone say together, “We won’t pie John McCain for being nice enough to speak at our graduation.”

After an internal election, Dan Okin has been selected as the new ESC president. Accordingly, at this very moment, he’s getting sloshed with outgoing president Tom Fazzio at The Heights. Salud!

Tao Tan speculates on why Columbia might not be as special as it thinks: It’s amazing that the Greene Foundation would pony up $200M. Last year’s IRS 990 reflected $80M in assets (pdf): If I had to guess, my guess would be that this is the Greene Foundation’s close-to-last hurrah. There’s been a philanthropic philosophy […]

Don’t forget that the SEAS throwdown (a.k.a. E-Board Elections) is 9:15 pm tonight in Lerner’s Satow Room. It’s a poorly kept secret that the SEAS E-Board is a fascist institution. Therefore, the Bwog encourages vocal cries for democracy. Maybe a boycott. Definitely some signs. Oh, CSSN, why did you go defunct right when we needed […]

If you haven’t been hanging around freshman dorms lately, you’ve missed out on the many pleas for ’09 pairs to fill out EC exclusion suites. Bwog wonders how these living situations work out–can you figure out via e-mail whether someone has an incurable habit that drives you nuts? Are juniors so isolated that they really […]

According to an email from Lee C.– and we trust him on these things– Dawn Greene just gave Columbia “the largest gift ever received by any U.S. university for the development of a single facility.” The single facility being the Jerome L. Greene Science Center dedicated to poking at the brain and stuff. For those […]

Apparently, much went down on campus during break. Disconnected from e-mail while we tanned with Grandma Bwoggette down in Florida, we only just came upon this missive from Chris Beam: It’s 10:55 p.m. There are, as I speak, four guys from Psi U performing an a capella rendition of “It’s Hard Out Here for a […]

Nothing kicks the semester off like a hate crime… er, the discovery of “potentially homophobic messages” on an EC white board. In related news, Ruggles vandalizers miss their court date. Obviously, what this calls for are some good French-style riots. Tulane kids back in NOLA, don’t seem so nostalgic for CU.

B&W Fasionista Josie Swindler reports on the latest from the Lecture Hopping front: At Parsons, the audience of wannabe fashion editors was a whole lot more stylish than the five editors on a recent panel called “Fashion Magazines: Behind the Seams.” Lesson one: it takes more than nice hair to get a corner office at […]

Oh my God! How are you?! How was your break? Really? That sounds incredible. Really? Wow. That’s fantastic. So, the Bwog is back– tan, rested, and behind on all its take-home exams. Never fear, though. We’re willing to sacrifice a few grades in order to give you the quality gossip your procrastination deserves. Currently the […]