The latest in small talk, overheard by a tipster at Starbucks: “How was your hurrication?” Nothing rejuvenates the soul quite like not leaving your building for two days (although you don’t necessarily need a hurricane for that). Pricey supplies you didn’t even end up using via Shutterstock
Every year, you pay over $1,300 in student life fees. You’re probably wondering where this money ends up. Bwog has already determined that most of it doesn’t go to Lerner Pub, ponchos, or the New York Times. So what does it go to? Thanks to CCSC all of our wonderful student councils, the administration has […]
Bwog is getting a ton of great submissions for our Halloween Costume Contest. You, too, can compete to win the respect and love of your peers (among other things), by submitting your photo to tips@bwog.com by 11:59 pm tonight! Here is the latest round of costumes:
It appears that most of our favorite farms made it through Sandy unscathed. The Columbia Greenmarket is up and running as usual today. As always, check it out on Broadway between 114th and 116th every Thursday and Sunday. The market accepts credit, debit, and EBT. The market is open as usual! Sunny skies via Wikimedia […]
Things are slowly getting back to normal up here. Starting today, we can all ride our favorite subway line, the trusty 1, between 242nd St (Bronx) and Times Square-42nd Street. (NY Observer) For others, though, Sandy continues to have huge economic impacts.(TIME) On one side of the world, semi-crazy former Megaupload CEO Kim Dotcom gets […]
We bring you another sneak peak of the Autumn issue of The Blue & White, which will be on campus next week (damnit, Sandy). Here, Somer Omar investigates one engineer’s attempt to bring some relief from Columbia’s ancient and dysfunctional heating system. Every winter, New York’s steam-heated residential buildings catch a fever. The outdated heating […]
Late on Monday night, buffeted by the winds of Sandy, some curiously adventurous lightweight crew members biked up to Baker Field and witnessed some intense flooding (not deep enough to row in, by the looks of it). They returned to Baker for practice this morning and snapped another picture for comparison. In their words: YOSO […]
Bwog’s pumpkin carving Halloween contest is in high gear, and it appears that Columbia is home to some fine artists. The prizes for first, second, and third place for each contest are two sixers, a slice of Koronet’s pizza, and a cup of Butler Café coffee, respectively. Submissions are due tomorrow night before the clock […]
Several on-campus organizations are helping victims of Hurricane Sandy, and there are also many places throughout the city that are seeking volunteers. Here are some of the ways you can help spread Halloween cheer. Donate to the collection drives at Beta or Lambda Bring candy to Sigma Nu, which will be passing out candy to kids Help GS […]
Many of you guys have already been submitting your creative, sexy, funny, and scary costumes for Bwog’s Halloween costume contest. Entries to tips@bwog.com aren’t due until tomorrow at 11:59 pm, so you still have time to impress us. Here are your latest pictures.
We’ve all been cooped up in our dorms enough over the past few days, and Bwog’s Arts Editor Kyra Bloom has the perfect remedy. Stretch your legs across campus or the city to check out these operas, musicals, comedies, and other arts events. If you have the inside scoop on another cultural happening, email events@bwog.com. Thursday […]
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