Bwog is proud to bring you gossip from abroad – because everything is funnier when it’s not American. Overheard in a Edinburgh University library cafe: Girl 1: So yeah, I’m impervious to water. Girl 2: You’re what? Girl 1: Impervious. To. Water. Girl 2: So you can’t get wet..? Girl 1: Oh no, I can […]

Or, to be more accurate, Dean Colombo knows that you have a first name. It’s a start, Chris, but something to keep working on, along with just how many spaces the word “graduation” has (hint: zero). From: ccolombo@www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu Re: Important Graduation Information! Date: February 2, 2006 2:51:51 PM EST To: xxxx@columbia.edu Dear %First Name%, Believe […]

Students are currently giving out blue and white t-shirts on College Walk. You might want to pick one up if you’re comfortable with the message: Front: “Our bodies are temples….” Back: “Reform Jews are HOT” The Blue and White: Now using sex to sell Judaism…. -Lydia Depillis

In which film savant Iggy Cortez gives you something to watch this weekend when you ask the cute girl from CC to your room to “watch a movie.” By the fourth week of school you know there is no turning back, and what better way to take refuge but in the movies? Fellni’s exuberant films […]

Dear Bwog, A wise man once said, “You’re not hardcore unless you live hardcore.” Even the fact that I’m quoting Tenacious D should give it away – I’m the least hardcore person to ever exist, ever. I’m politically lukewarm; I like whatever music my roommate likes; I can barely put pepper on my food, let […]

An elderly Lifelong Learner — in a discussion section she’s not required to take — when asked about the week’s readings: “I’m having a hard time with them because every time I read it feels like I forget everything right after.” –C. Mason Wells

My first Spectator column of the year came out Monday, and I proved myself to be a royal idiot. Soon after, I sent a mea culpa to the Spec sports staff, the athletic department, and a few angry student athletes — see after the jump. But before the jump … please don’t call me a […]

Bwog is proud to bring you gossip from abroad – because everything is funnier when it’s not American. While doing his time in the ‘Nam, your loyal correspondent noticed the following exchange gracing the guestbook in the museum at the former US marine base of Khe Sanh: Intruders are doomed to be kicked out, no […]

Your parents are paying $40,000 a year for you to sleep through class, your hipster jeans cost more than rent on a studio apartment—but now the Bwog offers you a way to see the city: for free. Some of our favorite haunts: Highline Beginning around 34th Street near 10th Avenue (which used to be called […]

In which Bwog staffer Mark Krotov familiarizes us with the places where you can find him when he’s supposed to be in class. When I took chemistry in high school, I sat in front of a sink that I regularly turned on and off to prevent myself from falling asleep. When Columbia students take chemistry, […]

Man. It’s so very very sad when minors (or near-minors) exploit themselves. Or guess wildly at the going rate for porn. Or haven’t yet figured out people can have multiple email addresses. Broke freshman, the Bwog salutes you, but next time have a chat with Jamie to find out how it’s done first. UPDATE: Seems […]

This is the first installment of Morningside Lows, an ongoing series about cheap and local goings-on. $150 in credit is frozen on your Mastercard. African security guards constantly peer over your narrow shoulders. Dirty staffers give you dirtier looks when you ask where you can find High Fidelity (Directors section, under F, for “Frears, Stephen” […]

Girl to Boy: “Craigslist? What’s that, a monster?” No, but the internet can be a scary place.

Just last semester the Bwog discovered how to get an unlimited supply of free dvds delivered to the building across the street complete with a friendly reminder to come get your movies and a one-week renewable loan period. Follow along and you’ll never pay retail again. 1. Get a public library card. Apply for one […]

Bwog staffer Lydia Ross spent a day in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Canarsie exploring the hidden gems of Rockaway Blvd. Despite a history of racial tensions, Canarsie—located near the southeastern shore of Brooklyn—is today home to an incredibly diverse population of Europeans, African-Americans, and Caribbean immigrants. In search of cultural history and potential adventure, I […]