Starting at 1 pm today, and ending at some indeterminate future time we hope never comes, Nightline will be passing out free baked goods in Butler to—wait for it—make your reading week a little bit sweeter. In all seriousness though, remember that Nightline (212-854-7777) will be open every night from 10 pm until 3 am. […]
If you’re anything like Bwog, you awoke with a start* this morn’ upon remembering that finals aren’t just the stuffs of romcom CW sitcoms—they’re very real, and they’re happening. For some, as early as Friday. But before resigning yourself to getting that weird low-cal tofu cream cheese on your Nussbaum bagel, just to feel something, […]
Jeffrey Sachs takes a pot shot. (Business Insider) Bloomberg’s “apple green” Boro taxis get some second thought. (NYT CityRoom) Police brace themselves for the May Day havoc sure to be wrought. (NYMag) The J-School scores $2 million; digital media stuff/innovation will be bought. (Capital) International students’ financial aid: very little. Their tuition contributions? A lot. (Spec) Bwog in […]
Name, Hometown, School, Major: Erik Nook. I was born in Schaller, Iowa, but grew up in Durban, South Africa, and Perth, Western Australia, Columbia College, Psychology Claim to Fame: I once brought my knitting to a Columbia football game. I also coordinate Stressbusters, taught bartending, volunteered with Men’s Peer Education, facilitated for Under1Roof, played saxophone for the Wind Ensemble and […]
Bwog sent over CCSC Confidante, Angel Jiang, to the council’s last meeting of the year. CCSC wrapped up a dynamic year by discussing next year’s initiatives, the past year’s successes and controversies, ongoing developments, and puppies 2.0 (coming to a lounge near you on May 6th!). Aki Terasaki began the meeting with two applications from […]
Scary stuff. Public Safety just warned the Columbia community that a little after midnight last night, two students were robbed while walking through Morningside Park. The two were approached by five or six males, one of which showed the students his gun. Here’s the full report: On April 30, 2012 at about 12:18 a.m. two […]
It’s that time of year again. CC Seniors get a chance to look dapper in their black tie apparel and eat a selection of delectable, and sometimes questionable, platter of upscale food. The event, hosted by Student Affairs, begins at 8 pm and takes place on South Lawn. CC ’12, make sure to look the […]
The oft-deleted weekly CCE email from Niamh (pronounced “Neev”; it’s Irish) O’Brien contained a special surprise today—a shout-out to the 118th Varsity Show, in which she was sharply parodied by Rebekah Lowin, CC ’14, as a scheming villain who changed the Core into a series of classes on unethical businesses for future I-bankers and consultants. […]
Despite one Columbians’ efforts to save precious reading material/most students’ midnight snack cutting boards, some of us seem to be done with our books before the semester is even over. A shot of the corner of 113th and Broadway is proof:
Name, Hometown, School: Leah Greenbaum, Newport Beach, CA. A global citizen of Columbia College Claim to Fame: Spec’s campus news editor; that girl who always begged professors for extensions; that girl who interviewed you once about SGB; that girl who transfered from UC Berkeley and still wears flared levis sometimes/a lot. Where are you going? Morocco, Cambodia, Belize, […]
According to an email just sent out by Dean Shollenberger and his GS counterpart, all graduating seniors in CC, SEAS, and GS will be able to enter the lottery for tickets to Barnard’s Commencement ceremony (the one with the President speaking)—which was previously open only to Barnard students. The full email, with the most important […]
It’s BwogSalon, a feature in which we get a chance to look at other Columbia publications for more procrastination material and the fantastic work they are doing. Today, we’re exploring What is Global Health? (WiGH?), a science philosophy podcast and digital publication. Check out the fancy pants podcast’s last episode called “Game Changers,” which features Christia […]
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