Several tipsters have noticed Facilities personnel knee-deep in a series of mysterious earthworks on South Field. Bwog is ridden with more questions than it can answer. Could these pipes be water related? Poop-bearing? Electrical or steam conducting? The Core doesn’t teach us to make these distinctions. Update (6:01 pm) : Facilities has informed us that […]
Vegans and Vegetarians, avert your eyes! But carnivores, it’s time for us to use our gratuitous “meat and greet” tag, and you should start salivating. This week Matt Powell covers the basics of beef, pork, burgers, and chicken. Beef Know where your meat comes from! The Culinary Society has a handy guide to choosing cuts and such. […]
The physics community’s collective world was recently rocked by the latest results from CERN, with some now claiming that they have measured neutrinos traveling faster than the speed of light. While the discrepancy is small (only 60 nanoseconds), it could force physicists to reconsider Einstein’s theory of relativity. Columbia’s go-to physics rock star, Brain Greene, […]
We have a new concept space on campus, hot on the heels of the Zen Garden. A recent email from DSpar on Barnard’s renovations included the following message: “Thanks to the faculty and students in the Architecture Department, Altschul Atrium is newly reconfigured as The Hive. It’s an innovative space divided into lounge, meeting, and […]
In the past Bwog has managed to stick up for the little guy, whether it be the McBain Shaft, the PE requirement or Fire Alarms. For the latest defense project, we turn to our in-house Jersey native Alexandra Svokos and ponder the terrible wonder that lies on the other side of the Hudson. Listen, we […]
Thom Yorke of Radiohead put in a plug for the film Inside Job at Wednesday’s concert downtown. Now they’re going to play for Occupy Wall Street. (NYT/Gawker) Rafael Moneo, the architect behind our beloved NoCo building, joined two others in a New Yorker article that profiled the changing face of research laboratories across the country. Did we […]
Hidden Talents introduces you to the secret lives of your classmates. You think you did well on the SATs, but can you breathe fire? Reveal your peers’ top tricks to us at tips@bwog.com. In this edition, our Talent Scout Alex Eynon met Miss Virgin Islands, BC’13. Camila Daniels may appear to be a typical college […]
Once you’re done welcoming in the new administration with the Deantini, you might be aching for a silly game played with ceramic balls. While we don’t know how to help you there, Drinking With Bwog scientist Elliott Grieco brings you a light drink named after a silly game played with ceramic balls. For this week’s Drinking with […]
Like the leaves fluttering to the ground so our laughter falls away as we bury our noses in textbooks. But not necessarily—sometimes textbooks say weird and amazing shit. Take this quote from Empire City (assigned by Prof Ken Jackson for his perennial favorite ‘History of the City of New York’ class) which describes Columbia’s colorful past: The college, […]
Two friends stretching on the Dodge mats: Girl: “Oh, I totally smoked a j before I came here. You can really feel the burn, but not in a bad way, I’m more detached.” Guy: “Oh, uhuh” Girl [dancing]: “And I’ve been listening to Foster the People for an hour.” Performance enhancing? drug via wikimedia.
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