It’s one of the more wonderful times of the year: family, food, football, and enough helium to make the entire Upper West Side sound like the aliens from Toy Story. That’s right, folks–keeping with 83 glorious years of Thanksgiving tradition, the annual Macy’s parade took the city by storm yesterday morning, and brave photographer Chris Jordan was there to document […]
Lerner C555 Rediscover your inner child and learn about others’ cultural experiences, while enjoying many delicious desserts and warm beverages from around the world, for just $4! Don’t miss this chance to learn about Japanese (and other cultural) fairytales/children’s stories at this fairytale-themed international desserts showcase! Get in touch with your inner child before you […]
Satow Room, 5th floor Lerner Join GlobeMed for a discussion with Dr. Roy Cohen, medical director of substance abuse at Einstein College of Medicine, on his career-long work treating HIV/AIDS and substance abuse in the Bronx–from the birth of the crisis in the 80s to today. Dr. Cohen will discuss his work in social medicine, […]
Roone Arledge Auditorium Join cuBHANGRA for our third annual event- “Bhangra in the Heights”! A night featuring the award-winning teams: Rutgers Bhangra, RU Dhol Effect, Shaan Mutiyaaran Di Bhangra Club, Anakh-e-Gabroo, Virsa: Our Tradition, and your own *cuBHANGRA*! Then, dance the night away to a mix of Hip-Hop, Bhangra, and Bollywood music with hot beats […]
Bwog will be slowing down for Thanksgiving break–even cynics like us are spending time with family. As per tradition, we present a list of everything Bwog staffers are thankful for. Thank you for reading and enjoy this break! For when we can’t get mom’s cooking… 25-cent coffee in the German department Acquiring a taste for […]
Broadway 1st Floor Lounge Hit the Thanksgiving Day Parade from 9am-12pm, then come back to campus and join us for an afternoon of food and fun. Relive your childhood by making hand turkeys while enjoying pie, ice cream and apple cider and watching a movie.
Roone Arledge Auditorium Join the Wind Ensemble for a collection of songs written by Ticheli, Ives, and Bennett, and enjoy a small reception after the performance. Email wind-exec@columbia.edu for more information, or visit http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wind/main.html.
Tomorrow, thousands of students will be sitting down to a more-elaborate-than-usual family dinner, most centered around a turkey. But is the traditional turkey the best main course for your get-together, or are there better options? Three Bwog writers make their cases. Turducken: A turducken is a fine southern tradition, an exercise in the economy of […]
Bwog presents the winners of the Philolexian Society’s 24th Annual Alfred Joyce Kilmer Memorial Bad Poetry Contest. We hear it was positively painful to your ears. Winner: “Balloon Boy by Philip Glass” by Edward Rueda (CC’05), with Everett Patterson (CC’06), 2009 Kilmer Laureate 1st Runner-Up: “Ballad of the Frozen Heart” by Laura Baur-Jaronowski (CC’06) 2nd […]
It’s almost officially Thanksgiving break – Bwog will be on bweak too with only a few posts a day. Enjoy your exoduses! The Thanksgiving travel rate hasn’t recovered from last year’s little spill, and the cheap early bus was probably filled to the brim yesterday. (Gothamist, NY Times) If you’re sitting in your dorm room […]
Columbia’s newest undergraduate publication, NOW!HERE, a journal of world travel featuring articles, photos and art inspired by the international experiences of Columbia students, is now here. Bwog selects its choice offerings. How to take a Eurotrip. Kerouac, sometime Columbian and Spec writer, also wrote travel books. Margaritas! Clubbing! Tequila! Beautiful People! Piña Coladas! Sex! Art […]
With a talk by Charles Simic “Il Premio Napoli a New York” Free and open to the public; reservations required: nb2413@columbia.edu or 212-854-8562 Two of America’s finest and most widely-acclaimed poets will make a rare joint appearance to celebrate this prestigious international prize at Columbia University’s Italian Academy. Poet John Ashbery is the winner of […]
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