A couple of minutes ago, Columbians opened their inboxes to the announcement by our dear PrezBo that the University will be spending $30 million to recruit women and underrepresented minorities to the faculty. His e-mail, in full: Dear Fellow Members of the Columbia Community: The experience of being on the Columbia campus makes clear that […]
Christia Mercer is awesome—and the Academic Awards Committee thinks so too. Minutes ago, they announced that she is the 2012 recipient of the Mark van Doren Award, the highest student-awarded honor a professor can receive. The Lionel Trilling Award, given to the professor who “best exhibits the standards of intellect and scholarship” in a recent […]
Sarah Ngu, Bwog’s CCSC correspondent, partnered with Tyler Benedict, Poet Laureate of the Marching Band, to interview Karishma Habbu, President of 212, and Alex Jasiulek, President of the Block Party. Make sure to cast your vote before elections end, this Thursday. The Parties: 212: Three Council members: Karishma Habbu – former VP of Communications and […]
Maybe just like Justin Beiber, we too have reached our peak young. But are we really getting dumber? (Daily Beast) For those of us who have better things to do than pay attention to mainstream American politics, the New York Times has kindly created a quantum theory model of Mitt Romney’s personality. (NYT) Facebook’s issues aren’t its […]
It all comes down to this. Here we are at the Housing 2012 liveblog, where Bwog will once again blog about housing in real time. We’ll be camped out in the John Jay Lounge all day, every day during suite selection, and you’ll have our full journalistic power at your disposal. Below you can find […]
We’ve had our laughs at those overeager types who bothered turning in their applications way back in November, but now the Admission’s Department has tapped a whole new deluge of high school seniors to join the class of 2016. This is the point that marks the transcendence of current freshman from the set of innocent […]
Bucket List represents the unbelievable intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. Our recommendations for this week are below and the full list is after the jump. Recommended “Address by Ban Ki-Moon” Monday, April 2, 5:00 pm, Low […]
The Athletic Department announced today that the Football team and band are expected to switch places next season as a last resort. The announcement came after…Okay, we’re allowed one April Fools joke about the CU Football team, but let’s get on to the real sports action this week. Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis, Softball, and Baseball […]
Looking for Sunday night dinner plans? PrezBo would be happy to host you at his place for a homemade dinner. “Starts at 8, goes until whenever,” he wrote in an e-mail to Bwog. “Wouldn’t want to miss the Bwog meeting. It’s just going to be comfort food mainly. Warm approachable stuff.” The president is purportedly […]
The 212, a group of candidates for CCSC Executive Board, hopes that free food is the surest path to the hearts of the electorate. Bwog, ever unbiased, merely informs you that these prospective politicians will be giving out 300 homemade marshmallows along with chocolate and graham crackers in Butler Cafe this evening at 10:30 pm. […]
If you’ve noticed these 9-9-9 posters around campus, and wondered what they signify, here it is: CUCR is bringing Herman Cain to campus to speak. More ridiculous than Ahmadinejad take two? You decide. Full email below: To the editors at Bwog and Spec: The Columbia University College Republicans are excited to announce that former presidential […]
Friends, this is neither a drill nor a prank! Join the Bwog staff for our weekly meeting this evening at 7 pm in Lerner SGO. Whether you’re a regular or have never set foot in our roomy quarters atop the beloved student center, please consider making an appearance. Pitches, ideas, criticism, effusive praise, friends, and […]
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