The gates by Carman on 114th and Broadway are closed. Shrug. Update: You can get the entire list of gate closings from Columbia’s Weather-Related Update: Earl Hall, Chapel, CEPSR, Carman, John Jay, and 120th at NoCo.
A mixed bag of news graces this morning’s bwoglines, but except for the announcement that Arianna Huffington will present the keynote address at the Columbia Spectator’s Annual Awards Dinner, it’s pretty much the worst of times. A winter storm warning is in effect till Wednesday evening. University weather related updates say, as we’d expect, school’s […]
In case you were wondering why there are 6 vehicles with flashing lights basically blocking 115th St., the building above Uni Cafe is undergoing what one fireman calls “boiler problems.” You can’t see anything externally, but if you look up (possibly from Schapiro) at the building on 115th, you can see sparks coming from the […]
In the latest issue of the Blue & White, Carolyn Ruvkun hangs with her heroes, the bubbly bibliophiles of Columbia libraries. “We have a responsibility to posterity,” explains Karen Green, Columbia Librarian for Medieval History and Graphic Novels. In their duty to capture history before it dissolves into the unrecorded past, Columbia’s librarians are entrusted […]
Sorry to say it’s highly unlikely that you’ll be able to pick up your package before 5. Better luck tomorrow! They’re really swamped though and it’s not their fault. Please don’t be mean to them.
You spend a lot of time in elevators. You go up. You go down. You stare awkwardly at the door. You stare awkwardly at the ceiling. You try not to breathe too loudly. You scroll through your address book. You browse your music library, first by Artist and then by Genre. You…have a dinner party? […]
Bwog ventured out to College Walk this morning and was greeted with a pleasant surprise–balloons! Anybody know what they’re for? Update: We’ve been informed! They’re for the Black Heritage Month opening reception. Photo CS
Some very sad news: JaHyun Kim Haboush, Professor of Korean Studies in EALAC, died yesterday after a long struggle with breast cancer. Our thoughts are with Professor Haboush’s family, friends and students. We welcome you to share memories of Professor Haboush in the comments.
CCSC holds weekly meetings. Brian Wagner attended one of them last night. This is what he saw. The meeting opened with a discussion of a new committee. Bureaucracy! The special committee would tackle co-sponsorship requests. At present, groups requesting co-sponsorships from the different student councils schlep to four different meetings to present their case. If a new committee […]
One of the greatest perks of an Ivy League education is having all sorts of guest lecturers and talks hosted right on campus. Yet many of these great talks are not publicized enough. Enter Bucket List, a weekly feature that aggregates these events in a single location that will hopefully make you realize, like Bwog has, […]
One Oxford academic plans to live the rest of his life like a grad student. And he thinks you can, too. (Slate) New York City is looking for the “Taxi of Tomorrow.” The New Yorker has a few suggestions. We are constantly thinking about the future–planning for it, making guesses about it, trying to make […]
Lost Friday at 1020. Peruvian llama wool, tan with white/red/brown pattern and ear flaps. No label inside the hat. If found, contact wbp2107@columbia.edu.
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