Gothamist Newsmap is reporting that around 1:30am tonight, there was a shooting at W. 118th St. A tipster informs us that the incident happened at 118th and Morningside, and that residents of East Campus could hear it from the dorm. We’ll keep you updated as we learn more. Update, 11:13 a.m.: Bwog has been in […]
In Lerner Broadway Lounge now. Apparently it’s El Vacilon, a party that provides you chips and salsa, music, and salsa lessons. So many kinds of salsa, so much fun!
Ready or not, it’s almost Summer Break, so Cooking with Bwog 2.0 is prepared with a warm-weather favorite. This week our Culinary Club partners offer a delicious recipe for fish tacos. Cook them in your suite this week then eat them outside somewhere. Beer-Battered Fish Tacos (Makes 8 tacos, Time: 45 minutes) Ingredients: 4 tilapia […]
In the latest installment of Clubbin’, Bwog brings the athletically ambivalent another reason to get off their ass. This week, Esoteric Sports Bureau Chief, Carolyn Ruvkun, escapes the bustling city for the rural refuge of the Garret Mountain Equestrian Center in West Paterson, New Jersey. Stumbling back to your room early one Sunday morning, you […]
The Muslim Students Association is having its annual Spring Picnic at Lehman Lawn (The one right by the gates with the pink tree) at Barnard today starting at 2:15 PM (aka right now). Run over for free hot dogs, burgers, chicken, watermelon, and other free barbecue-oriented goodies. Reported activities include cricket, skip-it, board games, and […]
Like all the rest of you, we have spent the past few weeks salivating over the salacious advertisements for today’s Indian cultural extravaganza, Tamasha. While we suspected for the longest time, like so many others, that Zamana had just lifted a picture from the Internet after Googling “hot Indian girl.” But something about the smile […]
The J-School steals a mixed-media mastermind away from The Guardian. (Wired) Want to be an eminent domain holdout? The Times lists places you might consider moving to. Gentrification is upon us! (and guilty liberals complain). (Spec) The L Hostel in Harlem was shut down by the city. (Gothamist) photo via flickr/paraflyer
In case you were wondering what building it was that you just walked into, Columbia has thoughtfully provided guidance for the lost: Photos by DCH, GD & AB
This Wednesday, SIPA and the J-school invited authors of Game Change John Heilemann and Mark Halperin to discuss their book about the 2008 presidential campaign in light of the upcoming election season. Bwog’s Political Lit Bureau Chief Rebecca Newman reports. To Heilemann and Halperin, Game Change is and always has been about the characters. The […]
Bwog has been operating under the commonly-held assumption that Core Professors have to petition with the Core office to give you anything under a B-. This, to us and scores of friends, was common knowledge. Um, guess we have to get on our shit. From: Sarah Camiscoli Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 10:11 AM To: […]
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