The latest in the J-School’s Delacorte Lecture featured Fox News contributor and Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol. In a room packed with J-School students and retirees hoping Kristol would use the opportunity to “debunk” global warming, political peer Adam Shapiro listened on. Professor Victor Navasky (former longtime editor of The Nation) introduced Kristol by mentioning […]
Assassin: Killed. It was the shot bludgeoning sad little scream heard around the world! Yesterday, at 4:38 am, the first kill of Engineering Week’s game of Assassins was posted for the world to see. Lesson: never leave your room during a Modern Family marathon. (CU Assassins) Criticism: Killed. Harvard seems to be taking an interesting new […]
The union members of Faculty House, who have been in contentious contract negotiations for months, voted yesterday to authorize a strike. The full statement can be read below: To the students, Faculty and the Administration of Columbia University; We the Local 100 Union members of the Faculty House have made a difficult & heartfelt decision […]
It may be grey and cold outside, but in the kitchen, it’s time for something bright and fresh. Enjoy this zesty Middle Eastern salad, made easy with a switch to quinoa from the traditional bulgur, while you listen to Slow Dakota. Quinoa Tabbouleh The flavors actually improve overnight, which means it’s perfect to make ahead and […]
All Bwog remembers from its first high, somewhere behind Mudd during NSOP off campus is red eyes and hot Cheetos. Apparently someone else had a similar experience today on College Walk. “Do you believe in light years?” “What do you mean?” “I do. I think we should measure everything in light years. Like, height, distance, everything. […]
Only because it’s alliterative. For Dad Films, a student film collective, will be hosting a concert and fundraiser tonight at the ADP House from 9:00pm-2:00am to raise money for “A Certain Tendency,” a student film that will be shot this spring. Cover charge is $5. Names performing include Madeline Steinberg, Brian Thorn, Matt White, Slow Dakota […]
According to Prezbo, Emlyn Hughes “was very forthcoming about wishing [Froscanity] had not unfolded the way it did.” (Columbia Spectator) The Obama Administration filed a brief last night calling the Supreme Court to declare Proposition 8 unconstitutional. (New York Times) Three Orthodox Jews were fired from the Radiation Safety Office at Columbia University Medical Center, and are […]
It’s midterm season. The jolly japes of February have come to an end. There’s no leap day to cheer, no Olympics for another year. The craziness of the Oscars has finished, and the madness of March has yet to come. Long story short, there’s close no reason to drink – and what better reason to […]
Keep your eyes open for the February issue of The Blue and White, coming to campus tomorrow. Until then, Bwog will honor our heritage/amorous affair with our mother magazine by posting highlights of the upcoming issue online. Among the treats to look forward to: financial aid for international undergrads, a look at Columbia’s strange investment in a supposedly safer cigarette, and the Sisyphean struggle […]
Last December, Erica Bell, BC ’06, was sitting down over coffee with her now-business-partner Katie Finnegan, trying to make the holiday season work for her taste and her budget. So basically like the rest of us. Except that now she’s the co-founder of a more-than-successful start-up called Hukkster, which recently received a not-so-insignificant investment by […]
Last night, SGA met in Barnard Hall’s James Room to discuss the crux of polite society: money. Having a rather tabula rasa mind on the subject, Maddie Ball was there to get the facts. SGA knows that paying tuition can feel a bit like throwing money into a black hole. So, to allay your fears […]
Lost women’s black Nine West pea coat (double breasted) at havana central last night (2/27/13) at senior night. Pretty sure someone picked it up by accident. Email dmb2186@columbia.edu if found please.
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