You may have trouble making the trek from Hamilton to Butler without losing blood circulation, but the winter has its merits. Bwog strives to maintain its record of being jolly (even with purple fingers!). Including a few old faves, consider: Garb: Snoods Gloves that your grandmother knit so you can use your smartphone Sweaters with elbow patches […]
With the trees lit, phase two of holiday-zation has begun. Initiate cookie sequence. Matt Powell of Cooking With Bwog is here with a triple whammy of festive treats that will make you and anyone you decide to share them with jolly. Coming from California, I associate the holidays with about 60 degree weather. Even though […]
Columbia’s theatre community is on fire this semester. With everything from songs of Autumn to the Prince of Denmark, stages have been lit up again and again. This week, Bwog’s favorite zombie aficionado Kem Walker stopped by Lerner 5 for an undead surprise: The premise of “Zombie Prom,”— essentially a satire of ‘50s teen romance, isn’t one […]
You know those days when you wake up after a solid 8 hours feeling like P. Diddy (or Diddy or Diddy Dirty Money)? But then your hopes for the day are thwarted when you look in the mirror expecting to see Venus, and all you get are the craters of Mars? We all know at […]
It’s that time of the year again. We whip out our handkerchiefs, and pen some prose in honor of the changing Managing Board of the Columbia Daily Spectator. Congratulations to departing Editor Sam Roth, Managing Editor Michele Cleary, and Publisher Aditya Mukerjee, and a hearty welcome to the new fearless leaders. Pinkberry all round! Editor in Chief: […]
Columbia computer science professor Julia Hirschberg has created a computer program that analyzes human speech and detects lies with a 70% success rate. (NYTimes) An off-duty cop shot and arrested a mysterious man at the 125 St. subway stop who was groping girls waiting at the station. (Gothamist) A U.S. spy drone crashed in Iran on […]
He already made it rain, now, in anticipation to get Hardcore, he’s going to make it pour. Tonight at 9pm Pat Blute invites you to join him at the Village Pourhouse (located on Amsterdam between 108th and 109th) where he will be getting his drink on and filming his version of Katy Perry’s jam Last Friday Night for […]
Bwog received numerous tips today that a film crew from ABC7 was around campus getting footage and conducting interviews about the recent attempted robberies of iPhones. No footage has been posted to the local affiliate’s website yet, but we’re hoping that when it does, we can get sandwich man‘s take on all this. Update, 3:00 […]
Why study stay cramped up in Butler this evening when you can have free fun instead? Don’t miss John Zorn, composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, and avant garde icon, as he returns to his first instrument for this rare performance—his first solo organ concert in St. Paul’s Chapel tonight at 11 pm. Entry is free with a CUID! The […]
Columbia Athletics held a press conference today to announce the recent hire of Peter K. Mangurian. Kevin Powers, of Sports Sunday fame, was there to report: This afternoon in Faculty House, Athletic Director M. Diane Murphy gave a formal introduction to the new Head Football Coach Pete Mangurian. Rocking her signature Columbia blue blazer, Murphy […]
Perhaps still bitter after a failed presidential campaign, the ever-belligerent Donald Trump decided to pick on Obama for his stance on Iran. Also caught in the crossfire was none other than Prezbo, who was volleyed with such hateful names as “the idiot who runs Columbia University” and “the fool at Columbia.” Bwog recalls its more […]
At 8:45 pm, two bros put their bags down in the weight room: Bro the First: Yeah, so I saw her last night. It was cool. Bro the Second: What’s the big deal, then? BtF: I don’t know. It’s complicated. BtS: Let’s talk about it in the sauna. BtF: Yeah, it can wait. That’s the […]
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