A poached egg is one of those very simple foods that makes other food taste a lot better. Those kinds of foods are useful for college cooking. Jason Bell spends a lot of time trying to figure out how to poach a brunch-worthy egg without a real kitchen, and comes up with a rather clever […]
As the seasons are a-changin’ so is the Greenmarket, and this week’s sunny skies promise a full house! The chilly weather favors different fruits and veggies, so here’s the lowdown on the last-chance crops you want to snag this week. Lavender by the Bay will be back by popular demand. American Seafood will be in with […]
At 7:30PM today in 309 Havemeyer, the Center for Palestine Studies (CPS) will be publicly launched. In keeping with our Edward Said-worshipping “bastion of academic freedom” reputation, this development will make Columbia the first university in the country to house a center for Palestinian studies. The creation of CPS honors Columbia professor of forty years […]
Not everyone appreciates Kravis’ $100 million donation to the B-School…like bitter journalists and starving babies in Africa. (Gawker) The New Haven police are crazy! Their riot-appropriate raiding methods are a tad harsh for a Yale off-campus party. (NYT) James Franco. In drag. Need we say more? (TVGuide) Though the 1 train has failed us many a […]
Sometimes Bwog hops lectures. Sometimes we hop rooms. This is an example of the latter, courtesy of Ariel Levin. If you think your swanky pad is worthy, email us at tips@bwog.com. There are three kinds of posters that attack your eyes and validate every cliché about college males as you enter their dorm rooms. They […]
A few weeks ago we realized that you could kinda-sorta get free quarters from Hartley. Mahima Chablani found some other party favors at the Hospitality Desk: The Hospitality Desk is currently giving away stylin’ plastic ponchos to save us from this ugly weather. Students can also sign out space heaters fo’ free, which must be returned by […]
Lots of free eats tonight, folks. Get some while it lasts. Skip dinner, eat liquid nitrogen ice cream! It’s like science, or something. Meet up at the Lerner ramps at 6-8pm. Finally, more food at the Columbia Harlem Business Connection Information Session, in Hamilton 507, at 8pm. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Public Safety released an alert today concerning a tutoring scam, by which tutors offering their services on Craigslist might be fleeced. Full email below. Attached is the Crime Prevention News Letter mentioned. Dear Public Safety Friends, Public Safety has received information from one of the local banks of a “Tutoring Scam” targeting several students who answered […]
Hygienic tipster Katheryn Thayer noticed this unhappy note at the laundry machines. Perhaps it is not as biting as past informal laundry notices, but Bwog applauds all means of pants retrieval.
Today is an alternating Wednesday. So welcome back to QuickTix! Remember the TIC? Remember that you said you wanted to see New York? Tickets sold for on campus events this week: 990 On campus events on sale now: 7th Annual Guria Benefit: October 9th @ 6:30pm, Roone, $10, Tickets. The Physicists: October 21st @ 3pm […]
Urban New York, that lovely SDA program which gives you a chance at free tickets, has been canceled for the fall semester. It will restart Friday, February 18th. Bwog is waiting on comment from the director of the program. Full email sent to all Barnard students as part of Barnard CAO below. Urban New York […]
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