Urban New York returns! After its unfortunate cancellation last semester, the Student Affairs sponsored program is back to “spice up Columbia students’ social lives with the sights and sounds of the Big Apple.” Urban New York offers the opportunity to win tickets to see all those “cultural city events” you decided you would get to […]
Bloomberg loves that The New Yorker thinks only Bloomberg can love Bloomberg, but New Yorkers love Bloomberg, too. (Cityroom) Realizing how greatly the were outnumbered, Wal-Mart bailed on a City Council hearing regarding their own plans to open a store in East New York. (Gothamist, NYT) Since the New York City schools chancellor attends school-closing hearings, […]
Bwog likes to hop all sorts of things, from Equestrian club saddles to lingering denizens of Butler café, but especially libraries. Today, Anish Bramhandkar takes you the NoCo Science and Engineering Library. Yes, NoCo’s been open for a while, but we’re still captivated. It’s just so fancy. You’d think the starkness of the Mudd engineering […]
Today through Sunday, the newly launched Center for Palestine Studies is hosting a “Dreams of a Nation: A Palestinian Film Festival” event. All of the films are screened for free at either Barnard or Columbia! You just have to register online. See the schedule, and register for spots here.
Bwog’s new Thursday feature, Where Art Thou?, is here to keep you posted on what’s going on in the A&E department in Morningside Heights and beyond. If you’d like your Happy Birthday Dancing Hampster Circus listed, email us as events@bwog.com. Composer Portrait of Julia Wolfe, tonight at 8 p.m. at Miller Theatre. $25. Jake Snider, Friday […]
There will be a bone marrow drive today from 6 to 8:30 pm in Uris. If you want to participate, you can have your cheek swabbed with a cotton ball to see if you’re a potential donor. Check out the Facebook event here.
We enjoyed our first foray into the world of mixology so much that we decided to make it a weekly thing! Today, the Columbia Bartending Agency’s Nick Miyares shares a recipe for the Jolly Rancher Shot. Ever get tired of how disgusting alcohol can taste sometimes? Well, then try downing the delicious, yet very potent, […]
Despite the salty/icy/snowy state of campus, Greenmarket will be open and full of fresh fruits, vegetables and more. Please note that Buon Pane and American Seafood will be out this week. Stop by for: The return of Broadway Acres and its goat cheese (perfect for the Superbowl!) Ostrich jerky Apples Cider Eggs Pickles Honey Organic […]
Murmurs of a Syrian revolution are beginning, though it remains unclear how many of them are coming from within the country itself. (Al Jazeera) The City Council approved a bill yesterday that prohibits smoking in a bunch of city-run public places. So basically, there’s nowhere left. Poor, poor grad students. (Gothamist) Apparently, exercise is leading […]
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